-Beshekɛbi ˈkö nɛn, hobi Nabukodonozɔ -o -tɔ la ˈpuɛn ˈkö, ˈeyɛ -e -le -ze -o ˈpa ˈsɛ ˈˈla. -O kpɛ ˈo bɛnlɔsɔ ˈˈba, ˈakö -o -she mmiɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘La ˈyi -mɛn -tɔ, ˈmun këkëɛ ˈla ˈze ˈmɛn tɛn.’ -Ba -she kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘La ˈyi -bu -tɔ, dzhui ˈze ˈhan tɛn.’ ˈE maan Nabukodonozɔ -o -she mmiɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘-E ˈˈpuɛn! La ˈyi -mɛn -tɔ ˈmun dzhui ˈzɔ ˈze ˈmɛn tɛn. -E ˈkɛ ˈˈbaa ˈnun, ˈmɛn -kun ˈmun.’ -Ba kiɛ dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Dzhu la ˈyi -bu -tɔ, ˈakö ˈhan ˈˈɲɛn ˈe ˈzɔ ˈze ˈbu tɛn.’ -O -she mmiɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘ˈMun ˈkpakpa -e ˈˈle -mɔn ˈe ˈˈkö ˈkun ˈmun -shi -zɔkpɛ ˈze ˈmɛn tɛn. La ˈyi -mɛn -tɔ, ˈmun dzhui ˈze ˈmɛn tɛn!’ -Ba -she hobiɔ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘ˈEyɛ yɛ ˈsɛ ˈˈle, ˈekun lëke tsako -o ˈsɛ ˈsɛ ˈˈle ˈe ˈyi -bɔ ˈbie ˈe -bɔ.’

ˈEyɛ -e -le -ze Nabukodonozɔ -o -nɔn kunkɔ -kpe ˈnun, ˈakö -o dzhui ˈkun -a -kuën bɛnlɔsɔ ˈba ˈwɛn mmiɛ hɔn ˈo ˈˈmaan fɛn ˈkpakpa. Daniɛlë, Shadrakë, Meshakë, nanmɛ Abɛdë Nego -ba hɔn ˈba -ye ˈe nɛn. Daniɛlë -o -bie hobiɔ ˈkun kɛ ze ˈba -dɔ ˈˈtshɔke. ˈO ˈwɛn ˈle, ˈo kɛ ˈˈba ˈama, -ba -ye ˈsaka kpɛ Joova ˈkun kɛ bokan ˈba. ˈˈƝan -kɛ maan Joova -o -le?

La ˈyi Nabukodonozɔ -o -tɔ, Joova -o -kɔ -miɛnhën ˈla -le -ze Daniɛlë kɛ -lɔɛ, nanmɛ -o -le -ze kɛ -lɔɛ ˈzɔ. ˈE kiee -e -nɔn -gba, Daniɛlë -o -ze -hën hobiɔ kɛ -kalösɛɔ, ˈakö -o -she kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘-Bu ˈˈman bɛnlɔsɔ ˈˈba -kun. La ˈyi hobiɔ -o -tɔ, ˈmɛn ˈˈdzhui ˈzɔ ˈze ˈo tɛn.’ Hobiɔ ˈo -kalösɛɔ -o -nɔn Daniɛlë -ze Nabukodonozɔ -shɔ ˈlö. Daniɛlë -o -she hobiɔ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘-Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈˈyɛ bë -le maan -Zöɔ -o -le -ze -bu -hën. La ˈyi -bu -tɔ man ˈˈyi: -Bu -hën -kɔ ˈfɔnfɔn -kpo ˈkö. ˈO ˈwɛɛn -e -le -shikanɛn, ˈo bɔ ˈˈkɛ ˈle, ˈo kunmëɛn -man -e -le -shikafi, nanmɛ ˈo -pii ˈle, ˈo -fun ˈˈkɛ ˈama -e -le kuivrë, ˈo -wɛ ˈˈkɛ -e -le -lɔkui, nanmɛ ˈo -wɛgbö ˈˈkɛ ˈle, ˈo -wɛ ˈˈve ˈama, -tso ˈle, -lɔkui -man -e yɛyɛ ˈe. ˈEyɛ -nunmën, bo ˈkö -tshuɔ -kui ˈkö ˈfɔn -gba -bë -tsa -kɔɔ ˈo -wɛ ˈˈkɛ -ze ˈe ˈkpakpa -e puö. -Kɔɔ -o puö ya, -o -bë kiɛ ˈo ˈpu, ˈakö -fɔsɔɛn -e -nɛɛn -ze. Boe -e -bë kiɛ -kui -kpe ˈkö, ˈakö -e -nɔn zapɛɛn ˈkpakpa.’

