70 SPECIMENS OF COMPOSITION. 



6 dide s6, emi 6 to babd mi 161i, emi 6 si wi fu ii kpe, Babd, emi 



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



qti qdese si oruq, ati ni iwadi;ii re ; emi k6 si ye ti d ba ma kpfe li 



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



omo r§ m6, fi mi ^e bi okaq ni in6 awoq alagbase r|. 6 si dide 6 to 



child thy more, make ms do as one in among they hireling thy. He and arose he went-to 



babd r^ lob. Ni igbd ti 6 si ti w& li 6kere, babd r^ ri i, anu se 



father his going. In time which he and had was in distance, father his saw him, pity affected 



g, 6 si sure, 6 r5 m6 8 li oroi), 6 si fi enu ko 8 li 



him, he and ran, he hung upon to-cleave-to him on neck, he and made mouth touch him on 



enu. Omo si wi fu Q. kp6, Babd, emi qti qdese si oruq ati ni iwad;^u 



mouth. Son and said to him to-wit, Father, J have sinned against heaven and in presence 



r^ ; emi k6 si ye ti d ba ma kpe li omo r^ m6. Babd si wi fu awoq 



thy ; I not and fit that they should may call to-be child thy more, Fathtr %nd said to ihem 



omo-odo r^ kp6, E mu ayo ago iguqwa wdh,* ki 6 fi i wo 8; 6 



servant his to wit. Ye take choice garment of stateliness coming, that ye make it clothe him ; ye 



fl 6ruka bo 8 li ow6, ati bata si ese r^. E si mii esrboro raalu 



make ring slip-on him on hand, and shoe to foot his. Ye and take young-one of cow 



abokpa wdb, ki 6 si kpa S, kl d ma dze, ki d si ma se driya; 



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



nitori ti omo mi yi ti kii, 6 si toq ye. Nwoq si beresi ise driya. 



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



Omdkoqri r^ eyi egboq ti mbe li oko, bi 6 si qtif mbd, ti 6 



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



soqmo eti ile, 6 gbo 6nq oq id^o. O si kp^ okaq ni ino awoq 



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



omo-odo woq; 6 bere kpe, Kili d mo J qkdq woqyi si? (3 si wi fu ii 

 servant their; he inquired to-wit. What they knew thing these to? He and said to him 



kpe, Aburo r^ de ; babd r| si kpa egboro malu abokpa, 



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



nitori ti 6 ri i kpdda li alafia ati ni Uera. (3 si bin6, 6 ko li 

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



atiwb ile. Nitori nd ni babd re si 6e§ di^ade, 6 si wd isikpe fu 



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



vl. O si ddhuq, 6 wi fu babd r^ kpe, Kiye si i lati odiiq 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, belie li emi ko si rufiq r^ ni igba kdq ri ; iwo k6 



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



* Mu . . . wah, to bring. 



f Bi . . . ti, as ; ' ti ' having the auxiliary particle ' i).' (Gram. § 1 28, 2.) 

 J The phrase 4 mb ... si, we know . . .to, is equivalent to the verb to mean. 

 § Se, to do, is generally employed pleonastically aflcr nitori na, therefore. 



