Na ɛlɛsa ye, ɛmɔsakyerale ɛmɔ adwene bɛyɔle bɔ ɔte paa wɔ me nye so ɔ, kyɛ odi kyɛ ebiala ma obiɛngo nya ye fawɔnwodi. Na ɛmɔyɛle apam wɔ me nyunu wɔ awuro bɔ me dumaa la so ne anu.
“Ɛhe de, ɔkɔyɛ sɛɛ né mafa wɔ bɔne mahyɛ wɔ? Wɔ mma mɔ bapo me, na bafa bɛ bɔ nna nyameɛ mɔ ahɔ ɔ bata ndaen. Mmane bɛ ko yili ne, bɛbɔle adwaman, na betuli bi bɛhɔle gyanderafoɛ awuro.
Ao Efraim, ɔkɔyɛ sɛɛ né maye wɔ mama? Ao Yisrael, ɔkɔyɛ sɛɛ né maye me sa mafi wɔ bo? Ɔkɔyɛ sɛɛ né masɛkye wɔ kyɛ Adema? Ɔkɔyɛ sɛɛ né mabɔ wɔ tɔɔ kyɛ Seboyim? Me nyaa woso wɔ me kunu, ao, m’anwumvoinnwunɛ ayɛ piri paa.
nakoso sɔ sona ne ondira ndii, na mmom ɔkora gyina mmerɛ kãa bie. Na sɛ ɔnate edwirɛ ne ati amaneɛnwunɛ anaa ndaneanyeɛ ba ye so a, berɛ ne ala ɔkakyi sundidua ma ye.