8 Ama lɛɛlɛ ba bire kɩɩ nʋʋ-hala bʋbʋɔŋ, nʋʋkala bɩra bɩ ba wuo jɩŋ womporunuŋ lɛ. Ba yaraa ŋmɩɩmɛ a hɩla mɛrɛ ba haŋgbelee lɛ, a nagɛ daa-hɩlɩŋ.
Mɩ kala nɛ jaga, aŋ ka haŋgbelee. Mɩ fa ka mʋa dɩ mɩ sʋba.
Ba sɩ kʋ chɩŋ dɩ-bolii aŋ naʋ, ba bɩ wuo jɩmʋ. Ŋɩɩ nɛ ba faasa ŋmuŋmoo niiŋ, a kɛŋ ba gɛnnɩŋ kɩɛsɛ aŋ ŋaa hagɩla hɛ ba nyusuŋ lɛ.
Mɩ yaraa kala biri, a fɩfɩsɛ, mɩ yaraa kala lɩŋ a wʋwɩɩ.
Ʋ yaraa kala dɛrɛ aŋ ka, haŋgbelee ba nyɩɩsɛ nyɩɩsɛ.
Mɩ tapʋlaa ka dɛrɛ nɛ, a nagɛ daaliimiŋ sɩ yie lɛl ŋɩɩ dɩdaanɩŋ. Mɩ yaraa kala ŋmaamɛ a nagɛ yaŋ sɩ hɩla.
Mɩ nagɛ puruŋ nyʋɔsʋŋ sɩ chalɩba ʋ kolimi nɛ, ama mɩ ha bɩ wɩalɩŋ ŋ sɩ daga yʋa.
Ŋ walɩmɛmɛ wɩɩhɛyɛ arɩ tɩtaŋɩŋ kala nɛ, mɩ doluŋ kala dɛrɛ a nagɛ tafaaŋ wulumuŋ sɩ leŋe leriŋ hɩl.
Ŋ baanɩŋ leŋe mɩ bɩ yarɩfɩɛlaa kɛnɛ. Mɩ haŋgbelee ma kala wʋwɩɩ a tɩŋ mɩ wʋbɔŋŋɔɔ wɩaa.
Nɩaa yʋga a naʋ ba yaraa vɛŋ. Ʋ nagɩŋ kala bɩrɩmɛ arɩ nuhuobiiŋ dee.
La yaraa lɩma nɛ a nagɛ tabʋʋŋ losuŋ kɛnla la vɩvagɩlɛ.
Dɩ tinteyee nɩaa nɛ naba, ba tʋɔŋ kala yie vʋgʋmɛ nɛ, ba sɩaa biri.
Ba chei tabal-la kala nɛ ʋ pɩŋ hoi, kʋŋkala bɩra tuo ʋ lɛ. Fawʋllʋŋ kɛmba ba chichel, ba nandaasɩŋ kala yʋɔrɛ, ba sɩaa ma bibiri.
‘Ma taŋ-la hagɩla sɩ mɛrɛ la naasɩŋ lɛ, ba nɛ la kpesee hɛ ma lɛ ŋ-la. Ama ʋ maga dɩ ma jɩŋ arɩ Wɩa kuorii-la kpaga nɛ.’