1 A Zɔb na tɩ nyɛ̃ ʋ ɩ nɩ-mɩŋa a, a ʋ bárɩ ata bɛ ŋa tɩ bɛr'ɩ a ʋ ƴɛ̀r-sɔwfʋ.
«Ɩ̃ vɩɛl'a, ɩ̃ bɛ tɛr yel-bier ɛ, ɩ̃ zaa n'ɩ ŋa, faalʋ za bɛ be ɩ̃ zie ɩ.
Fʋ mɩŋa za bãwnɩ a na ɩ̃ na bɛ sãw a, ɛ́ bãwnɩ a nɩr na kʋ̃ tʋ̃ɔ́ faa mɛ̃ a fʋ nũú a.
Lɛ n'a ɩ̃ nãá manɩ a ɩ̃ yel-mɩŋa kʋ̀ ʋ, ɛ́ a ɩ̃ ƴɛ̀r-dɩrɛ nãá bɛr mɛ̃ na a baarɩ.
A bɛ tɛr vɛb ɛ, a Naaŋmɩn na kʋ m a, ɩ̃ bɛ cãà tɩɛrɛ bom za ɩ. Ɛcɛ ɩ̃ na ƴɛ̀r'a wul a ɩ̃ yel-mɩŋa a ʋ niŋé.
Ɩ̃ na yel'ɩ a Naaŋmɩn: ta ɩrɛ mɛ̃ mɛ̃ sãwna sob a ɩ, wul mɛ̃ a bom nɛ ɩ̃ na ɩ sãw fʋ a.
A ɩ̃ ƴɛ̀rʋ ɩ n zir-ŋmarɛ ƴɛ̀rʋ bɩɩ? Ɩ̃ na tʋ̃ɔ́ na bɛ bãw bom na ɩ faa a bɩɩ? Nyɩ jɩ́r mɛ̃ nyɛ̃: ziri ta ka mãa nɩ a nyɩɩm cará ɩ! Ɩ̃ lɛb maal yel, nyɩ jɩ́r mɛ̃ nyɛ̃, ɛ́ nyɩ na nyɛ̃ na k'ɩ̃ɩ bɛ tɛr sãwna ɩ.
A na ŋmɛ̃ à ŋá a, ɩ̃ cɔbr'ɩ a ƴɛ̀rʋ, ɩ̃ɩ bãwnɩ a na, mãa n'ʋ na tɛr a yel-mɩŋa.
A fʋ sãwna n'a ƴãw fʋ ƴɛ̀rɛ, fʋ ƴɛ̀rɛ mɛ̃ a nɩsaal-libelibe a.
A fʋ sãwna na bɛ tɛr vuo, nɩ a fʋ ɩ-faar na bɛ tɛr tɛwfʋ zie a ƴãw nɩ̃ɛ n'a.
Ɛcɛ fʋ ƴɛ̀r'a ƴãw a ɩ̃ tobe pʋɔ, ɩ̃ cãà wone fʋ yere:
Fʋ bɔbr'a kɛ́ fʋ yel k'ɩ̃ɩ bɛ ɩ nɩ-mɩŋa ɩ? Fʋ bɔbr'a k'ɩ̃ɩ ɩ sãwna sob fʋ tʋ̃ɔ́ tɛr yel-mɩŋa a?