Mbufo edi inuŋ isɔŋ: edi inuŋ ama akabare adaba, edida nso enam enye enyene inem? ifɔnke aba ke baba ŋkpɔ kiet, ibɔhɔke nditop nduɔk, owo ndidigi ke ukot.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.