18 Jaji, apa to messun jio timu, pole jio ngasan mai penawa, iamo joo to ncarepai tau.
Ia to tomakassing naissen mpau kada mangkebattuan to napumasannang tau, apa ia to togaja' pangnguraga manda jio timunna.
Ia to tomacca mpau kada kapaissenan, apa ia to messun jio timu tobattuk mpapajan kabangosanna.
Ia to tomakassing natimbang melo namane' mangkada, apa ia to togaja', gaja doi' mpasun kada meba'cian.
Jagai meloi to penawammu, nasaba' pole llan mai penawammu to mpattantu katuoanmu.
Te'da bua'na na gaja' panggaukanna to tomale melako bang mangnguraga,
Togaja' kamu'! Umbora la mikua mpau melona ke gaja'i to penawammi? Nasaba' apa lan penawanna tau, iamo napau timu.
Te'da na ia to dikandena ncarepai tau, apa iara to messun jio mai timu, anna mentangsipato'mo to tau ssompa Puang Allataala.”
Parallu miissen kumua, ia to dikande mentama ba'tang namessun, ke malei mangcarepa to tau.
Nadadu'pa kumua, “Apa to messun jio timu, iamo joo to ncarepai tau.
Nakuanmi puangna lako, ‘Ee, kaunan gaja'ko! La kusessako situru' kadammu. Muissen kumua aku' tee tomasa'ga', nnala bangna' tangngia pangngannaku', mpeburaina' tangngia pantananku'.