Ndien ke ini mme scribe, emi etode ke otu mme Pharisee, ekutde nte Enye adiade ŋkpɔ ye mme publican ye mme idiɔk-owo, mmɔ edɔhɔ mbet Esie ete, Enye adia onyuŋ; oŋwɔŋ ŋkpɔ ye mme publican ye mme idiɔk-owo.
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?