8 Taabalaa, ɖe-liu wɛɛ se ɩtɩlɩ kʋñɔŋ sɔsɔʋ ŋgʋ́ ɖɩɩtɔɔ Aazii ɛjaɖɛ taa nɛ pɩnɩɩ-ɖʋ siŋŋ nɛ pɩɖɛlɛsɩ ɖa-hama yɔɔ yɔ. Halɩ ɖɩɩmaɣzaa se ɖɩtɛŋɛlɩɣ kɩ-taa.
Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu taaha Pɔɔlɩ nɛ ɛ-taabalaa nʋmɔʋ se posusi Ɛsɔtɔm Aazii egeetiye taa. Pʋ-yɔɔ pakpaɣ nʋmɔʋ nɛ patɩŋnɩ Frijii egeetiye nɛ Galaasii ɛjaɖɛ pa-taa se pɛɖɛɣ.
Ɛtɛm-wɛ yɔɔdɩnaʋ ḿbʋ́ lɛ, ɛɖɔɔnɩ ɛyáa samaɣ ŋ́gá.
Ŋgʋ́, ɖa-taa cɩnɛ ɖɩnaɣ mbá palɩnɩ Partɩ nɛ Meedii nɛ Elam nɛ Mezoopotamii nɛ Yudee nɛ Kapaadoosi nɛ Pɔntɩ nɛ Aazii egeetiye taa
Man-taabalaa! Me-liu wɛɛ se ɩtɩlɩ se manpam ɖʋʋ se mɔnkɔŋ mɩ-tɛ nɛ mala tʋmɩyɛ nɛ pɩlɩɩ pʋyʋ ɛzɩ malabʋ ajɛya lɛɛna taa yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, pʋwɛɛ pɩlaɣzɩɣ-m halɩ nɛ sɔnɔ.
Yee ɛyáa lɩmaɣza tɩtɩŋa maawɛna nɛ mala you nɛ tɛtɛ kpɩna Efɛɛzɩ lɛ, pɩɩlɩ-m we pɩ-taa? Yee sɩɖaa eefeŋ yɔ, pʋbʋ ɖɩla ɛzɩ potuu eduuye se: «Đɩtɔɔ nɛ ɖɩñɔɔ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɖɩkɔŋ sɩbʋ cee» yɔ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, paa koyindinaa ɛɖɔwa yɔ, pɩha-m waɖɛ se mala tʋmɩyɛ sɔsɔɖɛ nɖɩ́ ɖɩwɛ wazaɣ yɔ.
Ei! Naze mɩtɛm mi-ɖeɖe hiɣu! Ɩtɛm pɩsʋʋ ñɩm tɩnaa! Naze mɩpɩsɩ awiya nɛ piyebi-ɖʋ! Toovenim lɛ, ɖe-liu kɛwɛɛ kpem se ɩtɔɔ kewiyaɣ nɛ ɖɩkɔɔ ɖa nɛ mɩ ɖɩtɔɔ-kɛ.
Toovenim lɛ, ɖa-maɣmaɣ ɖɩtɛm sɩm sɔŋ nɩʋ. Pɩlabɩ ḿbʋ́ se ɖɩtaatasɩ ɖa-tɩ taʋ liu. Ɛlɛ́, pʋwɛɛ se ɖɩtaa Ɛsɔ weyi efeziɣ sɩɖaa yɔ e-ɖeke koŋ.
Palakɩ ɛzɩ paasɩŋ-ɖʋ yɔ, ŋgʋ́ pasɩm-ɖʋ camɩyɛ. Pakpakɩɣ-ɖʋ ɛzɩ sɩɖaa yɔ, ŋgʋ́ ɖɩwɛ wezuu ɛzɩ ɩnaɣʋ yɔ. Pɔhɔŋ ɖa-nɩŋgbaaŋ, ɛlɛ́, paakʋʋ-ɖʋ.