42 “Kɛlɛ so nɛ nɔ za nɛ awɔ̃, alasɛ no ti nyi kiwi nɔɔ nɛ gɛ klɛa bha wɔnɔ Apalete nɛ aba ba.
“Anɔnyanɔ eti nyi kiwi nɔɔ pɛ ɔdɔgɔsɛ ɔɖɔ nɛ mɛ, baxwɛdɛ nɛ owũsise tsyɛ ti nyi, Kpaya yɛ Eyi nɛ tsyɛ eti nyi, Aka nɛ owũsise nɛ ko yɛe nyi.
Pɔ nu kibui nɛesi sɛ: Otɔ sɛ apalete nɛ eti elishim ɔɖa nɔɔ nɛ mɛ gɛ ezi nɛ aba ba, ata za nɛ awɔ̃ klɛ agɛ ta kɔ sɛ ezi nɛ ebe tsoku bulɛ mɛ.
Kɛlɛ so alasɛ wɔnɔ tsyɛ nɔ za tɛbɛbala mɛ, alasɛ Anɔdzyrame yɛ Eyi nɛ aba ba nɛ ɔɖɔ nɔɔ nɛ mɛ gɛ otoo di kidzoe nu.
“Pɔ gɛ be tsodzi atɔ nɔ kidzo avɛ bubɔ nɛ obu kɔ, ko klɛ adzɛenyine nɛ ebe ku. Bubite nyinyibui nɛ gɛ balɛ ba bala kɔ ishu nɛ bubɔ mɛ nɛ xũ na tsyanɔ adzɛenyine klɛ la ga vɛ adzɛ nɛ ɔgbanɔkɔ nɛ buvugbla nɛ mɛ. Klɛ ba da opupu.
“Kɛlɛ so nɔ za nɛ awɔ̃, alasɛ no tinyi kiwi nɔɔ ɔdɔgɔsɛ ɔɖɔ nɛ mɛ.
Nɔ di shuabha, odinuana wunɔ dzyi aba yɛ nɛ̀ butɔ, tɛbubuku, nɛ kifu sisi ɛkpã zɛza, klɛ kiwui lɛlɛ kɛba ba wɔabha nɛ matimati mɛ anasɛ kɛgbatɛtɔ.
Nɔ di ishu abha kibenyɛbe, klɛ tɛ nɔ klukpaya sɛ tɛ nɔ bɔna koeyi nɛ alɛ petee gɛ la pɛɛ sɛ tɛ la ba mɛ, klɛ tɛ nɔ bɔna kititilɛlɔ nɛ Anɔdzyrame Eyi nɛ amɛ.”
Klɛ bhɛtɛ kɛɛnɛ sɛ no nu kibee nɛ mɛ so. Ɔɖɔ nɛ mɛ ɔna sɛ tɛ nɔ nyɛmɛ denɔ wɔnɔ tra nɛ mɛ, alasɛ bulɔ tɛyɛyɛkɛkɔ nɛ tsobunɔ lɔ ɔtsɔ̃ nɛ dɛ kana gɛ bu yɛkɛŋa putɔnɔ.
Nɔ za wunɔ tɛpupo abha, nɔ za gɛganɛɛ nɛ tɛyɛɛkɛŋaɛ mɛ, nɔ dzi banɔ gɛ ba kpɛ kemi, nɔ za gɛganɛ.
Kɛlɛ so, nɔ tɛ kɔ lɔ za ansɛ banɔ gɔgɔɛ, gɛ bedzi adɔ tra, pɔ nɔ kɔ lɔ za nɛ awɔ̃ nɛ ishuabhaŋɛŋa.
Ebui nɛ petee obekekɔ lɛ tsobunɔ. Kɛlɛso kɔ wɔɛ tɔkpu mɛ bhui anɛ̀ ishu-nyɛnyɛna sɛ tɛ nɔ na kpayaklu.
Nɔ nyɛnashu klɛ tɛ nɔ bala. Ɔfufɔɛkpã agɛ atapɛ wũnɔɛ bui ebe tsi kana anasɛ gɛ adzyata egu apɛ anɔ sɛ tɛ evu atã zia.
“Di, ɛba ansɛ ezi! Bayula agɛ yɛa lɛ nɛ awɔ̃ klɛ anyɛna yɛ apɔtɛ nɛ ebunɔ shu, sɛ atɛ ba vɛ eti bu ishu elu nɛ kɛwɔɛ̃ mɛ.”