Ⅰ ꞌƖn-ɩ dede-e amʋ ti, -bho ɛ -nɩ -kaa a, ꞌle -Lagɔ ꞌꞌtayiꞌe ꞌɔ nyʋ ꞌꞌyitiꞌa? -Gba, ɛ -se -kaa -ko. ꞌƖn ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌꞌdu-o *Izrayɛɛlɩkɔyi, *Ablaamʋꞌa -gluuwɔnyiꞌa ꞌꞌyu ꞌɩn ꞌꞌduꞌo ꞌbho *Bɛzamɛɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyreeyɩbhli. Ⅱ -Lagɔꞌɔ nyʋ ɔ -zaꞌa ꞌbho see, ɔ -see ʋ ꞌꞌyitiꞌꞌtayi. -Ale, wlu -ɛ ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli ꞌbho ꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtizayi *Eliiꞌa damʋ, a se ɛ yibo? Ɔ ꞌꞌkla-a Izrayɛɛlɩkɔmʋ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, na:

Ⅴ ꞌꞌYri -ke ꞌꞌyi -a -nɩꞌa -laa -lrɛɛ, ꞌkla-a -Lagɔ -cɛꞌɛ Izrayɛɛlɩkɔmʋꞌa ꞌplan kpɔ ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋꞌa wɔnnmɔɛ ꞌmʋ. Ⅵ ꞌLe ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋꞌa wɔnnmɔɛ ꞌmʋ ɔ -cɛ -nɩ ꞌnʋ kpɔ ɔ, ɛ -se ꞌwa nʋnʋkpliꞌa dɩ -ko. -Bho ɛ ꞌꞌdu ꞌkɩ ꞌwa nʋnʋkpliꞌa dɩ ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋ-ʋ -nmɔ ꞌnʋ ꞌꞌkpi wɔn, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ -Lagɔ -see ʋ ꞌkɩ -zɛgɛ ꞌꞌlruli-nʋ yi.

Ⅶ ꞌLe koo ɛ nɩnɩꞌe ꞌmʋtiꞌa? ꞌꞌYisrɛɛɛ Izrayɛɛlɩkɔmʋ ꞌbɔꞌɔ ti ꞌle ꞌwa *-Lagɔꞌɔ gbaꞌa ꞌꞌyikpʋɛn ꞌmʋ, ꞌwa ꞌwee -see ɛ ꞌye -lrɛɛ, ꞌle ꞌꞌbhalrɛɛ, nyʋ -Lagɔ -cɛꞌɛ kpɔ ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌꞌklumʋ, ꞌɩnnʋ ꞌye ɛꞌo -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌlimʋꞌa wɔnnmɔɛꞌɛ dɩ. Nyʋ-ʋ -sieꞌa ꞌbho -mnʋʋ ꞌku-o -loku ꞌmʋ, ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌwɔn lɛ ꞌmʋti. Ⅷ Wlu -ɛ ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ see ꞌwa damʋ, ɛ na:

