Ⅰ *Zezii -zaꞌa ɩ-bɩ dɩ ꞌmnɩ ꞌmʋ, ɔ nʋ ꞌbho ꞌɛ ꞌꞌkpi ꞌwɩ -mɛɛlo, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye *ꞌPiɛlɩ, Zaakɩ -ke ꞌɔ ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu *ꞌZaan ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo, ɔ -ke ʋn ꞌye ꞌle trɩklagba -lue ꞌꞌkpi ꞌya. ꞌLe-e ɔ -ke ʋn -cɛꞌɛ li. Ⅱ Ʋn nyniꞌa ꞌle trɩ ꞌꞌkpi ꞌꞌgamʋ, ꞌwa ꞌꞌyri nʋꞌa -kaa, ɩ katiꞌo, ꞌle, -vlavlɩ ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ Zeziiꞌa ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyi a, ʋn ꞌye ɩ liꞌye. ꞌƆ ꞌꞌyigba -ke ꞌɔ -banɩ ꞌꞌplu-oꞌo ꞌle ɩ-ɩ vlanꞌo tenyɩ, ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋꞌa ꞌꞌpluplulɩ nyɔ ꞌkɩ ɩ likpʋkpa -nɩ, ɩ se -nɩ. Ⅲ *ꞌƆ -namʋ tan nʋꞌa -kaa, *Moyiizɩ -ke *Elii ꞌma-a -Lagɔꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtizamʋ -bɛnyɩ, ʋn ꞌye -ʋ li ꞌle ʋn -ke Zezii-i wluꞌo. Ⅳ Ʋn ꞌye ꞌʋ -kaa li a, ꞌle ꞌPiɛlɩ ꞌye wlu ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo, ɔ na: ꞌAn -Kɔyi, ɛ -nmɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌyrili -a ꞌke ꞌnɔɔ -de. -Bho -ɩn ꞌwɔn ɔ, ꞌle -a ꞌke -pepe tan po, -aꞌa -nɛ -lue, Moyiizɩꞌa -nɛ -lue, Eliiꞌa -nɛ -lue. Ⅴ Wlu ꞌmnɛ ꞌꞌsri ꞌle ꞌPiɛlɩꞌa wɔn ꞌmʋ, ꞌmʋkudruku-u vlanꞌa ꞌwlʋ-o ꞌle yaku ꞌli, ɛ ꞌye ꞌwa klɛ -zuzu ꞌꞌlruꞌꞌjri. Wlu -lue-e ꞌwlʋꞌa ꞌle -druku ꞌmnɛ ꞌmʋ, ɛ na: ꞌAn ꞌꞌyuꞌa ꞌdɛ -lue -ke dɩ ꞌɩn -kmaꞌa, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌka-a. Ɔ ꞌmʋ ꞌɩn-ɩ poꞌo ꞌan ꞌbʋbʋaꞌa klɛ. ꞌƖnnɔ ꞌmo-o Zezii. A po ɔ -lokui! Ⅵ -Da ꞌɔ -namʋ ꞌwɔnꞌɔ wlu ꞌmnɩ ꞌbɔ, -sɩanyɩ ꞌlbhʋ -ʋꞌo tenyɩ; ʋn ꞌga-a ti; ʋn ꞌpo-o ꞌꞌyigba glu. Ⅶ Ɔ ꞌnyni -ʋ li ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ʋ liꞌtʋ, ɔ na: A -sɔ ꞌmʋ, -sɩanyɩꞌa ꞌlbha amʋ -le! Ⅷ Ʋn -sɔꞌɔ ꞌmʋ, ʋn gbʋgbʋꞌa ti, ʋn -see nyɔ liꞌye -bho ɛ -se Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌsɛ, ꞌɩnnɔ -ke ʋn -nɩ ꞌbho.

