Isɔ ya Yakobala koninteyɛ sigi a burɔ ka a tɛgɛ duwɛ wola ko ma a fa ya min kɛ a dɔgɛ ye. Isɔ ya a miri a ma a yisi rɔ ka a fɔ mɔgɛnu ya la ko, “N fa sa mɛla sayɛ la tun. Ni n fa sara, fɔ n ba n dɔgɛ kɛ faga.”
Mansa Dawuda tara Marita-Fani-Bɔn la. A ya a mayigi dugi ma nyɔ Mari yala ka a madiya ko, “E, n Tigi Mari, i wara ko-nyimɛ min bɛɛ kɛ nde ye, a ma bɛn, malebɛ nna denbayɛ ni wo sɔrɔn.
Ni mɔgɛ ya a na-kelen-nyɔgɛ yisi-tinya-koe ladan, wo burɛ-lɔn-koe gbɛlɛ a bolo iko tarɛ mininɛ soe min ma. Ala diminyɛ si ma wo tɛma iko tarɛ min dɛ latogonnɛ nɛgɛ-kankan la.
wo si a ma, kɛlɛ ni na wo ma. Wola so-latankanɛnu si tii mɛmɛ! Soe wonu si ma iko Mansa Salama ya Bɛti-Araba daga-koro-tiyi-kɛ nya min ka a fi-koro-tiyi kɛ. Denbɛ anubɛ anuna dannu kunyɛ si to-a-rɔ bofe!
“Ni min ya kona-nyagan yen kɔlɔma rɔ, ni wo ma, dugi ma, a ni a taran, kona wo burunnɛ a kɛwɔlɛnu kuma, ni wo ma, ala dannu, a kana koni-kɛwɔlimɛ anubɛ koni-denbɛ wo bira wo nyɔgɔn fɛ. Denba-bolokanɛ wo ni ta.
Wo kɔma, wo benbanu dira Mari dala. Anu ya a fɔ ko, ‘Ma ara hakɛ kɛ bawo ma ara ma kan-kɔ sɔ ile Mari la. Ma ara Beyali anubɛ Asitɔra bɛsɛnu kɔ.’ Anu ko, ‘I yandi, ma tanka ma yogenu ma. Ma ti fenfen bato fɔ ile Mari kelan.’