Ⅺ ꞌƖnnɛ ꞌbhleꞌe ꞌnynɩꞌa dɩ a, lɛ ꞌɩn-ɩ dedeꞌa ti, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌka-a: -Bho *ꞌZuifʋ ku -loku ꞌmʋ ꞌle ʋn ꞌke -Lagɔ ꞌꞌyriliꞌwlʋ, ɛbɛ-ɛꞌɛ dɩ ʋn -ke -Lagɔ ꞌke lisʋsɔ ꞌꞌkɔmʋꞌa? -Gba, ɛ -se -klaa -ko. Ɛbɛ ꞌmnɛꞌɛ kamʋ, nyʋ-ʋ -seꞌa-a ꞌZuifʋ, ʋn-ʋ ꞌyeꞌe ꞌpʋnpʋan ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi -zɩan. -Lagɔ katiꞌe-e ꞌpʋnpʋanjolʋ ꞌmnɛ ꞌbho ʋ -bodɩ ꞌle ɛ ꞌke ꞌZuifʋ ꞌꞌweꞌa ꞌꞌmʋnynɩ ꞌꞌyiglu-za. Ⅻ A -gblee, ꞌZuifʋꞌa -lokumʋkudɩ ꞌbhle-e ꞌnynɩ -zɩan. -Bho, ꞌwa -lokumʋkuɛꞌɛ kamʋ, ꞌkmʋꞌa klɛ ꞌye ꞌꞌnitiwʋnnɛɛ, ꞌle, -bho, ꞌɛ kamʋ -lrɛɛ, -Lagɔ nʋ -zɛgɛ nyʋ-ʋ -seꞌa-a ꞌZuifʋ -bodɩ, ꞌle, -bho ꞌZuifʋ ꞌꞌbhiti ꞌꞌyiti ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ɔ -bodɩ le yi, ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌꞌnitiwʋnnasʋ -see nyʋ ꞌꞌkpi -nɩ yi, ɛ ꞌke -zɩanꞌa nɛ -ziꞌa?

ⅩⅢ A ꞌye li-ɔ, a-bʋ -seꞌa-a *ꞌZuifʋ, a-bʋ ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌtɔ ꞌtmʋʋ. -Lagɔ lbhoꞌo ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌle aꞌba ꞌꞌklumʋ ꞌɩn ꞌke amʋ ꞌɔ ꞌꞌdɩzɩgɩ -bodɩ ꞌmʋ-za. ꞌƖnnɛ ꞌlbhaaꞌa ꞌɩnmʋ ꞌbʋbʋa ꞌꞌyi. ⅩⅣ ꞌLe ꞌɩn na ꞌkɩ, -bho ꞌɩn nʋ -kaa, ꞌle ꞌɩn ꞌke ꞌan nyʋ-ʋ ꞌma-a ꞌZuifʋꞌa ꞌꞌmʋnynɩ ꞌꞌyiglu-za, ꞌle ꞌwa ꞌꞌklumʋꞌa tɔlʋ ꞌke ꞌpʋnpʋan ꞌye -cueyi. ⅩⅤ A -gblee. -da -Lagɔ -za -nɩꞌa ꞌZuifʋ kwa gbo, ꞌbho-o a-bʋ -seꞌa-a ꞌZuifʋ -ke ɔ wʋnna -nɩꞌe ꞌꞌniti. ꞌLe zɔ -ke ti ꞌZuifʋ-ʋ ꞌyeꞌa ꞌle ɔ gbo ꞌꞌbhiti mʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ʋ kpʋn -gli a, ꞌbho ꞌmnɔ ɔ, -ka ꞌmɛmʋ -sɔꞌɔ glu, ꞌle -ʋ -nɩꞌa ti -lrɛɛ ɛ, ꞌɩnnɛ -ke ɛ ꞌke ꞌꞌyitigʋgɔ.

