27 “Pɔ ebe builɛ nu asɛ, ‘Ɛtɛ nyi nɔ pɛnɔ ɔkɛlɛ gɛ nɔ de. Nɔ fla nɛ mɔ bha, wunɔ petee ebui kpã bhɛbhɛtɛ elete!’
“Ɔkɛlɛ aba ɖɔ tsre bagɛ bedzi yɛ kɛbɛtɛkpɛ nɛ mɛ asɛ, ‘Nɔ shɛ nɛ mɛ ɔbha, wɔnɔa gɛ ba ɖɔɛ bui akpɛ, ayɛkɔ tɛ̃a kpɛ kifu gɛ tɛba ni di mɛ gɛ ba bala elu kɔ ɔfufɔɛkpã nɛ ɛlɛ baxwɛdɛ.
Kibelɛlɛ gɛ buvu elete alɔ klɛ ada kedunu, nɔ bɔ lɔ kititi nɛ ɔtɔ nɔ zɔ bho opupu klɛ nɔ bɔ zɔ kpɛtɔkpuesi sɛ, ‘Apalete, danɛ buvu nɛ ɔkɔ lɔ.’ “Pɔ ebe tsre nɔ sɛ, ‘Ɛtɛ nyi nɔ ɔdɔgɔsɛ ɔkɛlɛ gɛ nɔ de.’
Pɔ, Kpaya kesikpɛkpɛ nɛna nɛ keli gɛganɛɛ, gɛ ba da kɛlɛ adɛda nɛ gɛ ba ŋlɔmɛ atrɔ yɛabha sɛ: “Apalete nɛ enyi bagɛ be nu yayɛalɛ,” klɛ, “Anɔnyanɔ gɛ ebu Apalete nɛ nyi aɖɔ, alasɛ tɛ etsodzi nɛ kɛtɔkpu mɛ gɛganɛe de.”
Pɔ ɔtsyɔnɛ gɛ nɔ nyi Kpaya— pɛnɔ Kpaya yenyi nɔ—kɛlɛ kɛdzi sɛ nɔ tsyina kede kpɛ bagɛ ba ma kemi anɛ bagɛ ku eshutukubui ɛkpãzɛza? Nɔ pɛɛ sɛ tɛ nɔ flodzi banɔ dzidzi kɔalɛ?
Pɔ anɔ nɛ gɛ adɛmɛ Kpaya bui Kpaya enyi anɔ alɛlɛ.
“Pɔ be tsre balɛ asɛ, ‘Itsre nɔ kɛgba sɛ, iti nyi nɔ.’