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Paulo Buki Ɛlɛ Kɔdzɛla Nɛ Hũhũ Kpalɛwa Futetsa a Akũ.
Ⅰ Foesũ ɔdɔ ɛnya fɔtsa a kĩ foe liti míatomɛna mɔ ɔsĩ mɔ ɔsĩ, lɛmɛ miwɛ hũhũ kamɛ futetsa liti osi, titiliwu Baguma onukpɛ̃ kanyɛ. Ⅱ Kitonɛkĩ ntɛ odi deĩ kɔbɛ̃ kĩ yalɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ ni bɛmɔ Baguma odi alɛ kɔdzɛla, lɛmɛ nnɛ́ bɛmɔ bati kitonɛkĩ bɛláanu foe kayɔ. Fɔnyɛ fɔlɛtsa kɔlawa kĩ futo Hũhũ Kpalɛwa a sɛkɛ̃. Ⅲ Lɛmɛ ntɛ odi nyɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ ni, yabi bati kalɛ ade yabumɔ be, yado be kɔbɛ̃, kadɔla be tɔwɔlɛ lɛmɛ. Ⅳ Oti kĩ yalɛ kalɛ nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ kĩ bati lánu foe kayɔ ni, ye odi akũ yabumɛna. Lɛmɛ odi kĩ ɛnyɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ ni, yabumɛna batɛ badonɛ a flee.
Ⅴ Nwɛ kĩ mipuli milɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ, lɛmɛ ntɛ mipuli minyɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ ni fɔnɛnɛ fɔbɛ̃. Kitonɛkĩ ntɛ odi nyɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ ni, ebumɔ asɔli bati a ɛba odi kĩ yalɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ, mbɔɛntɛ odi bɛbã nyɛ foe kayɔ fɔnya kabumɛna fɔkpa bati a flee.
Ⅵ Nwaɛ̃ amɛ, ntɛ ĩya nɛ mi sɛkɛ̃ ĩyalɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ kĩ odima tánu foe kayɔ a ni, nfasɔ wɔdabe deĩ nɛ foe kamɛ fɔkpa mi? Lɛmɛ ntɛ nkɔa kanyɛkatsa kadi, kadikanyi kadi, Baguma onukpɛ̃ kanyɛ kadi ĩye kadikanyi, Baguma fɔlɛtsa, fɔtsa katsa fudi mma mi ni, ade foe aakpa mi kabumɛna a. Ⅶ Ade aye kagbulɛɛ ĩye ɔsankuo, titɔ kĩ fɔlá nkpã malo ni, foe odo deĩ. Ntɛ bɛtávɔ̃ ĩye bɛbɔa foe nɛ osi odi akũ ni, ndɛ baakɛna biyi odo a ɔsũ? Ⅷ Kitonɛkĩ ntɛ oti a kĩ yavɔ̃ kagbulɛɛ távɔ̃ ke kavɔ̃ wĩ ni, nde kawũ banɔnɛ aakɛna binyi kĩ bɛpai be bɛkpa kawũkanɔ? Ⅸ Ade ayea ntɛ ɔlɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide bɛbã kamɛ ni, nde bati aakɛna binu nɔ fɔlɛtsa a kayɔ? Fɔatsa kĩ ɔlɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ ɔwɛ kamɛ. Ⅹ Tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ deĩ nɛ katinya kamɛ, ade te flee tideĩ kayɔ kanu a. Ⅺ Lɛmɛ ntɛ odi lánu yĩ tide ni, ndani oti kĩ mapɔtɔ nkpa ye, ade ke ye malo ɛdani ɔpɔtɔni ɛkpa yĩ a. Ⅻ Nɛ kĩ miawɛ kĩ miana hũhũ kamɛ futetsa mɔ ɔsĩ mɔ ɔsĩ sũ ni, mivia Baguma ɛkpa mi fukĩ fɔ́anya kabumɛna fɔkpa asɔli bati a flee.
