4 Mesu mefɛlɛ Ɛdɛnkɛma, mɔɔ fɛta ayɛlɛyelɛ, ɔdie me ɔfi me kpɔvolɛma asa anu.
Mɔɔ bɛbɔle ɔ bo kɛ bɛto edwɛne bɛaye Ɛdɛnkɛma ayɛlɛ la, Ɛdɛnkɛma manle Amɔnoma, Mowabema, nee Yidɔmma mɔɔ ɛra badoa Yizilayɛma nee bɛ aho la anye zo danle bɛ, na bɛhuhunle bɛ nwo.
Akee Livaema ɛhye mɔ: Gyɛhyua, Kademeɛle, Beenae, Hahyabenaya, Hodaya, Hyɛlibaya, Hyɛbanaya yɛɛ Pɛtahaya zele kɛ, “Bɛdwazo bɛye Ɛdɛnkɛma bɛ Nyamenle ne ayɛlɛ; bɛye ye ayɛlɛ dahuu! Kanza dasanli biala ayɛlɛyelɛ le ekyi bɔbɔ a, awie biala ɛye ye duma nwuanzanwuanza ne ayɛlɛ.”
Nwane a kɛhola kɛha ninyɛne mgbole mɔɔ Ɛdɛnkɛma ɛyɛ la, anzɛɛ kɛhola kɛhile ye ayɛlɛyelɛ muala a?
Mebamaa ngoanelielɛ kɔpo ne zo, na meabɔ Ɛdɛnkɛma duma meazonle ye.
Mebabɔ moyɛlɛ azu meamaa wɔ, na meabɔ Ɛdɛnkɛma duma meazonle ye.
Kɛmɔ ɔyɛle ɛnzonlɛ ɔdiele me la ati, mebavɛlɛ ye wɔ mekɛ tendenle mɔɔ mede ngoane nu la.
Na menvɛlɛle Ɛdɛnkɛma kɛ, “O Ɛdɛnkɛma, mebodo wɔ, die me!”
Mefɛlɛ Ɛdɛnkɛma, yemɔ mɔɔ ɔfɛta ayɛlɛyelɛ a, ɔdie me ɔfi me kpɔvolɛma asa anu.
Ehyianli ɛhye zunle, na Ɛdɛnkɛma diele ye, na ɔliele ye ɔvile ye amaneɛnwunlɛ muala anu.
Ɛdɛnkɛma le kpole, ɔwɔ kɛ bɛye ye ayɛlɛ kpole wɔ yɛ Nyamenle ne suakpole ne azo!
Bɛzu bɛvɛlɛ me kenle biala mɔɔ ngyegyelɛ kɛdo bɛ la, na mebalie bɛ, na bɛaye me ayɛlɛ.”
Mesu mefɛlɛ Nyamenle; na Ɛdɛnkɛma balie me.
Saa mekɛ dwu na mefɛlɛ wɔ a, me kpɔvolɛma bagua ye bɛ nzi. Meze ɛhye, ɔboalekɛ Nyamenle gyi me nzi.
Bɛdo anyunlunyia edwɛne bɛhanvo ye duma ne; bɛyeyɛ ye anyunlunyia nu!
Ɛdɛnkɛma le bedevinli, yɛɛ ɔwɔ kɛ bɛye ye ayɛlɛ kpole; ɔwɔ kɛ bɛsulo ye bɛtɛla nyamenle kɔsɔɔti.
Nyamenle Edwɛkɛ ne se, “Awie biala mɔɔ kɛbɔ Awulae duma kɛzu kɛvɛlɛ ye la kɛnyia ngoane.”
“Yɛ Awulae nee yɛ Nyamenle! Ɛfɛta anyunlunyia, enililɛ, nee tumi. Ɔluakɛ ɛdawɔ a ɛbɔle ninyɛne kɔsɔɔti a. Wɔ ɛhulolɛ zo yɛɛ ɛbɔle bɛ a. Wɔ ɛhulolɛ zo yɛɛ bɛwɔ ɛkɛ a.”
na bɛhanle ye kpole kɛ, “Boaneralɛ ne mɔɔ bɛhunle ye la, fɛta tumi, anwonyia, nrɛlɛbɛ nee anwosesebɛ, enililɛ, anyunlunyia nee ayɛlɛyelɛ!”