16 Diola ya Mɛlɛka yáà ke ndu lan la va lan ni aa: ‹Oliviee puiyaa kulun kɛndɛ bɛndoo.› Kɛ mí mal yinnden o bɔɔ ndɔ yukɔn-ndo nin, o diom bɛndu-bɛndoo nin, mí le loam lɛɛndun ndɔn kpede.»
Lɛɛndun mun vesa pɛ, vannda yimi ɲaandan mun, vanlaandua hin le mun lomɔɔ. Kani vanaa nɔ kɔlkalu le-a nda co ni, lelan, vana toosiaa nda-o nɔnin iɲíí a nda le, vana cɔw nda-o tosal-lɛnin nda ikɛndɛ le.
Sɔɛi fula Mɛlɛka o sondo-e co hee ni aa: «I simulnin niaa mɛɛ dɛnnda niaalan la co yɛ, mì mal bundɛla niaalan yin, mì yinnden le lom bundɛla lan balɔɔ sɔ́.»
Lelan diom Maalii Hala dimi-o co hoo ni aa: «I co kɔl ni tuwvo a nɛyɔn co ya nin-ndo pɛngɛla o fonda kon coo, mì tuisi ndu vanndacieea a cɔlua coo, mì tuisi ndu yɔmnde, yondoo a o kulun co lɛŋ-ndon coo maa leyin, mì le lo ŋɔu, le ɲumnin te.»
Nduyɛ, yáà tɔl nɔm maa nakɔ n'rɛsɛn kɛndɛ-kɛndɛ, maa tɔlɔɔ tum kɛndɛ-kɛndɛ. Vɛ̀ɛ̀ n looku yɛ kɔllo mangalan a ya o lepilɔɔ nuaa? Le yɛɛ n muungu yɛ maa rɛsɛn foofiɛi nda fula nɛɛ celen pɔ́-o?