ⅩⅥ A ꞌye li-ɔ, -bho nyɔ -za ꞌle -lololɩꞌa ꞌꞌyizabhi ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɩ -Lagɔ ꞌꞌnyɩ a, ꞌya -yɩ -sieꞌa ꞌbho, -Lagɔꞌɔ lɩ ɩ ꞌꞌduꞌo -lrɛɛ. ꞌLe, -bho tuꞌa ꞌsɩsɩanyɩ -tbhɛ -Lagɔ ɔ, ꞌɛ ꞌꞌklei ꞌꞌduꞌo ꞌɔ lɩ -lrɛɛ. ⅩⅦ -Lolotu ʋn-ʋ ꞌlaꞌa oliviee, -bho nyɔ -lo nɛ ꞌle -kpaa ꞌmʋ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ꞌɛ ꞌꞌkleitɔlʋ cɛ ɛ, ꞌka-a *Izrayɛɛlɩkɔmʋ -nɩꞌo, ꞌle a-bʋ -seꞌa-a ꞌZuifʋ kɔɔꞌɔ ꞌkwlaoliviee. -Bho nyɔ ꞌꞌluo ꞌkwlazɔtu ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌklei ꞌmʋ, ꞌle, -lolotuꞌa ꞌꞌklei -cɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyi, -ɩn ꞌke ɩ ꞌbho ꞌya ꞌbɩ ꞌmʋ ꞌnɛɛ, ꞌꞌlemnɩɩ -lolotu ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌsɩsɩanyɩ-ɩ ꞌꞌnyɩ ꞌɩ ꞌꞌni ꞌle ɩ-ɩ ꞌbhʋaꞌo. ⅩⅧ ꞌƖnnɛ ꞌbhleꞌe ꞌnynɩꞌa dɩ a, -mnɔɔɔ kɔɔꞌɔ ꞌkwlazɔtuꞌa ꞌꞌklɛɛ nyɔ ꞌꞌduꞌa ꞌbho -lolotuzɛgɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌklɛɛꞌɛ ꞌbɩ ꞌmʋ, -aꞌa ꞌbhɛɛ -aꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌꞌyi, -lolotuꞌa ꞌꞌklɛɛ -ke ꞌbɩ ꞌmʋ -ɩn -nɩꞌa, -aꞌa ꞌnyɛ ɛ ꞌmʋ -le! -Bho -ɩn nʋ -kaa a, -ka ꞌꞌklɛɛ -seeꞌa ꞌɛ ꞌsɩsɩanyɩ kwaꞌbhle, -aꞌa ꞌmate nɩ -le! ꞌSɩsɩanyɩ ꞌbhleꞌe ꞌꞌklɛɛ kwa!

ⅩⅨ -Ɩn ꞌbhɛɛꞌo -ɩn ꞌke na: -Bheje ꞌꞌklɛɛ -nɛɛ, ɛ -cɛꞌo ꞌle ꞌmna ꞌke ꞌɛ ꞌbɩ ꞌmʋ -zi maa. ⅩⅩ -Ziadɩ moꞌo. ꞌZuifʋ -mnʋʋ kɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ tuꞌa ꞌꞌklei nyɔ cɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌyi, -ɛkedɩmaa, *Zezii *Kliisɩꞌa ꞌꞌgwlideɛ se ʋ ꞌmʋ -nɩ, ꞌle -mnɔɔɔ ꞌye ꞌya ꞌbɩ ꞌmʋ yi, ꞌle -aꞌa ꞌɔ ꞌꞌgwlideɛꞌɛ kamʋ. ꞌƐ dɩ, -aꞌa ꞌbhɛɛ -aꞌa ꞌꞌbhuo ꞌꞌyi -le! -Aꞌa kpli -nɩɩꞌa fanʋ -nɩ -ɩnmʋ ku ꞌmʋti! ⅩⅪ A ꞌye li-ɔ, ꞌZuifʋ kɔɔꞌɔ -lolotuzɛgɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌklei, -bho -Lagɔ -see ʋ ya-gbʋ, koo ɔ ꞌke -ɩnmʋ ya-gbʋꞌa? ⅩⅫ ꞌƐ dɩ, -ka -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌlimʋ -nmɔꞌɔ wɔn, ꞌle, -ka ɔ-ɔ ꞌcnaꞌa dɩ ꞌmʋ, -ɩn ꞌke ꞌya dɩ ꞌgwlʋtipopo. Nyʋ -yʋ -tbhɛ ꞌnɔ ꞌꞌkpi, -ʋ -zaꞌa ꞌꞌlru -jeyi, ꞌle ʋ -bodɩ ɔ ꞌcna -nɩ ꞌnɩ ꞌmʋ ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋ ꞌye -ɩnmʋ ꞌꞌkpi wɔn-nmɔ -nɩ. ꞌƐ dɩ a, -mnɔɔɔ -de ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋꞌa wɔnnmɔɛ ꞌmnɛꞌɛ ꞌmʋti, -aꞌa -za ꞌꞌlru -jeyi -le! -Bho ɛ -se -mnɛɛ ɛ, ɔ-ɔ ꞌkpateꞌe ꞌbho -ɩnmʋ-ɛ ꞌle -ɩn -ke ɔ ꞌke ꞌꞌyicɩcɛ -lrɛɛ. ⅩⅩⅢ ꞌLe, -bho ꞌZuifʋ -see ꞌle ꞌwa -lokumʋkuɛ ꞌmʋ ꞌꞌlru-mu -nɩnamʋ -nɩ a, ꞌle, -bho ʋn ꞌꞌbhiti ꞌle -Lagɔ gbo, ɔ ꞌke ʋ ꞌwa ꞌbɩ ꞌmʋ le -ya a, -Lagɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌo ɔ ꞌke ɛ nʋ kpɛ -bue. ⅩⅩⅣ -Gblee, -ɩnmɔ -seꞌa-a ꞌZuifʋyi, -ɩn kɔɔꞌɔ-ɔ ꞌkwla ꞌzɔꞌɔ olivieetu. -Bho -Lagɔ ꞌꞌluo ꞌɛ ꞌꞌyicɛklɛɛ ꞌmʋ, ꞌle, olivieetuzɛgɛ-ɛ -nɩꞌa ꞌle -kpaa ꞌmʋ, ɔ ꞌke ɛ ꞌle ꞌɛ ꞌꞌklɛɛ ꞌꞌyiꞌꞌdudu a, ɛ-ɛ ꞌku-o wɔn. -Lagɔ nʋꞌa *wɔnkulɩꞌa -dadudu, ꞌɩnnɔ se ꞌbhɛɛ ɔ ꞌke olivieetuzɛgɛꞌɛ ꞌꞌklei ꞌmʋꞌꞌluo ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌya ꞌbɩ ꞌmʋ le -ya -lrɛɛ?

