“A yen ko, sunkun tɔngbɔɛ, min ma kai koe ɔ sɔn, ɛ na tena bu ma‑a, mbɛ a‑a den kainɛ suun. An mbe an den chɛ chee‑a wan, an dɔ, Imanuɛɛ,” min fasaien mu, Yataa ɛ mmɔ tɛ ɔ.
An ni a wɛn chee, an dɔ, Bai, a na‑a ma wan mɔ gbu a, koadia chinchimaya faenɛ ɛ a faa a, a basan danaya a Yataa tena. A ni wan nn tɛ ɔ. Nn na‑a a ɔ yen fan, a kamayaen ni buɛ min dɔ, kamaya min ni a ɔ, a wan Fa Yataa 'a Den dɔndɔ gbe.
An bɔ kɔnkɔɛ nu, baa ni wan an ma kaka Yataa tena. A sin, Chasi 'a mɔgbuya ta fɛ chia a, a wɛɛ danka‑a bɔ‑a an 'na dambi dɔndɔ gbe chɛ an dɔ. Mɔɛ n gbɛɛ ni tando be a ma kuɔ fɔ ko a. An mu Yataa a fen kɔ fen ko a dunya chɛ ɔ. A ni ma ka.
Mmɔ ee Yataa min yen, a bɔ nyɔɛ chɛndɛ chɛndɛ, mɔ gbu na‑a min yen, a mu Chisɔsi Chasi an na. Yataa 'a denɛ mu an na, a sin, gbasaya ɛ wan a boo ɔ fen kɔ fen kun ma, min na dan‑da dunya chɛ ɔ.
Mɔ ɔ mɔ ee che chɛ kɔɔsa bia‑a, mbɛ koe nu, Yataa‑a min dɔ yian mmɔ a, tea mu an na. A na‑a mɔgbuya an dɔ. Yataa Nyina‑a tea be a ma. Maeka n‑na a yen. A wakoe ɔ yian‑da wan dunya a. A sin dunya‑a a kai fa a a. Yataa‑a a ya a sɛ‑a manɛ ɔ.
A fa ee, a de ee, mɔ sin mbe ee che a fɔ‑a, mbɛ a bɔ kɔnkɔɛ an nɛ. Mɔ ɔ mɔ ma a fɔɛ kuu sɔ tena sɔn, mɔ ma a fɔɛ a ban tena sɔn. Chɛɛ a bɔen mu Yataa 'a denɛ an na, ɛ ma‑a wan tɛ mɔɛ a, kuɔ fɔ ko a.
N fan, Saimɔn Pita, n fan mbe gboo chɛ nyɛn tena wo tena. Chisɔsi Chasi 'a wai chɛ mɔɛ mu n na, a 'a sɔ mɔɛ mu to n na. N mbe gboo chɛ nyɛn tena wo wan tena, wo wɛn danden mu Chasi a, yɔ nn mbe buɛ min dɔ. Mmɔ 'a Yataa mu an na, ni mmɔ baun mɔɛ, min‑na mmɔ ya mɔ tandenɛ a Yataa tena.
Mmɔ‑a a ɔ sɔn fan, mbɛ Chisɔsi, Yataa 'a denɛ na‑a, mbɛ a‑a tea Yataa yian mmɔ a. Mmɔ mu gbɛ mɔ dɔndɔɛ an na tea Yataa chɛ a, koe min na mu, mmɔ dɔndɔɛ mu mmɔ a Chisɔsi a, a 'a denɛ. An mu tea Yataa a, min mbe kuɔ fɔ fɔɛ be.
Mbɛ an kuiɛ chɛ, a ɔ n ma, “E koe miin dɔ yen‑da, an nyɛn, i ni an na ta chɔchi wɔnfea chɛ n tena, duu wa chɛ n dɔ. Chɔchi chɛ ni ma Ɛfisɔsi, ni chɛ Simina, chɛ Pakamɔn, ni chɛ Tiyatiya. Chɔchi chɛ to Sadisi, ni chɛ Fidadɛfia, a basan chɛ a Daɔdisia.”
N‑na a yen kɛn, mbɛ n bea‑a a chen kɔɔ susu gbuu yɔ su. Chɛɛ a‑a a boo nyima bun n ma, a ɔ, “Sɛmbɛ chian koe a. N fan mbe a ma fen fen mbe a kuu sɔ, n fan mbe a ma to fen fen mbe danka.”
Yataa Mansa‑a a fɔ wan, a ɔ, a wan mbe a ma fen fen mbe a kuu sɔ, a wan mbe a ma to fen fen mbe che a danka a. A ɔ, a wan ni suun, a wan mbe sanche, a ɔ, a sin mbe ma‑a wan nɔ kuɔ fɔ ko a. A ɔ, a 'a gbasaya danka ee ma‑a.
Mbɛ a ɔ te to n ma, a ɔ, n ni chɛ nyɛn maeka chɛ tena chɔchi ko a, Simina duu ɔ. A ɔ, “N fan, mɔɛ chɛ, n fɛn mbe a ma fen fen mbe a kuu sɔ,” a ɔ, “n fɛn mbe a ma to fen fen mbe danka, n fan mɔɛ chɛ, n fɛn fa‑a, mbɛ n yɛ‑a to fɔɛ ɔ.”
Mbɛ a ɔ te n ma to, a ɔ, “N ban‑da koe chɛ n gbɛɛ chɛ‑a. N fan mbe a ma fen fen mbe a kuu sɔ, n fan mbe a ma to fen fen mbe danka. Mɔ ɔ mɔ min kanɛ a gbaaen mu, n mbe yii be‑a wan a ma. N mbe yii be‑a wan an ma, min ka‑a yii chɛ ɔ, yii min mbe fɔɛ be mɔɛ ma gbama gbama ko a.
Mbɛ a ɔ te to, a ɔ, n ni chɛ nyɛn maeka chɛ tena chɔchi ko a, Daɔdisia duu ɔ. A ɔ, “N fan, mɔɛ chɛ, n fɛn mbe a ma Yataa da a kuiɛ ni to a gba ɔ, n fɛn mbe tea fɔ a si Yataa ma, n fɛn mbe a 'a dunya gbɛɛ kun ma,” a ɔ, “n 'na sakana an nɛ.”