O Nyamenle, wɔmɔ a ɛle me Nyamenle a, mekpondɛ wɔ, me ɛkɛla anwo ɛlɛdɔ wɔ; me sonla mumua ne ɛlɛpele akpondɛ wɔ, kɛ azɛlɛ resee mɔɔ ɛhwie na ɔlɛkpondɛ nzule la.
Ngyekyeleɛ ne mɔɔ me nee Yizilayɛma bayɛ la ɛne: Mebava me mɛla ne meawula bɛ nuhua, mebahɛlɛ ye bɛ ahonle nu; mebayɛ bɛ Nyamenle, na bɛdabɛ noko bɛayɛ me menli.
Ekpunli ko ne mɔɔ tɔ zolɛ nsa bɔbɔ la, mebagua bɛ senle nu meadu bɛ nuhua, kɛmɔ bɛtu dwɛtɛ fufule nu la, na meazɔ bɛ meanlea, kɛmɔ bɛsɔ ezukoa nvutuke bɛnea la. Bɛbabɔ me duma bɛavɛlɛ me, na mebalie bɛ zo. Mebaha kɛ, ‘Bɛle me menli’ na bɛbaha kɛ, ‘Ɛdɛnkɛma le me Nyamenle.’ ”
Me nee Kelaese a bɛhunle yɛ wɔ meanubaka ne azo a, yemɔti saa mede ngoane nu a ɛnee tɛ medame ɔ, na Kelaese mɔɔ de me nu la ɔ. Ngoane ɛhye mɔɔ mede nu la, mede ye kɛ medie Nyamenle Ara ne mɔɔ hulole me na ɔdole ye ngoane aze ɔmanle me la medi la ati ɔ.