Ⅰ Ɩ ziꞌa -kaa a, *ꞌPaakɩꞌa gɔꞌɔ ꞌwɩ -sieꞌe ꞌbho-o -mɛɛlo, ꞌle *Zezii ꞌye ꞌmʋ-sɔ, ꞌle, Lazaa ɔ -zaꞌa glu, ꞌle ɔ ꞌyeꞌa ti-nɩ -lrɛɛ, -da ɔ -nɩꞌa Bɛtanii, ɔ ꞌye ꞌbho mu. Ⅱ Nyʋ nʋꞌa -kaa, ʋn ꞌpi-e ꞌɔ dɩ, ꞌle, -yʋ -ke ɔ ꞌka -dalue -li -nɩ, Maatɩ ꞌye ʋ ɛ-bɛ lililɛ ꞌmnɛ ꞌꞌyitiꞌgblee. A -gblee, Lazaa -nɩꞌe-e ʋ-bʋ nyʋ ꞌmnʋꞌa ꞌꞌklumʋ. Ⅲ Ʋn -nɩ linamʋ, ꞌle *Malii ꞌye ꞌbho Zezii -yɛ, ꞌle, ꞌcna -ke ꞌpɛlʋ-ʋ -kmuꞌa ꞌꞌyi tenyɩ, -ɛ poꞌa ngnɛzɛgɛ, -ɛ ꞌma-a ꞌnaadɩzɛgɛ, -ɛ ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ kpana ꞌmʋ, ʋn ꞌye ɛ ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɛ ꞌɔ bhɩ ꞌꞌlru ꞌwla. Ʋn nʋꞌa -kaa, ʋn ꞌꞌluoꞌo-o ꞌwa ꞌꞌnɩmnɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɩ liꞌsra. A -gblee, -budu -ke ꞌli ʋ-bʋ nyʋ ꞌmnʋ -nɩꞌa, ꞌcnaꞌa ngnɛzɛgɛ ꞌꞌyi-e ꞌle. Ⅳ ꞌLe, *Zeziiꞌa -namʋꞌa -lue, Zidaa Isikaliyoo, -ɔ ꞌye ꞌɔ -laa ꞌɔ tʋꞌa nyʋ -jeyi ꞌꞌnyɩ mʋ, ɔ na: Ⅴ -Bho ɛ-bɛ ꞌcna -nɛɛ -po-ɛ ꞌkɩ ꞌpɛlʋ, ɛ ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ-ɛ nyɔꞌɔ zʋn ꞌliꞌa ꞌꞌpɛlemɔni ꞌle ɩ ꞌke ꞌꞌpʋanlbhamʋ ꞌꞌyitiꞌgble-ɛ! Leedɩ ɛ -see -kaa -nʋ-ɛꞌɛ? Ɛ se ꞌꞌyrili-nmɔ! Ⅵ A ꞌye li-ɔ, ɔbɔ ꞌmnɔ, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌmo-o Zeziiꞌa -namʋꞌa mɔniꞌa tideyi, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa ꞌbho, ɔ-ɔ liꞌo. ꞌꞌYriyi maꞌa dɩ ɔ -zaꞌa wlu ꞌmnɛ ꞌmʋ, ɛ -se ꞌꞌpʋanlbhamʋꞌa dɩ ɔ-ɔ popo ꞌgwlʋti ꞌnɩ -ko. Ⅶ Zezii ꞌwɩn ꞌɩ ꞌbɔ ɔ, ꞌle ɔ na: -Zʋ ʋ wɔn li! -Bho ꞌɩn ꞌmɛ, ꞌcna ʋn ꞌka ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌlru ꞌwla ꞌle nyʋ ꞌka ꞌɩnmʋ tinmaze, ꞌɩnnɛ ʋn-ʋ ꞌwlaꞌa -laa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌlru -nalo. Ⅷ -Yʋ ꞌma-a ꞌꞌpʋanlbhamʋ, a -ke ʋn -nɩꞌe-e -bhla ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌkɔmʋkɔmʋ. -Bho a ꞌybha, a ꞌbhɛɛꞌo a ꞌke ʋ -zɛgɛ ꞌꞌlrulinʋ. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, ꞌɩnmɔ -yɔɔ ɔ, ꞌɩn-ɩ ꞌye-e ꞌle aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋ ꞌwlʋ -mʋ ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌmɛ.

