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Zesu ‑le ‑kɔɔa' 'Sraka 'lɛna mi ‑kuŋlii gblaan 'ɛ 'le
'O 'yaa‑ ‑jan mu 'la 'wo zii', 'kɛ 'gbu 'la ‑za ‑o 'eglɔɔle 'bhɛ ‑le ‑gɛ: 'Sraka 'lɛna mi ‑kuŋlii gblaan 'lɛɛ‑ 'bhɛ 'la 'yansi ‑glɔɔn ‑o ‑kɔɔ' 'kɔɔ. ‑A yaale ‑o laflɛ' 'yi ‑Waanbhaa' 'la 'ke ‑daŋ' 'laa ‑o ‑titi 'bhɛ a gblaanya 'ɛ ma, 'bhɛ a ‑bhleŋgbe 'yaakpe‑ 'ɛ ‑din 'tɔbhɔ ma yaayrɛ 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ. ‑Yoo' ‑yaa' 'sraka 'lɛnale ‑kuŋlii gblaanya ta ye 'ɛ wo zii' ‑Waanbhaa' gbayrɛ 'weŋ 'ɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ ꞊nɔɔ; bhaaplɛŋ laa 'bhɛ gbayrɛ 'ɛ dɔlɛ 'bhɛ 'gbu 'kɔɔ, 'duŋ‑ Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' 'gbu ‑le 'bhɛ ‑dwa.
'Sraka 'lɛna ‑kuŋlii gblaan 'tɔle‑ 'sraka 'lɛna ‑kuŋlii gblaan ‑o 'bhɛ ‑yalaa' 'bhɛ yaayrɛ 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ, 'kooko‑ ‑e pɛ mu 'pegee 'sraka mu ‑la ‑lɛna ‑Waanbhaa' ni. 'Bhɛ klɛgbɛya do 'ɛ 'yi 'ezin‑ bhe, ‑kɔɔa' pɛ 'sraka 'lɛna mi ‑kuŋlii gblaan 'ɛ, 'bhɛ sɔ 'ezin‑ pɛ mu 'ke 'nale ‑Waanbhaa' ni. 'Kee‑ 'kpa bi 'bhii‑ ‑e ‑yaa bi 'trɛ 'lɛɛ‑ ta ‑gɛ 'drunyan 'ɛ 'yi, yaa ‑yaa nu klɛlɛ ‑titi 'ke 'sraka 'lɛna mi 'le. ‑Amasrɔyi 'sraka 'lɛna mu ‑o gban ‑gɛ, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'mu ‑le 'sraka mu 'ɛ 'lɛna‑ ‑Waanbhaa' ni Zuufu mu 'ɛ ‑waa' 'toŋ mu 'ɛ ta. 'Bhɛ mu ‑o 'sraka 'lɛnaleya ye 'la 'wo zii' 'trɛ ta ‑gɛ ‑Waanbhaa' ni ‑a gbayrɛ 'weŋ 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ, 'bhɛ ‑o 'ke ‑o ‑za yɛkɛ‑ 'la klɛ 'zi laanima laflɛ' 'yi 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑tɔɔmasie 'le. Moizi ‑yaa zan ‑Waanbhaa' gbayrɛ 'weŋ 'ɛ dɔlɛ 'waati 'la ba, 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' 'a 'pele ‑a ni dɔɔ: «'Mi 'ŋ gbayrɛ sɔkpaa' ‑glɔɔn 'la ‑zrɔnna 'e ni vlɛ gɔɔn 'ɛ 'wiiŋ‑, dɔ klɛn 'ke 'ya dɔ 'te 'bhɛɛ‑ gbɛɛn‑.» 'Duŋ‑ ‑zɔn, Krisi a pɛ ye 'ɛ 'bhɛ gblaan ‑yiya' 'woo‑ 'sraka 'lɛna mu ‑bhɛɛke' mu 'ɛ ‑waa' pɛ ye 'ɛ ni. ‑Amasrɔyi ‑bhoolaya drɛɛ 'ɛ ta, 'yele‑ 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' 'pegee bhaaplɛŋ mu pleŋ‑ mi 'le. 'Bhɛ ‑bhoolaya drɛɛ 'ɛ gblaan ‑yiya' ‑bhoolaya ‑lwa mi 'ɛ ni; 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑a kli gbaanle ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' 'bhɛ 'liiwli‑ mu 'la 'naa‑ 'ke 'mu gblaan ‑yiya' ‑a ꞊lwa mu 'ɛ ni, 'mu ‑la ta.
