La héélù hɔlla o halataala mì la mɛɛndan paalen, paangei, loeon a ɲɛm co lon-ndon, mì la báŋ vulan mun o labɛngunin le mun sooloo le. Ɲɛm Mɛlɛka Hala niaa mel vanaa-mangalaa-isɔɔa tɔ̀a co o lɛŋnden coo kpow-va ni maa kɛ́.
Mɛlɛka, o kɛsi paalen o fonda ndɔɔ-o, o co ɲɛ-tengaa yɔngoo ipala-o, o dimul paangei a loeon le vaa ɲɛ-tengaa yɔngoo icɔl-lo, o tosa mí mɛmma ihɛllan ma hel kpungbuulan a ba ndɔ-o, o nɔ diolan aa Mɛlɛka-Nɔ-Kpaayaa-Kpow-vo-o dimi lende ni.
Mɛlɛka cɔw mɔmtombolaa, ninaa kundaa a nanga-nsiiyo ni. Ndu mingi ɲumndan ɲɛ-tengaa paale siaa ni, ndu piimiaa paalen ni, mò mingi len ɲumma bɛnduan. Ndu cuungiaa mɛmma ihɛllan ni, mò saŋ man o lɛŋnden coo. Diola ndɔlan aa Mɛlɛka.
O dimi aa: «La tuula vanaa-mangalaa-isɔɔa a kela ndaa le. Siòòŋii bii niaa a tɔɔmaselela co o halataala lan te, kani a nda vanaa-mangalaa-isɔɔa nɔ siòònde taw ni.
Te lɛŋnden le co vɔ pɛ, ciɛɔn vanin saŋnɔnndo a kownɔnndo, hoeiye a hangullo vanin, vɔɔlen a sialten le vanin, paalen a ɲumndan ma vanin. Ɲɛm mun pɛnginin tosanndo le few.»
La heelu vɔ hɔlla mì la tofa coocoo! Nɛ̀ɛ́-nɛ̀ cɔw yɛ ɲɛm mun? Ndu co tosaa ni mì n va kɔlan o polalen, o co mun veeloo, ɲɛ kɛ́-kɛ̀ a diola ndɔlan. Le kpaaya ndɔ bɛndoo a le yoomuma ndɔan, ɲɛ-ɲɛ co lo kɔɔli le.
«Palɛi sanga bɛndui ken i hiow dɔ́ɔ́ pɛ, paalen le piimiaanin, paangei dindunin te, loeon fulanin coocoo mì n deli, mì kpaayala co o halataala lan la hiilun.
«Ya Mɛlɛka co sɔɛi he dimio ni: Vɛ̀ɛ̀ la nɔla pá tɔŋ ya hendul paalen a ɲumndan-ndo tɛɛmbuu? Vɛ̀ɛ̀ la nɔla pá paalen kuunaa fulaa te kon te ɲumndan kuunaa toolɔɔ?
Nuaa Maalii Hala dimi ni aa: «Dio bɛndu co o bɛɔ lenin-ndo, o muli hɔlla a ba paalen le can-ndo o bɛnda mò va o kindaa o palɛi ŋɔmpumii co le baalaa-e kpow bɛngu, kɛ o bɛnda mò va o kumbia o paale pɛngiaalen coo, o bɛnda vɛlɛ mo va o kumbia o paale kafo paangii sɛnɛilen coo.
O paale kafo paangii sɛnɛilen coo, o bɛnda mò soli sálàá a naw tova téndé nɔ lenamta loo o pilɛ, saa téndéa nɔ lenamta le-a a ŋɔmpum a saa kóndó nɔ lenamta loo o pilɛ.
Màá loeon co o ɲumma paale siaama man nin-ndon múm pɔ́lì! Ɲumma maa va bɛɛ ɲɛ-tengaa cumndo, màá ɲɛ-tengaa kon ndóò fula le! Màá máà ca ɲɛ-tengaa paale siaa le!
Mí loei ken kumbi soon kalaa, mí kumnde pum i can lenin maa kumii tóndó bɛndu leyin, mí paalen a hoeiye i piimiaa kpilo a kumii va ken fulaa o soon kon nin-nde.