Ⅸ A -gblee, *ꞌZuifʋꞌa -dadudu nʋꞌa -kaa, -ka *Zezii -nɩꞌa Bɛtanii, ʋn ꞌwɩn -ɩ ꞌbɔ, ꞌle ʋn-ʋ sɔꞌɔ ꞌmʋ, ʋn-ʋ muꞌo ꞌle. Ɛ -se Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌsɛꞌɛ dɩ ʋn-ʋ mu ꞌle -ko. Lazaa ɔ -zaꞌa glu ꞌle ɔ ꞌyeꞌa ti-nɩ -lrɛɛ, ꞌɩnnɔ ʋn-ʋ muꞌo liyenamʋ. Ⅹ-Ⅺ Nyʋ-ʋ ꞌye ꞌɔ ɔ, ꞌwa -dadudu-u ꞌsɔ-ɔ *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌsragazamʋklɩgbɩꞌa lemʋ, ꞌle ʋn-ʋ deꞌe Zezii ꞌꞌgwli. ꞌƐ kamʋ ʋn -poꞌo wlu -dalue ʋn ꞌke ɔ-bɔ Lazaa ꞌmnɔ ꞌlbha, ɔ ꞌke ꞌmɛ -lrɛɛ.

Ⅻ Zɔ zɩꞌa a, *Zezii ꞌkpa-a Zelizalɛɛmʋꞌa -jeyi, ꞌle, -ka ɔ-ɔ muꞌa ꞌle a, nyʋꞌa -dadudu-u yiꞌa *ꞌPaakɩꞌa gɔ ꞌꞌdunamʋ, ʋn ꞌye ɩ ꞌbʋꞌwɔn. ⅩⅢ ꞌƐ dɩ ʋn -sɔꞌɔ ꞌmʋ, ʋn ꞌye ɔ -jeyi mu. Ʋn ꞌka mu a, ʋn ꞌcɛ-ɛ -galɩꞌa ꞌtɩan, ꞌɩnnɩ ʋn ꞌbhleꞌe kwa, ʋn ꞌke ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyiꞌbhɛɛ, ꞌle ʋn-ʋ ꞌꞌwɔꞌo, ʋn-ʋ nʋꞌo: -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌbhɛ ꞌꞌyi ɔ! *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ -nɩꞌe yinamʋ, -Lagɔ -wʋnna nɔ ꞌꞌniti ɔ! -Lagɔ -wʋnna *ꞌZuifʋꞌa ꞌbhlʋkpayowli ꞌmnɔ ꞌꞌniti ɔ! ⅩⅣ-ⅩⅤ A ꞌye li-ɔ, wlu-u ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli see, -ɛ nʋꞌa na:

ⅩⅦ A -gblee, -da Lazaa -nɩꞌa ꞌle zoko ꞌli, ɔ ꞌkɔ ɔ ꞌla, ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɔ glu -za, ɔ ꞌka ti-nɩ -lrɛɛ ɛ, nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho, lɩ ʋn ꞌyeꞌa a, ʋn-ʋ ꞌzɩ -ɩ ꞌwa -bonyunyu -bodɩ ꞌmʋ. ⅩⅧ A ꞌye li-ɔ, ɛ-bɛ *wɔnkulɛ ɔ nʋꞌa, -ɛ -ke dɩ nyʋ ꞌwɔnꞌɔ ꞌbɔ, ꞌɛ dɩ ʋn ꞌꞌgbuꞌo ti ꞌle ʋn-ʋ mu ꞌɔ -jeyi. ⅩⅨ ꞌLe *Faliziɛɛn ꞌye ꞌtɔ -kaa ꞌꞌyiꞌlɩlɛ: Nyʋ ꞌwee ꞌple -ɔ ꞌbɩ. Lɛ -a ꞌka nʋ, ɛ se -nɩ!

