12 “Di, ɛba kpataa! Mɛ kɛbhɛbubuya nɛ lɛ mɛahwɛ, klɛ ɛba kɔ anɔnyanɔ nɛ kɛbhɛtɛ nɛ gɛ abhɛtɛ nɛ nu.
Alasɛ Anɔdzyrame yɛ Eyi nɛ aba ba nɛ Yaka ishu bhubhui mɛ nɛ yɛ baxwɛdɛ, klɛ aba buya kɛbhɛ kɔ anɔnyanɔ nɛ kana gɛ awa kɛxwɛ nɛ nu.
So nɛ kɛlɛ mɛ, bulɔmɛayɛ kanyaka ebe bu yɛnahwɛ shu nu kɔ Kpaya.
Onugɛ bu gɛ edzu atrɔ bu za, aba yɛkɛ yɛ bhɛ.
Anɔ nɛ gɛ aɖa klɛ nɛ agɛ akpɛ ɔlɛ ni kibui tirikpo kɛlɛ lɛ balɛ ahwɛ, klɛ ba ba buya kɛbhɛ kɔ akanyaka nɛ yɛ xwɛ wuwa nɛ nu.
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.”
Ɛba husi yɛeyialɛ nɛ yi. Kɛlɛ basɔlɛha nɛ petee be be ti asɛ mɛ nu agɛ yɛ edi idzyi anɛ atɔkpu mɛ, klɛ ɛba buya kɛbhɛ kɔ anɔnyanɔ nɛ yɛ tɛbhɛbhɛtɛ nɛ nu.
Klɛ mɛ mɔ betsitsi, bagbɛgbla anɛ bebhliyi, gɛ be li kititi nɛ kegbu nɛ amɛ, klɛ ba danɛ buplukpa. Ba za danɛ keplukpa bhlatɔ, gɛ ke nu ɛkpã keplukpa. Be kulu kebhui nɛ betsitsi nɛ ebui nɛ gɛ ba bhɛtɛ nɛ nu ansɛ gɛ ba ŋlɔmɛ akpɛ buplukpa nɛ mɛ.
Anɔ nɛ gɛ amɔaɖɔ nɛ ebuia nɛ shu nɛ aɖɔ sɛ, “Ee, Ɛba kpataa.” Tɛlɛbɛlɛm. Ba Apalete Yesu.
“Di, ɛba kpataa! Bayula anɔ nɛ gɛ anyɛna ebui nɛ gɛ ba ɖɔelu nɛ keplukpɛa nɛm.”
Ɛɛba kplitaa. Nyɛna kɛ gɛ lɛ wɔahwɛ nɛ mɛ ovunɔ, sɛ tɛ anɔnyanɔ atɛ ba yɛkɛ wɔ bukusikutu.