16 Ɛhɔne hunle ye mɔɔ saa ɔnyianle agbolike ne mɔ aleɛ ne bie bɔbɔ a anrɛɛ ɔkɛli, noko yeannyia awie ammaa ye bie.
Bɛnrenlenrenle ɛsɛlɛ zo mbaka nwo bɛtete nya nya bɛdi, na bɛdi mbaka bo ndinli bɛmaa bɛ nwo yɛ wuluwulu.
Meto me nye fema zo menea, na awie ɛmpili me; ɛvealeka biala ɛnle ɛkɛ ɛmmaa me, awie biala ɛndwenle me nwo.
menyɛle koasea anzenwolɛbie, menyɛle kɛ nane la mentiale wɔ.
Ɔle kpalɛ kɛ ɔkɛli nzonle bɔbɔ; adwenle ɛtane ɛminli ye, yemɔti ɔngola ɔnlie ɔ nwo anzɛɛ ɔnga kɛ amonle ne mɔɔ ɔlɛ la ɛnle nyamenle fee.
Duzu ati a bɛsɛkye bɛ ezukoa wɔ mɔɔ ɛnle aleɛ la anwo, na bɛsɛkye bɛ anwosesebɛ wɔ mɔɔ ɛmmaa ahunlundwolɛ la anwo ɛ? Bɛdie me kpalɛ, bɛli mɔɔ le kpalɛ la, na bɛmaa bɛ nye ɛlie aleɛ sosɔɔ nwo na bɛyɛ mbelane.
Bɛhwe bɛbikye, bɛmɛ nyɛne mraalɛ amra mrenya, bɛmɛ tuutuu nee agyalɛ mɛlatovoma abo zo amra.
Menli mɔɔ anrɛɛ di aleɛ kpalɛ la, ɛnɛ ɛhɔne ku bɛ gua guabile zo; bɛdabɛ mɔɔ anrɛɛ bɛde arelemgbunli azua nu la ɛnɛ gua fovolɛ zo.
“Debie biala mɔɔ Yifelaem yɛ, ɔvi nwonlomɔ mɔɔ kɔdwu nɔsolɛ la le mgbane na ɔsɛkye ninyɛne. Bɛbɔ adalɛ mɔnwo na bɛka konle. Bɛ nee Aselea yɛ ngyehyɛlɛ na bɛfa nwole bɛkɔ Yigyibiti.”
“Bɛmmafa debie mɔɔ anwo te la bɛmaa ahwea, na bɛkɛpɛ bɛ nwo bɛkɛkeka bɛ; bɛmmafa bɛ anwoneɛ bɛgua agbolike nyunlu, na bɛkɛtietia zolɛ bɛkɛzɛkye bɛ mgbane.
Yemɔti ɔvale ɔ nwo ɔhɔbetanle mandimasema ne mɔ anu ko, na sonla zɔhane vale ye kɛ ɔhɔnlea agbolike wɔ ye ɛya nu.
Nzinlii ye adwenle rale ɔ nwo na ɔzele kɛ, ‘Gyimayɛvoma mɔɔ wɔ egya gyima nu la di aleɛ maa ɔbo bɛ nwo zo, mame a mela ɛke mɔɔ ɛhɔne ɛlɛku me la!