7 Peeɖe kpɩna naanza ana a-taa lɛɛɖɛ cɛlɩ Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa ḿbá pa-lʋbɛ sika caɖasɩ lʋbɛ. Sɩ-taa su Ɛsɔ pana ɖo. Ɛsɔ ɛnʋ ɛwɛnɩ wezuu pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ.
Pa-maɣmaɣ pɛkɛdɩɣ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɩmʋ-ɖʋ mɩ-tɛ yɔ pʋ-tɔm nɛ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ ɩha agɔlɩma siɣ́ye nɛ ɩnɩɣnɩ Ɛsɔ wezuu tʋ nɛ toovenim tʋ tʋmɩyɛ
Ma lɛ weyi ɛwɛ wezuu yɔ. Maasɩba, ɛlɛ́, ma yɔ, mɛwɛɣnɩ mɛ-ɛsɛ tam. Mɔnɖɔkɩ sɩm nɛ ɖenɖe sɩɖaa wɛɛ yɔ pɔ-nɔnɔɔ ñɩma.
nɛ eɖuuni weyi ɛwɛ wezuu pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ yɔ. Ɛnʋ labɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa nɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa pʋwɛ kɩ-taa yɔ nɛ tɛtʋ nɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa pʋwɛ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ nɛ teŋgu nɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa pʋwɛ kɩ-taa yɔ. Eɖuwaa se: «Paatasɩɣ pʋyʋ ɖaŋʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ.
pʋdʋ kɔŋ ñɔʋ Ɛsɔ pana sʋlʋm mbʋ́ papɩyɩ ɛ-pana caɖaɣ taa nɛ pataca pɩ-taa pʋyʋ kaʋ se pu-ɖoŋ ɛpasɩ yɔ: pɩtɛ ɛyáa kɔŋ tɔɔʋ kʋñɔŋ siŋŋ miŋ sɔsɔŋ nɛ tɩm pa-taa, Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa cɩɖɩcɩɖɩ ñɩma nɛ Heɣa pɛ-ɛsɩndaa.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mana yʋsaɣ sɔsɔɔ lɛɛka nakɛyɛ ɛsɔdaa, kɛfɛyɩ yɔɔdʋʋ: Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa lʋbɛ nabɛyɛ ɖɔkɩ kɛtɛzaɣ kʋñɔmɩŋ lʋbɛ. Ɩnʋ tɛŋna nɛ Ɛsɔ pana hɛɛ.
Peeɖe kajalaɣ tʋ woba nɛ ehuti ɛ-caɖaɣ kedeŋa yɔɔ nɛ piyele kɩcɩkpɩŋ kɩdɛkɛdɩŋ weyi ɩnazɩɣ ɛyáa yɔ, ɩkpa mbá palabɩ pɔ-yɔɔ kpɩnɛ yʋsaɣ nɛ poluŋuu ɖɩ-sɩʋ kpelaɣ tɛɛ yɔ.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa lʋbɛ mbá pɔɖɔkɩ sʋlʋm caɖasɩ ńzɩ́ sɩ-lʋbɛ yɔ, pa-taa lɛlʋ kɔɔ ɛyɔɔdʋʋnɩ-m se: «Kɔɔ, mawɩlɩɣ-ŋ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ Ɛsɔ hʋʋnɩ abiɖe nɖɩ́ ɖɩpɛdɩɣ ɖɩ-tɩ yɔ. Ńɖɩ́ lɛ tɛtʋ sɔsɔtʋ ndʋ́ tɩwɛ pɔsɩ nɔsɩ yɔ.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa lʋbɛ mbá paaɖɔkɩ kɛtɛzaɣ kʋñɔmɩŋ lʋbɛ caɖasɩ lʋbɛ taa ɖo yɔ, pa-taa lɛlʋ kɔɔ ɛya-m se: «Kɔɔ mawɩlɩ-ŋ halɩmvalʋ, ɛnʋ lɛ Heɣa halʋ.»
sɔsaa ḿbá pa-nɩɩlɛ nɛ naanza paba ñoluŋuu weyi ɛwɛ wezuu pɩnzɩ ɛgbaŋ ɛgbaŋ yɔ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa. Ɛcaɣ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ yɔɔ nɛ pasaŋ-ɩ nɛ pɔlɔʋ po-hulasi kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ ɛsɩndaa nɛ pɔtɔŋ se:
Kamʋ-kɛ lɛ, kpɩna ana a-naanza nɛ sɔsaa ḿbá pa-nɩɩlɛ nɛ naanza poluŋ kɛ-ɛsɩndaa. Paa weyi ɛɖɔkɩ cɩmʋʋ nɛ sika caɖasɩ, sɩ-taa nɛ tɩlaaɖɩnaa mbá pɔhɔkɩ yɔ ɖo. Ḿbá lɛ Ɛsɔ ñɩma Ɛsɔ sɛtʋ.