'Ke ‑sɔŋ' 'laa ‑yaa bi ‑bhoolaya ꞊lwa 'ɛ ma, waa ‑yaa nu ‑a tabɔɔlɛ 'ke ‑bhoolaya drɛɛ ‑bhɛɛke' 'le 'ezin‑. 'Duŋ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ mu 'la ꞊ya ‑yaa' mɛɛ mu 'ɛ zi, 'bhɛla‑ ‑zayile ‑e ‑lale' ‑saan 'mu ta 'ke ‑ya pe dɔɔ:
«'Mi Mɛɛzan pe dɔɔ 'bhɛ yi ‑o zan bhɔlɛ,
'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ nu ‑bhoolaya drɛɛ dɔlɛ 'mi 'pegee Izraɛli mɛɛ mu 'pegee Zuda a mɛɛ mu 'ɛ pleŋ‑.
Yaa nu klɛlɛ 'bhii‑ 'ŋ ‑bhoolaya 'la ‑dwa 'mi 'pegee ‑o ‑gbɔɔ mu 'ɛ pleŋ‑ 'bhɛ gbɛɛn‑,
'mi ‑o 'kunlawoa ‑o gbɛ ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ ‑o 'pwɛla‑ Ezipu 'klɛɛn 'ɛ 'yi bhe.
'Duŋ‑ ‑o ‑gbɔɔ mu 'bhɛ ‑bhoolaya 'ɛ 'yisiɛla; 'bhɛla‑ ‑zayile 'mi ‑o ꞊twa ‑a nɔɔ‑ 'ezin‑.
10  'Duŋ‑ 'mi Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' pe 'ezin‑ dɔɔ
'bhɛ yi mu 'ɛ 'kanle‑ blaan, 'mi nu ‑bhoolaya 'la dɔlɛ 'mi 'pegee Izraɛli mɛɛ mu 'ɛ 'pleŋ‑ 'bhɛ ‑le ‑gɛ.
'Mi nu 'an 'toŋ mu 'ɛ 'kpalɛ‑ ‑o nii‑ 'ɛ 'yi,
'bhɛɛ‑ ‑woo ‑yima', 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ nu ‑o yɔɔndɛlɛ ‑o zru mu 'ɛ 'yi, 'kooko‑ ‑woo ‑klɔsikun.
'Mi nu klɛlɛ ‑waa' ‑Waanbhaa' 'le, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o nu klɛlɛ 'mi 'an pɛ mɛɛ mu 'le.
11  'Bhɛ 'waati 'ɛ ba, mɛɛ 'kedo‑ 'kpɔ maza 'laa nu dɔlɛ ‑li 'bhɛ ‑vindo' mi, 'pegee 'bhɛ nɛɛnɛ‑ ma 'ke 'bhɛ 'a daan dɔɔ:
Dɔ klɛn 'kee Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa' dɔ.
‑Amasrɔyi 'kee‑ kpa matruŋnɛ mu ta oo, 'kee‑ kpa mɛɛ gblaan mu ta oo, ‑o 'kpɛn nu 'mi dɔlɛ.
12  'Mi nu ‑waa' ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn ‑sroma 'yanlɛ‑,
'bhɛɛ‑ waa ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ mu 'ɛ ‑za 'laa nu dɔlɛ ‑li 'ŋ 'kpee.»
13 ‑A pele 'ɛ ‑bhoolaya drɛɛ, 'bhɛ 'yi ‑le dɔɔ ‑a ‑lwa mi 'ɛ 'bhɛ ꞊kla 'egwele. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ke pɛ ꞊lwa mi 'ɛ ꞊kla 'egwele, 'bhɛ klɛ ‑a 'truŋwo bhla 'ɛ ꞊bhwa ‑wa ‑din.