ⅩⅢ Odi nyɛ odi kĩ edeĩ kɔbɛ̃ kĩ yalɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ ni, eke Baguma aduli ɛkpa ye foe kayɔkanyɛ kɔbɛ̃ lɛmɛ, lɔkɔa ɛnyɛ lɛtsa a kĩ de ɛlɛ a kayɔ yededeede. ⅩⅣ Kitonɛkĩ ntɛ mbɔa mpaɛ nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ ni, yĩ hũhũ kɔ̃ bɔa mpaɛ lɛmɛ yĩ adzuni lɛláa foe kamɛ. ⅩⅤ Foesũ litsa kɛnɛ kĩ nkɛna? Maabɔa mpaɛ nɛ hũhũ kamɛ ade maabɔa mpaɛ lɛmɛ nɛ fɔlɛtsa kĩ manu foe kayɔ kamɛ a. Maasã tɔnɔ nɛ hũhũ kamɛ ade maasã tɔnɔ lɛmɛ mɔ fɔlɛtsa kĩ manu foe kayɔ a kamɛ. ⅩⅥ Ntɛ amu Baguma nɛ hũhũ kamɛ ni, nde oti a kĩ ɛtánu nɔ fɔlɛtsa kayɔ nɛ katsɛnakɔ̃ a aapuli etunɔ kĩ, “Fɔya lɔmɔ” nɛ nɔ kɔlɛ kanyɛ a onukpɛ̃? ⅩⅦ Ntɛ nɔ kɔlɛkanyɛ mpaɛbɔ a nɛnɛ malo ni, fɔtábumɛna oti bɛbã nɛ osi odima akũ.
ⅩⅧ Manyɛ Baguma kɔlɛ kĩ mapuli kalɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ kaba mi kamɛ odi nyɛ odi. ⅩⅨ Lɛmɛ nɛ boe katsɛna kamɛ ni, mawɛ kĩ malɛ fɔlɛtsa sukuloo kĩ bati aanu foe kayɔ bɛkɔa bɛkɔlɛ fɔtsa, kɛba kĩ maalɛ fɔlɛtsa pii nɛ tide bɛbã kamɛ.
ⅩⅩ Nwaɛ̃ amɛ, mitato tibisɛ̃ nɛ mi kakɔna kamɛ. Mikɛna ndɛ babisɛ̃ ntɛ fɔnyɛ tɔkpa lɛmɛ mibo anɛ nɛ kadikanyi kamɛ. ⅩⅪ Bɛtsɛlɛ nɛ Katsɛlɛ Kpalɛwa a kamɛ kĩ,
“Maalɛ kɔdzɛla mɔ yĩ kade bati
ntsã bati kĩ balɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ akũ.
Ade maabi be kalɛ ntomɛna banɔvɔɛ̃ tunukpɛ̃,
lɛmɛ bɛláatse yĩ kalɛ.”
ⅩⅫ Foesũ miamɔ kĩ kɔdzɛla kalɛ nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ nyɛ nsɛntsɛlɛni fɔkpa bikĩ bɛtátɛ bido, nnɛ́ bikĩ bɛtɛ bido a. Lɛmɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ kanyɛ nyɛ nsɛntsɛlɛni ɛkpa bikĩ bɛtɛ bido a, nnɛ́ bikĩ bɛtátɛ bido a.
ⅩⅩⅢ Foesũ ntɛ asɔli bati flee tsɛna mɔ odi nyɛ odi lamɛna kɔdzɛla kalɛ nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ, mɔ fɔya kĩ bati pupulidza ĩye bikĩ bɛtátɛ bido deĩ nɛ mi kamɛ a, nnɛ́ kalɛ baalɛ kĩ mi fɔlɔ kamɛ bu kade? ⅩⅩⅣ Lɛmɛ ntɛ odi nyɛ odi lamɛna Baguma onukpɛ̃ kanyɛ mɔ oti pulidza ĩye ekĩ ɛtátɛ edo ya nɛ awã ni, lɛtsa kĩ yanu aafɔ̃ ɛdani ye ɔwɔlɛ kamɛ. Fɔlɛtsa a kĩ yanu a aadzɛmɔ ye, ⅩⅩⅤ ade lɛtsa kĩ ɛkɔa ɛkɔla nɛ ye kamɛ aanɛ fɔwa pefee a. Yaadɔla ye akũ emu Baguma ɛlɛ kĩ, “Ɔnɔkɔali, Baguma deĩ nɛ boe kamɛ nɛ awĩ.”
Bɛkɛna Mbla Bɛkpa Asɔli a.
