Ndima mi, mmebeŋe mbufo nte oduduŋ ye mbon isaŋ, nte, edianare ekpɔŋ idiɔk udɔŋ obukidem, emi eŋwanade ye ukpɔŋ owo.
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;