18 “Ɛtɔŋɔ mɔanjo ába ama tɔɛ, ‘Ntaa, ɛkpugha ɛja ɛjii ɛmi wɛn ɛkpugha bɛron jintiŋi.’
18 “Ɛtɔɔngɔ mmɔanju aba ama rag, ‘Ntaa, nnɛ nsing mina ɛrɔn mkpɛnɛ na yɔ ɔkɛm.’
Sɔŋ yɛ atam, abɨŋi abɔanjo abɛ wobo akɛɛ nɛnnɛ ɛkpugha ya abeŋe ka nɛnnɛ ka akɔ ka nɛtom ka amɛɛ asaa. Ka atɔ abɔɔ, ‘Nɛnnɛ akɔ akpugha nnya anem nɛgbiŋi tɛtɛ mmina fɛnɛ.’
“ ‘Nsɛnjo atɔɛ si ɔmi nem ɛnɔb, ɛtiŋi mɔanjo ɛwɨŋa!’ ‘Ɛsika ɔmi maa ɔfɨne nnɔbɔnɔbɔ ma ntitɔŋ yi nkɛa, komo ɛton ka ɛjɨbɛ wobo.’
“Nsɛnjo atɔɛ si, ‘Wɔ komo ɛton ka ɛjibɛ bɛrɔn.’