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Nyʋ-ʋ -kmaꞌa ꞌkmʋ ꞌmʋꞌa lɩꞌa dɩ
1 ꞌAn ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, jɛjɛɛ -ke tʋvɔɛ-ɛ -nɩꞌa ꞌle aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋ, doo ɩ-ɩ ꞌwlʋꞌa? A-a nʋ -ɩꞌo, -ɛkedɩmaa, lɩ-ɩꞌa ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyi, aꞌba -pɔlʋ -nɩꞌa ꞌꞌyi, ɩ -ke ꞌɔ ꞌgwlʋdɩꞌa nʋnʋaꞌa ꞌtʋ-ʋ dede-e ꞌꞌyi ꞌle aꞌba -pɔlʋ gbo. 2 Nyʋꞌa lɩ-ɩ nʋꞌa amʋ ꞌtʋ, a-a ꞌyeꞌa li, -bho ʋn se ɩ amʋ ꞌꞌnyɩ ꞌle ꞌya ꞌgwlʋ-ʋ nyniꞌe amʋ li. -Bho ꞌya ꞌtʋ -nɩ amʋ ꞌꞌgwli, -bho a -see ɩ ꞌye ꞌle a-a ꞌꞌduꞌo ꞌɛ dɩ a-a jɛꞌo ꞌle a-a vɔꞌɔ tʋ. Ɩ-bɩ lɩ a-a ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti, aꞌba ꞌye ɩ, -ɛkedɩmaa, aꞌba ꞌybhaa nɩ -Lagɔ. 3 -Bho a ꞌybhaa nɔ, ꞌɔ ꞌꞌnyɩ ɩ amʋ, -ɛkedɩmaa, aꞌba ꞌgwlʋtipopoɛ se ꞌꞌyrili-nmɔ. Dɩ-ɩꞌa ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyi, -ɩ ꞌma-a aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌtʋnʋdɩ, ꞌya ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi a-a ꞌbɩ ꞌɩ ti.
4 A-a ꞌmo-o nyʋ-ʋ -see ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyi-kpʋn. Lɩ-ɩꞌa ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ ꞌɔ ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌyi, -bho a -kɩ ɩ kli-i ple, a se yibo na a-a ꞌmo-o ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyidedemʋ? Nyɔꞌꞌo nyɔ-ɔ ple ꞌɩ kli a, ɔ-ɔ ꞌmo-o ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyidedeyi. 5 Aꞌba popo ꞌgwlʋti -le na, wlu-u ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli, ɛ-ɛ ꞌmo-o bhubhuyitiꞌa lɛ! Ɛ na *-Lagɔꞌɔ Lisaazuzu ꞌbɔ-ɔ ti ɔ ꞌke -aꞌba -pɔlʋꞌa klɛ ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo ꞌle ɔ ꞌke amʋ ꞌmʋ -nɩ. 6 ꞌBho ꞌɛ lemʋ, ɔ-ɔ ꞌpo-o -amʋ ꞌkpɩ ꞌmʋ tenyɩ ꞌle -a -kaa ɩ-bɩ ꞌꞌnyinynilɩ ꞌmnɩ ꞌwɔɔn ꞌle -a -kɩɩ ɩ kli ple. ꞌƐ ꞌꞌkpiꞌa wlu-u ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli -lrɛɛ ꞌle ɛ na:
Nyʋ-ʋ ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ ꞌwa ꞌꞌbhi ꞌꞌyi, -Lagɔꞌɔ -gbʋ nʋ ya. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, nyʋ-ʋ yaꞌa ꞌwa ꞌꞌbhi ꞌzɔ ꞌbho ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ɔ-ɔ kpa nʋ-oꞌo.
7 ꞌƖnnɛ ꞌbhleꞌe ꞌnynɩꞌa dɩ, a ꞌꞌnyɩ ɔ aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi -jeyi ꞌꞌfɩa ꞌwee, ꞌle a ꞌke ɔ ꞌbho ꞌꞌdu! Aꞌba ꞌwɔɔn ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa tiyayiꞌa -naagɩ -le, ꞌle ɔ ꞌke amʋ liple! 8 A ꞌꞌsrii -aꞌba -Kɔyi -Lagɔ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke amʋ ꞌꞌsrii -lrɛɛ! A-bʋ ꞌma-a ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa nʋmʋ, a yibo nɩ ꞌꞌyi ꞌle a ꞌke ɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti ꞌle a ꞌke kplizɩgɩ nʋ! A-bʋ -ke -pɔlʋ ꞌgble-ɛꞌɛ ꞌmʋ, a zizia nɩ ꞌꞌyi, ꞌle ɩ ꞌke ꞌɔ ꞌꞌsɛ ꞌꞌyi-de! 9 Aꞌba ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa ꞌꞌlru ꞌꞌyi, ꞌgwlʋ -nyni amʋ li! -Ka nyɔ -nɩꞌa gu ꞌzɔ, ꞌle ɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌviꞌa a, a ꞌꞌvi -kaa aꞌba ꞌꞌnyinynidɩꞌa dɩ ꞌle a ꞌke ɩ ꞌꞌyiyibo a ꞌke ɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti! Aꞌba ꞌcɩsɛ -le, ꞌgwlʋ -nyni amʋ li, ꞌle a ꞌke ꞌꞌvi ꞌya dɩ! 10 A -ya aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi ꞌzɔ ꞌbho ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi ꞌle ɔ ꞌke amʋ -zɛgɛ ꞌꞌlrulinʋ!
