inyuŋ idaha eridi esie ikpɔŋ, edi ada ndɔŋesit, emi enye ɔkɔbɔde ke ubɔk mbufo, ɔdɔŋ nnyin esit ŋko; enye asian nnyin nte itɔŋ mi ɔdɔŋde mbufo, ye nte mbufo efuhɔde ebaŋa mi, enyuŋ ekopde ufup ebaŋa mi; ntre ke ndɔdiɔŋ ndaresit ŋkan.
and not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.