1 «Mi mbɛ kpasa njuku *vinyɛ. Ma Saŋmbɛ, mɔ kombilate. 2 Ɓɔ jeti hɛnɛ ɛ ɗiyɛ kɛ mi kinɛ wumɔ mɛmbumɔ, Saŋmbɛ kɛ pɛsɔ yo soŋɛ. Ndi nde, a kɛ kombile soŋɛ ɓeya mɔnɔ mɛɓɔ mɛ jeti mɛte yi lo kɛ ɓɔ jeti te ɛ wumɛ mɛmbumɔ kɔ, nɛ́ yo wum kwa̧ yite. 3 Wunɛ mɛ yun pupunate kɛto mɛlɛpi mɛte yi mi lɛpima nyɛ wunɛ kɛ́. 4 Wunɛ ɗîy mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ mi nda yi mi ɗiyɛ mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ yun kɛ́. Ŋgɛ ɓɔ jeti ti ɗiyɛ saŋgwate nɛ njuku te na, a ti yaka ɗiyɔ nyɛpɔ wumɔ mbumɔ na. Yo sendi ɗete nɛ wunɛ. Ŋgɛ wunɛ ti ɗiyɛ mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ mi, wunɛ ti yaka wumɔ mɛmbumɔ na. 5 Mi mbɛ njuku jeti, wunɛ yun mɛɓɔ mɛte. Mumɔ te ɛ ɗiyɛ mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ mi, mi sendi pɛ nyɛ, mɔ te kɛ wumɔ ɓuɗya mɛmbumɔ, kɛto kinɛ mi, wunɛ ti yaka kelɔ yaŋa na. 6 Ŋgɛ mumɔ ti ɗiyɛ mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ mi na, ɓo kɛ ɓu̧ nyɛ ɓetɛ nɛ vɛŋ nda yi ɓo ɓetɛ nɛ ɓɔ jeti kɛ́, ɔ ɓɛ́ŋa, yo ma si sɔsɔ, ɓo má nje ɓu̧ yo ɓetɛ kɛ ɗitɛ si loɗyɛ. 7 Ŋgɛ wunɛ ɗiyɛ mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ mi, sendi, ŋgɛ mɛlɛpi mɛmbɛ ɗiyɛ mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ yun, komɛte, wunɛ dîya yasi hɛnɛ te yi wunɛ kwaɗyɛ, wunɛ ta ɓɛ nɛ yo. 8 Ŋgɛ wunɛ wumɛ ɓuɗya mɛmbumɔ, wunɛ ta teɗye nde, wunɛ ɓejekɛ ɓembɛ. Ɗete, mɛluksa mɛ Saŋmbɛ kɛ pundɔ kɛ puyɛ.

9 «Mi kwaɗya wunɛ nda yi Da kwaɗya nɛ mi kɛ́. Wunɛ kɛ̂n mbɔmbu yí ɗiyɔ saŋgwate nɛ mi kɛ mɔy mɛkwaɗya mɛmbɛ. 10 Ŋgɛ wunɛ ɓakiɗye mɛmboŋga mɛmbɛ, wunɛ ta kɛ̀ mbɔmbu yí ɗiyɔ mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ mi kɛ mɔy mɛkwaɗya mɛmbɛ nda yi mi ɓakiɗya nɛ mɛmboŋga mɛ Saŋmbɛ yí ɗiyɔ nɔ mɛtu hɛnɛ pɛ yenɛ kɛ mɔy mɛkwaɗya mɛnɛ kɛ́. 11 Mi lɛ́pi mɛyasi mɛnɔri nyɛ wunɛ, nɛ́ wunɛ ɓɛ nɛ mɛsosa mɛte yi mi nɔ kɛ́, nɛ́ mɛsosa tondu kɛ temɔ yun.

12 «Mboŋga te yi mi nyɛ wunɛ kɛ́, yo nde: Wunɛ kwâɗyaŋgwɛ tandɛ yun nda yi mi kwaɗya nɛ wunɛ kɛ́. 13 Njena nyaŋgwɛ mɛkwaɗya mɛte yi mumɔ yakama teɗye, yo komɛ nyɛ nyɛ joŋgwɛ ɗyenɛ kɛto ɓesɔ ɓenɛ. 14 Ŋgɛ wunɛ kelɛ yasi te yi mi lɛpɛ nyɛ wunɛ kɛ́, yite wunɛ ɓesɔ ɓembɛ. 15 Mi yeti kɛ jeɓa se wunɛ nde ɓotu ɓe mɛsay na, kɛto mɔnɔ mɛsay ti dúkwɛ yasi te yi masa wenɛ kelɛ kɛ́ na. Mi kɛ jeɓa wunɛ ndana nde ɓesɔ ɓembɛ, kɛto mi ma teɗye wunɛ mɛyasi hɛnɛ te yi Saŋmbɛ lɛpima nyɛ mi kɛ́. 16 Yeti wunɛ tɔkɛ mi na, yo mi tɔkɛ wunɛ tomɔ wunɛ, nɛ́ wunɛ kɛ̀ wum mɛmbumɔ, nɛ́ mɛmbumɔ mun kiki. Ɗete, yasi hɛnɛ te yi wunɛ ta diyɛ Da nɛ ɗinɔ ɗyembɛ, a ta nyɛ wunɛ yo. 17 Yasi hɛnɛ te yi mi kombile lɛpɔ nyɛ wunɛ, yo nde: Wunɛ kwâɗyaŋgwɛ.»