ⅩⅩ A -gblee, nyʋ-ʋ yiꞌa ꞌbho Zelizalɛɛmʋ, ꞌbho *gɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌdunamʋ, ʋn ꞌke -Lagɔ bʋbɔ, ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌꞌklumʋ, nyʋ-ʋ -seꞌa-a *ꞌZuifʋ, ꞌwa tɔlʋ -nɩꞌe ꞌle. ⅩⅪ ꞌLe, *Zeziiꞌa -nayi -lue Filiipʋ, -ɔ ꞌma-a Bɛsayidaakɔyi, ꞌle Galileebhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi, ʋn ꞌye ɔ linyni ꞌle ʋn na: -Aꞌba ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu, -a ꞌbɔ-ɔ ti -a ꞌke *Zezii ꞌye! ⅩⅫ Ɔ nʋꞌa -kaa, ɔ -sɔꞌɔ ꞌmʋ-ɛ, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ɩ Zeziiꞌa -nayi -lrɔɔ Andree -bodɩ ꞌmʋzanamʋ mu, ꞌle, ʋn -nɩ ꞌsɔn, ʋn ꞌye Zezii gbo mu, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɩ ɔ ꞌtmʋʋ. ⅩⅩⅢ ꞌLe ɔ na: ꞌƖnmɔ *Nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌYu, -nɔɔ -Lagɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌmɛ, ꞌɩn ꞌke glu -sɔ, ꞌɩn ꞌke ti-nɩ -lrɛɛ, ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke yaku ꞌli le mu, ɛ nyni-oꞌo ꞌtɔ. ⅩⅩⅣ ꞌLe ɔ ꞌye ꞌꞌyi -lue po ꞌle ɔ na: -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, -bho nyɔ -see lɛꞌɛ ꞌyʋɛ glu po a, ɛ -nɩꞌe-e -lue ꞌtɩn ꞌꞌkɔmʋ. -Bho ɛ -po-ɛ glu ꞌle ɛ ꞌke mɛ ɛ, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ ɛ-ɛ ꞌpo-o ꞌyɔꞌɔ -dadudu. ⅩⅩⅤ Ɛ-bɛ ꞌꞌyi ꞌmnɛ, ꞌɛ ꞌzɔꞌɔ -lue ꞌka-a: Nyɔ -yɔ ziꞌa ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuoꞌa tinɩɛꞌɛ dɩ, ꞌle ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋꞌa lɩ ꞌli, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌke ꞌmɛ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi. Nyɔ -yɔꞌɔ ziꞌa ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuoꞌa tinɩɛꞌɛ dɩ, ꞌle -ɔ sɩaꞌa ꞌan dɩ, tinɩɛzɛgɛ-ɛ seꞌa ꞌꞌtiinamʋ ꞌbhle, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌɔ nyɔtu ꞌke ꞌye. ⅩⅩⅥ Nyɔ -yɔ ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti ꞌɩn ꞌke ɔ -kɔ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ꞌan lbhʋ nʋ, ɔ yi ꞌɩnmʋ gbo ꞌle ꞌɩn -ke ɔ ꞌke -na. -Bho ɛ -nɩ -kaa ꞌmʋ, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ, -da ꞌɩn -nɩꞌa a, ꞌan -nayi ꞌmnɔ -nɩꞌe-e ꞌbho -lrɛɛ. Nyɔ-ɔ nʋꞌa ꞌan lbhʋ, ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ-ɔ ꞌnʋ -ɔ -zɛgɛ ꞌꞌlruli ꞌꞌkɔmʋ.

