4 Kɩpaɣlʋ! Awɛɛ se ɛɛsɔɔndʋʋ-ŋ nɛ eeyeki se ña-hɩɖɛ ɛsɛɛ? Ñe-ɖeke koŋ lɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ tʋ. Ajɛya kpeekpe taa ɛyáa kaɣ kɔm nɛ poluŋ ñɛ-tɛɛ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pana ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ŋtʋʋzɩ ña-lakasɩ taa yɔ.»
Ɛkɔm ɖɔɖɔ se mbá pɛtɛkɛ Yuda ñɩma yɔ, pasa Ɛsɔ ɛ-pʋtɔdɩyɛ naʋ yɔɔ ɛzɩ pamaʋ Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa yɔ. Pamawa se: «Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, mankaɣ-ŋ sam ɛyáa tɩŋa hɛkʋ taa nɛ mentee hendu nɛ manɖʋ-ŋ hɩɖɛ.»
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pama Ɛsɔtɔm Takayaɣ taa se: «Ɩtaañɔtɩnɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩm, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, maañɔtʋʋnɩ-pʋ.»
Pɩkɛdaa lɛ, Ɛsɔ tiyiyu lʋbɛ ñɩnʋ hʋlɩ ɛgandɩyɛ nɛ puholuuni ɛsɔdaa kpaŋŋ kpaŋŋ se: «Pɛcɛlɩ kedeŋa kewiyaɣ ɖa-Kɩpaɣlʋ nɛ Weyi Ɛlɩzaa Yɔ. Ɛtɔkɩ-kɛ pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ!»
Eholaɣ ɖoŋ se: «Ɩsɔɔndɩ Ɛsɔ nɛ ɩɖʋ-ɩ hɩɖɛ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛ-tɔm hʋʋ alɩwaatʋ talaa. Iluŋ ɛ-tɛɛ! Ɛnʋ labɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ teŋgu nɛ hila.»
Peeɖe manɩ Ɛsɔ tiyiyu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ lɩm yɔɔ yɔ, ɛyɔɔdaɣ se: «Weyi ña ŋwɛɛ nɛ ŋŋwɛɛ yɔ, ŋtʋʋzaa. Weyi ña ŋwɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ yɔ, mbʋ́ ŋlaba ɛzʋnɔ nɛ ŋhʋʋnɩ ɛyáa yɔ, pʋtʋʋzaa.
Ɛlɛ́, manɩɩ tɩlaaɖɩ ɖɩhɔɖɛ yɔɔdʋʋ se: «Ɛɛ, Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ Đoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ! Ŋhʋʋ tɔm nɛ toovenim, ñɔ-tɔm hʋʋ tʋʋzaa.»
Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, ɛhʋʋ tɔm nɛ toovenim, ɛ-tɔm hʋʋ tʋʋzaa. Ɛhʋnɩ abiɖe nɖɩ́ ɖɩpɛdaɣ ɖɩ-tɩ nɛ ɖɩwɛɛkɩ tɛtʋ nɛ ɖi-acɛyɛ lakasɩ yɔ nɛ ɛkpa-ɖɩ kɩmɩyɛ ɛ-tʋmlaɖaa mbá ɖɩkʋwa yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ.»
Paha-ɩ waɖɛ se esuu wondu ndʋ́ tɩwɛ fɛlɛ fɛlɛ nɛ tɩñɩlɩzɩɣ nɛ tɩwɛɛ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ yɔ.» Fɛlɛ fɛlɛ wondu ńdʋ́ lɛ tʋma kɩbana wena Ɛsɔ ñɩma laba yɔ.
Ɛyʋ ɛnʋ ɛtasɩ-m heyuu se: «Ma Ɛsɔ tiyiyu weyi ɛcɔŋnɩ Filaadɛlfii Krɩstʋ ŋgbɛyɛ taa ñɩma yɔɔ yɔ takayaɣ nɛ ŋheyi-i se: ‹Weyi ma mɛnkɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩnʋ nɛ toovenim tʋ nɛ mɔnɖɔkɩ wiyaʋ sɔsɔ Daaviidi nɔnɔɔ ñɩmɩyɛ nɛ yee mantʋlaa, nɔɔyʋ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ ɛɖɩɣ nɛ yee manɖɩɣaa, nɔɔyʋ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ ɛtʋlɩ yɔ, mɔntɔŋna se:
Kpɩna ana, a-naanza aawɛnɩ keŋ loɖo loɖo. Aawɛnɩ ɛsɛ yʋʋʋ a-taa nɛ a-yɔɔ nɛ awɛɛ ateɣ hendu wɩsɩ nɛ ɖoó se: «Cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ, cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ, Ɛsɔ wɛnɩ cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ. Kɩpaɣlʋ Ɛsɔ Đoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ weyi ɛɛwɛɛ yɔ, ɛnʋ wɛna, ɛkaɣ kɔm nee.»
Pa-ciyamnaa makaɣ kubusi ɖoŋ se: «Hayɩ Caa cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ tʋ nɛ toovenim tʋ! Đooye ŋcaɣ se ŋkʋyɩ kedeŋa yɔɔ ñɩma mbá pakʋ-ɖʋ yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ nɛ ŋhʋʋnɩ-wɛ nɛ ŋhɔ pa-nɩŋgbaaŋ»