18 «Ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, ɓotu ɓe mɛnɛti maka kɛ ɓenɔ wunɛ, wunɛ dûkwɛ nde, ɓo kandima ɓenɔ mi nɛ wunɛ. 19 Wunɛ má ɓɛki saŋgwate wunɛ ɓotu ɓe mɛnɛti maka, ma ɓotu ɓe mɛnɛti maka ta kwaɗyɛ wunɛ, kɛto wúnɛ ɓo ndi nɛ mɛkele wɛtɛ. Yasi wɛtɛ, wunɛ yeti saŋgwate wúnɛ ɓotu ɓe mɛnɛti maka na. Mi tɔkuma wunɛ soŋɛ kɛ njoka yan. Yo kɛto te yite yi ɓotu ɓe mɛnɛti maka ɓenɛ nɛ wunɛ kɛ́. 20 Wunɛ tâka lɛpi te yi mi lɛpima mbɛ nyɛ wunɛ kɛ́. Mi lɛpima nyɛ wunɛ nde: ‹Kinɛ wɛtɛ mɔ mɛsay ɛ kwaŋma masa wenɛ na.› Ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, ɓo teɗya mi nyaŋgwɛ mɛbɔnɛ, ɓo ta teɗye sendi wunɛ mɛbɔnɛ ɗete. Ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, ɓo ɓakiɗya mɛlɛpi mɛmbɛ, ɓo ta ɓakiɗye sendi mɛlɛpi mun. 21 Yo nde, ɓo ta kelɔ mɛyasi mɛnɔri hɛnɛ nɛ wunɛ kɛto ɗinɔ ɗyembɛ, kɛto ɓo yeti kɛ duwɛ Mɔ te ɛ tomma mi njesɛ kɔ na. 22 Mi má ɗiy kinɛ nje, ɗiyɔ sendi kinɛ lɛpina nyɛ ɓo na, ma mɛɓeyɔ yeti kɛ to yan na. Ma ndana mi ma si nje lɛpina nyɛ ɓo. Ɗete, ɓo yeti se nɛ gbɛla mɔnɔ yaŋa te yi ɓo yakama jɔse kɛ kasi mɛɓeyɔ man na. 23 Mɔ te ɛ ɓenɛ mi, mɔ te ɓenma sendi Saŋmbɛ. 24 Mi má ɗiy kinɛ kelɔ yiŋa mɛkele mɛte yi mumɔ wɛtɛ nɛ wɛtɛ tì kelɛ nɛ toru, ma mɛɓeyɔ yeti kɛ to yan na. Ma ndana ɓo ɓɛŋma nyaŋgwɛ mɛkele mɛte yi mi kelma kɛ́, ko ɓɛkɔ ɗete, ɓo kɛ ɓenɔ mi sinɛ Saŋmbɛ hɛnɛ. 25 Yo nde, mɛyasi mɛte kélnaŋgwɛ ɗete yí tonjɛ nɛ mɛyasi mɛte yi yo kɛtinate kɛ mɛkana mɛ mɛmboŋga man kɛ́. Yo kɛtinate nde: ‹Ɓo ɓenma mi kinɛ to te na.›

26 «*Mɔ mɛkamna wun ta nje. Mi ta njesɛ nyɛ wulɛ pɛ yi Da. Yo Sisiŋ te ɛ gbakasi, Sisiŋ te ɛ pundɛ wulɛ kɛ yi Da. Kɛ ŋgimɔ te yi nyɛ ta nje kɛ́, a ta lɛpɔ yasi te yi nyɛ duwa̧ kɛ kasi mbɛ kɛ́ nyɛ wunɛ. 27 Ma wunɛ ta lɛpɔ sendi yasi te yi wunɛ duwa̧ nɛ̀ yi wunɛ ɓɛŋma kɛ kasi mbɛ kɛ́, kɛto sinɛ wunɛ kɛ joŋna wɛtɛ njombu yaŋa.»