﻿Matie.
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«Tɔ, Uwien ya bɛl li naan bijɛfɛ̀nb piik bà taa' biʼfr, bɛ ń tì tuobe wà ŋmɔbe upiikuɔn nnɔ usɛn bó nɛ. 
Biʼni biŋun yé ijɔr, nɛ biŋun mɔ yé biceknb. 
Ijɔr nnɔ taa' biʼfr, ka tuke kpɔm. 
Biceknb nnɔ taa' biʼfr, ki tuke mikpɔm mɔ ki kpaabe. 
Piicɛ nnɔ wuɔke' ma nnɔ, migùɔnm cuo' bɛ nɛ bi gùɔn'. 
«Kuyɔku ya siik, nɛ bi cii' bi wuureh ufaa bo ki teh: ‹Liike mɛn, piicɛ nɛkn' ní ŋɔ. Ñɛ mɛn kí tuobe wɔ usɛn bó.› 
Nɛ bijɛfɛ̀nb piik nnɔ kɛ fìnde', ki bondeh biʼfr. 
Nɛn saan nɛ ijɔr iŋun nnɔ tɔke' biceknb biŋun nnɔ ki ye: ‹Pu tɛ mɛn mikpɔm, tiʼfr benh yɛ̀ ń kpiin nɛ.› 
Nɛ biceknb nnɔ ye: ‹Nì yé fɛnm! Tiʼkpɔm ŋa ń baa tinbi nin ninbi kɛ. Li joh mɛn bà kuɔreh mikpɔm saan kí tì dɛ.› 
Bi bure' bɛ ń tì dɛ, nɛ piicɛ baa' ní. Nɛ biceknb biŋun bà bonde' nnɔ paan' piicɛ nnɔ bo, ki kɔn' bi teh nà saan upiikuɔn nnɔ, nɛ bi pìin'. 
«Tɔ, ijɔr nnɔ mɔ lá baa' ní, nɛ ki ye: ‹Cɛnbaa, Cɛnbaa, pìire tí kɔ.› 
Nɛ u tɔke' bɛ ki ye: ‹N tɔkeh nɛ imɔ̀n nɛ, ma bɛn nɛ.› 
«Nɛn bo, la gɔh mɛn! Kimɛ na bɛn lidaali là bii uyo wà nɛ.» 
«*Uwien ya bɛl tí naan ujɛ wà joh usɛn, ki yin' uʼtonsɔnb ki taa' uʼfaal ki de' bɛ nnɔ nɛ. 
U taa' milikbim itur iŋun ki de' uba, ki taa' itur ile ki de' utɔ, ki taa' liturl liba ki de' utɔ mɔ. U de' biʼkɛ bi li fre kí sɔn ma bo nɛ, nɛ ki pɔk ki siere' ki bure'. 
Wà teke' itur iŋun nnɔ, i ya tàan bo nɛ u tien' ukpenkpende, ki laa' kpɛle itur iŋun ki pukn'. 
Wà teke' itur ile nnɔ mɔ tien' ukpenkpende ki laa' kpɛle itur ile ki pukn'. 
Ama wà teke' liturl liba nnɔ jon' ki tì gbin' kubùoku, nɛ ki taa' uʼcɛnbaa ya likbim nnɔ ki subn'. 
«Nì tete, nɛ bitonsɔnb nnɔ ya cɛnbaa lá liɛbe' ní, ki yíe wɔ ń bɛnde uʼfaal kpɛ ma biʼsaan. 
Nɛ utonsɔnl wà là teke' itur iŋun nnɔ tuke' ní, itur iŋun ki pukn', ki lá tɔke' wɔ ki ye: ‹Cɛnbaa, a là de' nni itur iŋun nɛ. Liike, nʼmɔ tien' ukpenkpende ki laa' kpɛle itur iŋun ki pukn', yin sɔ.› 
Nɛ uʼcɛnbaa ye: ‹Nì mɔn, a yé utonsɔnmɔnmɔn nɛ, ki sɔn' lituonl mɔnmɔnm. A tien' mɔnmɔnm tibont tà waa ni. N li tien ŋɛ tibont tà yɛbe ya ciɛn. Dɛn kí li poknh nin nni.› 
Nɛ utonsɔnl wà là teke' itur ile nnɔ mɔ tuke' ní, ki lá tɔke' wɔ ki ye: ‹Cɛnbaa, a là de' nni itur ile nɛ. Liike, nʼmɔ tien' ukpenkpende ki laa' kpɛle itur ile ki pukn', yin sɔ.› 
Nɛ uʼcɛnbaa ye: ‹Nì mɔn, a yé utonsɔnmɔnmɔn nɛ, ki sɔn' lituonl mɔnmɔnm. A tien' mɔnmɔnm tibont tà waa ni. N li tien ŋɛ tibont tà yɛbe ya ciɛn. Dɛn kí li poknh nin nni.› 
Nɛ utonsɔnl wà là teke' liturl liba nnɔ mɔ tuke' ní, ki lá tɔke' wɔ ki ye: ‹Cɛnbaa, n bɛn aʼbó aʼgbɛr faa nɛ. Ŋa bule' nà saan la, a ceh nɛn saan nɛ. Ŋa cokn' nà saan la, a woreh nɛn saan nɛ. 
