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Mmi war kɛɛ nɛyɔ si ɛnyighɛ ɛnyɔɔ ka anaŋta ka ajaa, ɛfɨnɛ ɛga nɛyɔ nnɛjiŋ ka mbaa yiku yiku; ka jiku war ɛkɛm agbaghagbɨgha.

“Mata, Mata,” Ntaa ábiŋɛ kasɔŋ akpɛɛ, “Ɔrɔ feghe ɛna ayɔ atub abembem nsɔn, ka ji nɔbɔ ji nɛnnɛ yɔku asɛbɛ maŋ ɛre ɛjo ɛji. Meri ami saŋ ɛjom ji ɛgaa nɔb maŋ, ji nnɛ arɨghɛ ma atabɛ.”

Nkpikpɨne árag si, “Nɨŋɔ Nton yɔ áre Ɛsɔwɔ ɛba akɔra ka netem ɛna, ka nɛwɛmɛ ɛna kprɔb, ka nɛyɔ ɛna kprɔb, ka nɛgbɛrɛ ɛna kprɔb; ɔfɛnɛ ɔnɨŋɔ nnɛnnɛ yɔku akɔra nna ka bɛji ɛba ɛrɛ kɔra.”

Jisɛs atub nɛgana si, “nden ka nsɔn yi nɛfughu ami si ka anɛ ba nɛtom árɨmem. Bɔɔ Ɛsɔwɔ yɔ áre mfɔnɔ ɛgbɛ si atom anɛ ba nɛtom ama afu ɛgbɛ, abɔŋ nsɔn.

“Yɛnnɛ ka ɛbɨŋɔ anɛ asaa mbá yɔ áre ɛtiŋi nnɛ akɛɛ nnɛ yɔ anyaju ka akpi yon?” Ngbɛrɛ ájighi nyɔ ákpɛ si, “Nnɛ yɔ átɔŋɛ ɛkpɔghɔsi,” Jisɛs átɔɛ si, “Sɔŋ tam nem na.”

Ba sɔŋ, si mmi war tom na ka mɔa njɔɔ ka ɛda ɛjɔɔ.