44 [Nɛ ɔklɛ gɛ asɔ̃ eti be tsi edi, klɛ kifu nɛ tsyɛ tɛ ba ni di.]
“Ɔkɛlɛ aba ɖɔ tsre bagɛ bedzi yɛ kɛbɛtɛkpɛ nɛ mɛ asɛ, ‘Nɔ shɛ nɛ mɛ ɔbha, wɔnɔa gɛ ba ɖɔɛ bui akpɛ, ayɛkɔ tɛ̃a kpɛ kifu gɛ tɛba ni di mɛ gɛ ba bala elu kɔ ɔfufɔɛkpã nɛ ɛlɛ baxwɛdɛ.
“Ɔkɛlɛ la ba shɛ avɛ ede tsoku batɔtɛtɛta mabeke mabeke mɛ, pɔ banɔnɛna na ba vɛ ɛkpã mabeke mabekemɛ.”
Yɛ, kawɛ̃sa nɛ kalɛ yɛ ahwɛmɛ, klɛ ebe ŋuse yɛ kedzripi, aba yalɛ yɛ agɔnɛ nɛ ada kpɛ owulem klɛ aba pɔɛ tɛhwɛ nɛ kifu gɛ tɛ ba ni di mɛ.”
Onu gɛ wɔ ɔhwɛ toli ɔkɔ sɛ oku buzizi mɛ, bhui ɔlɛ ɔtɛɛ̃. Abɔ kɔ wɔ sɛ tɛ ɔhwɛ torikpo ɔza wɔ ahwɛ nɛ ɛkpã mɛ, ɔyɛkɔ dɛ sɛ tɛ ɔyɛkɔ ɛhwɛ tɛbha ɔvɛnɔ butsutsɔmɔ mɛ, nɛ ɔklɛ gɛ kifu tii ni.”
Onu gɛ wɔ ɔtsrɛ toli ɔɔkɔ sɛ oku buzizi mɛ, bhui ɔlɛ ɔtɛ̃ɛ. Kɛ ba pɛ sɛ tɛ otsoku ɛkpã mɛ nɛ ɔtsrɛ torikpo, ɔyɛkɔ dɛ sɛ tɛ ɔza ɛtsrɛtɛbha kabha tɛ ba yɛkɔ wɔ ada tɛɛ̃ akpɛ butsutsɔmɔ mɛ.
ɔklɛ gɛ “ ‘balɛ asɔ̃ nɛ etee tsi, klɛ kifu tsyɛ tii ni.’
Ba ba tɛta butɔ akɔa lɛ nɛ butsyrɔ gɛ tɛ ba beke klɛ be be bua lɛ akpɛ kide nɛ ɔkɛlɛ gɛ Apalete nɛ alɛ nɛ yɛ kemi bukusi nɛ mɛ
yɛ tsyɛ, aba wɛ̃ Kpaya oblo mɛ bulu, gɛ ba balɛ gɛganɛɛ akpɛ butɔ kantse nɛ mɛ. Ba ba kpɛ yɛ butɔ nɛ kɛklãgbuifu tɛtã mɛ nɛ kpayaxwɛdɛ nɛ gɛ balɛ shu bhui anɛ Obhoshieyi nɛ amɛ.
Klɛ ɔfufɔɛkpã, nɛ gɛ ɔwɛa lɛ, ba yɛkɔ ɔlɛ atɛ̃akpɛ kɛklãgbui fui vɔ gɛ tã nɛ mɛ, ɔkɛlɛ gɛ ba yɛkɔ ayakpamaga anɛ itro batɔnu nɛ atɛ̃a kpɛ. Ba ba nyagbã nɛ balɛ elishi anɛ kemuze ɔvɛnɔ mabeke mabeke mɛ.
Onu gɛ ba dɛ mɔ anɔ teli kinyi nɛ ɛkpã keplukpa nɛ mɛ, ba ba yɛkɔ yɛ atɛ̃ akpɛ kifuivɔ nɛ mɛ.
Pɔ efufluni, gɛ ataa yɛkɛaŋa, bagɛ abhɛtɛ atsɔbui, bagɛ eyianɔ, bagɛ abhɛtɛ azhuzhɔlɛbui, bagɛ abhɛtɛ ihuiebui, bagɛ akpɛ kɛtɔkpuesi kɔ kɛdɔbhubhɔ anɛ betroni—balɛ ɛzakɔ nɛ ba za kɛvɔ gɛ tã nɛ kɛlɛ aklãgbu. Kɛɛnɛ kɛlɛ nu butsi bhla.”