10 Taabalaa! Ɩtɔzɩ náyaa mbá pɔyɔɔdaɣnɩ Kɩpaɣlʋ nɔɔ yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ, ɩla ɛzɩ palabʋ yɔ. Pɔɖɔkɩ pɔ-hɔ siŋŋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ pɔtɔkaɣ kʋñɔŋ yɔ.
Hei! Yeruusalɛm ñɩma mɩ, ɩkʋʋ náyaa nɛ ɩyakɩ ɛyáa mbá Ɛsɔ tiyini-mɩ yɔ pɛɛ nɛ pasɩkɩ. Tam ɛzɩma mɔntɔsɔɔlɩ se menkpeɣli-mɩ mɔn-cɔlɔ nɛ mohuuzi mɩ-yɔɔ nɛ pʋyʋ ɛtaalabɩ-mɩ ɛzɩ ɖoyuu pabʋʋ kɩ-kalɩmasɩ yɔɔ yɔ nɛ ikizi?
Alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ́ tɩtalaa lɛ, mɩ-laŋa ɩhʋlʋmɩ nɛ ɩmayɩ amaya siŋŋ, mbʋ́ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, mɩ-kɩhɛyʋʋ ɖɔ ɛsɔdaa! Ḿbʋ́ ɖɔɖɔ pɔ-cɔzɔnaa kalabɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩm náyaa mbá Ɛsɔ tiyi-wɛ yɔ.
Pɩkpaɣʋnɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ, pʋwɛɛ se ɛcaɣ ɛsɔdaa nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ Ɛsɔ ɖaɣnɩ labʋ mbʋ́ pɩtɩŋa payɩ eeheyi ɛ-náyaa ɖooo lɔŋ nɛ pɔyɔɔdɩ yɔ.
Náyʋ weyi ɛ-wayɩ mɩ-cɔzɔnaa keyebi wɛʋ kaŋ kaŋ? Halɩ pakʋ mbá patɩŋa payɩ paayɔɔdaa se pɔkɔŋ lʋlʋʋ Weyi Ɛtʋʋzaa yɔ. Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ɛnʋ ɩɖʋzɩ koyindinaa nesi taa nɛ pakʋ-ɩ.
Ɩtɔzɩ mɩ-ñʋndɩnaa mbá paasusi-mɩ Ɛsɔtɔm yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ. Ɩcɔnɩ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ pacaɣ wezuu nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ pa-sɩm wiye yɔ nɛ ɩwɛnɩ lidaʋ Ɛsɔ yɔɔ ɛzɩ ḿbá yɔ.
Taabalaa! Ɩtaayɔɔdɩ ɖama yɔɔ tɔm ɛzaɣ́tʋ. Weyi ɛyɔɔdʋʋ lɛlʋ yɔɔ tɔm ɛzaɣ́tʋ yaa ɛkpɛzɩɣnɩ-ɩ yɔ, ɛyɔɔdɩ ɖɔɖɔ mbʋ́ paɖʋ paɣtʋ taa yɔ pʋ-yɔɔ tɔm ɛzaɣ́tʋ nɛ ɛtɛ ɛkpɛɛnɩ-tʋ. Yee ŋkpɛɣnɩ paɣtʋ yɔ, ŋŋɖɔŋ tɩ-yɔɔ, ɛlɛ́, ŋkpaɣ ña-tɩ se ŋkɛ tɔm hʋyʋ.
Mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ wɛ kʋñɔŋ taa yaa we? Pʋdʋ ɛsɛɛ Ɛsɔ. Mɩ-taa nɔɔyʋ wɛ laŋhʋlʋmɩyɛ taa yaa we? Pʋdʋ etee hendu nɛ ɛsa Ɛsɔ.
Taabalaa! Pʋ-yɔɔ meheyiɣ-mɩ se ɩɖɔkɩ mɩ-hɔ nɛ pʋkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ́ Kɩpaɣlʋ kɔŋ yɔ. Ɩcɔnɩ ɛzɩma mbʋ́ haɖʋ ɖɔkʋʋ ɛ-hɔyɛ nɛ ɛɖaŋ se ɛkɔŋ tɔɔnaɣ kɩbaŋga kʋm ɛ-hayɩm taa yɔ: ɛɖɔkʋʋ ɛ-hɔyɛ nɛ kajalaɣ tɛŋ nɛ kɛtɛzaɣ ñɩŋ panɩɩ.
Taabalaa! Ɩtaatɩmnɩ ɖama, pɩtɛkɛ ḿbʋ́, Ɛsɔ hʋʋnɩ-mɩ nɛ ɛkʋ mɩ-tɔm. Ɩcɔnɩ ɩna: tɔm hʋyʋ talɩ nɔnɔɔ taa!