1 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mana kpɩnɛ naɖɩyɛ, ɖɩlɩɣaɣnɩ teŋgu taa. Đɩñɔ hɩŋ hiu nɛ ɖɩwɛnɩ ñʋŋ lʋbɛ. Paa hɩlʋʋ ŋgʋ́ kʋ-nɔɔ taa nɛ awiya hulaɣ, pama paa ñʋʋ ŋgʋ́ kʋ-yɔɔ hɩla wena atʋʋ Ɛsɔ yɔ.
Pɔkɔŋ pɛtɛ pa-aseɣɖe lɩzʋʋ lɛ, kpɩnɛ nɖɩ́ ɖɩlɩɣnɩ asayʋʋ pɔʋ taa yɔ, ɖiyooni-wɛ nɛ ɖɩwabɩ-wɛ nɛ ɖɩkʋ-wɛ pasɩ.
Ɩna! Pɩwɩlɩ ɖɔɖɔ kawɩlɩsɩ lɛɛsɩ ɛsɔdaa: coojo sɔsɔ nɔɔyʋ, ɛsɛ cɩɩɩ ɛzɩ miŋ yɔ. Ɛwɛnɩ ñʋŋ lʋbɛ nɛ hɩŋ hiu nɛ ɛpa hulaɣ paa ɛ-ñʋʋ ŋgʋ́ kɩ-taa.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mana kpɩnɛ lɛɛɖɛ, ɖɩlɩɣaɣnɩ tɛtɛɛ. Đɩñɔ hɩŋ naalɛ ɛzɩ heɣa yɔ nɛ ɖɩyɔɔdʋʋ ɛzɩ coojo yɔ.
Đɩcɛzaɣ kedeŋa yɔɔ ɛyáa nɛ hama lakasɩ nzɩ́ coojo ha-ɖɩ waɖɛ se ɖɩla kajalaɣ ñɩnɖɛ ɛsɩndaa yɔ. Điheyaɣ-wɛ ɖɔɖɔ se pama sɩʋ kpelaɣ nakɛyɛ nɛ paɖʋnɩ kpɩnɛ nɖɩ́ paalom sɩɣa nɛ ɖɩɖaɣnɩ wɛʋ wezuu yɔ hɩɖɛ.
Ɛha-ɖɩ waɖɛ se ɖɩla nɛ sɩʋ kpelaɣ ŋgá pama ɛzɩ kajalaɣ kpɩnɛ ńɖɩ́ yɔ, kɛwɛɛ wezuu nɛ kɔyɔɔdɩ nɛ kala nɛ mbá patɩŋa payɩ paaluŋuu kɛ-tɛɛ yɔ, pasɩ.
Đɔɖɔ lɛ, mana nabʋyʋ, pʋwɛ ɛzɩ teŋgu yɔ, pɩñɩlɩzɩɣ ɛzɩ ñɩnʋʋ yɔ, pisidini miŋ. Mana ɖɔɖɔ mbá pawabɩ kpɩnɛ nɛ ɖɩ-sɩʋ kpelaɣ nɛ ɖɩ-hɩɖɛ ñʋʋ yɔ, pasɩŋ teŋgu ŋ́gʋ́ kʋ-nɔɔ. Pɔɖɔkɩ pe-nesi taa Ɛsɔ cɩmɩŋ.
Peeɖe mana feziŋ kɩdɛkɛdɩŋ nɩɩyɩ naadozo, ɩwɛ ɛzɩ sayɛɛ yɔ. Ɩlɩɣaɣnɩ coojo nɛ kpɩnɛ nɛ weyi ɛcɛtɩɣ se ɛkɛ náyʋ yɔ pɔ-nɔsɩ taa.
Piyele hɩŋ hiu weyi ŋnawa yɔ nɛ kpɩnɛ pɔkɔŋ halʋ ɛnʋ paɖʋʋ: pɔkɔŋ mʋ́ʋ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ ɛwɛna yɔ nɛ pɔhɔzɩ e-wondu nɛ piyebi-i ndaakpeɖe. Pɔkɔŋ tɔɔʋ ɛ-nandʋ nɛ pɩkazɩ pɔsɔ miŋ.
Ɛlɛ́, Fezuu Kiɖeɖeu tii mɔ-yɔɔ nɛ e-tiyiyu ɛnʋ ɛkpaɣ-m nɛ ewoni lakʋ nakʋyʋ taa. Peeɖe mana halʋ nɔɔyʋ, ɛcaɣ kpɩnɛ kɩsɛmɖɩyɛ cɩɩɩ naɖɩyɛ yɔɔ. Đɩwɛnɩ hɩla wena atʋʋ Ɛsɔ yɔ ɖɩ-yɔɔ tɔtɔ nɛ ñʋŋ lʋbɛ nɛ hɩŋ hiu.
Pama e-kiɖe taa hɩɖɛ naɖɩyɛ. Paanɩɣ ɖɩ-tɔbʋʋ, ńɖɩ́ lɛ se: «Babilooni tɛtʋ sɔsɔtʋ, halaa mbá pɛpɛdɩɣ pa-tɩ yɔ nɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ azuluma po-ɖoo.»
Mana ɖɔɖɔ kpɩnɛ nɛ kedeŋa yɔɔ awiya sɔsɔna nɛ a-sɔɔjanaa pekpeɣlaa se poyouni weyi ɛcaɣ kpaŋnɔ yɔ nɛ ɛ-sɔɔjanaa.