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1 ꞌƖn-ɩ ꞌtmʋʋꞌo amʋ-ɛ, dɩ -lrɩɩ ꞌɩn ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti ꞌɩn ꞌke amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za a, ꞌɩnnɩ ꞌka-a: -Ka ꞌꞌdanakɔnu ꞌle nya ꞌwla ziꞌa ꞌɔ -tɩtaꞌa tisielɩ ꞌꞌkpi, -bho ɔ -see lɛ -gwɛ ke a, nyɔ ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi ɔ -nɩꞌo, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌꞌdu ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyrili -bho ɔ ꞌke -kɔkɔlɩꞌa klɛ ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo bhebhedɩ. 2 -Nɔɔ -ke ꞌli ɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa -bhla ꞌꞌdana a, nyʋ-ʋ ꞌꞌdu -ɔ ꞌꞌyrili ꞌle ʋn-ʋ ziꞌe ꞌɔ nʋnʋlɩꞌa dɩ -lrɛɛ, ꞌle, ꞌɔ lɛgwɛnɔɔ ꞌɔ -tɩta ꞌꞌsiꞌa ꞌnynɩ, ɛ ꞌke ɛ ꞌꞌkpi bhla. 3 ꞌBho -aꞌba damʋ ꞌka-a ɛ -nɩꞌe ꞌmʋ -lrɛɛ. -Da -a seꞌa -bhla *Zezii *Kliisɩ yibo, -aꞌba ꞌꞌna ꞌꞌweꞌa kpli -kɔꞌɔ-ɔ -amʋ ꞌꞌlru ꞌmʋ. 4-5 A -gblee, -nɔɔ -Lagɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa, ɛ nyniꞌa a, ɔ ꞌpo-o ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu, Zezii, ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ -jeyi, ꞌle, nyʋ-ʋ ꞌpɛɛꞌɛ ꞌwa ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌmʋtikukuɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ꞌꞌyisrɛɛmʋ ꞌꞌdu ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ɔ ꞌke ʋ ɩ ꞌmʋ zetie, ꞌle ɔ ꞌye ꞌnynaakpʋ ꞌmʋ -zi -nɩ, ʋn ꞌye ɔ ꞌwlʋ. -Ka nyunyu ꞌwee-e ꞌwlʋꞌa, ꞌka-a ɔ ꞌwlʋꞌo. Ɔ yiꞌa ꞌnɔɔ ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋ a, *gba -Lagɔ poꞌa ꞌZuifʋ, ɔ ꞌcɩan-a ꞌya ꞌꞌyikpʋɛn -lrɛɛ. Ɔ-bɔ -Lagɔ -zi -nɩꞌe ꞌmʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌye -amʋ ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyreetɩ ꞌmʋ nʋ. 6 A -gblee, a ꞌꞌdu-o -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyreetɩ. -A ꞌꞌdu-o ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyreetɩꞌa dɩ, ɔ poꞌo -amʋ *ꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌmʋ. Lisaazuzu -nɩꞌa ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu Zezii Kliisɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌɩnnɔ moꞌo. ꞌƖnnɛ -nʋ-ɛꞌo ꞌle a-a ꞌlaꞌa -Lagɔ aꞌba -tɩta. 7 Ɩ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, lɛ -see ꞌtɔ amʋ ꞌꞌlru ꞌmʋ -kɔ. A ꞌꞌdu-o ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyreetɩ ꞌtɔ. -Ka a ꞌꞌduꞌa ꞌtraamʋ ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyreetɩ a, lɛ ɔ deꞌa ꞌbho ti ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyreetɩꞌa dɩ, a-a ꞌye -ɛꞌo -lrɛɛ.
ꞌPɔlʋ popoꞌo-o Galasiikɔmʋ ꞌꞌkpi ꞌgwlʋti
8 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ, -bɛnyɩ a, -da a seꞌa -bhla -Lagɔ yibo a, ꞌbho ꞌmnɔ ɔ, ꞌꞌsesilɩ -seꞌa-a -lagɔzɩgɩ, ꞌɩnnɩ a-a bʋbɔꞌo, -ɩ -kɔꞌɔ amʋ ꞌꞌlru ꞌmʋ. 9 ꞌTraamʋ a, a yiboꞌo-o -Lagɔ -ziaka. Nyɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌo ɔ ꞌke nʋ, -Lagɔ yiboꞌo amʋ -ziaka. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ, leedɩ a ꞌꞌbhitiꞌe ꞌꞌyiti ꞌle a ꞌye ꞌle aꞌba ꞌꞌna ꞌꞌweꞌa kpli ꞌmʋ le muꞌa? Lɩ-ɩ seꞌa wɔnku, -ɩ seꞌa -Lagɔ ꞌmʋ-zi, ꞌɩnnɩ a-a pleꞌe kliꞌa? Bhebhelɩ moꞌo. Leedɩ a muꞌo ꞌle ꞌya gbo le, a ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti ɩ ꞌke amʋ ꞌꞌlru ꞌmʋ -kɔ -lrɛɛꞌɛ? 10 Leedɩ a-a ꞌpɛɛꞌɛ ꞌwɩ-e ꞌcʋɩ -ke zʋɩn ꞌmʋ ꞌle a-a nʋꞌo nyʋ ꞌꞌdu ɩ ꞌbho ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ꞌꞌyisrɛɛmʋ ꞌꞌdu ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyiꞌa? 11 Lɩ a-a nʋꞌa dɩ, ꞌan -pɔlʋ -see bhlu ꞌbho amʋ ꞌꞌkpi. ꞌLe *Zezii *Kliisɩꞌa dɩ ꞌɩn -zaꞌa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, -bheje, ꞌan lbhʋ ꞌmnɛ ꞌɩn nʋꞌa ꞌle aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋ a -bodɩ, bhebhelɛ maꞌa?
