Lankɛnimayɛ 19 - ALLALA KUMƐ

¹ Wo kɔma, n ya kuman-kan do lamɔɛn iko sɛrɛ-siyaman-wɛ-kan Arinyɛni tɔ. Anu bi a fɔla ko, “Alla tanto! Mata Allatɛ le kisi-koe anubɛ gbiliyɛ anubɛ sɛnbɛ la!

² A wa kiti tɛgɛ, tonyɛ le. Wo telenta! Ale musu-yɛlɛn-ba-belebele min taranta dugu-kole tinyana ala yɛlɛnyɛ fɛ nun, Alla ara wo tɔrɔ. A ara a tɔrɔ bawo a ya Allata wɔli-kɛlɛnu faga.”

³ Anu ya anu kan nabɔ tun ko, “Alla tanto! Babilɔn-so-wɛ wo mintan-sisi ye yɛlɛla lugbu-lugbu!”

⁴ Kɛmɔgɔ mogan-ni-nani anubɛ dali-fen nanɛ, wonu ya anu sa dugi ma ka Alla bato min mayiginɛ mansaya-sigi-fan rɔ. Anu ko, “Amina! Alla tanto!”

Saga-Danta Kɔnyɔ-Masɔ-Ladiyɛ Wara-Koe

⁵ Wo kɔma, kuman-kan bɔra mansaya-sigi-fan wo rɔ. A ko, “Mata Allata wɔli-kɛlɛ bɛɛ ni a tanto anubɛ mɔgɛ bɛɛ minnu kilannɛ a la, a dɔgɔma wo, a kinama wo!”

⁶ Wo kɔma, n ya nyama-kan-ba lamɔɛn. A manɛ iko wasa-sɛnbɛlamɛ-bɔrɔndɔ-kan. A manɛ fanan iko san-sɛrɛn-bɛ-kan. Wonu bi a fɔla ko, “Alla tanto! Mata Mari Alla Sɛnbɛ Bɛɛ Tigi, Mansɛ le!

⁷ Ma ni sewa ka nyagalen. Ma ni ata gbiliyɛ tanto bawo saga-danta kɔnyɔ-masɔ-wati ara ke. Ala kɔɛn-kurɛ ara a nyɛrɛ rabɛn ala ko la.

⁸ Mɔgɛnu sɔnta ko kɔɛn-kurɛ ni a nyɛrɛ fɛrɛya bɔ linɛn-kura-hakika-sɛninyanɛ la.” (Linɛn-kura-nyimɛ wo, Allata mɔgɛnuna kɛwɔli-nyimɛ-misalɛ le wo la.)

⁹ Wo kɔma, melika ya a fɔ n ye ko, “Kɛ sɛbɛ. Mɔgɔ-sewanɛ le wonu na minnu kelenɛ saga-danta kɔnyɔ-masɔ-ladiyɛ wo rɔ.” Nba, melika ya a fɔ tun ko, “Allala-tonya-kumɛ le kɛnu na.”

¹⁰ N ya n sa melika kɔrɔ a bato-koe la kɔnɔ a ya a fɔ n ye ko, “I kana wo ma! Wobɛ i na-kelen-nyɔgɛnu wɔli-kɛ-nyɔgɛ le nde la. Yisa ya tonyɛ min nabɔ gbɛ rɔ, anu bi wo birala. I si Alla le dɔrɔn bato!” A ya wo fɔ bawo Yisa ye tonyɛ min nabɔla gbɛ rɔ, wo le ye nɛbinu sɔla wɔlɔyiyɛ la.

Ale min Siginɛ So-Gbɛmɛ Kuma

¹¹ Wo kɔma, n ya Arinyɛnɛ dɛ lakanɛ yen. So-gbɛmɛ ye nyɔ. Min siginɛ a kuma, wo tɔgɔ le Lanayɛ anubɛ Tonyɛ. A ye kiti tɛgɛla ka kɛlɛ kɛ telenbagayɛ la.

¹² A yɛ mani de iko ta-mɛlan. Mansaya-fulɛ siyaman bi a kunyɛ la. Mɔgɔ-wo-mɔgɔ ma tɔgɛ min lɔn bɛ fɔ ale nyɛrɛ, wo le sɛbɛnɛ a ma.

¹³ Duruku-yan min bi a kan na, yele kɛra wo bɛɛ ma. Ale duruku-tigi wo tɔgɛ le, “Allata Kumɛ.”

¹⁴ Arinyɛnitɔ-kɛlɛ-dannu bilanɛ a fɛ. Anu siginɛ so-gbɛmɛnu kuma. Anu fɛrɛya-bɔnɛ linɛn-kura-gbɛmɛ-sɛninyanɛ la.

¹⁵ Faan-da-diyamɛ ye bɔla a da rɔ a si sibolenu nɔ min na. A si mansayɛ kɛ anu kun na ka anu mara nɛgɛ-gbelekɛ la. A si nɔnbɔ-gbɔɛ radɔn a kian la ka a yi labɔ iko baan, ado Alla Sɛnbɛ Bɛɛ Tigita diminya-belebele-wɛ si anu sugun kan min a radɔn tinɛ wo la.

¹⁶ Tɔgɛ kɛ sɛbɛnɛ ala duruku-yan anubɛ a wore ma ko, “Mansɛnuna Mansɛ anubɛ marinuna Mari.”

¹⁷ Wo kɔma, n ya melika sɔnɛ yen tele burɔ. Kona min bɛɛ ye firifirila san ma, a kumara wonu ye a kan-ba la. A ko, “Wo na wo ladɛn Allata ladiya-belebelela ko la!

¹⁸ Wo na mɔgɛ bɛɛ fɛrɛ-bɔnkɛ dɔn tinɛ, a mansa wo, a kun-tigi wo, a kɛlɛ-den wo, a hɔrɔ wo, a yɔɔn wo. Wo na anu bɛɛ dɔn, a dɔgɔma wo, a kinama wo, hali soeenu anubɛ anuna burilɛnu.”

¹⁹ Wo kɔma, n ya sogo-feremɛ wo yen anubɛ duninya-mansɛnu anubɛ anuna kɛlɛ-dannu. Ale min siginɛ so-gbɛmɛ wo kuma anubɛ ata kɛlɛ-dannu, anu nadɛnnɛ wonu kɛlɛ koe la.

²⁰ Anu ya sogo-feremɛ wo bira anubɛ foninya-nɛbi min ya kabana-ko-siyaman kɛ sogo-feremɛ wo yala. (Sogo-feremɛ wola mandan ye mɔgɛ minnu ma anubɛ minnu ya sogo-feremɛ wola muninyɛ kɔ, a ya wonu yanfa ala kabana-koe wonu fɛ.) Sogo-feremɛ wonubɛ foninya-nɛbi, wonu filɛ bɛɛ kɛndɛ lafilita ta-dalɛ rɔ min bi mintanna tɛ anubɛ munku-gbɛ la.

²¹ Faan min bi bɔla so-laburilɛ wo dɛ rɔ, wo ya anuna kɛlɛ-dannu faga. Kona bɛɛ ya wonu fɛrɛ-bɔnkɛ dɔn ha anu fara pen!