Hobishi ˈyi -a -nɔn ku zakɔɛ ˈfɔnfɔn -kpe ˈkö nɛn

-Beshekɛbi ˈkö nɛn, Nabukodonozɔ -o -tɔ la ˈpuɛn ˈkö. -O kpɛ ˈo bɛnlɔsɔ ˈˈba ˈkun mmiɛ -wɔ ˈˈɲɛn la ˈyi -o -tɔ ˈzɔ ˈze ˈo tɛn. ˈE maan ˈo mii -o ˈsɛ ˈsɛ ˈˈle ˈe. ˈEyɛ -nunmën, -o dzhu ˈe bɛɛn -ze Daniɛlë kɛ -tɛn.

Nabukodonozɔ -o -she Daniɛlë bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘La ˈyi -mɛn -tɔ ˈla, -mɛn -hën zakɔɛ ˈkö. -E -ze ˈfɔn ˈvɛtsuun -e -tshe -zöfɔɛn dzhi. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn zapɛɛn fɛn ˈkpakpa, ˈba sɛ -hën zakɔɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈbɔbɔ. Zakɔɛɛ ˈe ˈte ˈˈkɛ -e -lë dzhën, nanmɛ -e -hö -biɛn -kpe ˈnun. ˈE ˈˈwɛn maan nannan ˈˈba -ba bë -kpë, nanmɛ ˈe ˈfɔn maan ˈˈbe ˈˈba -ba -kpë ˈba ˈpɛn ˈˈkɛ -le. ˈEyɛ -nunmën -Zö ˈˈwuënsɛ ˈkö -o -tshuɔ -zöfɔn -tshuo ˈzɔ. ˈAkö -o -ko ˈhö dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “ˈMun -sɛ zakɔɛɛ, nanmɛ ˈmun kɔkɔ ˈe bɔlɔ ˈˈkɛ lɔ. ˈE maan ˈmun -fɔn ˈe -kpinii ˈle, ˈe bienun ˈˈkɛ ˈama -hunlɔ, nanmɛ ˈmun -nɔn -lɔkui ˈle, kuivrë -man ˈˈtshɛn ˈe lɔ. Zakɔɛ kutsëbën ˈyi ˈe -ba kɔ tsabi kutsëbën ˈnun, ˈe -bë ˈˈkiɛ nannan kutsëbën ˈvɛtsuun kie -nso. Tsabiɛ ˈˈba ˈkpakpa ˈba -bë lɔɛ ˈkun -Zö maan ˈo -le ˈPayi, nanmɛ ˈo ˈwɛn -o -yɛ ˈla maan -wɔ nɔn hobishii ˈze.”’

Joova -o -le -ze Daniɛlë kɛ -lɔ latɔ ˈˈyɛ ˈzɔ. Daniɛlë -o -nɔn -lɔ latɔ ˈˈyɛ ˈzɔ, -e -ko ˈo pɔɛ dzhi -kpe ˈnun. -O dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈPayi e, la ˈyi -bu -tɔ, bu maan -yɛ dzhi bɛn ˈˈdzhuɔ, -e ˈˈle bu hɛndasɔ ˈˈba. Zakɔɛ ˈyi -a -sɛ, bu man. ˈA ˈpɔn bu ˈɲɛn bu hobi -mmeshaa fɛn, nanmɛ ˈbu -bë -shi ˈpɛte kɔ nannan ˈˈba ˈnun. ˈE maan ˈkun -Zö ˈˈwuënsɛɔ -o dzhui ˈkun a fɔn zakɔɛɛ ˈe -kpinii ˈle, ˈe bienun ˈˈkɛ ˈama -hunlɔ, ˈbu -bë dzhɔ ˈˈkiɛ hobi ˈpɛ.’

ˈE ˈgbömën ˈkö -e -nɔn -kɔ, Nabukodonozɔ -o hɔn ˈo -sɔɛn ˈfɔn -wɔ nënnën, -wɔ Babilɔnën -kɔɛɛ ˈtsɛ ˈakö -wɔ bɛn ˈˈyi ˈˈdzhuɔ: ‘ˈMun -hën Babilɔnën -kɔɛ ˈyi mɛn ˈkökögbɛ -mɛn -dzhe lɔ. -E -lë dzhën -sɛsɛ.’ -Wɔ nɔn pa bɛɛn ˈˈdzhuɔ ˈakö bu ˈkö -e -tshuɔ -zöfɔn, -yɛ bɛn ˈˈyi ˈˈdzhuɔ: ‘Nabukodonozɔ e, -e -tshuɔ -nɛɛn -yɛ ze, -bu ˈpa ˈˈle hobi.’

ˈEnɛɛnbɔ ˈakö Nabukodonozɔ -o kiɛ ˈwɛn’anwɔsɛ, -o kiɛ kɔ ˈkpɔa nannan ˈnun. ˈEyɛ -e -le -ze -a -pɔn ˈo -ɲɛn ˈo -kɔɛɛ ˈla, ˈakö -o -ze hɔn nannan ˈˈba ya. Nabukodonozɔ ˈo ˈwɛnpui -e -bë -du lɔ kɔ -bogban bɔante ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈo bɔte ˈˈkɛ ˈle, ˈo wɛte ˈˈkɛ ˈama -e -bë -ba kɔ ˈˈbe ˈˈba -ye ˈˈkɛ ˈnun.

ˈGbömën -nso -e -nɔn -kɔ, Nabukodonozɔ -o -bë kiɛ tsabi gbɔgbɔ, nanmɛ Joova -o -le -ze kɛ dzhɔ kiɛ Babilɔnën hobi ˈpɛ. ˈE -nunmën, Nabukodonozɔ -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Joova ˈwɛn ˈo -le -zöfɔn ˈlö Hobi, -mɛn ˈo ˈhɛn ˈbua. Nanmɛ -yeɛ, -mɛn -lɔ ˈkun ˈo ˈwɛn maan ˈo -le ˈPayi. -Wɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈˈba ˈbakö ˈˈkë hɛnshɔ -ka -le, nanmɛ -wɔ nɔn hobishii ˈo ˈwɛn -o -yɛ ˈla ˈze.’