23 Ŋge kelɛ yi wɛ tì ɓu̧ mɔni mbɛ kɛ̀ tikɔ kɛ mbɛy ɗɔkwa te kɛ́? Ŋge yi wɛ ti kelɛ ɗete, simande kɛ yɔkwe mbɛ, mi ta sɔmbɔ liɓa kɛ to te kɛ́?›
Ɗete, ma wɛ ɓoŋma mɔni mbɛ kɛ̀ tikɔ kɛ yi ɓotu ɓe ɓakiɗya mɔni, ma mi ta kɛ̀ ɓu̧ mɔni mbɛ kɛ yɔkwe nɛ liɓa kɛ to te.
Ɛ Kumande lɛpɛ nyɛ nyɛ nde: ‹Wɛ ɓeya mɔ mɛsay. Mi ta pɛsɔ lɛpi yɔ ɓeŋgwɛ mɛlɛpi mɛte yi punduma kɛ numbu yɔ kɛ́. Wɛ duwa̧ nde, mi nɛ nyanɔ ɓuɗyate. Mi ɓóŋ yasi kinɛ yaŋa te yi mi paŋma komɔ na. Mi ndɛ́m mɛɗye kinɛ mbɛki te yi mi paŋma ɓɛ na.
Ɛ Kumande lɛpɛ nyɛ ɓotu ɓete ɓe ɓa̧ womɛte ɓaka nde: ‹Wunɛ sûku sule lɔr te yi kɛ ɓɔ nɛ kɛ́ kaŋɛ nyɛ mɔ te ɛ nɛ sule lɔr kamɔ kɔ.›