ˈE -nunmën Daniɛlë -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Bu la ˈyi -bu -tɔ, ˈe ˈzɔ man ˈˈyi: ˈBu maan ˈbu -le -kɔɔ ˈo ˈwɛn ˈyi ˈe -le -shikanɛɛn. Bu -nunmën, hobi ˈkö ˈo -bë -shi -kɔɛ, ˈo maan ˈo -le -shikafii. ˈE -nunmën, tsabi ˈkö ˈo -bë ˈˈkɔa ˈˈman ˈˈkɛ ˈkpakpa, ˈo -ba kɔ kuivrë ˈnun. ˈO ˈwɛn ˈo -bë -shi -kɔɛ kɛ -nunmën, ˈo -hën sɛn kɔ -lɔkui ˈnun. ˈO ˈwɛn ˈo -bë -shi -kɔɛ ˈe lɔsɔɛn nɛn, ˈo -kɔɛshii ˈe bubu ya. ˈE -bo tën, ˈe -hën sɛn kɔ -lɔkui ˈnun, nanmɛ ˈe -bo tën yɛ ˈˈhën sɛn kɔ -tso ˈnun. Bo ˈyi ˈe -bë -sɛ mi -kpe ˈnun kiɛ -kuii, ˈe maan ˈe -le -Zö hobishii. ˈE -bë ˈˈwɔ hobishi ˈˈkɛ ˈkpakpa, ˈakö ˈe -kpë nɛn ˈvɛtsuun ˈe -le ˈanannan.’

Nabukodonozɔ -o -nɔn -tɛn bɛn ˈˈyɛ, tsabiɛ ˈˈba ˈkpakpa hian, -o -bo ˈshakpɛ ˈmɛn lɔ Daniɛlë hian, ˈakö -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Bu -Zöɔ maan ˈo këkë bu -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈkpakpa dubɛ. -Zö mii -o ˈˈba kɔ kɛ ˈnun.’ ˈEyɛ -e -le -ze Nabukodonozɔ -o ˈpa ˈˈkuën Daniɛlë. ˈE maan -o -le -ze kɛ kiɛ bɛnlɔsɔ ˈˈba ˈkpakpa mmiɛ ˈpayi, nanmɛ -o -ko kɛ Babilɔnën ˈˈmaan ˈkpakpa ˈe fɛntsɛsɛ. ˈKun Joova -o -le -shuo Daniɛlë kɛ ˈsakayii ˈˈmɛn, -bu -koe hɛn dzhi e?

Hobi Nabukodonozɔ -o -nɔn -tɔ ˈo laa ˈɲɔn -e -nɔn za ˈˈtshɔke, -o -le -ze -a -nɔn -shikanɛn -puö -kɔ ˈfɔnfɔn -kpo ˈkö. -O -nɔn -kɔ ˈˈwɔ -ze -fɔ -bo ˈkö -a ˈˈkpɛ Dura, ˈe -nunmën ˈakö -o -ya tsabiɛ -kaka ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn kɛ ˈˈmaan fɛn ˈe -bo ˈˈyɛ nɛn. Shadrakë ˈle, Meshakë ˈle, Abɛdë Nego -man, -ba hɔn ˈba -ye ˈe nɛn. Hobiɔ -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘-Mun sɛ -tɛn -mii bu, ˈakö ˈmun -bo ˈshakpɛ ˈmɛn lɔ -kɔ ˈwɛn -a -puö hian. ˈO ˈwɛn ˈo ˈsɛ ˈˈbo ˈshakpɛ ˈmɛn lɔ -kɔ ˈˈwɔ hian, ˈa ko ˈo ˈˈfɔ ˈtshɛn -kpe ˈkö ˈla.’ Ebrö ˈˈkɛhan ˈˈba, ˈba -bo ˈshakpɛ ˈmɛn lɔ -kɔ ˈˈwɔ hian, -aniin Joova mikö maan ˈba ˈsɔn?

