Adaŋa nte enye akataŋde idem, onyuŋ odude uwem edinem-edinem, kpasuk ntre nɔ enye ndutuhɔ ye eyet. Koro enye ɔdɔhɔ ke esit esie ete, Ntie okim nte ɔbɔŋ-aŋwan, ndige ebe-akpa, ndinyuŋ ŋkwe ntuaŋa.
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.