EBIOWO ɔnɔ ŋwed emi esɔk eti ŋwan emi Abasi ekemekde, ye nditɔ esie emi mmade ke esit akpanikɔ; inyuŋ idige ami ikpɔŋ mma mmɔ, edi kpukpru mmɔ emi efiɔkde akpanikɔ;
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;