10 Mawu, kɛ yaa si mɛni be lɛ wa he nyɛli ɔmɛ maa muɔ mo? Anɛ a maa gbe o biɛ ɔ he guɛ kɛ maa ya neneene lo?
Yawɛ, ba he ye yi wami koo! Naa mi mɔbɔ nɛ o kpɔ mi, ejakaa o suɔmi ɔ be nyagbe.
Nyɔmtsɛ, je mahi tsuo nɛ ye o he fɛu ɔ, gbla a tue si kpaago kɛ to nɔ́ nɛ a pee ɔ nya.
Yawɛ, mɛni be o maa laa o he kɛ ya si? O maa laa o he kɛ maa ya neneene lo? O mi mi fumi nɛ ngɛ kaa la nɛ ngɛ tsoe ɔ, mɛni be lɛ e se maa po?
Mɛnɔ he fɛu o ye ɔ? Mɛnɔ ahlua o bɔ ɔ? Mɛnɔ nɔ o wo o nya nɔ ngɛ ɔ? Mɛnɔ o bui ɔ? Pi imi, Israel Mawu klɔuklɔu ɔ lo?
Kɛkɛ nɛ nɔ kake bi bɔfo ɔ nɛ wo kploba tade kɛ daa si ngɛ pa a yiti je ɔ ke, “Mɛni be kikɛmɛ a nyakpɛ ní nɛ ɔmɛ maa hi si kɛ yaa si loko a se maa po?”
A kpa ngmlaa wawɛɛ ke, “Nyɔmtsɛ Ope, mo nɛ o ngɛ klɔuklɔu, nɛ o yeɔ anɔkuale! Mɛni be o maa mlɛ kɛ yaa si? Ni ɔmɛ nɛ ngɛ je ɔ mi nɛ a gbe wɔ ɔ, kojo mɛ nɔuu nɛ o gbla a tue!”