ⅩⅩⅦ Ɔ ꞌlɛꞌɛ -kaa a, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌbho wlu -lrɛɛ kɔ ꞌle ɔ na: ꞌTraamʋ ꞌtɔ, ꞌan -pɔlʋ gbutaꞌo. ꞌLe koo ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ ꞌꞌyiꞌlɛ? ꞌƖn ꞌke ɔ ꞌtmʋʋ, ꞌle, sɩasɩaa-a -nɩꞌa -laa yinamʋ, ɔ ꞌke ɛ ꞌɩnmʋ wɔnyi-za ꞌmaae? -Gba, ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌkle ꞌyeꞌa ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi ꞌɩn yiꞌe ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ. ⅩⅩⅧ ꞌAn -tɩta -Lagɔ, -ka -aꞌa ꞌnynɩ ꞌbhɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyi, -tɔ nɛ ꞌle nyʋ ꞌke ɩ yibo. Ɔ gwɛꞌɛ -kaa *-Lagɔꞌɔ wɔngbopoɛ ꞌꞌyi a, ꞌle wlu ꞌye ꞌle yaku ꞌli ꞌwlʋ ꞌle ɛ na: ꞌƖn ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ-ɛ ꞌan ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyi see, ꞌle ꞌɩn-ɩ ꞌye ɛ ꞌꞌyiꞌbhɛɛ mʋ -lrɛɛ. ⅩⅩⅨ Nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho, ʋn nʋꞌa -kaa, ʋn ꞌwɔn-ɔ wlu ꞌmnɛ ꞌbɔ ꞌle ꞌwa tɔlʋ-ʋ nʋꞌo: ꞌꞌNi-i ꞌꞌgbuꞌo! ꞌLe ꞌwa -lrʋʋ na: -Gba, -Lagɔ gboꞌa -dalbhoyi -zɔ ꞌɔ dɩ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ. ⅩⅩⅩ ꞌLe ɔ na: Aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa dɩ -a ꞌwɔnꞌɔ wlu -nɛɛ ꞌbɔ, ɛ -se ꞌan ꞌꞌsɛꞌɛ kamʋ -ko. ⅩⅩⅪ A ꞌye li-ɔ, -nɔɔ -ke ti -Lagɔꞌɔ -zigle ꞌka ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋꞌa nyʋ ꞌꞌkpi -nɩꞌa, ꞌɛ ꞌnyaanamʋ ꞌꞌkɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ gbo. -Bho ɛ nyni a, ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa tiyayi, -ɔ -poꞌa nyʋꞌa -dadudu -kpɛɛ ꞌmʋ, ɔ-ɔ ꞌye -ɔ tʋ wɔn ꞌmʋ -lu -mʋ, ꞌle -bho ꞌwla ɔ-ɔ ꞌye ɔ ti-nu mʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ꞌle ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛnɛ ꞌmʋ mu. ⅩⅩⅫ ꞌƖnmɔ -yɔɔ ɔ, -da nyʋ-ʋ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌbho nyʋyrilbhaatu ꞌꞌyri -kɔ mʋ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ɛ ti-nyna ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌmɛ, ꞌbho-o ꞌɩn-ɩ ꞌye ꞌbhlɩkpɩ ꞌwee ꞌꞌkpiꞌa nyʋꞌa -dadudu -jri mʋ ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ gbo yi, ʋn ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwlide. ⅩⅩⅩⅢ A -gblee, -ka nyʋ-ʋ ꞌye ꞌɔ ꞌmʋtiꞌlɩlbha mʋ, ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ꞌmɛ, ꞌɩnnɩ ɔ-ɔ zaꞌa mʋ.

ⅩⅩⅩⅣ ꞌLe ʋn na ɔ -bodɩ: ꞌLe -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli, ɛ ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ ꞌle-ɛ na, *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ, ɔ -see ꞌmɛ yi ꞌꞌkɔmʋkɔmʋ. Leedɩ -a nʋꞌo, -ɩnmɔ nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu, nyʋ-ʋ ꞌye-e -ɩnmʋ nyʋꞌa ꞌꞌyrilbhaatu ꞌꞌyri -kɔ -mʋ, ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ɛ ti-nyna ꞌle -ɩn ꞌke ꞌmɛꞌɛ? Nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu yɔɔ -a ꞌꞌsiꞌe ꞌnynɩꞌa? ⅩⅩⅩⅤ ꞌLe ɔ na: ꞌƖnmɔ kɔɔꞌɔ zɔ, ꞌɩn -see ꞌnɔɔ aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋ -gwlenamʋ yi. -Bhladɩ ꞌɩn -seeꞌa mu ke, a bhlu ꞌan ꞌꞌyisrɛɛjolʋ ꞌle aꞌba tinɩɛ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌbho ꞌɛ ꞌꞌyi -na ꞌꞌkɔmʋ, ꞌle, nyʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌmʋ, a -ke ʋn -kaa kpli ꞌmʋ-plɛ. Ɛ-bɛ -jolʋzɛgɛ ꞌmnɛ, ꞌwa nyʋtuꞌa yibo nɛ. ⅩⅩⅩⅥ -Bhladɩ ꞌɩn -ke a-a naꞌa a, a de ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwli ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌan nyʋ ꞌꞌdu!

