18 Naalɛ tʋ ñakʋyɩ nɛ eheyi-i se: ‹Kɩpaɣlʋ! Sika pɔɔyaɣ ŋgá ŋcɛlɩ-m yɔ, pɩsɛ-m kɔ-yɔɔ pɔɔyɩsɩ kagbaanzɩ.›
Piyele lɛlaa ñɛwɛ ɛzɩ tɛtʋ kɩbandʋ ndʋ́ tɩ-taa pee tɔlaa yɔ. Pewelesiɣ Ɛsɔtɔm nɛ panɩɣ tɩ-tɔbʋʋ. Ḿbá wɛnɩ ɛzɩ tɩŋ weyi ɩlʋlɩ pee yɔ: lɛɛkʋ yɔɔ mɩnʋʋ nɛ lɛɛkʋ yɔɔ nɩɩnʋwa nɛ hiu nɛ lɛɛkʋ yɔɔ niidozo.»
Weyi ɛ́lɛ́ ñaamʋ kapʋsɩ naalɛ yɔ, ewolo ɖɔɖɔ ɛ-cɔlɔ nɛ eheyi-i se: ‹Kɩpaɣlʋ! Ŋŋcɛlɩ-m sika pɔɔyɩsɩ kapʋsɩ naalɛ. Na! Pɩsɛ-m ɖɔɖɔ naalɛ.›
Lɛlaa ñɛwɛ ɛzɩ tɛtʋ kɩbandʋ ndʋ́ tɩ-taa pee tɔlaa nɛ añɔ nɛ pɩpaɣlɩ tɩŋ nɛ ɩlʋlɩ pee yɔ: lɛɛkʋ lʋlɩ pee niidozo, lɛɛkʋ nɩɩnʋwa nɛ hiu nɛ lɛɛkʋ mɩnʋʋ. Panɩ Ɛsɔtɔm nɛ pɔ́ɖɔ́kɩ-tʋ camɩyɛ nɛ pʋwazɩ ɛyáa.»
Pʋcɔ ɛɖɛɛ lɛ, ɛya ɛ-tʋmlaɖaa hiu nɛ ɛtayɩ-wɛ sika pɔɔyaɣ pɔɔyaɣ nɛ eheyi-wɛ se: ‹Ɩlabɩnɩ tadɩyɛ nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ mɔnkɔma yɔ.›
Ɛlɛ́, wiyaʋ heyi-i se: ‹Pʋwɛ ɖeu, ŋkɛ tʋmlaɖʋ kɩbanʋ. Đenɖe ŋlabɩ mbʋ́ pʋpɔzʋʋ yɔ cikpem taa yɔ, ŋtɔkɩ kewiyaɣ tɛtʋ hiu taa.›
Peeɖe wiyaʋ heyi ɛ́lɛ́ se: ‹Ña ñɔtɔkɩ kewiyaɣ tɛtʋ kagbaanzɩ taa.›
Yee ɛyʋ ɛhaɣ pʋyʋ nɛ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ tɩŋa pilim yɔ, Ɛsɔ mʋ́ʋ-pʋ nɛ ɛmaɣzɩnɩ mbʋ́ pʋdʋ wɛna yɔ. Ɛɛmaɣzɩɣnɩ mbʋ́ ɛfɛyɩna yɔ.