10 Kpayaxwɛdɛ trimi nɛ etsyina yɛ kesugba nɛ abalɛ atrɔ agavuga anɛ bukusiegbu nɛa bha, klɛ yɛ bukusiɔŋakɔ nɛ otsoku otumu mɛ. Banɔ ba tã balɛ anɛkɛ nɛ iyuyo mɛ
Ba ba yɛkɔ balɛ ada tɛɛ̃ akpɛ kifu gɛganɛm, ɔkɛlɛ gɛ iyuyo nɛ eletɛtã aba za.
klɛ la ba yɛkɔ balɛ atɛ̃akpɛ kifu gɛganɛ nɛ mɛ, ɔkɛlɛ gɛ iyuyo nɛ eletɛtã aba za.
“Ɔkɛlɛ Ekusi nɛ etsre bagɛ ba dɛ axwɛ nɛ asɛ, ‘Nɔ nya yɛ ɛtsrɛ anɛ ɛhwɛ, tɛ nɔ yɛkɔ yɛ ɔtɛ̃ɛ kpɛ ɔtɔ, nɛ otumu nɛ mɛ, ɔkɛlɛ gɛ iyuyo nɛ eletɛtã aba za.’
Ebe bhui yɛ akpɛ bupɛpɛpɛ mɛ klɛ aba kɔ yɛ kɛxwɛ nɛ betroni nɛ shi, nɛ ɔkɛlɛ gɛ iyuyo nɛ eletɛtã alɛ.
Pɔ ba ba yɛkɔ bagɛ ba kpasɛ bukusiɔŋakɔ nɛesi nɛ atɛa kpɛ ɔtɔ, nɛ otumu mɛ, nɛ ɔkɛlɛ gɛ iyuyo nɛ eletɛtã aba za.”
“Ɔkɛlɛɔlɛ iyuyo nɛ eletɛtã ba za ɔkɛlɛ, kibenɔ gɛ nɔ mɔ Abraham, Isaka anɛ Yakobo anɛ batɔnu petee anɛ Kpaya bukusiɔŋakɔ nɛ mɛ, pɔ wunɔnɛhwɛ ba be bunɔ atɛ̃.
Tɛ dzuamɛ nɛ anɔkanyaka: Nɔ dɛmɛ badzya busɔlɛsɔlɛ, si Kpaya fu, kpɛ ekusi nɛ tɔkpu nɛabha.
Bagɛ balɛ kesukpa nɛabha na ba dɔa lɛ afla klɛ la ba ŋa kiwi ganɔ kɛdɔ kukɔ ɔhayɛ, alasɛ batɔnu tɛabha na tɛ nyagbã nɛ bagɛ balɛ kesukpa nɛabha.
Pɔ shɛ̃nahwɛ ɔtɔ buka nɛ mɛ shu olu, tɛ dzyidzyi bɔ lɛ mɛ xũ, alasɛ ba tɛ yɛkɔ bɔlɛ akɔ bagɛ be di nu Yuɖanɛ. Balɛ ba ga ishubhubhui omagbla nɛa bha nɛ butsrukpɔ bewele afɛtalɛ̃ntɛabha.
Balɛ ishuidzya tsitsi nɛ ba wɔ ɔmagbla nɛ edzo nɛa bha, gɛ be kulu nɛ kɛkpalɛ mɛ asɛ Soɖomu anɛ Egibite, nɛ ɔklɛ tsyɛ gɛ ba kpla Apalete nɛ asɔ.
Alasɛ Kpaya atɛ yɛkɔ akpɛ balɛ idzyim asɛ tɛ ba bhɛtɛ yɛ tɛtutrɔ nɛ beke ganɔ tɛdɛdɛmɛ mɛ asɛ aba yɛkɔ agavuga nɛ kemi anɛ kabhaŋɛŋa akɔa lɛ, ɔdɔnanɔ kibe lɛ gɛ Kpaya ebuiɖuɖɔ nɛ abɛ lɛ mɛ.
“Kɛnɛɛ nɛ kulu kɛtɔkpu mɛ plɛnɔ kibuinyinyi. Atɔkpu tegene nɛ enu atukpɛ tegene gɛ alɛa bha adzɛ nɛ aaza.
Akpɛ ogugu nɛ olim gbɛgbla toli asɛ: “Babilɔnɛ Gbɛgbla Awɔlɛ! Awɔlɛ! Edzi Satana yɛeyialɛ ɔzakɔ klɛ ɔfufɔɛkpã kanyaka ɔpɛa nɔ nɛ ɔklɛ, ba pɛɛ kazhuɛ kanyaka gɛ kalɛ shu edi bhui klɛ kalɛ bui ma anɔ li nɛ ɔkɛlɛ.
Ɔkɛlɛ kpayaxwɛdɛ gbla teli efeke kɛklãgbu gɛ kɛlɛ tɛtitrim ba za ansɛ buhɔgbla klɛ ayɛkɔ atɛ̃a kpɛ aƒu nɛ mɛ, klɛ aɖɔ asɛ: “Nɛ bugbudu gbudu nɛ di mɛ Babilɔnɛ ɔmagbla be be hu ɔlɛe si, gɛ ba tɛa fla mɔ ɔlɛ edi.
Kanɛgbɛ kifu kɛɛ tɛa fla tã nɛ wɔ mɛ. Adzɛenyine anɛ adzɛ oli mɛ be tie fle nu nɛ wɔ mɛ. Wɔ bedziniga balɛ dzi kanɔ nɛ mɛ banɔgbɛgbla. Ganɔ wɔ bawa mɛ ɔgbanɔ amadi nɛ ɔlɛla.
Kpayaxwɛdɛ lɛ̃lɛ̃mɛ nɛ abɔ yɛa xũlɛ̃, klɛ kiwi nɛ kapɛ zɛzɛ kadzya nɛ bupɛ tuta mɛ, wele nɛa pɛ nɛ tuta mɛ, awɛ̃wɛ̃ nɛ kapɛ nɛ bupɛ tuta mɛ, so tierikpo nɛ bupɛ tuta nɛ mɛ ketsyina dzi otumu. Keli zɛza nɛ kapɛ zɛzɛ nɛ bupɛ tuta mɛ na za otumu mɛ, klɛ kana elishi nɛ kapɛ zɛzɛ nɛ tuta mɛ nɛ tsyɛ aza.
Gɛ adanɛ ozi dzudzu ɔlɛ nɛ nu, ɔnyɔ̃ okoeyi denɔ ɔlɛm gɛ lo dzi ansɛ ɔnyɔ̃ gɛ lo de kifuowule gbɛgbla toli mɛ. Ɔnyɔ̃ nɛ gɛ ode Ozidzudzu nɛ mɛ ɔkɔ otumu ɔdɔ nɛ kiwi anɛ owũsise nɛ amɛ.