Chɛ gbakɔ, mbɛ n‑na maeka dɔ mende yen yii‑a, a ka banda bu ɔ, min ni gbasa. A ma koa ni dugbu an na, ninkinankantuu tindandenɛ ɛ a kunɛ a. A ya kɔɔɛ ni man tena wan yɔ tee, a chenɛ n sin ni wan yɔ ta sanku manɛ.
Chɛ gbakɔ, maeka dɔndɔ min ni gbasa, a‑a sen gbugbu wa ya, mbɛ a‑a a a dɛ kɔ yii ɔ, a ɔ, “Babidon duu wa chɛ, ɛ kasaa‑a ka wan gbasaya ɔ. Ɛ ma‑a duu wa tombo an na kuɔ fɔ.
Min ma‑a gbɛ, mbɛ a wɛn mbe ka si ɔ mansa sea chɛ a, n‑na fenɛ yen a boo nyima a. An fen chɛ ni gboo yamba an na, fenɛ nyɛndenɛ ɛ a ya fea gbɛɛ ma. A a mendemende n fan ni, a a chiienɛ ɛ gba wɔnfea.
Mbɛ gbakoo chɛ n dɔndɔ‑a a fɔ n ye, a ɔ, “Sɛmbɛ di chɛ‑a. A yen ko, an mbe a wɛn chee, an dɔ, Chuda dambi ɔ mɔɛ n 'na yaa, a wan bɔ‑a Mansa Defidi 'a dambi ɔ, a kun‑da a chɛɛ ma nyɔɛ n ma. Chɛ an‑na a fɔ, ɛ kun fan a ni yuu wɔnfea chɛ n tɛ gboo chɛ ma, a ni a ma fɛn.”