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6 elide s6, erui o to Labd mi loh, emi 6 si wi fu u kpe, Baha, emi 



will arise indeed, I will go-to father my go, I will and say to him to-tvit. Father, I 



r)ti rjdese si oruq, ati ui iwadziire; emi ko si ye ti d ba ma kpe li 



have sinned, against heaven, and in presence thy; I not and Jit that they should may call to-be 



oiuo re mo, fi mi se bi okar) ni ino awoq alagliase i-e. O si dide o to 



child iky more, m,ake me do as one in among they hireling thy. He and arose he wcnt-to 



babd re 16h. Ni ighk ti 6 si ti w^ li okere, babd re ri i, ami se 



father his going. In time luhieh he and had was in distance, father his saw him, ^«7y affected 



e, 6 si sure, o ro mo o li oi'oi), 6 si fi euu ko o li 



hJm, he and ran, he hung upon io-clcave-to him on neck, lie and made mouth touch him on 



eim. Omo si "W'i fu fi kpe, Babd, emi i)ti i^dese si oruq ati ni iwadiii 



mouth. Son and said to him to-init, Father, 1 have sinned against heaven and in 2)rcscnce 



re; emi ko si ye ti d ba ma kpe li omo r^ m6. Babd si wi fu awoq 



thy ; I not and ft t/iat they should ?nay call to-be child thy more. Father and said to them 



omo-odo re kpe, K mu ayo aso iguqwa wdh,* ki 6 fi 1 wo o; 6 



servant his to wit. Ye take choice garment oi stateHness comiyig, that ye make it clothe him; ye 



fi 6i'uka bo o li owo, ati bata si ese r^. E si mii egboro raalu 



tnake ring slij)-on him on hand, and shoe to foot his. Ye and take young-one of cow 



abokpa wdh, ki e si kpa a, ki d ma dze, ki d si ma se driya; 



fatted-to-kill coming, that ye and kill it, that we may eat, that we and may make merriment ; 



nitori ti omo mi yi ti kii, 6 si tor) ye. Nwoq si beresi ise diiya. 



because that child my this had died, he and again lives. They and began to-make merriment. 



Omokoqri re eyi f'gboq ti mbe li oko, bi 6 si ijtif mbo, ti o 



Son his this elder-brother who was in farm, as he and was-coming, and he 



soqmo eti ile, o gbo orii) oq idio. O si kpe okaq ui ino awoi] 



dreie-near-to edge of house, he heard singing and dancing. And he called one in among them 



omoodowoq; 6 bere kpe, Kili d mo;}; qkaq woqyi si? O si wi fu u 



servant their; he inquired to-vnt. What t/iey knew thing these to? He and said to him 



kpe, Aburo re de ; babd re si kpa egboro main abokpa, 



to-wit. Younger-brother thy is-comc ; father thy and has-killed young-one of cow fatted-to-kill, 



nitori ti 6 ri i kpdda li alafia ati ni ilera. O si bino, o ko li 



because that lie sees him return in peace and in health. He and was-angry, he refused as-to 



atiwo lie. Nitori nd ni babd I'e si se§ d^ade, 6 si wd isikpe fu 



entering house. On-account of that it-is father his and did go-out, he and rvas beseeching to 



u. O si ddhui), 6 wi fu babd re kj)e, Kiye si i lati odui} melo yi 



him. He and answered, he said to father his to-wit. Take-notice to it from year how-many this 



li emi qti qsiq o, behe li emi ko si rufiq re ui igba kdq ri ; iwo ko 



it-is I have served thee, so it-is I not and break-law thy in time one heretifore ; thou not 



* Mil . . . wall, to bring. 



f \'>\...U,as; ' ti' having tlic aiixiliaiT particle ' I).' (firain. § 128,2.) 

 'I 'J'iic j)lii'ase 4 mo ... si, we kn.oiv . . . to, is equivalent to the verb to mean. 

 § Se, to do, is generaliv einjiloyeil pleonastieally after nitori lu'i, therefore. 



