11 Yungu vanaa kɔlvesɛiya tambunin, kɛ polale vanaa sandaa le puinin tɛí-tɛí.
Danga fula Mɛlɛka o ba-o co o vana kɔlvesɛiyo lo cɛinin, kɛ ò dɔàw calta vanaa sandaa duaa.
Vanaa kɔlvesɛiya del pɛ, a cuu itambu o lepilɔɔ. Kɛ mì yungu vanaa sandaa lonnun isisi yili.
Mɛlɛka-Nɔ-Kpaayaa-Kpow-vo dimi aa: Lelan ya saŋ dangaa o lɛŋnden nden coo ni, haliko mo luɛi o cɛila vuiya a o cɛila vanaa co mɛɛniannda lacòòvalan o diola nilan-nda lan nin, mò lom cɛila lan a yɔmii ndɛi a á powta ndalan.›»
Vana sandaa co ɲɛ co tosanndo o vana kɔlvesɛiyo lo cɛinin-ndo mɛɛndanndo. O keleŋa vanaa kɔlvesɛiya ɲindɔɔ o dɛnɛ palaa nin.
La co dimio aa: ‹Ɔ́ɔ̀ cɛi vana latɔ́ɔ́-tɔ́ɔ́ ho? Ɔ́ɔ̀ cɛi-kola-toandaa vanaa tosaa dɛnnda vɔɔnda va nin-ndo?›
Bolofaa sɔvɛɔ a ɲɛm kɛndɔn co taw o vana kɔlkaloo lo cɛinin. Kɛ diɔm sondo vesɛiyo ndu, laasiaa o laasiaa ɲɛm ndɔn ni.
Vana tiindan pɛ bolofaa ndɔɔ, ndu del, kɛ vanaa sandaa naŋnin maa yɔm puiyaa.
O co tiindanndo cɛi ndɔɔ coo, kɛ cɛi kon simul te, O kɔman cɛi kon, kɛ o kindu le.
Laa nɔm vanin o nɔm ndo cɛinin mɛɛ rɛsɛn tumndo koam ɲɛkɛndɛi nuaa yɛ. Poaa nɔmnda balunin tabali nɔmndo maa oliviee pɔmbɔ lende.
O kon, a diminin aa: ‹La tofa vɔ ɲɛ lo o ɲɛm vana vɔɔndo a yungu ndɔɔ nin-ndon! Nanu fonda vana sina Hala loo va ni.›»
Lende i co ni, yungu vana yɔŋ vɔɔndo kui lɔ́ɔ́-lɔ́ɔ̀ le, yinnden le loamnin cɛila-kolala-toandaala vanaa laasiannda kpow.
taa dendu pɛ kɔllo, mà sandu, o landunin hɔlla nɔm coo, mò mingi dɛnɛ sandaa nɔmndo o fonda ndɔɔ.
Mì Mɛlɛka puusiaa cɛi vana kuundianndo, kɛ mò kanda pɛɛngula yondola vanalanɔ pɔnɔ ndɔ vi-o lan.
Siɛmbulan la co yaamɔaa nɔmnda biyɔɔ, mì cɛila-kolala-toandaala vanaa vɔɔnda la lo pɛ́.»
O lo nin ɲɛ-pɔmbɔ cobe, vana kɔlvesɛi ve lɛnin te, à nuwviaanin o fonda o va-o, à seelunin vana le.