12 ꞌLotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, ꞌɩn-ɩ bhade amʋ li, ꞌɩn -ke a ꞌꞌdu-o ꞌtɔ nyɔ -lueꞌa dɩ, aꞌba ꞌpɛɛ aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌmʋtikukuɛ ꞌmʋ -le ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌꞌyisrɛɛmʋ ꞌꞌdu ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi! ꞌMna-aꞌa ꞌpɛɛ ꞌan ꞌꞌbhuoꞌa ꞌmʋtikukuɛ ꞌmʋ, a -za ꞌle ꞌan ꞌbɩ! A -see ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa -lue komu ꞌꞌlrulinʋ. 13 A-a popo ꞌgwlʋti ꞌnɩ? ꞌAn ꞌle amʋ gboꞌa ꞌꞌyizanɔɔ ꞌꞌyi ꞌɩn ꞌka amʋ Zeziiꞌa ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ -tɔ ɔ, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ yakalɩ -nɩꞌe ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌkpi. ꞌƐ dɩ ꞌɩn ziꞌe ꞌbho a gbo ꞌwɩ -dudu. 14 ꞌBho -dagbɛ ꞌmnɔ, yakalɩ kpʋnꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ a, a -sɩa -nɩꞌe-e ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌzɔ. ꞌWɛꞌɛ dɩ a -see ꞌɩnmʋ liple ꞌle a -see ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌꞌjni. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ, -ka a ꞌke ꞌka -Lagɔ gboꞌa -dalbhoyi kpʋn, ꞌka-a a kpʋnꞌo ꞌɩnmʋ -gli. -Ka a kpʋnꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ, ꞌmna-aꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo kɔkɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ Zezii Kliisɩꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo. 15-16 ꞌBʋbʋa-a -nɩꞌa ꞌle aꞌba -pɔlʋ gbo ɛ-bɛ -nɔɔ ꞌmnɛ ti, doo ɛ muꞌa? -Tanyɩ ꞌkɩ ꞌɩn yiboꞌo-o a-a cɛ ꞌko-o ku ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌɩnmʋ -kpa ꞌle lɛꞌꞌo lɛ ꞌmʋ. -Ziadɩ ꞌɩn-ɩ zaꞌa amʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌɛ dɩ a-a kpʋnꞌo ꞌɩnmʋ aꞌba jɛkayiꞌa ka ꞌtraamʋ ꞌtɔꞌɔ?
