John etie ntiense abaŋa. Enye, onyuŋ ofiori ete, Enye edi owo oro ŋketiŋde mbaŋa, nte Enye emi etienede mi ke edem akabare ebem mi iso, koro Enye ekebemde mi iso odu.
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.