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ba rido-na: wati neè-ku dula, nggara wali sara dula sama-ku labo ana siwe-mu, 

 ku-hade kampoi-ku ba nabu. Nggahi kai ba wai labo ompu : laho-ra ba mbeï-ta 

 ana-la ake. Nggahi kai ba ompu: tjaü-tjaü nggómi, mu-neè sara mbeï, sareè-pu 

 mbeï-mu. Ede-ra kau-na ana siwe-na ede lao batu doii sodi-n aka uma-na. Rongga-pu 

 di uma-na, èda kai ba ina ro ama-na na-waü-ra mai, waa doii sodi-na di uma-na, 

 sodi kai ba ina ro ama-na: au supu-na neè èda kai-mu mai ndake dóho. Ede-ra 

 ntjambe kai ba ana-na, na-nuntu weya-du walu lampuu waii-na, mbeï ba riyana-na 

 ngaha óha kuu ra biwa malao lalo sambele ro landa-na sahe ro kau-na kanira lewi : 

 ede-ra waü-ku kanira weya, ede-ra katèsa-kai-na nami dóho ake! Maai ake lao weba 

 weya-pu Ijèpe lebe ro doii matuwa-tuwa duwa ra tolu-na ndai makanika lamada 

 dóho ake! Ede-ra ou kai Ijèpe lebe ro doii matuwa-tuwa kanika kai siya. Makento 

 mpara ba ede, na-lao weli ro kalósa wali-du sae-na duwa-na raa-landa ba wai riyana-n 

 ede ba supu ra-kapóro-na, ede-ra tjóla kai-na labo doii maraweli-n makai masa ra-tjoi 

 sahe aka-n ede. Mai tjitjompe, lao galu-ku dana tjompo. Ede-ra tjumpu-na. 



Mpaina la Bango. 



Wara- wara ruwa-n la Bango, na-nggahi labo ina-n: ai ina-e, lao sodi weya-pu 

 nabu ana wai aka! Ntjambe kai ba ina-na: ai ana-e, na-dahu ade-ta lao di doii aka, 

 mai ka-ra ndede-na doii aka na-nlau ra wara. Nggahi kai ba la Bango: labai-bai-pu 

 lao, ina-e, simpa-simpa wara kasi ade-na ompu ro wai ede labo ita dóho, ndede 

 waü-ku sara-na doii móne labo doü siwe. Makento mpara ba ede, lao kai-na wai 

 ede aka ina doü siwe ede, raka mpara di uma-na doü siwe ede, ou kai ba wai, kau 

 dóho, na-sodi-du: au kombi habar mai kai wai ake? Ntjambe kai-na: iyo, habar 

 taho, nemba mbólo-mbólo-na ada-mu la Bango, kau-na mai tjati wombo, kili rafa. 

 Ntjambe kai ba ompu ro wai : taho weki-na, ndonta-ra bune santika la Bango, kóne 

 bune santika lako sa-dompo ro wawi sa-dompo na-mai tiri weya-si tada-ku, ede-ra 

 ruu-na ana-ku ede. Ede-ra tarima kai-na la Bango, ede mpara dula kai-na di uma-na 

 wai ede, na-karinga-du ompu ro la Bango ba waü-ra kasi ade doü matarima-na, 

 ede-ra-pehe kai la Bango: he ana-e, na-mbóto sara-na ro lampa rawi-na doü masodi 

 siwe, nggara mu-èda-si riyana móne-mu ro riyana siwe-mu madóho, ai-na lampa 

 rumpa-mu ro kataho-pu lembe-mu ro babu-pu weri-mu, ai-na simbilomboro au-au-du 

 rawi ai-na ngèna kau ro rundu ro mandede wali mpa, mu-lao sara weha hadju kaa, 

 dompo kasama dampa-ku, ampo mu-pète kataho-ku, ampo mu-lemba-ku, nggara mn-raka 

 sara uma lóo kanari-nari-pu, ndede-ku sara-na doü masodi siwe. Ntjambe kai ba la 

 Bango: taho, ina-e. ai-na lalehe ade-mul Makento mpara ba ede, lao-na waa ro ólo 

 la Bango di uma riyana-na malao nggeè nuru, ede mpara nggeè la Bango. Wara-ra 

 upa nai lima nai, nggahi-ra riyana-na: ai ana-e, lao toi-ra weha hadju kaa! Ede 

 mpara lao-na, raka-pu di doro, ede-ra weha kai-na hadju sa-mpuu mawaü-ra made 

 mbangga, ede mpara tundu kai-na labo fuu-fuu-n labo sanga-sanga-n labo amu-amu-n, 