Ⅸ Ɩ ziꞌa -kaa a, ʋn-ʋ ꞌwlʋ-o ꞌtɔ ꞌle trɩ ꞌꞌkpi. Ʋn -nɩꞌa ꞌdrenamʋ ꞌle Zezii ꞌye ʋ ꞌꞌdɩ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌdu: Lɩ-ɩ -ke da a ꞌyeꞌa -laa, aꞌba -zɩ ɩ nyʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ -le, ꞌle ɛ ꞌke ꞌɩnmɔ *Nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌYuꞌa glusɔnɔɔ ꞌꞌkpi bhlaꞌꞌa! Ⅹ Ɔ -zaꞌa wlu ꞌmnɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌye ɔ tidede: -Aꞌba -Tɔyi, *-Lagɔꞌɔ gbayibomʋ na Elii ꞌke yi -tanyɩ. ꞌKa-a maꞌa? Ⅺ ꞌLe ɔ na: Kɩn, ꞌka-a moꞌo. Elii ꞌke nya -kɔ -ziaka ꞌle ɔ ꞌke lɩ ꞌwee nmaze, ɩ ꞌke ꞌꞌyrili-nmɔ. -Bho ɔ yi-ɔ ɔ, ꞌle *-Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌBhozayi -ɔ ꞌpʋʋnꞌa nyʋ ꞌke yi. Ⅻ ꞌƖn-ɩ ꞌtmʋʋꞌo amʋ-ɛ, Elii yi-oꞌo see, nyʋ -see ɔ ꞌꞌyiyibo. Lɛ ʋn ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti, ꞌɩnnɩ ʋn nʋ ꞌɔ ꞌꞌlruli. -Ka -lue ꞌmnɔ ꞌka-a ʋn-ʋ ꞌye ꞌɩnmɔ *Nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌYuꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌkleyeɛɛ ꞌꞌkpi -ya mʋ -lrɛɛ. ⅩⅢ -Ka ɔ ꞌꞌsiꞌa ka *ꞌZaan Batiisɩ ꞌnynɩ, ꞌɔ -namʋ ꞌwɩn -ɩ ꞌmʋti ꞌꞌgamʋ.

ⅩⅣ A -gblee, ʋn -ka ꞌbho trɩ ꞌzɔ-ɔ nyni, nyʋ ꞌgbʋʋꞌo-o ꞌꞌlru, ʋn-ʋ fuo ꞌnʋ-ʋ wɔn. ꞌWa ꞌꞌklumʋꞌa nyɔ -lue ꞌyi-e *Zezii -jeyi, ɔ ꞌye ɔ bhɩ gbɔ -gble. ⅩⅤ Ɔ na: ꞌAn -Kɔyi, ꞌye ꞌan ꞌꞌyuꞌa ngaze! Ɔ se ꞌkpa ꞌꞌyiꞌbhle. Ɔ ꞌbhle-e -sukusuku ꞌmʋ. -Bho ꞌɛ ꞌcʋsasʋ ꞌwlʋ, ꞌwɩ -lrɛɛ ꞌli ɔ-ɔ ꞌkpa-a nɛ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle ꞌwɩ -lrɛɛ ꞌli ɔ-ɔ ꞌkpaꞌa ꞌꞌnukɔ. ⅩⅥ ꞌƖn -yɔ ꞌɔ-ɔ *-aꞌa -namʋ ꞌle ʋn se ꞌɔ ꞌpʋʋnpʋan ꞌbhɛɛ. ⅩⅦ ꞌLe Zezii ꞌye -kaa ꞌɔ -namʋ -ke nyʋ -lrʋʋ-ʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌbho ꞌꞌyiꞌlɛ: -Wooo! A-bʋ -pɔlʋꞌa ꞌꞌyikmumʋ -ʋ -ke dɩ -nyniꞌa ꞌꞌyrili, a -see ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwlide ke! Bhubhuyitiꞌa dɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ sɩaꞌa -kaa aꞌba dɩ kplokploꞌa? -Bhlaaka a ꞌke ꞌtɔ tiꞌwɔnꞌɔ? Ɛ -nmɔꞌɔ -kaa-a ti, a -ya ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌyuyigbɛ! ꞌLe ʋn -ke ɔ ꞌye yi. ⅩⅧ Ɔ yiꞌa a, Zezii ꞌꞌplaanꞌa-a ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa -zuzu ꞌꞌlruli ꞌꞌyikmaka, ɔ na: ꞌꞌNyinynidɩꞌa -zuzu, ꞌdɔ ɔ ꞌmʋ! ꞌLe ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa -zuzu ꞌye ꞌꞌyuyigbɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌda, ɔ ꞌye ꞌpʋn ꞌbho -gbaa -lue ꞌmʋ.

