23 Mmasulo, boa ɛke; ahenle mɔɔ kpondɛ me ahu me la asa ka wɔ a, ɔbahu wɔ; saa ɛde me nwo ɛke a, ɛ nwo kɔlɔnwo.”
Devidi zele ye kɛ, “Mmasulo; ɔlua ɛ ze Dwɔnatan ati mebayɛ ahunlunyele meamaa wɔ. Eza mebava ɛ nlenya Sɔɔlo azɛlɛ ne kɔsɔɔti meamaa wɔ. Akee ɔvi ɛnɛ mɔɔ kɔ la, me nee wɔ badɛnla ɛkponle ko anwo yɛado ɛsalɛ.”
Ɔzuzule nwolɛ ɔhilele raalɛ Zɛluaya ara Dwowabe nee sɛlɛvolɛ Abayata. Bɛ mu nwiɔ bɛliele nzuzulɛ ne bɛdole nu na bɛzile ye adua na eza bɛlile ɔ nzi.
Belemgbunli ne hanle hilele sɛlɛvolɛ Abayata kɛ, “Kɔ wɔ maanle nu wɔ Anato. Ɛfɛta ewule, noko menrɛmaa bɛnrɛhu wɔ, ɔluakɛ wɔmɔ a ɛnleanle Ɛdɛnkɛma Ngyekyeleɛ Ɛlɛka ne azo wɔ egya Devidi mekɛ zo a. Eza ɛ nee egya bɛnwunle amaneɛ dɔɔnwo.”
“Akee bɛbahye bɛ na bɛahɔye bɛ bɛamaa bɛadea bɛ na bɛahu bɛ. Aleɛabo amra amuala bakpɔ bɛ wɔ me ti.
Bɛhakye mɔɔ meha mehile bɛ la; ‘Akɛlɛ ɛnle kpole ɛndɛla ɔ menle.’ Saa bɛyɛle me kpɔdekpɔde a ɛnee bɛbayɛ bɛdabɛ noko kpɔdekpɔde; saa bɛlile me ngilehilelɛ zo a, ɛnee bɛbali bɛdabɛ noko bɛ ngilehilelɛ zo.
Mɔɔ ɛnee me nee bɛ de la, menziele bɛ gyɛlɛɛnye wɔ wɔ duma ne mɔɔ ɛvale ɛmanle me la tumi nu. Membɔle bɛ nwo bane, na ko bɔbɔ amminli, kyesɛ kokye ne, Dwudase musuofoɔ ala mɔɔ ɔwɔ kɛ minli la, amaa Nyamenle Edwɛkɛ ne ayɛ nɔhalɛ.
(Ɔhanle ɛhye amaa ye edwɛkɛ ne mɔɔ ɔhanle kɛ, “Egya, meamminli bɛdabɛ mɔɔ ɛvale bɛ ɛmanle me la anu ko bɔbɔ” la ayɛ nɔhalɛ.)
Ɔhanle ɔzɔle zolɛ kɛ, “Mmasulo, ɔluakɛ egya Sɔɔlo asa ɛnrɛha wɔ ɛnrɛhu wɔ ɛlɛ. Ɔze ye wienyi kɛ ɛbali Yizilayɛ belemgbunli na medame noko meadɛnla ɛ sa fema zo.”