16 Mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ ɛtaala acɛyɛ yaa ɛtaakpaɣ Ɛsɔ ñɩm se pɩtɛkɛ pʋyʋ ɛzɩ Ezaayuu yɔ. Tam kʋɖʋm tɔɔnaɣ maɣmaɣ yɔɔ ɛɛpɛdɩ ɛ-sɔsɔtʋ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛyʋ taa lɩmaɣza kɩdɛkɛdɛɛ lɩɣna se ɛla acɛyɛ nɛ ɛmɩlɩ nɛ ɛkʋ ɛyáa
Ɛlɛ́, ɖɩma-wɛ takayaɣ nɛ ɖiheyi-wɛ se pataatɔɔ kɩlaʋ nandʋ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tipisiɣ ɛyáa. Pataatɔɔ ɖɔɖɔ calɩm nɛ kpɩna wena pɛtɛcɛ a-liŋ tɛɛ yɔ. Pakpa pa-tɩ nɛ yem yem lakasɩ.
Ńdʋ́ lɛ se: ɩtaatɔɔ kɩlaʋ nandʋ yaa calɩm yaa kpɩna wena pɛtɛcɛ a-liŋ tɛɛ yɔ. Ɩkpa mɩ-tɩ nɛ yem yem lakasɩ. Ɩlabɩ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ḿbʋ́ yɔ, pʋwɛɣ ɖeu. Taabalaa, ɖɩsɛ-mɩ!»
Pɩfɛyɩ se ɖɩla acɛyɛ ɛzɩ pa-taa lɛlaa kalabʋ yɔ. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, palabɩ ḿbʋ́ nɛ pa-taa ɛyáa kutokiŋ nɩɩlɛ nɛ naadozo tɔlɩ evemiye kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ nɛ pasɩ.
Mantasʋʋ pɩsʋʋ mɩ-tɛ yɔ, sɔɔndʋ kpaɣ-m se mɛ-Ɛsɔ ɖʋʋ-m fɛyɛ mɩ-tɔm taa. Tɩkpaɣ-m ɖɔɖɔ se mɔnkɔŋ tɩmʋʋ mbá paalabɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm ɖooo lɔŋ nɛ pataha acɛyɛ nɛ ɛzaɣ́tʋ siɣ́ye yɔ, pa-taa ɛyáa sakɩyɛ yɔɔ.
Pataatɩɩnɩʋ acɛyɛ yaa azuluma lakasɩ tɩŋa yaa liidiye laɣzaɣ pa-taŋ kpem mɩ-hɛkʋ taa ɛzɩ pʋmʋnaʋ Ɛsɔ ñɩma yɔ.
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɩtɩlɩ camɩyɛ se paatayɩɣnɩ acɛyɛ laɖʋ nɛ azuluma tʋ yaa liidiye laɣzaɣ tʋ ñɩm mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ ñɔɔzaa nɛ ɛsɩɩ ɛ nɛ Krɩstʋ pe-Kewiyaɣ taa yɔ. Liidiye laɣzaɣ tʋ ñɛwɛ ɛzɩ agɔlɩma kpɛyɩyʋ yɔ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ipi kedeŋa lakasɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩsɩ nzɩ́ ɩlakɩ yɔ. Ńzɩ́ yɔ: acɛyɛ nɛ azuluma lakasɩ nɛ sɔɔlɩm kɩdɛkɛdɩm nɛ lɩmaɣza kɩdɛkɛdɛɛ nɛ ñɩm laɣzaɣ. Pʋbʋ ñɛwɛ ɛzɩ agɔlɩma kpɛyʋʋ yɔ.
Pʋwɛɛ se ɖɩtɩlɩ se: pɩtɛkɛ mbá palakɩ mbʋ́ pʋtʋʋzaa yɔ paɖʋ paɣtʋ. Ɛlɛ́, mbá paaɖɔŋ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ nɛ kaañamtʋ tɩnaa nɛ mbá pɛpɛŋɩɣ Ɛsɔ tɛtɛ yɔ nɛ kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖaa nɛ mbá paalakɩ mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ liu wɛɛ yɔ yaa paañaŋ ɛ-ñɩm yɔ nɛ mbá pakʋʋ pa-caanaa yaa po-ɖoonaa yɔ nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa paɖʋ-tʋ.
Pʋwɛɛ se ɛyáa tɩŋa payɩ ɛɖʋ halɩkpaɣyɛ hɩɖɛ. Abalʋ ɛsʋnɩ ɛ-halʋ ɖeke nɛ halʋ ɖɔɖɔ ḿbʋ́. Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ kɔŋ hʋnaʋ hayitu nɛ acɛyɛ pa-laɖaa.
Piyele sɔɔndʋ tɩnaa nɛ mbá paañaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ nɛ kʋsɔɔtʋ tɩnaa nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa nɛ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ fadɩŋ laɖaa nɛ agɔlɩma layaa nɛ cɛtɩyaa tɩŋa payɩ pe-ɖeɖe lɛ miŋ sɔsɔŋ weyi ɛ-taa nɛ tɩm nɛ ɛmʋʋ siŋŋ yɔ ɛ-taa: ḿbʋ́ lɛ sɩm naalɛ ñɩmbʋ.»
Piyele kʋsɔɔtʋ laɖaa nɛ fadɩŋ laɖaa nɛ acɛyɛ laɖaa nɛ ɛyáa kʋyaa nɛ agɔlɩma layaa nɛ mbá pɔsɔɔlɩ cɛtʋʋ nɛ pɛcɛtɩɣ ɛyáa yɔ, paba ñɛwɛɣnɩ tɩ-wayɩ!