ⅩⅩⅥ Nwaɛ̃ amɛ, ade fukĩĩ mawɛ kĩ mikɛna a. Ntɛ mitsɛna kĩ miasum Baguma ni, mi kamɛ odi deĩ kĩ yasã ɔnɔ, odi atsa fɔtsa, odi deĩ kanyɛkatsa kĩ futo Baguma sɛkɛ̃, odi alɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide bɛbã kamɛ, ade odi lɛmɛ anyɛ lɛtsa a kĩ bɛlɛ a kayɔ a. Kɛnɛ kĩ miakɛna lɛtsa a kĩ fɔado asɔli bati a flee kɔbɛ̃. ⅩⅩⅦ Ntɛ odi aalɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide bɛbã kamɛ ni, bati nviã ĩye be ɛlalɛ bɛlɛ bitomɔ akũ, lɛmɛ kɛnɛ kĩ oti bɛbã anyɛ lɛtsa a kĩ bɛlɛ a kayɔ. ⅩⅩⅧ Ntɛ odima lɛláa kĩ yaanyɛ foe kayɔ ni, kekɔ̃ oti a kĩ yalɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide bɛbã kamɛ a ɛkɛna dĩĩ ɛlɛ kɔdzɛla ɛkpa ye akũ mɔ Baguma.
ⅩⅩⅨ Bati nviã ĩye be ɛlalɛ bɛnyɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ lɔkɔa bati nkaɛ a bɛsa fɔlɛtsa a kĩ baalɛ a kamɛ. ⅩⅩⅩ Lɛmɛ ntɛ odi deĩ nɛ katsɛnakɔ̃ kĩ ɛtɛ kanyɛkatsa etomɛna Baguma sɛkɛ̃ ni, owula kĩ ɛlamɛna kɔdzɛla kalɛ a ɛfɔ̃ kalɛ. ⅩⅩⅪ Mi a flee míapuli milɛ Baguma fɔlɛtsa ɔmɔa ɔmɔa ayekĩ odi nyɛ odi aakɔlɛ fɔtsa ɛkɔa foe edo ye akũ kɔbɛ̃. ⅩⅩⅫ Bikĩ banyɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ a bipuli bipi be akũ nɛ fɔlɛtsa a kĩ balɛ a kamɛ, ⅩⅩⅩⅢ kitonɛkĩ Baguma táwɛ kĩ bɔna nɛ ɔtutũ kamɛ mbom budzi nɛ ɔmɔa kakɛna mɔ lukudɔ kamɛ.
Ade aye kɛnɛ kĩ fɔna nɛ Baguma tɛsɔli a flee kamɛ a. ⅩⅩⅩⅣ Kɛnɛ kĩ batsole bɛkɛna dĩĩ nɛ fɔtsɛnakɔ̃. Bɛtákpa be osi kĩ balɛ kɔdzɛla, ade Yudafɔ mbla lɛmɛ tsa kĩ bɛtanya lɔtɔ nɛ adzuma adima kamɛ a. ⅩⅩⅩⅤ Ntɛ bɛwɛ kĩ banyi litsedi kamɛ ni bivia be banyɔ nɛ kɔla. Fɔnyɛ kɔnyɔã fɔkpa otsole kĩ yalɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ batɛ badonɛ katsɛnakɔ̃ a.
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ Mi sɛkɛ̃ Baguma kalɛ a nɛ kito mbɔɛɛ? Mbɔɛɛ kĩ mi odi bɛkɔa ke bɛma? ⅩⅩⅩⅦ Ntɛ mi kamɛ odi kɔna kĩ ɛnyɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃ ɔnyɛnɛ, ĩye edeĩ hũhũ kamɛ futetsa ni, enyi kĩ lɛtsa a kĩ ntsɛlɛ mamɛna mi a nyɛ boe Ɔlate mbla kĩ ɛkpa. ⅩⅩⅩⅧ Lɛmɛ ntɛ odi tátse fukĩĩ ni, mi malo mitatse ye kalɛ.
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ Foesũ nwaɛ̃ amɛ, fɔnya mi kawɛ mɔ ɔsĩ mɔ ɔsĩ kĩ mianyɛ Baguma onukpɛ̃, lɛmɛ mitasua bikĩ balɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ tide ahɔlɔ ahɔlɔ kamɛ a osi. ⅩⅬ Kɛnɛ kĩ miakɛna lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa nɛ de osi akũ mɔ obu kamɛ.