16 Baka mma'n mɔ bɛ tɩ bɛ man mgbolike'n-mɔ di'n, kpafɛlɛ'n kulo kɛ ahan ɔ nyan bie di. Kʋsʋ sʋanlan fɩ́ɩ́ mman man yɩ́.
“Like m'ɔ tɩ nwannzan-nwannzan'n, nán bɛ fa bɛ man njʋa'n-mɔ di. Sɛ ɛmɔ fa man bɛ́ a, bɛ 'kpɛ bɛ́ nyɩn bɛ sosua ɛmɔ nun. Nán bɛ ju bɛ́ kɔmɩn afile'n-mɔ bɛ gua mgbolike'n-mɔ anyunnun. Sɛ ɛmɔ ju bɛ́ kɔmɩn afile'n-mɔ bɛ gua mgbolike'n-mɔ anyunnun an, bɛ 'tetia sʋ.
Ɛhɩ a, ɔ kɔ hɔ junman ɛkpʋnndɛ mân sɔ nɩn anun ɛbɛlɛ bian kʋn asa nun. Bian sɔ'n kɔ man ɔ kɔ hɔ nanmue nun kɛ ɔ hɔ́ nɩ́an yɩ́ mgbolike'n-mɔ asʋ.
“Sian'n, ɔ kɔ tanlan asɩ ɔ kɔ jʋnlɩn. Ɔ kɔ se yɩ́ nwʋn kɛ: ‘Mɩ́n sɩ ɛlɔ ajunmanfʋ'n-mɔ di alɩɛ dede bɛ ngʋala man yɩ́ di. Kʋsʋ afɩ n na ɛwa, ɛhɔɛ lɛ kun mɩ́n!