Kikɛmɛ a nimli nɛ ɔmɛ ɔ, a ma kpata a hɛ mi kɛ maa ya neneene. Ejakaa mɛɛ lɛɛ a muklii ji a mawu nɛ a jaa. A nyaa zo níhi a he, nɛ je mi níhi pɛ a he a susuu.
“Tsaatsɛmɛ, mɛni nyɛ ngɛ pee nɛ ɔ? Wɔ hu nimli adesahi kɛkɛ ji wɔ kaa nyɛ nɔuu. Wa ngɛ sane kpakpa a fiɛe kɛ ngɛ nyɛ tsɔɔe, konɛ nyɛɛ kpale nyɛ se kɛ je kikɛmɛ a ní nɛ ɔmɛ nɛ a he be se nami ɔ a he kɛ ba Mawu hɛ kalɔ ɔ ngɔ. Lɛ nɛ e bɔ hiɔwe, kɛ zugba, kɛ wo, kɛ níhi tsuo nɛ ngɛ a mi ɔ.
Anɛ zo gbe mɛ benɛ a tsu musu ní nɛ ɔmɛ lo? Dɛbi, zo gbi mɛ fɛɛ; nɔ́ nɛ a tsɛɛ ke zo po a li. Enɛ ɔ he je ɔ, mɛ hu a ma gbo kɛ piɛ ni nɛmɛ nɛ a maa gbe ɔ a he. Ke i gbla a tue kɛkɛ a nyagbe ji lɔ ɔ nɛ. Imi, Yawɛ lɛ i de.
Jehanɛ lɛɛ Eli ba bwɔ; níhi nɛ e binyumu ɔmɛ ngɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ pee ɔ, e nu lɛ tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ. E nu hulɔ kaa a kɛ yi ɔmɛ nɛ tsuɔ ní ngɛ kpe he bo tsu ɔ nya a ngɛ si hwɔe.