17 Na ɔnyɛ se kɛ anwuma nee aze kɛpɛ nu kɛze, tɛla kɛ mɛla ne anu edwɛkɛkpɔkɛ nretee ko kɛminli a.
Nɔhalɛ, meka meahile bɛ kɛ anwuma nee aze baze ahɔ na mɛla ne anu kpɔkɛ nretee ko bɔbɔ ɛnrɛkpɔkye ɛnrɛdɔ kyesɛ mɔɔ wɔ nu la amuala ɛli munli.
Anwuma nee aze bapɛ nu aze, na me nloa edwɛkɛ ɛdeɛ ɔnrɛpɛ nu ɛlɛ.”
noko Awulae edwɛkɛ ne wɔ ɛkɛ ne dahuu.” Edwɛkɛ ɛhye a le Edwɛkpa ne mɔɔ bɛbɔle ye nolo bɛhilele bɛ la.
Ɛhɛe, ndile nwoso, ndotolo kɛnlɛma kpa, noko Nyamenle edwɛkɛ ne bagyinla ɛkɛ dahuu.”
Na ɛnee ɛhye kile kɛ yɛdua diedi zo yɛavuandi mɛla ne yɛagua ɔ? Kyɛkyɛ! Ɔnle zɔhane fee. Yɛdua yɛ diedi zo yɛkpogya mɛla ne zo.
Bɛdo bɛ nye anwuma bɛnlea, na bɛdo bɛ nye bɛnlea azɛlɛ ye, ɔluakɛ anwuma baminliminli kɛ esike; azɛlɛ ye batete kɛ ɛdanlɛ, na bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛde zolɛ la bawu kɛ ngokowule. Me ngoanelielɛ ne wɔ ɛkɛ dahuu, na me konimlilɛ ɛnrɛwie ɛlɛ.
Ɔbakyikyi bɛ nye anwo monle. Ewule ɛnle ɛkɛ bieko, monle ɛnle ɛkɛ, nyane ɛnle ɛkɛ, ɛzunlɛ ɛnle ɛkɛ ne bieko. Ɔluakɛ alumua ninyɛne ne mɔ ɛze ɛhɔ.”
Akee menwunle anwuma fofolɛ nee azɛlɛ fofolɛ. Ɔluakɛ alumua anwuma ne nee alumua azɛlɛ ne ɛze ɛhɔ, na nyevile ne ɛnle ɛkɛ bieko.
Akee menwunle Belemgbunli ne nee ye belemgbunli ebia fufule ne mɔɔ ɔde zolɛ la. Anwuma nee azɛlɛ minliminlinle ɔ nyunlu ɛkɛ ne na bɛannwu bɛ bieko.
Awulae Kenle ne bara kɛ awule la. Kenle ne, anwuma bava ɛnelɛ kpole bie aminliminli anwomanyunlu na anwumaneamra ayela aholo; na azɛlɛ ye nee debie biala mɔɔ wɔ zolɛ la bayela adɔ nzonle.