Ɛdɛnkɛma zele kɛ, “Memboɔboale me nwo kɛ memaa menli mɔɔ ambiza me bo zo la akpondɛ me. Menyɛle kɛ memaa menli mɔɔ amkpondɛ me la anwu me. Menzele maanle ne mɔɔ anzonle me la kɛ, ‘Mewɔ ɛke, mewɔ ɛke!’
Mebalua ye azɛlɛ ne azo meamaa me nwo. Mebaze “Bɛnzebɛanwunvɔne” anwunvɔne, na meaze “Tɛmemenli ɔ” kɛ, “Bɛle me menli” na ɔdaye ɔbaha kɛ, “Ɛle me Nyamenle.”
Me duma le kpole wɔ maanle maanle avinli ɔvi sɛnzɛne aduduleɛ kɔdwu adɔleɛ. Ɛleka biala bɛkpu ɛyɛlɛ evuanlɛ na bɛfa azubɔdeɛ mɔɔ anwo te la bɛmaa me, ɔluakɛ me duma ne le kpole wɔ maanle maanle avinli.
O Ɛdɛnkɛma, ɛle me anwosesebɛ nee me aranemgbole, me ɛvealeka wɔ me anwongyelelɛ mekɛ nu. Maanle maanle vi maanle ti nee maanle bo bariandi araze wɔ kɛ, “Yɛ ze mɔ annyia agyadeɛ kpaziwɔkɛ biala kɛ adalɛ nee ninyɛne mgbane mgbane mɔɔ nvasoɛ ɛnle zolɛ la ala.
Duzu ati a wɔyɛ kɛ sonla mɔɔ ye adwenle ɛha ɛbɔ nu, anzɛɛ wɔyɛ kɛ katakyie mɔɔ ɛngola ngoane die ɛ? Noko O Ɛdɛnkɛma, ɛ nee yɛ de, yɛɛ bɛfa wɔ duma a bɛfɛlɛ yɛ a; mmagyakyi yɛ.’ ”
Mekɛ ne anu Belemgbunli Devidi abo zo sonla ne bagyinla kɛ sɛkɛlɛneɛ la yeamaa maanle maanle. Maanle maanle bakpondɛ ye, na ɛleka mɔɔ ɔde la bayɛ anyelielɛ.
Belemgbunlililɛ ɛnrɛvi Dwuda sua nu, Yɛɛ mɛlalilɛma ɛnrɛkpa ye belemgbunli ebia bo, Kɔkpula kɛ ɔkɛdwu mɔɔ lɛ ye la ɛkɛ ne. Maanle maanle kɔsɔɔti badie ye.
O Awulae, tie yɛ; O Awulae fa yɛ ɛtane kyɛ yɛ; O Awulae, tie yɛ na keha ɛ nwo. Wɔ duma ne ati, O me Nyamenle, mmasi aze, ɔboalekɛ bɛfa wɔ duma a bɛfɛlɛ wɔ suakpole ne nee wɔ menli ne a.”
Nyamenle soanvolɛ ne mɔɔ ɛlie me ɛvi munzule kɔsɔɔti anu la, Ɛyila mgbavolɛ ɛhye mɔ; na ɔlua bɛ nwo zo bɛbɔ me nee me ze mɔ Ebileham nee Ayezeke aluma atɛnlase; Na bɛ nwo ɛzo bɛyɛ ɛlɔne wɔ azɛlɛ ye azo!”