17 Se ní tsumi nɛ Mawu ngɛ tsue ngɛ je nɛ ɔ mi ɔ lɛɛ nɔmlɔ be nya nae gblegbleegble. Ke o gbo dengme hluu po, o be nya nae. Ní leli nɛ e peeɔ mɛ kaa mɛɛ a le ɔ, mɛ po a nɛ nya.
E peeɔ nɔ́ tsuaa nɔ́ saminyayoo ngɛ e be mi. E ha nɔmlɔ juɛmi nɛ e kɛ leɔ níhi nɛ be momo, kɛ níhi nɛ maa ba hwɔɔ se. Se kɛ̃ ɔ, lɛ Mawu ɔ ní tsumi kɛ je sisije kɛ ya si nyagbe ɔ, lɔ ɔ lɛɛ nɔmlɔ juɛmi sui he.
Anɛ o li lo? Anɛ o nui lolo lo? Yawɛ ji Mawu nɛ ngɛ daa kɛ daa; lɛ ji nɔ nɛ bɔ je ɔ tsuo. Pɔ tɔɛ lɛ, nɛ e gbɔjɔɔ we. Bɔ nɛ e juɛmi mi kuɔ ha a, nɔ ko nɔ ko be nyɛe maa nu sisi.
Yawɛ, ye Mawu! O tsu nyakpɛ ní babauu ha wɔ; o to yi mi kpakpa babauu ngɛ wa he; mɛnɔ po kɛ mo sɔ? Ke i ke ma tu ní nɛ ɔmɛ tsuo a he munyu ɔ, i be nyɛe; ejakaa a he hiɛ tsɔ.
I bɔ mɔde kaa níhi tsuo nɛ a peeɔ ngɛ je nɛ ɔ mi ɔ, ma ngɔ ye nile ɔ kɛ hla mi fitsofitso. Ní tsumi nɛ Mawu ngɔ ha nɔmlɔ adesa ke e tsu ngɛ je nɛ ɔ mi ɔ, haomi sɔuu; pi ní tsumi nɛ ngɔɔ.