Nɛn nɛ cère' n sɛn' bujɛwaanbu, ki taa' aʼlikbim, ki gbin' kubùoku ki subn'. Liike, aʼlikbim sɔ.› 
Nɛ uʼcɛnbaa ye: ‹Utonsɔnbiɛrɔ sin, ukpaayuon sin, a len' ki ye a bɛn nʼbó, ki ye ma bule' nà saan la, n ceh nɛn saan nɛ, ma cokn' nà saan la, n woreh nɛn saan nɛ. 
A bɛn nnɔ ma nnɔ, bɛ tien' ŋa nín taa' nʼlikbim ki tì ble' banki ŋɔ n lá baa ní la, ń lɛ nʼlikbim nin kpɛle kí pukn-i?› 
Nɛ ki ye: ‹Fie mɛn uʼturl liba nnɔ, kí taa kí pukn wà ŋmɔbe itur piik nnɔ. 
Kimɛ wà kɛ ŋmɔbe la, bi li pukn wɔn nɛ, wɔ ń li ŋmɔbe ki gbien'. Wà ŋa ŋmɔbe la, bi li tonde kí fie u ŋmɔbe nà waamu nnɔ mɔnɔn nɛ. 
Utonsɔnbiɛrɔ wuɔ wɔn, wa ŋmɔbe kpɛle; ñɛn wɔ mɛn kí tì wiɛ saali licinñunl ni. Nɛn saan nɛ u li te ki muɔh, ki ŋmɔnh iñɔgbɛn.› » 
«*Unil ya Bijɛ li baa ní, ki li tɔke nin Uwien ya tondb kɛ. U ya yo nɛ u li ŋmɔbe ukpiɛke ki gbien', kí kɛ̀le uʼbɛrbiɛk bo tɛn ubɛrciɛn. 
Bi li taan uŋɛndun ya nib kɛ uʼnun bó, nɛ wɔ ń bore bɛ tɛn upekpaal boreh ipe nin iwɔ̀b ma bo, 
kí taa ipe kí jon nʼnɔjie bó, kí taa iwɔ̀b kí jon uʼnɔgɛn bó. 
Nɛn saan nɛ ubɛrciɛn li tɔke bà te uʼnɔjie bó nnɔ kí ye: ‹Ninbi bà nʼBaa tien' nɛ uʼmɔnm nnɔ, dɛn mɛn kí lá ji libɛl là u là bonde' lɛ̀ ki ble' nɛ haali uŋɛndun ya cincinm nnɔ. 
Kimɛ mikònm là cuo' nni, nɛ ni de' nni tijier n jin'. Uñuñun là cuo' nni, nɛ ni de' nni miñunm n ñun'. N là yé ucaan, nɛ ni teke' nni. 
N là te liñil, nɛ ni de' nni tiwɛngolkaar n gole'. N là bun, nɛ ni baa' ki lá fuonde' nni. N là te lipɛkl ni, nɛ ni baa' nʼsaan.› 
Nɛ binimɔ̀nb nnɔ li niire nni kí ye: ‹Yonbdaan, u lɛ yo ba nɛ ti là laa' ŋɛ mikònm ŋmɔbe ŋɛ, ti de' ŋɛ a jin'-i? Ki laa' ŋɛ uñuñun ŋmɔbe ŋɛ, ti de' ŋɛ a ñun'-i? 
Ki laa' ŋɛ a yé ucaan, ti teke' ŋɛ? Ki laa' ŋɛ a te liñil, ti de' ŋɛ tiwɛngolkaar a gole'? 
Ki laa' ŋɛ a bun bii a te lipɛkl ni, ti baa' ki lá fuonde' ŋɛ?› 
Nɛ ubɛrciɛn li jiin bɛ kí ye: ‹N tɔkeh nɛ imɔ̀n nɛ, ni là tien' nnɔ ki de' nʼyaab ibaan nnɔ ma nnɔ, ni tien' ki de' min nɛ.› 
«Nɛ kí tɔke bà te nʼnɔgɛn bó nnɔ kí ye: ‹Ninbi bà Uwien wiɛ' nɛ miŋùum nnɔ, jɛnde mɛn nʼsaan, kí tì kɔ Uwien sɛ̀re' umu wà wa ń kpiin, ki ble' usɛnpol nin uʼtondb nnɔ ni. 
Kimɛ mikònm là cuo' nni, nɛ na de' nni jier n jin'. Uñuñun là cuo' nni, nɛ na de' nni ñunm n ñun'. 
N là yé ucaan, nɛ na teke' nni. N là te liñil, nɛ na de' nni wɛngolkaar n gole'. N là bun bii n là te lipɛkl ni, nɛ na baa' ki lá fuonde' nni.› 
Nɛ biʼmɔ li niire nni kí ye: ‹Yonbdaan, u lɛ yo ba nɛ ti là laa' ŋɛ, mikònm ŋmɔbe ŋɛ bii uñuñun ŋmɔbe ŋɛ bii a yé ucaan bii a te liñil bii a bun bii a te lipɛkl ni, nɛ ta tore' ŋɛ?› 
Nɛ n li jiin biʼmɔ kí ye: ‹N tɔkeh nɛ imɔ̀n nɛ, na là tore' nʼyaab ibaan nnɔ ma nnɔ, na tore' min nɛ.› 
Bi li lɛ utudɛre wà ŋa ŋmɔbe gbenm. Ama binimɔ̀nb nnɔ bɛn li lɛ limiɛl là ŋa ŋmɔbe gbenm nɛ.» 