ˈEyɛ -nunmën, hobiɔ -o dzhui ˈkun a -fuö -mii. Tsabiɛ ˈˈba ˈkpakpa -ba -bo ˈshakpɛ ˈmɛn lɔ -kɔ ˈwɛn -a -puö hian, ˈe maan Shadrakë ˈle, Meshakë ˈle, Abɛdë Nego -man mikö maan ˈba ˈˈle ˈe. Tsabiɛ tën -ko mmiɛ hɛn dzhi ˈakö -ba -ze -she hobiɔ ˈyi -nda, -ba dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Ebrö ˈˈkɛhan ˈˈba, -ba ˈˈyɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈba ˈsɔn -kɔ ˈwɛn -bu -puö.’ Hobiɔ -o kpɛ mmiɛ -bë ˈo -shɔ, ˈakö -o -she mmiɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘Mɛn -le ˈze ˈa dzhɔ -fu -mii ˈpɛ. ˈE maan ˈmun ˈsɛ ˈˈbo ˈshakpɛ ˈmɛn lɔ -kɔ ˈˈwɔ hian, ˈmɛn -le ˈze ˈa ko ˈmun ˈˈfɔ ˈtshɛɛn ˈla. -Zö mii wɔ ˈsɛ ˈˈɲɛn ˈmun ˈpɛ ˈeyɛ nɛn.’ -Ba -shuo kɛ ˈˈmɛn: ‘-Kɛsɛ -a sɛ -ko ˈhan -fɔ ˈtshɛɛn ˈla ˈbɔbɔ, han -Zöɔ ˈo ˈˈɲan ˈɲɛn ˈhan ˈˈpɛ. ˈE maan -kɛsɛ -o ˈsɛ ˈˈle, ˈpayi, ˈhan ˈˈsɔn -kɔ ˈwɛn -bu -puö.’

Nabukodonozɔ -o -nɔn kunkɔ -kpe ˈnun, ˈakö -o -she ˈo tsabiɛ ˈˈba bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘ˈMun -le ˈze ˈtshɛɛn -e -kën ˈhën ˈanannan -yeɛ tshun -nso fɛn!’ ˈEyɛ -nunmën -o -she ˈo -nsafɔ ˈˈba bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘ˈMun tshɛntshɛn ˈba lɔ ˈakö -mun kia ˈba ˈfui ˈla!’ ˈKun ˈtshɛɛn -e -hën sɛn -kpe ˈnun fɛnfɔ, -e -le -ze -nsafɔ ˈˈba tshe ˈyi -ba -tshe -da ˈe dzhi, ˈenɛɛnbɔ ˈakö -e -kuën ˈba. -A -kia Ebrö ˈˈkɛhan ˈˈba -fuö ˈtshɛɛn ˈla. ˈE maan Nabukodonozɔ -wɔ nɔn ˈtshɛɛn ˈla ˈtsɛ, -o -hɛɛn ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈˈkɛdzhi maan mmiɛ hɔn ˈe ˈla mmiɛ nënnën. -E -ko ˈo pɔɛ dzhi -kpe ˈnun, ˈakö -o -bie ˈo -kalösɔ ˈˈba: ‘-E ˈˈle tsabiɛ ˈˈkɛhan maan -a -ko -fɔ ˈtshɛɛn ˈla? ˈE maan -mɛn tsabiɛ ˈˈkɛdzhi -hën, ˈo ˈˈkɛdzhi fɛɔn, -o -ba kɔ -Zö ˈˈwuënsɛ ˈnun!’

Nabukodonozɔ -o -gbu -da ˈtshɛɛn dzhi ˈakö -o -ko ˈhö dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘-Zö ˈwɛn ˈo hɔn ˈfɔnfɔn ˈo -kalösɔ ˈˈba, ˈmun -tën bu -bë ˈˈle!’ Tsabiɛ ˈˈba -ba nɔn Shadrakë ˈle, Meshakë ˈle, Abɛdë Nego -man -hën bu tën ˈtshɛɛn ˈla ˈɲɛn, -e -bo ˈba kuɛn -kpe ˈnun. ˈTshɛɛn -e ˈˈtɔ ˈˈba, -e ˈˈtɔ ˈba ˈwɛnpuii, nanmɛ -talɛ ˈyi -ba -sɔ. -Ba ˈˈman tshukuën piɛn -ɲin ˈpɛ.

Nabukodonozɔ -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Shadrakë ˈle, Meshakë ˈle, Abɛdë Nego -man ˈba -Zöɔ -o -sɛ mi gbɛkpo. -O -ɲɛn ˈo ˈˈwuënsɛɔ -bë -ɲɛn mmiɛ ˈˈpɛ. -Zö ˈwɛn ˈo -ba kɛ ˈnun, -o ˈˈman nɛn.’

-Kɛsɛ ˈkun yɛ -ba, ˈbu sɛ -shi ˈmɛnkö Joova dzhi kɔ ˈEbrö ˈˈkɛhan ˈˈba ˈnun?