17 Ʋ-bʋ nyʋ -yʋ zaꞌa dɩ ꞌꞌyida ꞌmʋ, -ʋ ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti ʋn ꞌke amʋ dɩꞌa -tɔɔ ꞌꞌyriliꞌꞌmaa, ꞌwa -naagɩ se ꞌꞌyrili-nmɔ. Ʋn ꞌbɔ-ɔ ti ʋn ꞌke amʋ ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo, a -ke ʋn ꞌke gbɔ-po, ꞌle ꞌɩn -ke a ꞌke ꞌꞌyicɩcɛ, ꞌle ʋn-ʋ yaaꞌa ꞌmʋti tenyɩ ꞌya nʋnamʋ. 18 -Bho nyɔ yaa ꞌmʋti ꞌle ɔ ꞌke -zɛgɛ nʋ, ɛ -nmɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌyrili. Ʋ-bee -mnʋʋꞌa ꞌmʋtiyɛɛɛ -naa, ɛ se ꞌꞌyrili-nmɔ. A-bee -mnʋʋ, -bho ꞌɩn -nɩ ꞌbho aꞌba ꞌꞌtroli o, -bho ꞌɩn se ꞌbho aꞌba ꞌꞌtroli -nɩ o, ꞌɩn ꞌybha-oꞌo a ꞌke ꞌmʋtiyaa ꞌle a ꞌke -zɛgɛ nʋ ꞌꞌkɔmʋ. 19-20 ꞌAn dɩkmayreetɩ-a, ꞌɩn-ɩ ꞌpo-o ꞌꞌyi -lue: ꞌBho -nɩgblaanynɔꞌɔ -gbanamʋ, -ka ʋn-ʋ sɩa nɩꞌa ꞌgwlʋlicɛɛꞌɛ wɔn ꞌmʋ ꞌle ʋn-ʋ gbaꞌa a, ꞌka-a ꞌɩn-ɩ sɩaꞌa aꞌba dɩ -lrɛɛ, ꞌle, -nɔɔ -ke ti aꞌba bhɩ ꞌka ꞌle Zezii Kliisɩ ꞌmʋ glu ꞌkpa -ka -zɛgɛka, ɛ ꞌke nyni. -Yeee! Galasiikɔmʋ-a, ꞌan -pɔlʋꞌa klɛ ti ꞌɩn ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌle aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋ yi -a ꞌke ꞌꞌyigbeyi tidede ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke amʋ dɩ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌan dɩꞌa ꞌmʋzasʋ ꞌꞌyizizia. ꞌTraamʋ ꞌtɔ ɔ, ɛ -maꞌa-a ꞌɩnmʋ wɔnti, lɛ ꞌɩn ꞌka ꞌbho aꞌba damʋ ꞌmʋ-za a, ꞌɩn se ɛ ꞌbhle!
*Agaa -ke *Salaaꞌa ꞌꞌkpiꞌa ꞌꞌyi
21 A-bʋ nyʋ-ʋ ꞌpɛɛꞌɛ aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌmʋtikukuɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌꞌyisrɛɛmʋ ꞌꞌdu ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, a ꞌtmʋʋ ꞌɩnmʋ, -ka ꞌɔ gba -lue ꞌmnɛ ꞌlɛꞌɛ, aꞌba ꞌwɩn ɩ ꞌbɔꞌɔ? 22 Ɩ ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ-ɛ ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli, ɩ na: *Ablaamʋ ꞌbhle-e ꞌnynʋkpakpɩ ꞌsɔn. Ɔ -ke ꞌɔ ꞌgeyiɛnynaakpʋ *Agaa ꞌwlʋ-o ꞌꞌyunyukpasu ꞌle ɔ -ke ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiglɛnynɔ *Salaa ꞌwlʋꞌo ꞌꞌyunyukpasu -lrɛɛ. 23 ꞌꞌYu ꞌɔ ꞌgeyiɛnynaakpʋ ꞌwlʋꞌa a, ꞌwa ꞌꞌbhiꞌa -tɔɔcɛyu moꞌo. Ɛ -se -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌgwlʋdɩ -ko. ꞌꞌYu ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiglɛnynɔ ꞌwlʋꞌa a, -da ɔ -seeꞌa ꞌwlʋ ke a, -ka -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuo -zaꞌa ꞌɔ ꞌꞌkpidɩ Ablaamʋ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ ꞌtɩn, ꞌka-a ɔ ꞌwlʋꞌo. 24-25 A -gblee, Ablaamʋꞌa ꞌnynʋkpakpɩ ꞌsɔnꞌɔ dɩ -nɩɩ -tɛꞌɛ ꞌmʋ-ɛ: -Bho nyɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌmʋtiꞌwɔn, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ nyɔ ꞌke ɩ lɩ likpʋkpa moꞌo. Ʋ-bʋ ꞌnynʋkpakpɩ ꞌmnʋ, ꞌwa ꞌꞌkpidɩ kɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ *-ybhɛybhɛtiteꞌa kpɛ ꞌsɔn. Trɩ ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa *Sinayi -ɛ -nɩꞌa ꞌle Alabiibhlʋkpa ꞌꞌkpi, ꞌle ꞌɛ ꞌꞌkpi, -ybhɛybhɛtite -Lagɔ -ke *Moyiizɩ bhlaꞌa ꞌle ɔ ꞌye Moyiizɩ *ꞌɔ gbaꞌa -klugba ꞌꞌnyɩ, tite ꞌmnɛ -ke Agaa, ꞌɔ ꞌgeyiɛnynaakpʋ ꞌmnʋꞌa dɩ gʋgɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiti. Ʋn kɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌtraamʋꞌa *ꞌZuifʋ ꞌꞌweꞌa ꞌmʋybhɛgwlɔ Zelizalɛɛmʋ -lrɛɛ. Ʋ-bʋ ꞌZuifʋꞌa -dadudu-u ꞌpɛɛ-ɛ ꞌwa ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌmʋtikukuɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ꞌꞌyisrɛɛmʋ ꞌꞌdu ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi. Nyʋ-ʋ nʋꞌa -kaa a, ʋn kɔkɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ Agaaꞌa ꞌꞌyu. -Ka ʋn ꞌwlʋ -nɩ ꞌnɔ ꞌle ꞌgeyikpaankwla ꞌzɔ ꞌle ɔ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌgeyiɛyu ꞌꞌdu a, ꞌka ꞌmnɔ, nyʋ ꞌmnʋ, -Lagɔꞌɔ gba-a kɔ ꞌnʋ ꞌꞌlru ꞌmʋ ꞌle ɛ-ɛ kpʋn ꞌʋ ꞌgeyiɛ ꞌmʋ. 26 Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ, Ablaamʋꞌa ꞌꞌyiglɛnynɔ Salaaꞌa ꞌꞌkpidɩ kɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiflɔnyʋꞌa -gwlɔ -nɩꞌa ꞌle yaku ꞌli, ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa yakuꞌa Zelizalɛɛmʋ. ꞌƖnnɛ ꞌmo-o -abʋ-aꞌa ꞌmʋybhɛgwlɔ. Ɛ se ꞌꞌlru ꞌmʋ -kɔ-ɛ. 27 A -gblee, ꞌɛ ꞌꞌkpidɩ -Lagɔꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtizayi *Ezayii ꞌcnɩꞌa ꞌle -Lagɔbɔgʋ ꞌli, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌka-a:
Zelizalɛɛmʋ kɔɔꞌɔ -ka ꞌnynaakpʋ-ʋ -seeꞌa ꞌꞌyu ꞌwlʋ ꞌle -ʋ -seeꞌa -nɩgblaaꞌa ꞌgwlʋlicɛɛ wɔnꞌye, ꞌbhoꞌa nyʋ li ꞌbʋbʋa tenyɩ! A -gblee, ɛ kɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌnynaakpʋ ꞌwa nyimiɛ poꞌa ti ꞌle -nɔɔ -lrɛɛ ꞌli ꞌle nyaka ꞌwa ꞌꞌyreetɩ-ɩ ꞌye dɩkmanynɔꞌɔ nʋ ꞌmʋ-zi mʋ.
28 A-a ꞌye-e liꞌa, ꞌan ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, -ka -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌꞌduꞌa Ablaamʋ wlu wɔn ꞌmʋti ɔ -ke Salaa-a ꞌyeꞌa ꞌꞌyunyukpasu *Izaakɩ ꞌwlʋ mʋ ꞌle ꞌya ꞌꞌyriꞌa ꞌbɩ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌwlʋ a, ꞌka ꞌmnɔ ꞌka-a a -nɩꞌo. ꞌƐ dɩ a ꞌꞌduꞌo -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyreetɩzɩgɩ. 29 ꞌLe -lrɛɛke, -ka Ablaamʋ -ke Agaa ꞌwlʋꞌa ꞌwa -tɔɔcɛyu, ꞌle, ꞌꞌyu ɔ -ke Salaa ꞌwlʋꞌa ꞌle *-Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzuꞌa ꞌgwlʋdɩ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle Agaaꞌa ꞌꞌyu ꞌyeꞌa Salaaꞌa nɔ nyanɩ ꞌmʋ kla a, -ka -lue ꞌmnɔ, ꞌka-a ꞌɛ lɛtu -nɩꞌe ꞌtraamʋ. Nyʋ-ʋ ꞌpɛɛꞌɛ ꞌwa ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌmʋtikukuɛ ꞌmʋ, ꞌɩnnʋ klaꞌa nyʋ-ʋ ꞌpɛɛꞌɛ -Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzuꞌa wɔnkuɛ ꞌmʋ nyanɩ ꞌmʋ. 30 ꞌBho ꞌɛ ꞌꞌkpi a, ɩ ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ-ɛ ꞌle -Lagɔbɔgʋ ꞌli:
Ablaamʋ, -za ꞌgeyiɛnynɔ -ke ꞌwa ꞌꞌyu ꞌkwla, -ɛkedɩmaa, ꞌgeyiɛyu se ꞌbhɛɛ ɔ ꞌke ꞌɔ -tɩtaꞌa lɩ ꞌꞌkpi -zi, ꞌle ɔ -ke ꞌꞌyiglɛnynɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyu -see lɩ ꞌgble yi -lrɛɛ! Ɔ-bɔ ꞌꞌyuzɛgɛ ꞌmnɔ, ꞌɩnnɔ zi ꞌnɩ ꞌꞌkpi.
31 ꞌKa-a ɩ -nɩꞌe ꞌmʋꞌa dɩ, ꞌan ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, -abʋ kɔɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyiglɛnynaakpʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu. -A se kɔɔ ꞌgeyiɛnynaakpʋꞌa ꞌꞌyu.