24 “Amu na ɔ́su bekyuli bani nnye mmɔ ɔnii, ‘Bɛda egulabi ammɔ bɛƒɔ-nwu kudɔ bite kabla ɔblane ɔni mbo egulabi aƒo leevu.’
“Nsu Katɔti anwu ɔ́su-nwu ɔnini, ‘Awɔ ɔdɔlɔdi! Usien ɔmɛni kani na adubo ƒula ngba bɔda buse. Na ɔma ndubɔdi ala ani na áwia ése éte lɛlɔ mɛni?’ ”
Ɔmɛni ɔsu ɔlakɛne ɔmmɔ ɔ́lɔ nwuna ala lɛlɔ ɔnune ɔmɛni na ɔ́su-nwu ɔnini, ‘Bi ndi lɛla lɛni udu na línu lɛ́siku-ɔ lɛlɔ mɛni? Bu akunta na kalɛ na éti aanu mina ala lɛlɔ ƒui boku-mi, ɔsika asɔ alakana mina ala lɛlɔ bɔsɔ bɔnu lɛnɔ.’
Asa na watɔlɔ ni, ɔ́lɔ nwuna kabla bablane leevu ɔ́sala. Na úte ɔdi biala egulabi koƒo kunwi. Amu na ɔ́su-ma ɔnini, ‘Biti egulabi ammɔ bɛdi kuye na bɔnu kɔsia kɔni na ɔdi biala wakɛ.’
Na si agyi lɛni ni, bi ɔsu na éteti mina egulabi átatákya egulabi kesekɔ? Mmɔ ni, ngyi ka nka ndubɔkɛ kɔsia lɛsia-nwu lɛlɔ si lɛ́si líbo.’
“Nsu bekyuli bammɔ básu-nwu banini, ‘Ati, kabla ɔblane ɔmmɔ anwu ubo egulabi aƒo leevu use!’