2 Zɔb i, fʋ ŋmɩɛr'ɩ nɩ a Kpɛnʋ-za-sob nɔkpɛn, ƴɛrɛŋa a, fʋ na bɛr'a bɩɩ fʋ na sɔw na?
Ɩ̃ na yel'ɩ a Naaŋmɩn: ta ɩrɛ mɛ̃ mɛ̃ sãwna sob a ɩ, wul mɛ̃ a bom nɛ ɩ̃ na ɩ sãw fʋ a.
Ɛcɛ mãa a, a Kpɛnʋ-za-sob zie n'a ɩ̃ na ƴɛ̀rɛ: a Naaŋmɩn zie n'a ɩ̃ bɔbr k'ɩ̃ɩ ƴɛ̀r wul k'ɩ̃ɩ bɛ tɛr sãwna ɩ.
Ɩ̃ nãá tɩ manɩ nɩ a ɩ̃ yel-mɩŋa kʋ̀ ʋ. A yel-mɩŋa man-wulu ƴɛ̀r-bie nãá paal'ɩ a ɩ̃ nʋɔr.
A Naaŋmɩn na vʋʋrɛ a n'ʋ ɩ̃ pɔrɛ nɩ, ʋl na bɛ sàw wul a ɩ̃ yel-mɩŋa a, a Kpɛnʋ-za-sob na ƴãw mɛ̃ a su-sãwna a:
Bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ so a Naaŋmɩn mɩ́ ɩ a tuo-wonbɛ nyɛ̃ a cãà? Bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ so ʋ mɩ́ kʋ̀ a nyɔ-vʋʋrʋ a wʋ̀ʋr dem?
Ɩ̃ ɩ n nɩr na bɛ bãw be ʋ na cere a ɩ, ɛ́ a Naaŋmɩn mɛ dacin piw nɩ mɛ̃!
Fʋ lɩɛb'ɩ po-to-sob a ɩ̃ zie, a fʋ fãw za n'a fʋ dɔwrɛ nɩ mɛ̃.
'Woi! Ãa n'ʋ pãa na bɛr wõ m a? A ɩ̃ ƴɛ̀rʋ nʋɔr kʋb zie n'ɩ a ka. A Kpɛnʋ-za-sob'ʋ cɛ na sɔw mɛ̃! Ɛ́ a ɩ̃ sãwna sɛbɛ a ɩ̃ dɔ̃ sob na sɛb a,
Bʋnʋ ƴãw n'a fʋ bɔbr ʋ nɔhaarʋ ʋ na bɛ sɔwr a fʋ sowru a?
Cɔbrɩ gù mɛ̃ dɛb a: ɩ̃ na sowri fʋ na, fʋ sɔw kʋ̀ m.
A Sore tɩ bʋɔl'ɩ a Zɔb sowr'ʋ:
Lɛ n'a a Zɔb tɩ sɔw a Sore yel:
Mãa n'ɩ a kʋ̃ɔ-kpɛ̃ɛ bɩɩ a kʋ̃ɔ-kpɛ̃ɛ Dʋ̃-bɩɛ, fʋ ƴãw gùrbɛ gù m a ziir za a?
Alɛ ɩ mɛ̃ bɛ ŋmɩɛr'ɩ ʋ nɩ nɔkpɛn a, bɛ na ƴɛ̀r'ɩ ƴɛ̀r-bie túr, ʋʋ bɛ sɔw been ɛ.
Bom za na be a, bɛ tɩ dãw na bãw ʋ, ɛ́ tɩ bãw nɩ vla a sob nɛ na n'ɩ a nɩsaal a: ʋ kʋ̃ tʋ̃ɔ́ ŋmɛ nɔkpɛn nɩ nɩr na kpɛmɛ zuo ʋ a ɩ.
Ãa n'ʋ a Naaŋmɩn ƴãw ʋ wul ʋ a yã k'ʋʋ nyɛrɛ, k'ʋʋ zanɩ a yele jielu vla, k'ʋʋ zanɩ a yã-bãwfʋ, k'ʋʋ bãw a bom a na fɛr kɛ́ bɛ bãw a?
A Sore pɩɛlɩ mɛ̃ na, ʋ na kpɛ m'a. Ãa n'ʋ na sàw tɛr'ɩ mɛ̃ ƴɛ̀rʋ? Ʋ ɩ tɩ lãw cen a ƴɛ̀rʋ-dɩb zie! Ãa n'ʋ na ɩ a ɩ̃ dɔ̃ sob a ƴɛ̀rʋ zie? Ʋ wa àr a ɩ̃ niŋé!
Babɩlɔn tẽw i, ɩ̃ ƴãw fʋ nɩ bɛra, ɛ́ fʋ̃ʋ n'ɩ ŋan lo a bɛra pʋɔ, ɛ́ bɛ bãwnɩ a ɩ. Bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ vɛ̃, a mãa Sore n'ʋ fʋ ŋmãa nɩ a zɛbr.»
«Bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ so bɛ wone bɛ lɔbr a zʋkpar ŋa a Ɩsɩrayɛl tẽw pʋɔ: “A dɔwrbɛ 'wɔb'ɩ suw-kɛrɛ, ɛcɛ a bibiir nyɩmɛ n'a mĩi?”
Bɛ tɩ de na zɛbr'ɩ a yir sob.
Bɩɩ tɩ bɔbr'a kɛ́ tɩ ɩ a Sore nyuur ìr bɩɩ? Tɩ tɛr'ɩ fãw zuo ʋ bɩɩ?
Bʋ̃ʋ n'ʋ vɛ̃, bɛ sɛb'a kɛ́: «Ãa n'ʋ bãw a Sore pʋ-tɩɛrʋ? Ãa n'ʋ na tʋ̃ɔ́ wul ʋ yã?» Ɛ́ tɩɩm a, tɩ tɛr'ɩ a Kɩrɩta pʋ-tɩɛrʋ.