1 Bʋa-la lɛ ba sɩɩ kʋŋ mɛmpɛba, Samɩsɩŋ sii kɛŋ bʋ-pɔrʋ-bie mʋ dɩ ʋ na ʋ haala. Ʋ sɩ mʋa, ʋ bʋla pɩ tolo-la nyɩmma, “Mɩɩ chɛ dɩ mɩ jʋʋ mɩ haala dɩa nɛ.” Ama, tolo-la nyɩmma bɩ sɛyɛ ʋ jʋʋ,
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Jekɔb bʋla pɩ Labaŋ, “Jɩsɩ-la yie nɛ. Joŋ mɩ haala pɩmɛ dɩ la pɛ bɔsɔ.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ ʋ sɩ, “Mɩ jaŋ lɩɩsɛ bʋ-bie mɩ bʋʋna tʋɔŋ a pɩŋ.” Tama bɩra pɩɛsɛ, “Bɛɛ kʋŋ nɛ ŋ jaŋ joŋo bil bʋbʋɔŋ aŋ-na kɛŋ bʋʋŋ-la kɔ?”
Bʋa-la lɛ nɩwaayiilee fa hɛ dʋnɩa lɛ arɩ ŋɩɩ harɩŋ. Wɩa bii-baalaa kɛŋ nuhuobiinee toloo lʋl biiriŋ. Ba nɛ fa ŋaa nyuŋ tɩŋŋaa a kɛŋ yɩrɩŋ.
Bile bʋla pɩ ʋ nyɩmma, ‘Jɩsɩŋ deemba kala lɛ mɩ faasa tɩŋ tɩntɩŋŋaa woruŋ a pɩŋ. Mɩ ha bɩ ŋ niiŋ wɩaa vɩa chɛ-bala maa. Bɛɛ kʋŋ nɛ ŋ saa pɩmɛ? Ŋ ha bɩ bʋ-bie ma kaa pɩmɛ dɩ mɩ kpʋ la dɩ ma nandɔnsʋŋ gbieli gbiele aŋ chaŋ.
Dɩ baal nɛ jaa haala a kɛnʋ pɩŋ aŋ bɩra bɩ haal-la cho,