1 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mana ɛsɔdaa kɩfalʋʋ nakʋyʋ nɛ tɛtʋ kɩfatʋ natʋyʋ. Kajalaɣ ɛsɔdaa nɛ kajalaɣ tɛtʋ pamʋwaa, teŋgu tatasɩ wɛʋ.
ɛkɔŋ yebu nɛ pʋwɛɛ pɩ-tɩ yɔɔ nɛ pɩtaatasɩ wɛɛkʋʋ ɛzɩ e-piya wɛʋ sɩ-tɩ yɔɔ e-koboyaɣ taa yɔ.
Kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ́ Kɩpaɣlʋ kɔŋ yɔ, pʋwɛɣ ɛzɩ mɩ́lʋ́ kɔŋʋʋ yɔ. Puwiye ńɖɩ́ lɛ, pɩyakɩ kɔkɔɖɛ sɔsɔɖɛ naɖɩyɛ siŋŋ nɛ ɛsɔdaa mʋʋ́ʋ. Miŋ ñakɩ mbʋ́ pʋwɛ ɛsɔdaa yɔ. Tɛtʋ nɛ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pʋwɛ tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, paatasɩɣ wɛʋ.
Ɛlɛ́, Ɛsɔ heyi-ɖʋ se ɛlakɩ ɛsɔdaa kɩfalʋʋ nɛ tɛtʋ kɩfatʋ. Peeɖe mbʋ́ pʋtʋʋzaa yɔ pʋkɔŋ wɛʋ. Ḿbʋ́ ɖɩɖaŋaa yɔ.
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.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mana kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ sɔsɔɔ kʋhʋlʋmaɣ nakɛyɛ nɛ weyi ɛcaɣ kɔ-yɔɔ yɔ. Ɛsɔdaa nɛ tɛtʋ pese ɛ-ɛsɩndaa, patatasɩ-wɛ naʋ.
Peeɖe weyi ɛɛcaɣ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ yɔɔ yɔ, ɛtɔm se: «Na! Malakɩ wondu tɩŋa payɩ nɛ tɩpɩsɩ kɩfatʋ. Ma tɔm ńdʋ́, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tɩkɛ toovenim, tɩlakɩ ḿbʋ́.»
Ɛsɔdaa pazɩ mʋʋ́ʋ ɛzɩ pekpiyuu ñalʋʋ yɔ nɛ pʋŋ tɩŋa nɛ tɛtʋ ndʋ́ ndʋ́ lɩm cɔ-tʋ pɩta yɔ, pɛkpɛzɩɣ po-lona taa.