“A Sore yere na: «Nyɩ wa tɩ ŋmɛ nɔkpɛn. A nyɩ yel-bebe wa mʋ̃ɔ̀ ɓõɓõ a, a na lɩɛb'a pɛlɩ parpar. Alɛ wa mʋ̃ɔ̀ cõcõ a, a na lɩɛb'a pɛlɩ mɛ̃ pi-kɔblʋ pɛn-pla a.
Sɩza, ɩ̃ na wa n a nɩ-bʋʋr-yoru ƴãw: a bɛ gbãgbaar mɩ̀ na fá n a bɛ bome.» A yele á ŋá wa ɩ a, nyɩ na bãw na k'aa Sore Kpɛnʋ-za-sob sɩrɩ n'ʋ tõ m.
A ʋlɩ bibir nɛ a, a Sore na lɛb'a maal dɔl a ʋ kpãkpã-kpɛ̃w, k'ʋʋ faa nɩ a ʋ nɩbɛ ŋmãa na cɛ a, a bɛl na na cãà vʋʋrɛ be a Asiiri tẽw, a Eziptɩ tẽw pɛrɩ́, a Eziptɩ tẽw saa-zũú, a Sudã tẽw, a Elam tẽw, a Babɩlɔn tẽw, a Hamatɩ tẽw na be Siiri, nɩ a kʋ̃ɔ-kpɛ̃ɛ nʋɔr nɩ a kʋ̃ɔ-kpɛ̃ɛ-sɔgɔ-ten pʋɔ a.
A Sore pɩɛlɩ mɛ̃ na, ʋ na kpɛ m'a. Ãa n'ʋ na sàw tɛr'ɩ mɛ̃ ƴɛ̀rʋ? Ʋ ɩ tɩ lãw cen a ƴɛ̀rʋ-dɩb zie! Ãa n'ʋ na ɩ a ɩ̃ dɔ̃ sob a ƴɛ̀rʋ zie? Ʋ wa àr a ɩ̃ niŋé!
Nyɩ bɛrɛ wone a ɩ̃ ƴɛ̀rʋ, nyɩɩm nɩ-bʋʋrɛ na zãá a, nyɩ cɛlɛ be, nyɩɩm na kpɩɛr zi-zãána a. Ɩ̃ tɩ cãà nɩ a ɩ̃ mã vʋr pʋɔ ɛ́ a Sore bʋɔlɩ mɛ̃. Ɩ̃ tɩ cãà nɩ a ɩ̃ mã puori, ʋʋ bʋɔlɩ a ɩ̃ yúor.
Nyɩ taw pɩɛlɩ mɛ̃ bɛr wõ: a pɛr-tib daar za a, ɩ̃ bɛ dãw sɔwlɩ ƴɛ̀r ɛ. A daar ʋl a yele á ŋá na ɩ a, ɩ̃ tɩ be n be. — Ɛ́ ƴɛrɛŋa a, a Sore Naaŋmɩn n'ʋ tone mɛ̃ ɛ́ kʋ̀rɛ mɛ̃ a ʋ Vʋʋrʋ.
Ɛcɛ a bɛlɩ dem na mɩ́ ƴãw a bɛ tɩɛrʋ a Sore ƴãw a, mɩ́ páw nɩ fãw-paala. Bɛ mɩ́ ƴaw na mɛ̃ sɩlɩ a, bɛ mɩ́ zɔrɛ na bɛ bàlɛ ɩ, bɛ mɩ́ cere na tɔlɛ nidaa ɛ́ a bɛ fãw bɛ síwre ɩ.
A nɩ-bʋʋr-yoru za, bɛ ɓã taa, a ten ten nɩbɛ, bɛ kpaar taa! A bɛ pʋɔ a, ãa n'ʋ na tʋ̃ɔ́ yel a ʋlɩ bom nɛ na ɩrɛ a? Bɩɩ na tʋ̃ɔ́ ɩ tɩ bãw a ʋlɩ bom nɛ na ɩ baarɩ a? Bɛ yi n a bɛ dãsɩɛ dem ɛ́ wul kɛ́ bɛ tɛr'ɩ yel-mɩŋa! A dãsɩɛ dem, bɛ wõ a bɛ ƴɛ̀rʋ ɛ́ yel: “Yel-mɩŋa n'a!”