Ke akpanikɔ ke ndɔhɔ fi, ke ini edide akparawa, afo akam esibɔbɔ mbɔbɔ, asaŋa aka ɔtɔ nte amade: edi ke ini edisɔŋde, eyenyanare ubɔk fo, ndien owo eŋwen eyebɔp fi mbɔbɔ, onyuŋ ada fi aka ɔtɔ nte mudumaŋa ndika.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.