ⅩⅩⅤ ꞌLotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, -ziadɩ ꞌꞌzizeꞌa ꞌꞌyi ꞌle ɛ ꞌyeꞌa -zɩan ꞌꞌkpi bhla a, ꞌɩn ꞌybha-oꞌo ꞌɩn ꞌke ɩ ꞌꞌpiemʋ po ꞌle a -kaa aꞌba ꞌꞌbhi ꞌꞌyiꞌbhɛɛ. -Zɩannamʋ, -bho *Izrayɛɛlɩkɔmʋtɔlʋ ku -loku ꞌmʋ ꞌle ꞌwa -Lagɔꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌmʋtiwɔɛɛn ꞌke cokocokocoko -nɩ a, ɛ -se ꞌꞌsɛ -ko. ꞌƐ lɛtu ꞌke -nʋ-ɛ, ꞌle, nyʋ-ʋ -seꞌa-a *ꞌZuifʋ, -Lagɔ cɛꞌɛ wɔn ꞌꞌkpiti, -ʋ ꞌka ꞌle ꞌɔ nyʋꞌa ꞌꞌklumʋ ꞌkpa, ʋn ꞌke ꞌꞌyinyni. ⅩⅩⅥ A -gblee, ꞌbho ꞌZuifʋꞌa ꞌpʋnpʋanꞌa damʋ ꞌbho -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, -ka ɛ-ɛ ꞌyeꞌa -zi mʋ a, ꞌɩnnɛ ꞌmo-o, ꞌIzrayɛɛlɩkɔmʋ ꞌꞌwe-e ꞌye-e ꞌpʋn -mʋ. Wlu-u -wɛ ꞌɛ ꞌꞌyiti -ɛ ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli see ꞌwa dɩ, ɛ na:

