Amaokwu Akwụkwọ Nsọ Ndị Ama Ama siteré na Maacho 5

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Wi ti tendi yɛ lambo le tuu dzɔɔ kuuki bɛ ŋkaa kɛ. Wi ti bɛɛ ɛ wu tɔŋ lambo tɔmi nuuŋ li fiee fi bɛ ti tɔɔmi lambo lu-u, wu se yeŋgi li wi kwikwi wu nuuŋ li yi-ih. Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si kiŋ'wofu wunɛ kɛmi le ni wuuti lɛ bɛniiŋ lii, ke be se ŋɛŋ nimɛ chinɛ chi dzeeŋ, be nyɛ kiyɔɔni li chaa wunɛ wu nuuŋ liboo li.

Nɛ baa nuuŋ kiŋ'wofu ki li nshɛ yini-i. Kitoŋ ki bɛ gwaŋ li ŋkumɛ-ɛ ti nyiki yɛ yi kɛ.

Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ shéŋ wuuti be kifɛ be gii naa be ŋɛŋ Nyɔ.

Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ dzeeŋ wuu bee, kii ntsɛ wu tsaaŋ, nshɔɔŋ se tɛti be bɛ ntsɛ wulu, kifɛ Nyɔ gii yi nyɛkɛ be.

Se nuuŋ le, ntiitɔɔ li be-eŋ le, nɛ kɔŋgisi yɛɛŋ bɛniiŋ bɛnɛ bɛ mbani-i, nɛ lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ li bɛ biindi bikaa lɛ benɛ jiŋ.

“Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ kii le be baa bɛ kifoo lɛ kimbɛ ki Nyɔ-ɔ, kifɛ bumfɔŋ bu liboo bwɛɛ bu bee

Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ bɛɛ bɛ mbɛɛŋgii kifɛ bɛ gii bɛ teeŋ be le bɔɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ.

Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ dii kwe-e, kifɛ Nyɔ gii yi chiiŋgi be.

Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ bɛniiŋ biindi bikaa lɛ be jiŋ, kii ntsɛ wu be wu tsaaŋ, kifɛ bumfɔŋ bu liboo bwɛɛ bubee.

Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ keeti nshiiŋ li bamu-u, kifɛ Nyɔ gii yi kɔɔ tɛ nshiiŋ bɛ be.

Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ kinɛ, mfi wu bɛniiŋ gaashi beŋ, be biindi bikaa lɛ benɛ jiŋ, be tiiti ŋwaani biee bi bibifi bichu kii beŋ li yee li kifɛ nɛ baa bɛniiŋ beŋ. Ɛ fi kɛti lɛ nɛ nɛki yɛɛŋ nɛ kiiti, kifɛ kinsomfu kinɔŋa kɛɛ kinɛ liboo. Nɛ kɛɛ le, ɛ lɛ si bɛ gii bɛ biindi bikaa lɛ bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ ŋkosi lɛ.

Kinɛɛtinɛ kinɔŋa kɛɛ ki bɛniiŋ bɛ shiiki yi yibe fɛkwiiŋ kifɛ be gii be ji kikoo ki nshɛ-ɛ.

Nɛ baa nuuŋ ntɔŋ mɛ li nshɛ yini-i. Se nuuŋ le, ɛ ntɔŋ dza me to n'yikɛ nsiŋ, bɛ geeŋ bɛ me, me se kaari me yikɛ? Kɛ me mɛɛŋ yɛ bujɔŋ le bɛ fɛ fiee fi dzeeŋ lu fuki le bɛ shooshɛ me nsiŋ kɛ, bɛniiŋ ni be kɛti be dɛnchi me bɛ bikaa.

Fi fiɛɛ le nɛ dzɔɔŋ nɛ gɛɛŋ nɛ mɛɛshi si Baa wunɛ wu nuuŋ liboo dzɔɔŋ wu gɛɛŋ wu mɛɛshi tɛ lɛ.”

Ɛ wi beŋ fiee le, ‘Iiŋ’, fi kɔchɛ lɛ. Ɔ wu faaŋ le, ‘Wohoo’, fi kɔchɛ nɛɛ tɛ lɛ. Ɛ wu taa fiee fe, kɛ fiɛɛ fiee dza fiɛɛ nuuŋ fɛ wi wu bifi wɛ-ɛ.

Nɛ woo baa tɛ le, bɛ tɛ̀ tee le, ‘Ɛ wi buu lisi chi wi-i, bɛ buu tɛ chi mwɛ-ɛ. Ɛ wi buu kige ki wi-i, bɛ buu tɛ kee.’ Se nuuŋ le, ntiitɔɔ li be-eŋ le, kiiŋ wi ni ni nyiitini fiee bɛ wi wu bifi kɛ. Ɛ wi maaŋ kilaanchɛ ko ki kigɔŋɛ, ɔ fiiki ki kimɛsɛ mɛɛshi maaŋ.

Fi fiɛɛ le ɛ lisi cho chi lɛ kigɔŋɛ feti le ɔ ni ɔ feti bubiɛɛ, ɔ buu lisi chilu ɔ too. Fi dzɔɔŋ le ɔ lɛɛ kimbɛ ki yi ya-a kimumkpaŋ, yɛki fɛ bɛ nuuŋ bɛ lɔŋ wɛ kwikwi fɛ wi wu nyɔŋa-a. Ɛ kibɛnɛ ko ki kigɔŋɛ feti le ɔ ni ɔ feti bubiɛɛ, ɔ sondɛ kibɛnɛ kilu ɔ too. Fi dzɔɔŋ le ɔ lɛɛ kimbɛ ki yi ya-a kimumkpaŋ, yɛki fɛ yi ya chichi nuuŋ yi gɛɛŋ fɛ wi wu nyɔŋa-a.