I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king?
 Mà sɨ ghɨ bèŋ mɨ̀vɨ̂m nfama, bu fì kya wi njùŋ nɨ̀ mbɨ. Mà bu kya wi ifom afo a yɨnɨ-a kèsa a nyvɨnɨ-a. Mà bu yvɨ jôbsɨ̀ wì mɨ njàŋ ɨlvɨ ta ghelɨ nɨn yem. Mɨ n-kôŋ wì sɨ kfeynsɨ adɨli àkya a mbæ̀.