22 A jɩbʋrɩ na kpɛ na paalɩ a ʋ yir-bɛrɛ, ɛ́ a gbõgbo-cili kpɩɛr a ʋ na-yir-vɩɛlɩ pʋɔ. A Babɩlɔn baarʋ daar pɩɛl'a, ʋ tarɛ na, bibi-been bɛ lɛb dɔwlɛ ɩ.
À ŋá n'a a Sore, a kpɛnʋ-za-sob, a Ɩsɩrayɛl Naaŋmɩn, yere: «Bɛ nɛbr'ɩ a Babɩlɔn na ɩrɛ nɩbaalʋ a, mɛ̃ zie bɛ na cɔbrɛ ble vab ƴãw a. Ka nɩ blã a, a na ɩ n a bʋ̃-dieri-deb daar a ʋ zie.»
Fʋ ɩ na a tẽ-kpɛ̃ɛ lɩɛbɩ kʋsɛbɛ na gbõ taa a, a tẽ-kpɛ̃ɛ na cɔbrɩ kpɛmɛ a zɛbr ƴãw a, ʋ lo. A nɩ-sãanbɛ zɛbr-yir-kpɛ̃w bɛ cãà ɩ tẽ-kpɛ̃ɛ ɩ, bɛ kʋ̃ lɛb mɛ ʋ towtow ɛ.
A daar ʋl a yel ŋa na na ɩ a, bɛ ta sɛr ɛ. Ɛcɛ a ʋ yel-mɩŋa na sãá nɩ a ʋ daar. Bɛr tɩɛrʋ ɛ́ gùre, alɛ saa sãá mɛ̃ a cɛlɛ na a: a ʋlɩ bom nɛ ɩ̃ na yere a na ta na, bʋnʋ bɛ ka be ɩ, a bɛ lɛb kɔwrɛ ɩ.
Bɛ yi na kɛ́ bɛr a nãà yir, nɩr bɛ cãà a tẽ-kpɛ̃ɛ na tɩ ɩrɛ gɔmɛ a pʋɔ ɩ. A Ofɛl nɩ a zie piwru yir-cõcowla lɩɛbɩ ziir na gã zawlɛ kʋralɛ ɩ a bòn gaarɩ nʋ̃ɔ̀ nɩ a dʋn mʋ̃ɔ 'wɔbrʋ zie a.
A wɛ-dʋn, a gbõgbo-cili nɩ a kʋlãdisowli na ƴãwnɛ mɛ̃ na, ɩ̃ na ɩ kʋ̃ɔ gbɔlɛ a wɛja-kpalɛ pʋɔ a ƴãw, ɩ̃ na ɩ mamɛ zɔrɛ a zi-kõw ŋa pʋɔ a ƴãw. Bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ vɛ̃, ɩ̃ bɔbr'a k'ɩ̃ɩ kʋ̀ kʋ̃ɔ a ɩ̃ nɩ-bʋʋrɛ ɩ̃ na kaa ír a bɛ nyũ.
Nɩr ɩ n yã-bãwnɛ a sɛw ʋ na bãw a yele á ŋá pɛr ɩ? A Sore wa ƴɛ̀r a ʋ zie a, ʋ̃ʋ ɩ bɛ bãw bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ so a tẽw sãw, bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ so ʋ dɩ a vũu mɛ̃ wɛja-kpalɛ a, ɛ́ ɩ zie nɩr za na bɛ tuur tɔlɛ a?
A gbõgbo-cili tɛɛ za mɩ́ ƴãw nɩ bɩrɛ a bili a ƴɛnɩ, a mɩ́ guol'ɩ a bili. Ɛcɛ, a ɩ̃ nɩ-bʋʋrɛ ɩ na mɛ̃ mã-po-tuo sob a, mɛ̃ wɛja-kpalɛ pʋɔ kʋlãdisowle a.
A mãa Mise a, ɩ̃ na kone na ŋmɩɛr'ɩ cɛlsɩ, ɩ̃ na cere nɩ nɩ gbɛ-zawlɛ, ɛ́ tɛr ƴã-gã-kpãkpol. Ɩ̃ na ùore na mɛ̃ a gbõgbo-cili a. Ɩ̃ na kone nɩ a ɩ̃ kpɩɛrʋ kon mɛ̃ kʋlãdisowli a.
Dʋn na kpɩɛr'ɩ a tẽw sɔwlɩsɔw. Dʋ̃-bʋʋrɛ za: a vìí nɩ a vii-kpãakpul na ganɛ nɩ a ʋ kpule saa-zu a tɩ̃ɩsɔw. Bɛ na mɩ́ wone nɩ a lili kon, a yie tokori vɛɛ ƴãw. Fʋ na mɩ́ kpɩɛr'a wa báarɛ, ɛ́ nyɛ̃ a dacine na lo lo a, nɩ a sɛɛdɩr tɩɛ wɛwr na sãá sãá a.