39 Pɔ nɔ nu kibui niesi: Onugɛ apalete enyi ɔɖa nɔ nɛmɛ gɛ bezi na ba ba, atɛ ba shɛ̃nahwɛ bupa nɛ shu elu asɛ bezi nɛ ba bɛ tsoku.
“Kɛlɛ so nɛ nɔ za nɛ awɔ̃, alasɛ no ti nyi kiwi nɔɔ nɛ gɛ klɛa bha wɔnɔ Apalete nɛ aba ba.
“Nɔ tɛ bala wɔnɔ kɛkesrɔdɔ nɛ kesukpa nɛa bha, gɛ babɔ nɛ budzyewule lɛ gɛ ba zi kɛ lɛ, bezi tsyɛ be be zuruɛ kɛ lɛ.
Pɔ Apalete nɛ wui kɛba ba anasɛ ezi. Owũsise nɛ ɔbɔ lɛla nɛ ogugu dzyɛɛ, ɔlɛmɛ dɔnyɛdɔ kifu batã ezi lɛ, klɛ kesukpa klɛ kɛdɔnyɛdɔ nɛ kalɛmɛ kɛ tɛaza.
“Di, ɛba ansɛ ezi! Bayula agɛ yɛa lɛ nɛ awɔ̃ klɛ anyɛna yɛ apɔtɛ nɛ ebunɔ shu, sɛ atɛ ba vɛ eti bu ishu elu nɛ kɛwɔɛ̃ mɛ.”
Kɛlɛ so, baka, wɔ kɛ gɛ ɔtɛ yɛkɛ klɛ onu, ta kɛlɛ atɔ, tɛ otsyina kitem. Pɔ onu gɛ ɔdɛ nyɛmɛ, ɛba ba ansɛ ezi, klɛ ɔtɛ bo ti kibe nɛ gɛ ɛba ba wɔ bha.