ŊKPESEM usem mme owo ye eke mme angel, ndien nnyeneke ima, mmakabare nyomo uyom nte akpa ŋkpaŋ, nnyuŋ nsioro uyo nte ekpri ŋkanika.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.