ⅩⅩⅧ ꞌLe ꞌꞌyri -ke ꞌꞌyi -a -nɩꞌa -laa, -bho ꞌZuifʋ ꞌꞌdu -Lagɔꞌɔ jekamʋ a, ʋn -see *Zezii ꞌwɔɔnꞌɔ dɩ moꞌo. ꞌLe, -bho ʋn -nɩ -kaa, aꞌba -zɛgɛ moꞌo -lrɛɛ. ꞌLe, -bho nyɔ ꞌcrɩ ɩ ꞌmʋti a, ʋn ꞌꞌdu-o -Lagɔꞌɔ nyʋ. ꞌƖnnɔ -cɛꞌɛ ꞌwa ꞌꞌna ꞌꞌwe kpɔ ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ꞌɔ nyʋ ꞌꞌdu, ꞌɩnnɛ nʋꞌo ɔ -kmaꞌa-a -bhla ꞌwa dɩ. ⅩⅩⅨ A ꞌye li-ɔ, -bho -Lagɔ ꞌla nyʋ, ɔ-ɔ ꞌnʋ -ʋ ꞌjɛ ꞌꞌlruli, ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋꞌa wɔnnmɔɛ ꞌmʋ. ꞌƆ zizia wlu ꞌꞌyi ꞌꞌkɔmʋ. ⅩⅩⅩ A-bʋ -yʋʋ, a -see -Lagɔ ꞌbho ꞌꞌdu -tanyɩ. Ɛ -nɩꞌa -kaa ꞌmʋ a, -Lagɔ ꞌnʋ-o amʋ -zɛgɛ ꞌꞌlruli. ꞌZuifʋ ꞌnaaꞌa-a ꞌɔ wlu ꞌꞌyiꞌa dɩ, ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋ ꞌye amʋ ꞌꞌkpi wɔn-nmɔ -nɩ -zɩan. ⅩⅩⅪ Ʋ-bʋ ꞌnaaꞌa ꞌɔ wlu ꞌꞌyi -zɩan a, ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋ-ʋ ꞌye-e wɔn-nmɔ -mʋ ꞌbho ʋ ꞌꞌkpi -lrɛɛ. -Ka ɔ ꞌyeꞌa aꞌba ngaze a, ꞌka-a ɔ ꞌke ꞌwa ngaze ꞌye -lrɛɛ. ⅩⅩⅫ A -gblee, ꞌɔ wluꞌa ꞌꞌyinɛɛɛꞌɛ kamʋ ɔ ꞌꞌtayiꞌe nyʋ ꞌwee ꞌꞌyiti ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ꞌwa ꞌꞌnyinynidɩ ꞌmnɩꞌa nʋnʋa ꞌꞌlru-mu. Ɔ nʋ -ɛꞌo ꞌle ʋn ꞌke ɩ ꞌꞌyiyibo ꞌbho ꞌɔ ꞌꞌyigbeyi, ꞌle ꞌɔ ꞌlimʋ ꞌke ʋn -nɩ ꞌwee -dalue ꞌꞌkpi wɔn-nmɔ -nɩ.

ⅩⅩⅩⅢ Oo! ꞌLotʋꞌa ꞌꞌnynuu-a, -Lagɔꞌɔ -naagɩ -tɛ -kaa ꞌmʋ ꞌya! ꞌLe ꞌɔ lɛyriyiboɛ ꞌbhɛ -kaa ꞌꞌyigbeyi ti ꞌya! Nyɔ yɔɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ ɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌmʋtiꞌcrɛ ꞌle ɔ ꞌke ɩ ꞌmʋtiꞌwɔn ꞌya! ꞌLe ɔbɔ-ɔꞌɔ nʋnʋkpli ɔ-ɔ nʋꞌa a, ꞌle, lɛ -ke dɩ ɔ-ɔ nʋ ꞌɩ a, nyɔ yɔɔ ꞌbhɛɛꞌɛ ɔ ꞌke ɩ gbɔzɩza ꞌya! ⅩⅩⅩⅣ A -gblee, wlu -ɛ ꞌcnɩ-ɛꞌɛ ꞌle -Lagɔꞌɔ ꞌꞌbɔgʋ ꞌli, ɛ na: