1 Kɛɗɔn n zɛ Ɗajashonɛlapa pɛ̃niba u ɗɔɔ nɔnɛ a kolapa. U si a sabu, tagãnɗa au ɗɔ yuuni; u nɔkɨn si naa ɗaa, u dɔɔ si naa yaa ɗɛɛti. 2 U labeenɛ lini fɛ̃ɛ ɓɛlinɛ si au naani. Pɔ̃u dɔɔ nakɨn a wapo, u dɔɔ nagãng si a tipi, 3 a ɓaanya a gãgãni naa zɨngan layɛ. A knti gbete ɓaanyatɛ, see jalɛ manziiwi i kasinyarɛ. 4 Naa i nwanyatɛ tɛ̃ɛ̃ti nam, sin kɛ beenɛtɔ. Ama n nta yeenya a kolapa nɛ, <<Ɓusi vigbete jalɛ manziiwi i shayɛtɔ, mɔkɔ beenɛ!>>

5 Kɛɗɔn Ɗajashonɛlapa gbete n zɛuyɛ au shi a yuu wapo a tipi ɗeu nakɨn a lapa 6 a teerɛ a Ɗalapa nii, shɔgbete au ɔ̃ dangdang yɛ, shɔgbete au shishɛ kolapa, kotipi, a wapo, a vigbete au ɓuzɨnyɛni. Ɗajashonɛlapau shanɛ,>> Jang ɓaanɛ tɔkɨn ɓa! 7 Ama aɗagbete Ɗajashonɛlapa manzii kɛ geeu gãntiyɛ, Ɗalapa yɛ yisiikɛ u viɓusinɛ nya, nagbete geli u jawɛrɛ janyagadiyi yɛ.>>

8 Kɛɗɔn n nta yeenya au nwanya si a nkɔni a kolapayɛ, nwanya sɔ̃n a nkɔni, u ɗɔ shanɛ nɛ,>>Yɛnɛ a tɛ labeenɛ linɛ fɛ̃ɛ̃u gbete a Ɗajashonɛlapa naa au shi a wapo a tipiniyɛ.>>

9 N yɛrɛ n geli Ɗajashonɛlaparɛ n-tɔ u ang labeenɛ linɛ fɛ̃ɛ̃ nɛ. A gelinɛ, <<Tɛnɛ a sharɛ; yɛ ɔ̃ gbari aa yɛtini, ama aa nya yɛ shɔ̃ti naa wara.>>

10 N tɛ labeenɛ linɛ fɛ̃ɛ̃ rɛ au naa n sharɛ, n ntarɛ shɔ̃ti naa wara ang nyani. Ama a knti gbete n mɛtɛ, rikɛ gbari ang yɛtini. 11 Kɛɗɔn shɔ pasin gelinɛ nɛ, <<Ɔ̃raatɛ kaka jazɨng akɔrɔ a nwari shɔ Ɗanyaruubiitɔ a tipi tottot, a shɛ̃ɛ̃ shɔzɛyi, a nyakooyi, a kpatiyini.>>