26 “Ɛbushunu asɛ, ‘ɛtsre nɔ sɛ, anɔnyanɔ gɛ kɛdɔ lɛ ya hwɛ, gelee la za ba yɛkɔ kɛdɔ akɔ, pɔ anɔ nɛ gɛ kɛdɔnyɛdɔ ma ya hwɛ, kɛ gɛ lɛ yahwɛ tsyɛ ba ba yɛkɛ lɛ nɛ yahwɛ.
Aanɔ nɛ gɛ kɛdɔ lɛ yahwɛ bazia kɔ yɛ ata, klɛ kɛdɔ ba za yɛ ahwɛ gelee. Aanɔ nɛ gɛ kɛdɔnyɛdɔ ma yahwɛ, kibhliyi nɔɔ gɛ lɛ yɛ ahwɛ tsyɛ ba ba yɛkɛ kɛlɛ nɛ yahwɛ.
Kɛlɛ so itsre nɔ sɛ ba ba nyɛna Kpaya bukusiɔŋakɔ nɛ ayɛkɛ nɛ wɔnɔ ahwɛ ayɛkɔ ada kɔ banɔ nɛ gɛ be yu ɔkɛlɛ eyuyu.
Aanɔ gɛ kɛdɔ lɛ yɛahwɛ ba ba kɔ yɛ kɛdɔ gelee, agɛ yɛahwɛ kɛma, kɛbhliyi nɔ nɛ gɛ kɛlɛ yɛahwɛ nɛ tsyɛ baa yɛkɛ kɛlɛ nɛ yɛahwɛ.”
Anɔ nɛ gɛ edi axwɛ nɛabha aɖɔ nɛ ishu mɛ asɛ, ‘Kide mɛ ɛba bhɛtɛ ɔtsyɔ nɛ? Mɛ apalete nɛ àyɛkɛ kɛxwɛ nɛ mahwɛ. Ɛdɛ gɛganɛ gɛ ɛba tsu ozi klɛ kɛwɔ̃ɛ kumɛ sɛ tɛ ɛzɛ bisi dɔ—
Ba nɔ nɛ baɖɔ asɛ, “ ‘Apalete,’ kɔba lɔfɔ lɛ yɛ ahwɛ xɔɔ̃!’
Kɛlɛso nɔ ta atɔ mɔmɔ nɛ kɛnu gɛ nɔnu ebui. Anɔ nɛ gɛ kɛdɔ lɛ yɛ ahwɛ ba ba kɔ yɛ gelee, agɛ kɛdɔnyɛdɔ ma yɛ ahwɛ, kɛ gɛ ayɛkɔ sɛ kɛlɛ yɛ ahwɛ tsyɛ ba zia yɛkɛ lɛ nɛ yɛ ahwɛ.”
Petro asɛ, “Alasɛ,” ba ŋlɔmɛ akpɛ Ɛdzɛeplukpa nɛ mɛ asɛ, “ ‘Kɔ yɛ bupa nɛ wɔ akpɛkpa, kɔ sɛ anɔnyanɔ atɛ za bulɛ mɛ,’ klɛ, “ ‘Kɔ sɛ anɔbhlatɔ ayɛkɛ yɛ ɔzakɔ nɛ otugbazɛzam.’
No di shuabha sɛ nɔ dɛ lɛla kɛdɔ nɛ gɛ nɔ waɛxwɛ kɔ, pɔ sɛ tɛ ba buya kɛbhɛ nɛna kɔ nɔ.
Oti tsianyɛ klɛ ɔtɛ za ebuigɛganɛ nɛ nu ɔkpɛ mɛ kinyi nɛ so, klɛ oko si kifu.
Ɛɛba kplitaa. Nyɛna kɛ gɛ lɛ wɔahwɛ nɛ mɛ ovunɔ, sɛ tɛ anɔnyanɔ atɛ ba yɛkɛ wɔ bukusikutu.