ⅩⅨ Zezii -ke ꞌɔ -namʋ -cɛꞌɛ li, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɔ tidede: Leedɩ -a nuꞌo ꞌꞌyuyigbɛ ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa -zuzu ꞌmʋ ti, ꞌle -a se ɛ ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ? ⅩⅩ Le ɔ na: -Ɛkedɩmaa, a -see ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwlide. -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, -bho a de ꞌkɩ ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌgwli -toope a, lɛ-ɛ -kmuꞌa ꞌꞌyi ꞌbho nyʋ ꞌweeꞌa ꞌꞌyigbeyi -see amʋ wɔn ꞌꞌyi ti-nyna yi, lɛꞌꞌo lɛ-ɛ ꞌye-e amʋ ꞌmʋꞌwɔɔn -mʋ. [ ⅩⅪ ꞌLe -Lagɔꞌɔ libhadeɛ -ke -supɛɛ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle-e nyɔ-ɔ nʋ nɩꞌe ꞌya ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa -zuzutu ti.]

ⅩⅫ Ɩ ziꞌa -kaa a, zɔ -lue ꞌzɔ *Zeziiꞌa -namʋ -ke ɔ ꞌgbʋʋꞌo-o ꞌbho Galilee ꞌꞌlru, ꞌle, dɩ-ɩ ꞌye ꞌɔ -bodɩ -yi mʋ, ɔ ꞌye ɩ ꞌmʋ-za -lrɛɛ: ꞌƖnmɔ *Nyunyɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌYu, ʋn-ʋ ꞌye-e ꞌɩnmʋ nyʋ -jeyi ꞌꞌnyɩ -mʋ, ⅩⅩⅢ ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌlbha ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌmɛ. -Bho ꞌɩn nmaze-ɛ ti, ꞌan ꞌmɛwɩꞌa tanzɔ ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke glu -sɔ, ꞌɩn ꞌke ti-nɩ -lrɛɛ. Wlu ꞌmnɛ -nyniꞌe-e ꞌɔ -namʋ ꞌgwlʋ li.

ⅩⅩⅣ *Zezii poꞌa wlu ꞌmnɛ ti, ɔ -ke *ꞌɔ -namʋ ꞌmu-o Kapɛnayiimʋ. Ʋn nyniꞌa, nyʋ-ʋ zaꞌa *-Lagɔꞌɔ bʋbɔbhlegboꞌa lapoo ꞌye-e *ꞌPiɛlɩ li, ꞌle ʋn ꞌye ɔ tidede: Aꞌba -tɔyi -ke a -naꞌa, ꞌɔ ꞌꞌpɛle lapoo? ⅩⅩⅤ ꞌPiɛlɩ na: Leedɩꞌa, ɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌpɛle nɛ-oꞌo. Ɔ ꞌlɛꞌɛ -kaa a, ɔbɔ-e Zezii -ke ꞌɔ -namʋ -lrʋʋ ꞌnyni-e -budu -lue wɔnyi. Ʋn paꞌa a, ꞌle Zezii ꞌye wlu ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo -antanyɩ ꞌle ɔ na: Simɔɔ, koo -a popoꞌo ꞌgwlʋtiꞌa? -Mnɔɔɔ -bodɩ ꞌle, ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ yɔɔ ꞌꞌpɛleꞌe lapoo, ɔ ꞌꞌnyɩꞌe ꞌbhlʋkpayowliklagba, ꞌɔ nyʋ-ae -ale ꞌlɩkpʋ? ⅩⅩⅥ Ɔ na: ꞌLɩkpʋ moꞌo. Zezii na: -Ka -lue ꞌmnɔ, -yʋ ꞌma-a ꞌbhlʋkpayowliklagbaꞌa nyʋ, ʋn se ꞌbhɛɛ ʋn ꞌke lapoo ꞌꞌpɛle. ⅩⅩⅦ -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu ꞌmna ꞌꞌduꞌo, ꞌɩn se ꞌkɩ ꞌbhɛɛ ꞌɩn ꞌke ɩ ꞌꞌpɛle, ꞌle ɛ ꞌye -kaa ꞌmʋ-nɩꞌa dɩ, -abʋ -see nyʋ dɩ li-kpʋn yi ꞌle ʋn -kaa ꞌcɛ po. ꞌƐ dɩ, mu ꞌle -badaklagba kɔ, po ꞌle gwɛ. -Antanyɩzmi -a ꞌyeꞌa ꞌꞌfla mʋ, ꞌbhɛ ɛ wɔn ꞌmʋ, -a ꞌye-e ꞌle nɛtɛmɔni ꞌyee -mʋ. ꞌꞌPɛle -nɩ nɛ -a -nɩ ꞌsɔn ꞌꞌlrumʋꞌa lapoo.