23 Kɛlɛ mɛ ɛba tsre alɛ wee sɛ, ‘Itinyi nɔ. Nɔ tsuvɛ nɛ mɛ ɔbha, wɔnɔ ebuikpã bhɛbhɛtɛ elete!’
“Pɔ be tsre balɛ asɛ, ‘Itsre nɔ kɛgba sɛ, iti nyi nɔ.’
“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.
Kibelɛlɛ gɛ buvu elete alɔ klɛ ada kedunu, nɔ bɔ lɔ kititi nɛ ɔtɔ nɔ zɔ bho opupu klɛ nɔ bɔ zɔ kpɛtɔkpuesi sɛ, ‘Apalete, danɛ buvu nɛ ɔkɔ lɔ.’ “Pɔ ebe tsre nɔ sɛ, ‘Ɛtɛ nyi nɔ ɔdɔgɔsɛ ɔkɛlɛ gɛ nɔ de.’
“Pɔ ebe builɛ nu asɛ, ‘Ɛtɛ nyi nɔ pɛnɔ ɔkɛlɛ gɛ nɔ de. Nɔ fla nɛ mɔ bha, wunɔ petee ebui kpã bhɛbhɛtɛ elete!’
“Mɛ nu ibhoshi agbɛgbanɔ dzyɔgo, inyi mɛ ibhoshi klɛ mɛ ibhoshi nɛ nyi mɛ—
Pɔ, Kpaya kesikpɛkpɛ nɛna nɛ keli gɛganɛɛ, gɛ ba da kɛlɛ adɛda nɛ gɛ ba ŋlɔmɛ atrɔ yɛabha sɛ: “Apalete nɛ enyi bagɛ be nu yayɛalɛ,” klɛ, “Anɔnyanɔ gɛ ebu Apalete nɛ nyi aɖɔ, alasɛ tɛ etsodzi nɛ kɛtɔkpu mɛ gɛganɛe de.”
Ɔtsɔ̃ bukudzɔgɛ nɛ li, bagɛ ba bhɛtɛ ihuebui, azhuzhɔlɛ ebui, bagɛ beyianɔ, bagɛ ba bhɛtɛ kɛdɔbhubhɔ anɛ anɔnyanɔ gɛ apɛɛ klɛ abhɛtɛ itrohuhu ebui.