12 «Hɩŋ hiu weyi ŋnawa yɔ, ɩkɛ awiya sɔsɔna hiu wena pɛtɛcɛlɩdɩ-yɛ kewiyisi yɔ. Ɛlɛ́, a nɛ kpɩnɛ pɔkɔŋ tɔɔʋ kewiyaɣ alɩwaatʋ pazɩ yem.
Ɛlɛ́, nɔɔ ŋ́gá keheyi-m se: «Pʋwɛɛ se ŋɖaɣnɩ susuu samaɣ ndɩ ndɩ nɛ ajɛya sakɩyɛ nɛ kʋnʋmɩŋ sakɩyɛ nɛ awiya sakɩyɛ pɔ-tɔm ndʋ́ Ɛsɔ kɔŋ-ŋ heyuu yɔ.»
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 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.
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.
Kʋñɔŋ ŋgʋ́ kɩtalɩɣ-tʋ yɔ kʋ-sɔɔndʋ yɔɔ lɛ, pasɩŋɩɣ poliŋ nɛ pɔtɔŋ se: ‹Babilooni tɛtʋ sɔsɔtʋ, tɛtʋ ɖoŋ ñɩndʋ, pʋtɔɔ-ŋ! Pʋtɔɔ-ŋ! Pahʋʋnɩ-ŋ nɛ pakʋ ñɔ-tɔm yem kɛlɛʋ!›
Ɛlɛ́, tɩ-ñɩm sakɩyɛ ḿbʋ́, pʋmʋʋ yem alɩwaatʋ pazɩ taa.› «Mɛlɛnaa sayaa tɩŋa payɩ nɛ pa-sʋyaa nɛ mbá palakɩ tʋmɩyɛ pa-taa yɔ nɛ mbá patɩŋa payɩ paba ñalakɩ tʋmɩyɛ teŋgu yɔɔ yɔ, pasɩŋ poliŋ
Pokuwaɣ mʋzʋʋ nɛ paɖʋʋ pa-ñʋŋ taa nɛ pewiliɣ nɛ pacaɣ leɣa nɛ pamakɩ kubusi se: ‹Pʋtɔɔ tɛtʋ sɔsɔtʋ! Pʋtɔɔ-tʋ! Tɩ-ñɩm yɔɔ pɩtɩŋaɣnaa nɛ mbá patɩŋa payɩ pɛwɛnɩ mɛlɛnaa teŋgu taa yɔ, pehikiɣ ñɩm. Ɛlɛ́, alɩwaatʋ pazɩ pakpaɣ pɔyɔkɩnɩ-tʋ!› »