12 amaa ‘Bɛnea, bɛnea a, bɛannwu ye, bɛtie, bɛtie a, bɛande ɔ bo. Anrɛɛ bɛkɛzia bɛkɛra Nyamenle ɛkɛ, na ɔkɛva bɛ ɛtane ne mɔ ɔkɛhyɛ bɛ.’ ”
Nyamenle se, “Bɛva menli ne mɔɔ lɛ ɛnyelɛ, noko bɛ nye ɛzi, bɛlɛ ɛnzonlɛ, noko bɛ nzo ɛdi la bɛrɛla.
Menli zɛhae mɔ ɛnnwu mɔɔ bɛyɛ la, yɛɛ bɛnde ɔ bo, ɔluakɛ bɛ nye ɛzi, yemɔti bɛnnwu ɛhwee, yɛɛ bɛdo bɛ adwenle nu, yemɔti bɛnde debie biala abo.
Ɔkɛyɛ kɛ saa Dwudama te kɛ mebazi meazɛkye bɛ la a, bɛ nuhua ko biala bagyakyi ɛtaneyɛlɛ, na meava bɛ amumuyɛ nee bɛ ɛtane ne mɔ meahyɛ bɛ.”
Bɛdie ɛhye, ahɔnwɔne mɔɔ ɛnze nrɛlɛbɛ a, mɔɔ lɛ ɛnyelɛ na bɛnnwu debie a, mɔɔ lɛ ɛnzonlɛ na bɛnde edwɛkɛ a.
Ɔse, “Sonla ra, ɛde menli anzosesebɛma mɔɔ ɛngyɛ na ade atua la avinli. Bɛlɛ ɛnyelɛ, noko bɛnnwu debie; bɛlɛ ɛnzonlɛ, noko bɛnde edwɛkɛ, ɔluakɛ bɛle atuadelɛma.
Bɛlɛ ɛnyelɛ, na bɛnnwu debie ɔ? Anzɛɛ bɛlɛ ɛnzonlɛ na bɛnde edwɛkɛ ɔ? Yemɔti bɛngakye?
na ɔbuale bɛ kɛ, “Bɛmɛ, Nyamenle ɛla ye belemgbunlililɛ ne anwo edwɛkɛ mɔɔ vea la ali wienyi ɛhile bɛ, na menli mɔɔ ɛha la bɛte ye wɔ mrɛlɛ nu, amaa bɛnea a bɛannwu ye, yɛɛ bɛtie a bɛande ɔ bo.
Zɔhane ati bɛnlu bɛ nwo na bɛzia bɛrɛla Nyamenle ɛkɛ, amaa yeava bɛ ɛtane ne mɔ amuala yeahyɛ bɛ,
Noko toonwo mɔɔ yeradwu ɛnɛ la, Ɛdɛnkɛma ɛtɛmanle bɛ adwenle ɛtɛmanle bɛtɛtele ɔ bo, na bɛanyia ɛnyelɛ bɛanwu ye, anzɛɛ bɛanyia ɛnzonlɛ bɛadie.
Ɔwɔ kɛ ɔto ɔ rɛle azule nu ɔkilehile bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛ nee ye ɛnga la, ɔluakɛ saa ɔyɛ Nyamenle ɛhulolɛ a ɔbamaa bɛ mekɛ kpalɛ yeamaa bɛanlu bɛ nwo na bɛaranwu nɔhalɛ ne.
Ɔyɛ se kɛ awie kɛhola kɛmaa bɛkɛnlu bɛ nwo bieko a, ɔboalekɛ bɛbɔ Nyamenle Ara ne meanubaka nu dahuu na bɛgua ɔ nyunlu aze wɔ menli nu.