17 Nɛ ebui kukɔanɛ mɛ ɛtɛ kpɛ wunɔ nyi nɛabha, alasɛ wunɔ tɛtsyɛtsya nɛ abhɛtɛ ezizi gelee dɛ adzyɔgo.
Alasɛ bagɛ ba ŋa kabha ne di vunɔ kanya kanyaka kɔ bagɛ abhɛtɛ kɛdzyɔgo, pɔ kɔ bagɛ babhɛtɛ kizizi. Ɔpɛ sɛ tɛ kifu taa za wɔm nɛ aanɔ nɛ gɛ aŋɛabha? Kɛlɛ alɛ bhɛtɛ kɛgɛ bɔ klɛ aba kpɛ wɔ nɛa bha.
Ɛkpɛ nɔ nyinɛabha gɛ nɔ baka mɛ bui nɛ kɛkanyaka mɛ klɛ mɛ nyɛna kɛdɔkɛkasɛ nɛ mɛ vunɔ, anasɛ gɛ ɛyɛkɔ kpɛ nɔ ahwɛ.
Kibenɔ gɛ no bo xogo, ganɛ Apalete nɛ Ɔwulagoe dɔŋɛŋa nɛ nɔ ŋa,
Bupa ma wɔnɔ ahwɛ gɛ nɔ bɔ ŋaɛdɔ gɛ nɔ bɔ wɔɛ̃ dɔ nɛ bulɛ mɛ? Pɛnɔ no to di Kpaya busɔlɛɔha nɛ ɔkpɛ kɛbuinyɛbui mɛ klɛ nɔ pɛɛ sɛ tɛ nɔ kpɛ banɔ nɛ gɛ kɛdɔnyɛdɔ ma balɛ ahwɛ nɛ wɔ̃ɛ? Kɛbui ɖuweɖu ɛba tsiɖe nɔ? Ɛkpɛ nɔɛ nyi nɛabha nɛ kibui nɛ shu Ao kɛ mɛlɛmɛ!
Onugɛ bubhɛ yi anɔ teli, aŋaɛdɔ nɛ bupɛ mɛ, sɛ tɛ kɛ tɛ badzi kebhui kuklu kɔ nɔ onugɛ nɔ xogo. Klɛ kibe nɔ gɛ ɛba ɛba kɔ ɛshã gugɔɛ.
Kɛlɛso onugɛ busɔlɛha petee bexogo klɛ anɔnyanɔ aɖɔ ɔfufɔɛmɛaɖɔ, klɛ beteli be tee nu kɛlɛesi ɔdɔgɔsɛ bagɛ ba dɛyɛkɛŋa nɛ aba, ba ta ɖɔ sɛ wunɔɛ tɔkpu ma?
Kide kɛlɛ bu baɖɔ ɔtsɔ̃ nɛ, badzya mɔ? Kibenɔ nɔ bɔ xogo, anɔnyanɔ evunɔ ɛdzɛ zhɛzha, ɔdɔgɔsɛ kibui gɛ ba kasɛ kɛdɔ, tɛbubukasɛ, ɔfufɔɛmɛaɖɔ ɔdɔgɔsɛ kibuiesibubu. Anɛ nɛɛ di petee alasɛ sɛ tɛ ba bhɛtɛ kɔ busɔlɛɔha nɛ tɛgɛganɛ.
Nɔ tɛ kɔ lɔ zukɔlɔ kɛtɔkputsyɛtsya kɔ dɛ, anasɛ gɛ banɔ teli ba yɛkɔ trɔ shu gɛ ba bhɛtɛ, pɔ nɔ kɔlɔ kpɛ agulɔ kemi—klɛ petee ɔyɛkɔ dɛana anasɛ gɛ nɔ mɔ Kelizɛza nɛ gɛ aba.
pɛnɔ kɔ ɔma bekusi gbɛgbla, gɛ asɛsɛ sɛ atɛta batɔ kɔ bagɛ ba bhɛtɛ kizizi klɛ tɛ akpɛ alɛ nɛabha bagɛ ba bhɛtɛ kibui dzyɔgo.