13 Mantasɩ cɔnaʋ lɛ, manaɣ keziye naɖɩyɛ, ɖɩkʋyaɣ ɖooo ɛsɔdaa nɛ manɩɣ ɖɩyɔɔdʋʋ ɖoŋ se: «Pʋtɔɔ-wɛ! Pʋtɔɔ-wɛ! Pʋtɔɔ kedeŋa yɔɔ ñɩma, agandɛɛ wena Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa naadozo mbá pɩkazaa yɔ, pɔkɔŋ hʋlʋʋ yɔ a-yɔɔ!»
Mbá lɛ Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa yɔ? Ḿbá lɛ feziŋ weyi petiyi-i Ɛsɔ tʋmɩyɛ taa se ɩlabɩ-ɖɩ nɛ pɩsɩnɩ mbá pʋwɛɛ se pehiɣ ñʋʋ yabʋ yɔ.
Kʋñɔŋ naalɛ ñɩŋgʋ ɖɛwa. Pɩkazɩ pazɩ, tozo ñɩŋgʋ kɔŋ.
Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɛsɔdaa nɛ mbá mɩ ɩwɛ peeɖe yɔ, mɩ-taa ɛhʋlʋmɩ! Mbá mɩ ɩwɛ tɛtʋ yɔɔ nɛ teŋgu taa yɔ, pʋtɔɔ-mɩ! Mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, eleeu tibi mɩ-cɔlɔ. Ɛnawa se alɩwaatʋ pazɩ yem pɩkazɩ-ɩ, pʋ-yɔɔ ɛ-pana kpawa pɩŋŋ.»
Ɛyáa ḿbá, peteɣ hendu kɩfatʋ kewiyaɣ kpelaɣ nɛ kpɩna ana a-naanza nɛ sɔsaa pɛ-ɛsɩndaa. Nɔɔyʋ tapɩzɩɣ se ɛkpɛlɩkɩ-tʋ nɛ pɩtasɩnɩ-wɛ. Pa-ñʋʋ paayabɩnɩ tataa.
Pʋwayɩ lɛ, mana Ɛsɔ tiyiyu lɛlʋ, ɛkʋyaɣ ɖooo ɛsɔdaa. Ɛɛwɛnɩ Laŋhɛzɩyɛ Tɔm ndʋ́ tɩwɛ tam yɔ se esusuu kedeŋa yɔɔ ɛyáa nɛ ajɛya tɩŋa nɛ cejewee tɩŋa nɛ kʋnʋmɩŋ tɩŋa nɛ samaɣ tɩŋa.
Mana ɖɔɖɔ Ɛsɔ tiyiyu nɔɔyʋ, ɛsɩŋ wɩsɩ taa nɛ eholuuni sumasɩ nzɩ́ sɩkʋyaɣ ɖooo ɛsɔdaa yɔ sɩtɩŋa payɩ se: «Ɩkɔɔ ikpeɣli Ɛsɔ kazandʋ sɔsɔtʋ tɔɔnaɣ ɖeɖe!
Ɛzɩma mbʋ́ meheyi-wɛ se pɔ́ɖɔ́kɩ pa-tɩ nɛ petisi pɔ́ɖɔ́kɩ tɔm ńdʋ́ yɔ, ma ɖɔɖɔ mɔnɖɔkʋʋ-wɛ. Mɔnɖɔkʋʋ-wɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ pʋkɔŋ takʋʋ kedeŋa kpeekpe yɔɔ ɛyáa se pɩna pa-wayɩ yɔ.
Mɔncɔnaa lɛ, manaɣ Ɛsɔ tiyiyaa mbá pasɩŋɩɣ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa yɔ, pɛwɛ lʋbɛ. Pɛcɛlaɣaɣ-wɛ agandɛɛ lʋbɛ.
Kagbaanzɩ ñɩnʋ hʋlɩ ɛgandɩyɛ lɛ, mana tɩɩŋa nakɛyɛ, kɛkpɛzɩnɩ ɛsɔdaa nɛ kɔtɔlɩ kedeŋa yɔɔ. Pɛcɛlɩ-kɛ asayʋʋ pɔʋ nɔnɔɔ ñɩmɩyɛ.
Kajalaɣ kʋñɔŋ ɖɛwa. Kʋ-wayɩ lɛ, kʋñɔmɩŋ naalɛ tasɩɣ kɔm.