4 Ɛlɛ́, eekeŋni-i. Pʋkɔma pɩnɩɩ wiyaʋ ɛnʋ lɛ, ɛtɔ se: ‹Toovenim lɛ, paa maañaŋ Ɛsɔ nɛ maacɔŋnɩ nɔɔyʋ se ɛkɛ pʋyʋ yɔ,
Ɛlɛ́, ɛcaɣ nɛ ɛmaɣzɩ ɛ-taa se: ‹Mala ɛzɩma lee? Kpoŋ ɛɛtalɩɣ-m se monsuu mɔn-tɔɔnaɣ tɩŋa.›
Peeɖe tʋmlaɖʋ ɛnʋ ɛhʋ ɛ-taa se: ‹Nɔɔnɔɔ man-caa lɩzɩɣ-m tʋmɩyɛ taa, malakɩ ɛzɩma lee? Mɛnfɛyɩ ɖoŋ se maahayɩ. Ŋgʋ́, sʋlʋmʋʋ ñɛwɛ-m fɛyɛ.
Eduuye ńɖɩ́ yɔ se: «Wiyaʋ nɔɔyʋ kɛwɛnɩ tɛtʋ natʋyʋ taa, ɛɛñaŋ Ɛsɔ. Đɔɖɔ lɛ, ɛɛcɔŋnɩ nɔɔyʋ se ɛkɛ pʋyʋ.
Lelu nɔɔyʋ ñaawɛ peeɖe nɛ ewoki wiyaʋ ɛnʋ ɛ-cɔlɔ tam se ɛhʋʋ ɛ nɛ e-koyindu pɔ-tɔm nɛ eɖezi-i.
Peeɖe hayɩm tʋ ɛnʋ ɛtɔm se: ‹Ɛzɩma malakɩ lee? Mɛntɛzɩɣ tiyuu man-pɩyalʋ kʋsɔɔlʋ. Pʋtɔmaɣ yɔ, paañam-ɩ.›
Đɩtɔzɩ kedeŋa yɔɔ cɩnɛ ɖa-caanaa yɔɔ: pɔhɔŋaɣ ɖa-nɩŋgbaaŋ nɛ ɖɩñaŋ-wɛ. Yee ḿbʋ́ lɛ, ɛzɩma ɖɩɩpɩzɩɣ ɖitisi ɖa-tɩ ɖa-Caa weyi ɛwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ ɛ-tɛɛ nɛ ɖɩwɛɛ wezuu yɔ?