Aꞌba -tu a -Bozeziiꞌa nyʋ -zigle -le!
11 ꞌAn ꞌlotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, aꞌba ꞌꞌsisi ꞌnynɩ ꞌꞌnyinynika -le! -Bho nyɔ ꞌꞌdu ꞌbho ɔ -Bozeziiꞌa nyɔꞌɔ da ꞌꞌnyinynika ꞌle ꞌꞌbhalrɛɛke ɔ cɔ ɔ, ɔ ꞌcɛ-ɛ -Lagɔꞌɔ wlu ꞌmʋ. Ɔ ꞌꞌdu-o ꞌbho ꞌɛ -da -lrɛɛ. A -gblee, nyɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa ꞌbho -Lagɔwluꞌa da, -ka ɛ ꞌlɛꞌɛ, ꞌɔ nʋ -kaa. Ɔ-ɔ ꞌꞌdu-o ꞌbho ꞌɛ -da ꞌꞌkɔmʋ. 12 A ꞌye li-ɔ, -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌsɛ-ɛ poꞌo nyunyu ꞌɔ gba. Ɔ -nɩ -lue ꞌtɩn, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌke nyʋ -zigle -tu, -ɛkedɩmaa, ɔ -nɩ -lue ꞌtɩn, ꞌɩnnɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌo ɔ ꞌke nyɔ ꞌpʋʋn ꞌbho ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ꞌle ɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌo -lrɛɛ ɔ ꞌke ɔ dɩ -kpʋn. -Ɩnmɔ tuꞌa -laa -aꞌa -Bozeziiꞌa nyʋ -zigle ꞌle, kbhoo -a ꞌꞌluoꞌo -aꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌmʋꞌa?
Aꞌba ꞌbhɛɛ aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi ꞌꞌyi -le!
13 A po -lokui, a-bʋ -bho -ʋ deꞌa ti, -ʋ nʋꞌa: -Zɩan ꞌle ꞌꞌbhalrɛɛke -bho zɔzɩbhla -a ꞌye-e -dagbɛ -nɔɔ -mu -mʋ, -a ꞌye ꞌbho-o -zʋn -lue -nʋ -mʋ, -a ꞌye ꞌbho-o ꞌpɛlʋ -po -nɩ -mʋ ꞌle -a ꞌke mɔniꞌa -dadudu ꞌye. 14 A-bʋ nyʋ-ʋ wluꞌa -kaa, -bho zɔ -ka zɩ, lɛ-ɛ ꞌyeꞌa -zi mʋ ꞌbho amʋ ꞌꞌkpi, a yibo nɛ ꞌnɩ? A -gblee, -bho jru -ka ꞌdre, ꞌle ꞌyrʋ ꞌke glu ꞌwlʋ, -ka ɩ-ɩ gwɛꞌɛ ꞌle yaku ꞌꞌyi ti -susueyi, ꞌka-a aꞌba tinɩɛ -nɩꞌo. 15 ꞌƐ dɩ, -bho a -de ti, a nʋ: -Bho ɛ ꞌꞌdu -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌgwlʋdɩ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ꞌwɔn, -a ꞌke ti-nɩ, -a ꞌye-e lɛ -nɛɛ -nʋ -mʋ. 16 -Bho ɛ -se -mnɛɛ, a-a ꞌbhɛɛ-ɛ aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi ꞌꞌyi ꞌle a-a ꞌꞌplinꞌo. Aꞌba ꞌꞌbhiꞌa ꞌꞌyibhɛɛɛ ꞌmnɛ se ꞌꞌyrili-nmɔ.
17 A ꞌye li-ɔ, lɛ-ɛ ꞌma-a -zɛgɛ nyɔ ꞌka nʋ, nyɔ-ɔ yibo ꞌnɛ, -ɔ -see ꞌɛ nʋ, ɔ ꞌnʋ-o ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi.