Zɛɛb nalii ɛ́ tɔ nuub mɔn'ɛ
1Eghɛŋ namwa, Zɛɛb naalii nɛ bɛbhaab'enaka esok nɛ esok. Nyɛ naalii nɛ nɔɔ membi nɛ membi mɛ elii djas tɔ enuub bɛngoolel ɛ mɛkpa ɛ Zɛɛb,2mos, é mɛlu mɛ mɛsik mena dika mos'aak, nyɛ kalii nɛ nena ɛ́ tɔ nuub mɔn'ɛ. Ye ɛ́ nyɛy ɛ́ di, mot aalik nɛ esa djas ɔ, dum nɛ nɛ ɛ Zɛɛb nakus gwoo nɛ bɔs.3Ye ɛ́ mɔn tak ɛ́ di mɛkas mɛ duma ɛ Zɛɛb. Ye ɛ́ nyɛy ɛ́ di elyaal dáa Zɛɛb di ɛ. Nyɛ ɛ́ di epyet esonok djas nɛ ghwyil mɛkpa mɛ nuub'ɛ. Bhis nyɛ nasilal ɛdis ɛ bot edhuu e mesyem mɔɔ ɛ, nyɛ naazɛnɔɔ nyel di-si pɛ tɔ gwoo, pɛ mbɔ eghɛŋ ɛ Zɛɛb, na ghaa mɛbwala.4Zɛɛb naasa náá, mɔn'ɛ di kɔ elo efofop. Etɛɛ náá, nyɛ naadjɛ nyɛ boo din ɛ mɛbwala dhaa yii efofop.Mɔn ɛ Zɛɛb ɛ́ kɔ elo efofop
5Ye ɛ́ tsɛɛtsɛ náá, Zɛɛb dinaa ààpaake nɛ dhiiti fofop'ɛ ngɔt náá:«Wɔy ɛ́ mɔn'am, kana dwoo pan mos'ak,mɛ eebya wɔ.»Tin, nyɛ ààpakoke-keak nɛ dhiiti fofop náá:«Mɛ waaboodi nɛ nɛ sɛɛg,nyɛ aadi nɛ nam ɛ́ mɔn.»6Tin, é sok Zɛɛb nadhis mɔn mɛgwyak mɛ kɔ bɔs ɛ, nyɛ nabɛ ɛ́, nyɛ naake náá:«Efofop ɛ Zɛɛb djas goka ɛ́ nɛ ɛduwal ɛ nyɛ!»7Dum nɛ efofop, ye nabɛ ɛ́ Zɛɛb naake náá:«Nyɛ naasa náá, efofop bɛ di tyee epup.Tin, nyɛ naasa náá, bot ɛ mɛsa mɛ di tyee ngel du.»8Tin, dum nɛ mɔn, nyɛ naake náá:«Zɛɛb, boo mɛkoozi mɔ ɛ́ kɔm-kɔm sii nɛ kɔm.Deenek, ye ɛ́ é ɛkɛ tɔ esosoob ɛ wɔ di edjɛɛd ɛyoŋ ɛ lɔ.9Wɔ kwyɛl ɛ́ epiki, da wɔ ɛ́ bhina ɛbiyo,dum nɛ tɛp tak ɛ, Zɛɛb Sɛɛg, Zɛɛb'ɔ natɔ́ wɔ étɛp wɔ di mot-mɛsa mɛ.Nyɛ naso wɔ mul mɛ ebotan kɔ lo ɛ́ étɛp tak,tɔ sama bɔn ɛ nyoog djas, ye ɛ́ wɔy ɛ́ nyɛ nasɛ́ɛ.»10Zɛɛb naabake náá:«É mɛken tɔɔ, ye ɛ́ wɔy Ghɛŋ ɛ nakus bɔs,dɔɔ nɛ wɔy ɛ́ nasa gwoo nɛ mɛmbɔ mɔ ɛmet.11Esonok binek djas aadi ɛ́ nɛ ɛsik,ye ɛ́ kabɛ wɔy ɔ, wɔy aadi ɛ́ kɔm-kɔm.Gwoo nɛ bɔs ɛ́ waapulel dáa ekaad.12Wɔ waabwaada bɛ dáa bɛ di ebwaada kaad ɛ,deenek, wɔ waakaswoola bɛ ɛ́ dáa bot di eswoola ekaad e nyel ɛ.Yɛ kabɛ wɔy ɔ, wɔy ààswoola, tsik'ɔ tok nɛ ɛsik.»13Zɛɛb nabɛ ààke nɛ dhiiti fofop'ɛ ngɔt náá:«Dia si pɛ kyee mbɔ eghɛŋ bam,kɛkum dwoo mɛ aasa náá, bot ɛ mɛbhuka di dáa poba wɔ di ekɛl mɛbɔ mɔ kɔ tak ɛ.»14Efofop ɛ́ bɛzɛ? Bɛ tok esisim di esa mɛsa mɛ Zɛɛb ɔ? Zɛɛb lwom bɛ ɛ́, étɛp bɛ neegheekwyee-kwyee bot aabela tsik na kɔm-kɔm ɔ.