23 'Ɔ 'gbapele nɛ "kuduku kpɛnyee. 'Ɔ "kɛ 'wli "ku 'libhi ne, 'ɔ 'na 'wolo Ablame -ce "bhle, Laza glu- yɔko.
"Ne -eyi Kafanaɔme, Lagɔ yi bhɔ -eyi "nɔgɔ "me 'kɔme- 'a? 'Bhɔ, -e yi zɔ 'kwli "ne -e "kɛ -lɔ -glukonya 'glɛme plɛ. "Naa-, zɛzɛ -kwleyi -ɛ 'pɔleɔ- -eyi "me -wɛ, 'ɛ kɛ nɛ Sodɔme 'pɔleɔ- "ɛ 'du -wɛ yi -na nɛ dɛme lele-.
-Neɛ' 'yli kɛ gbɔ "ne -e kɛ 'nyinyonoli no ne, -sɛ "bhle -se "pɛ 'kwlɛ "me. -E kɛ 'yli -bholo kɛle- -se -e "kɛ Lagɔzikpɛ "me plɛ 'nɛne "ne 'ɛ -zi -e "kɛ 'yli "sɔ kɛle- -se 'wa "kɛ -eyi 'kleyeɛ 'na -kosu "me "pɔ.
'Tɛbhɛ 'dlekɛkɛlenya nye -lɛ, 'a yi -kosu "me me, "ne 'a -cɛ nu "po.
-Mɔ -ame, 'e bhulɛle 'anye nɛɛ: 'Nyɔkpɔ 'na -ɔ kɛ 'ɔ "nɔwli kɛle yɔko 'pɔle-, 'wa yu gbobhlele-, -ɔ kɛ 'ɔ "nɔwli 'yli- nɛɛ: -E "ne "nɛ-, 'wa yu 'ce zufonya 'na gbobhle-zejilɛ "ku kɔme-; -Ɔ kɛ 'ɔluyu no nɛɛ: "Kukwɛ sa bhɔ -eyi 'a, sɔbhɔ 'na nyɔ -wɛ yi 'ce -kosu "me me.
-Neɛ' lilikwlɛyli kɛ -eyi 'nyinyonoli noa- ne, -sɛ "bhle, -se "pɛ 'kwlɛ "me. "Naa-, -neɛ' ku 'na 'cibhɛ "kɛ 'kwlɛ bhli 'ɛ 'nɛne "ne 'ɛ -zi -e "kɛ "ku 'tuɔle- -se -e "kɛ -kosu "me me "ku.
"Ne 'wa 'kpa 'awɔ -lɔ "me nɛɛ: «-Ye -e 'yɔbhɔle bhɔ -anye "me Lagɔ Yowli? Lɔbhɔ -namlɛ ylɛ -se -e "kɛ bhɔ -anye 'gbapea- 'a?»
"Ne 'ɔ yi -lɔ "me 'kpa "yitɛ "ku nɛɛ: -Ame 'to Ablame, 'pɔ 'na nyɛzedle! 'Lebhe- Laza -se 'ɔ "ŋwa 'ɔnɛɛ 'sɔwleyɛ 'ŋu "me -se 'ɔ 'cɛ -ame miɛ "ku tolia-, "naa-, 'e 'gbape kpɛnyee "ɛ -kosu ne "me.
"Naa-, 'e -kɛ "nowlia 'umgbu, zaa, 'ɔ me -se 'ɔ "koa bhulɛle- 'kle, -se 'wa te -kɛ mɛne -mee 'gbapeɛ -ko ne yi -me.
'Ɔ 'ye- lɛ Zezu 'ylime ne, "ne 'ɔ yu -lɔ 'kɔkɔmini 'dle "me 'pɔle, "ne 'ɔ yi -lɔ "me 'kpa "yitɛ "ku: «-Ye -e 'yɔbhɔle bhɔ -ame "me 'a Zezu, Lagɔ -ɔ zi "ku 'na yu. 'E bhubhɔ -eyi, te -kɛ -ame "kwlɛ bhlia-.»
«'Eee, 'gazoɛ, -neɛ' 'wliku 'toɛ -dee 'ɛ -ko bha? 'Eee, 'gazoɛ, -dee -neɛ' 'pɔpɔli -ɛ lɔbhɔ 'nyakpa -wɛ -ko bhɔ?»
"Naa-, Lagɔ "ne -kɛ 'ɔnɛɛ "nɔgɔzilia 'wa -no 'nyinyonoli -wɛ 'na 'gbo 'yi 'tale-. -Mɔ, -dee 'wa "kɛ 'gbapele 'ye 'ɔ siloa- -lɔ, "ne 'ɔ yua -lɔ gwa- 'gɔgɔ "nu ''titiɛ "me, "ne 'ɔ yua -lɔ 'kulɛ- -kaa -se 'gbobhle -zle "kɛ ylɛ.
"Ne Sata -ɔ noa nɛ ylo -wɛ, 'wa 'yɔ -kosu -gbagbo "me "pɔ, -dee nɛmɛ "ne "guɔkwɔmenyɔ 'gbeyi -ko -wɛ. 'Wa yi 'ce "bhle 'gbapele- kpɛnyee zle 'klekle "me "ne -godogodo 'na dɛ.