A lɛ pʋɔ a, nyɛ̃ a lɛ a Sore na ƴãw k'ɩ̃ɩ yel a: “Ɩ̃ darɛ nɩ a alɩ bome nɛ ɩ̃ na mɛ a lɔbr, ɛ́ vɔnɛ a alɩ bome nɛ ɩ̃ na sɛl a bɛrɛ. Ɩ̃ damnɛ nɩ a tẽw za nyawr taa.
Wa tɩ tɔ ka a, ɩ̃ tɩ àr'ɩ a bɛ ƴãw k'ɩ̃ɩ vɔ̃ bɛr, k'ɩ̃ɩ ŋmɛ lɔb, k'ɩ̃ɩ da lɔb, k'ɩ̃ɩ sãw bɛr, k'ɩ̃ɩ ɩ a kpɛ. Ɛcɛ ƴɛrɛŋa a, ɩ̃ na lɩɛb'a cɔw bɛ, k'ɩ̃ɩ lɛb mɛ ɛ́ lɛb sɛl, a Sore n'ʋ yere.
Ɛcɛ ɩ̃ mɩ́ ɩ n a ɩ̃ tõ-tõ-bie ƴɛ̀rʋ tu, ɛ́ ɩ a lɛ a ɩ̃ nɩ-toni na yel a maalɩ. Ɩ̃ yere nɩ a Zerizalɛm ƴãw: “Nɩbɛ na lɛb'a kpɛ ʋ, bɛ na lɛb a libri a ʋ deboru”. Ɩ̃ yere nɩ a Zuda tẽ-bɛrɛ ƴãw: “Bɛ na lɛb'a mɛ a”.
Nɩsaal wa sãw ʋ nɩsaal-tɔ a, Naaŋmɩn na bãw nɩ a sãwna sob. Ɛcɛ nɩsaal wa sãw Naaŋmɩn a, ãa n'ʋ na tʋ̃ɔ́ bãw a sãwna sob?» Ɛcɛ, bɛ bɛ tɩ bɛr wõ a bɛ sãà ƴɛ̀rʋ ɛ. A Sore tɩ sɩrɩ na yel k'aa fɛr'a kɛ́ bɛ kpi.
Ɩ̃ na dáa nɩ a dacin nyɩ na fɔl a lɔb. Ɩ̃ na sãw ʋ na bɛr tɩ ta n a sɩɛmɩ́ ɛ́ bɛ na nyɛ̃ nɩ a ʋ pɛr na bin a. A dacin na lo na, ɛ́ a kʋsɛbɛ lo dĩ nyɩ ŋmɛr. Lɛ n'a nyɩ na bãw kɛ́ mãa n'ɩ a Sore.
Lɛ n'a a Sore malkɩ tɩ lɛb yel: «Sore Kpɛnʋ-za-sob i, yome lɩz'a ata nɩ pie n'ɩ à ŋá fʋ na nyɛ̃ nɩ a Zerizalɛm nɩ a Zuda ten al na cɛ a, suur a. Debor'a fʋ na zawrɩ na zɔ a nɩbaalʋ tɩ ta n?»
Ɩ a nɩ-bʋʋrɛ bɛ ŋa socie a kpawlɩ, ɩ a bɛ tobe a wõw, ɛ́ a bɛ mimie zɔ̃w. Ta sàw a bɛ mimie nyɛrɛ ɩ, a bɛ tobe wone ɩ, a bɛ socie bãw a pɛr ɛ. Bɛ ta tʋ̃ɔ́ lɩɛbɩ a bɛ ɩb, ɛ́ sanɩ ɛ.»
Ɛcɛ a Sore tɩ ƴãw na a ʋ ƴɛ̀r-manɛ Aze ƴɛ̀r a bɛ zie à ŋá: «À ŋá n'a a Sore, a kpɛnʋ-za-sob, yere: “A nɩbɛ bɛ ŋa yere na k'aa ɩ̃ yir-kpɛ̃ɛ lɛb-mɛb bɛ ta sɛr ɛ.