A koom, xan toofeen nuun a suptel njaañ, a kim baneex nuun a ndef xa paɗax, oxuu refna a deroox o saaku, fop a nduusoox a ƥula yaam naqad. Kaam ee, a koom saax le a mbi nen kaa mbind oo mbind a nqoniɗ o dimbaane, fop a muukoor nen ñaal o njombe.
Ndi xar um ga’aa? Owe ndiida boo a sendaa, a ndakooxaa o jiijiŋ. A Salma-koor ake den a nduguñe, a ngod o joor, too nomtooxiidatee, diid le xey muu refna. Mi o Yaal oxe a layun.
Nuun rew we, nan-gilooxyo boog fa lay fee no Yaal oxe, mbet nof nuun no ke ta layaa! Aqatinyo xa ƥiy xa tew axe nuun a ƭomatax, oxuu refna a jangin o tew o kend um ƭomatax nene:
Xa buuq xa ƈufginoor axe na xeet es a nannoortiida muu refna kam saax le: «Ndax kaa o Yaal oxe refatee Siyoŋ? Ndax kaa Siyoŋ jegatee o maad?» O Yaal oxe a doona yee: «Xar taxu da mbuuxnoortaam nitaal sexe ke den, tig cegee njiriiñ ke ngatna a ngenareem?»
Kang ke no pis ke no fañ we a nannoorta Dan, lanq ke fop a sendaa yaam fangax le no ŋexel le no naar-koor ke den. Owe ngaraa, a nduudniid saax le fo ke refna teen, teeru fee fo we ngenna teen.
O Yaal oxe a laya yee: «Nuun xeet es, nderooxyo xa saaku, mbirkiloox kam ndaw. Ñaawooxyo nen oxaa na ñaawooxaa o ƥeem o ngoor o leng kut, ƭomatoox boo nqij, yaam o yaayaq oxe xe garaa a bet a in.»