Ɔ ꞌlɛꞌɛ -kaa a, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌbho ꞌwa ꞌꞌtroli ꞌwlʋ, ꞌle, ꞌꞌsetida cɛꞌɛ kpɔ, ɔ ꞌye ꞌle mu.

ⅩⅩⅩⅦ-ⅩⅩⅩⅧ A -gblee, *Zezii ꞌnʋ-o *wɔnkulɩꞌa -dadudu ꞌbho ʋ-bʋ *ꞌZuifʋ ꞌmnʋꞌa ꞌꞌyigbeyi. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, ʋn -see ɔ ꞌꞌgwlide, ꞌle, wlu -Lagɔꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtizayi *Ezayii ꞌcnɩꞌa ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli see, -ɛ nʋꞌa na:

ⅩⅬⅡ Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, ꞌle ʋ-bʋ ꞌZuifʋꞌa -klɩgbɩꞌa ꞌꞌklumʋ, ꞌwa -dadudu ꞌde -ɔ ꞌꞌgwli. *Faliziɛɛn -kʋʋ ʋ tinu ꞌle *-Lagɔwluꞌa ꞌlicɩaanbudu ꞌliꞌa dɩ, ꞌwa wɛ ꞌɛ wɔnti. ⅩⅬⅢ ꞌWa -bonyunyu ꞌke ꞌwa ꞌꞌyrilinmɔdɩ -za, ꞌɩnnɛ ʋn ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti, ɛ ꞌye -Lagɔꞌɔ nɛ -zi.

ⅩⅬⅣ A -gblee, zɔ -lue ꞌzɔ, *Zezii ꞌpo-o weze ꞌle ɔ na: Nyɔ-ɔ deꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwli, ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ lbhoꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ ɔ deꞌe ꞌꞌgwli -lrɛɛ, ɛ -se ꞌan ꞌꞌsɛ -ko. ⅩⅬⅤ Nyɔ-ɔ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ɔ-bɔ lbhoꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ ɔ ꞌyeꞌo -lrɛɛ. ⅩⅬⅥ ꞌƖnmɔ -yɔɔ, ꞌɩn ꞌyi-e ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ -ka zɔ ꞌle nyɔ-ɔ deꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwli, ɔ -kaa ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌmʋ ti-de. ⅩⅬⅦ Nyɔ-ɔ ꞌwɔnꞌɔ ꞌan wlu ꞌbɔ, -ɔ -see ꞌɩ ꞌbho ꞌꞌdu, ɛ -se ꞌɩnmɔ ꞌke ɔ dɩ -kpʋn -ko, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌɩn ꞌyi-e ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ ꞌɩn ꞌke nyunyu ꞌpʋʋn, ꞌɩn -see yi ꞌɩn ꞌke ʋ dɩ -kpʋn. ⅩⅬⅧ Nyɔ -yɔ -seeꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwlide, dɩ ꞌɩn -zaꞌa ꞌmʋ, -ɔ -see ꞌɩ -lokuipo, ɩ-bɩ lɩ ꞌɩn -tɔꞌɔ, ꞌɩnnɩ ꞌye ɔ dɩ -kpʋn mʋ ꞌle -lebhɔɔnɔɔ ꞌli. ⅩⅬⅨ -Ɛkedɩmaa, dɩ ꞌɩn ꞌka nyʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za, lɩ ꞌɩn ꞌkʋ ʋ -tɔ, ꞌan -tɩta -Lagɔ lbhoꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuo-o ꞌtmʋʋ ꞌnɩ ꞌɩnmʋ. Ɛ -se ꞌle ꞌan wɔnkuɛ ꞌmʋ, ꞌɩn-ɩ nʋ nɩ ꞌnɩ -ko. Ⅼ ꞌLe, -ka nyʋ-ʋ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌꞌkɔgwlɛtinɩɛ ꞌle ꞌɔ -tɔtɔwlu ꞌmʋ, ꞌɩn yibo nɩ-ɩꞌa dɩ, -ka ɔ-ɔ ꞌlɛꞌɛ ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌyi ꞌtɩn, ꞌka-a ꞌɩn-ɩ zɩ ꞌɩ ꞌmʋ.