41 Ɛjɔlɛ'n kɔ yɔ bɛ́ fɛ sʋnman, ɛsɛ ɔ kɔ sin bɛ́ nwʋn dede bɛ ngʋala bɛ nnwun man kɛ ɔ tɩ ananhɔlɛ ɔ. Ɛhɩ a, Zozi kɔ bisa bɛ́ kɛ: “Asʋ ɛmɔ le like ɛwa mɔ bɛ di ɔ?”
Mɔ bɛ tɩlɩ amannɩɛ'n mɔ Mali bɔlɩ helelɩ bɛ́ kɛ Zozi a tinnge nán ɔ'a nwun yɩ́'n, b'a nne b'a nni man.
Bɛ kɔ sa bɛ́ nzin bɛ kɔ a kɔ bɔ ɛhɩnlɩn-mɔ amannɩɛ. Bɛ hanlɩn helelɩ bɛ́ a, bɛ ngɔ le bɛ ngɔ li man biekun.
Ɛhɩ anzin, anɩn Zozi menian bulu nʋn kʋn'n gua tɔbɩlɩ nwʋn bɛ lɛ didi. Zozi kɔ yɩ yɩ́ nwʋn ɔ kɔ hele bɛ́. Ɔ kɔ tu bɛ́ nyunnun wɔ dedi'n mɔ bɛ le man yɩ́ nʋn bɛ́ ahʋnlɩn ketee nɩn anwʋn. Ɔ sanlɩn kɛ, ɔ fi ewue nun tinngelɩ'n, amannɩɛ'n mɔ bɛ́ mɔ bɛ nwunlin yɩ́'n bɔlɩ'n, ɛhɩnlɩn-mɔ a nne b'a nni man.
Ɛsɛ anɩn bɛ le ejue nganngan mmiekun-mɔ. Zozi kɔ yeyila sʋ ɔ kɔ han kɔ hele yɩ́ menian'n-mɔ kɛ bɛ hyé bɛ bʋ́ka sʋ.
Mmɔfʋɛ'n-mɔ buli ɛjɔlɛ'n mɔ mmalasua'n-mɔ hanlɩn helelɩ bɛ́'n kɛ ɛlalɩɛ. Ɛhɩka ati, mmɔfʋɛ'n-mɔ a nne man ɛjɔlɛ sɔ'n b'a nni man.
Mɔ Zozi 'kan ɛhɩ kele bɛ́'n, anɩn ɔ lɛ fa yɩ́ sa'n-mɔ nʋn yɩ́ ja'n-mɔ kele bɛ́.
Mɔ Zozi bisalɩ bɛ́ kosuan sɔ'n, bɛ kɔ fa ejue ndʋan bɛ kɔ man yɩ́.
Yɩ́ sɔ kʋsʋ ala, kɛ yɛ wɔ nun'n, ɛmɔ alʋa a bɔ bɛ́ nwʋn, nan mɔ yɛ 'ba nwun yɛ́ nwʋn biekun'n, ɛmɔ 'ba li fɛ kpa, sʋanlan fɩ́ɩ́ ngɔ hʋala man ɛmɔ fɛ elie'n yɩ.”
Ɛhɩ a, Zozi kɔ bisa bɛ́ kɛ: “Mɩ́n mma-mɔ, ɛmɔ a hyɩ ejue ɔ?” Bɛ́ nwan: “Cɛcɛ.”
Mɔ Lodɩ tɩlɩ Pɩɛlɩ anɩn'n, ɔ kɔ li yɩ́ nwʋn fɛ nan kʋsʋ ɔ ngɔ tike man anʋan'n. Ɔ kɔ nwanndi kɔ hɔ kɔ bɔ amannɩɛ awulo kunnun ɛlɔ kɛ Pɩɛlɩ y'ɔ lɛ bɔ anʋan nɩn ɔ.