6 Kpaya ana: Aba buya butɔɛbhɛ akɔ bagɛ ba kpɛ nɔ tɔ
Anɔnyanɔ gɛ abhɛtɛ kizizi ba be tsodzi abuya kɛbhɛ kɔ yɛ buzizi, klɛ amɛdidi ama kɛlɛ mɛ.
Kpaya edinu anɔ gɛ ata bhɛtɛ ebui nɛ alɛ ɔzakɔ, atɛ ba dzɛkɛ wɔnɔ kɛxwɛwuwa nɛ yɛ tɛɖɛɖɔ gɛ nɔ kasɛ yɛ anasɛ gɛ nɔ plɛnɔ yɛ banɔ nɛ gɛ nɔ kɔ tsri lɛabha plɛnɔ alɛ.
Amadi nɛ apɔɛshum; klɛ wɔ obulo nɛ ɔtɛ ba. Kibe nɛ na sɛ tɛ be kulu kebhui nɛ betsitsi, klɛ tɛ ba buya kɛbhɛ kɔ wɔ baxwɛwa batɔnu anɛ wɔ banɔnɛna anɛ bagɛ ba kpɛ wɔɛ nyi nɛabha, be bhliyi anɛ bagbɛgbla— ganɛ kɔ bagɛ be zi kesukpa nɛ tɛzizi.”
Ane gɛ eti be si wɔɛ fu, O Apalete, pɛ ata mɛna wɔɛ nyi nɛ kabhakpɛkpɛ? Alasɛ wɔ tite ko shu ɛlɛ bhui. Amadi nɛ petee aba ba klɛ la ba kpɛ kɛtɔkpuesi nɛ wɔa mɛ, alasɛ wɔ tɛnɛnamɛzɛza ebui bhɛbhɛtɛ nɛ eti bu akasɛ.”
Mɔ same nɛ yɛ tɔkpu, O owũsise! Nɔ mɔ same, wɔnɔ banɔnɛna anɛ banɔkpɛkpɛ anɛ batɔnu! Kpaya eti kulu kebhui nɛ adzɛ kana gɛ ayɛkɔ aganɛ wɔnɔ.’ ”
Nɛ adzɛ nɛ mɛ ba mɔ batɔnu anɛ banɔnɛna nɛ dzyosu, anɛ banɔ nɛ petee gɛ beyi nɛ kɛsukpa nɛa bha.”
alasɛ kɛgba anɛ tɛnɛna alɛ nu yɛ bubhuikukulu. Eti bu adzɛzhuzhɔlɛ gbla nɛ pɔ agɛ ezi kesukpa ganɔ yɛ azhuzhɔlɛbui mɛ. Eti bisi buwule nɛ yɛ baxwɛdɛ nɛ dzyosu nɛ tɔkpu denɔ adzɛ nɛ ɔkɔ.”
Be kulu kɛdɔ nɛ oli mɛ gɛganɛ asɛ, “Ɔdɔnanɔ kibe ɖueɖu, Bukusiɔŋakɔ Apalete, gɛ yɛ shu bhui klɛ alɛ nɛ kɛgba, ɔdɔnanɔ kibe lɛ gɛ okuluebhui nɛ banɔ nɛ gɛ ba lɛ kesukpa nɛa bha klɛ obo bisi bulɔ dzyosu nɛ buwule?”