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01 AGH - ọ e do gbe ọdiọn, | Osalobua na wa wua ; | ọ na wẹ irẹn hoi ;
01 EDO - o͉ke͉do͉gbo͉dio͉n, | Osalobwanawawa ; | o͉nawinehoi ;

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02 ENG - he killed headman, | Osalobua said he forbad ; | he said "he heard" ;

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03 AGH - ọ ke do gie esu | ọ na wẹ ya tie ẹre rre ; | eke na ru erha ;
03 EDO - o͉ke͉dogiesu | o͉nawe͉yatie͉lire ; | e͉kenaluęhrai ;

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04 ENG - he sent Esu | he said go call him come ; | place to sacrifice to his

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05 ENG - father ;

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06 AGH - evba esu na do tie ẹre ; | ọ ke do wu ; | ọ na do die ne ẹrinmwin ;
06 EDO - evaa̯isunadotie͉le ; | o͉ke͉dowu ; | o͉nadodino̯ie͉limi ;

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07 ENG - there Esu met and called him ; | he died ; | he came reached heaven ;

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08 AGH - Osalobue na wẹ ọre ma khama ẹre ; | ghẹ gbe ọwẹe, | ghẹ gbe ohẹn (?),
08 EDO - Osalobwanawé͉le͉maxamale ; | ge͉gbǫwele, | ge͉gbohe͉bo,

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09 ENG - Osalobua said : did he not tell him ; | don't kill farmer, | don't kill priest,

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10 AGH - ghẹ gbe ọbo ; | (?) awua ; | ọ na wẹ Osalobua ne ma yee ;
10 EDO - ge͉gbo͉bo ; | gegawa ; | o͉nawOsalobwanemagye ;

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11 ENG - don't kill doctor ; | it is forbidden ; | he said to Osalobua, he did not

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12 ENG - remember ;

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13 AGH - Osalobua na wẹ hẹẹ ; | ọ na we ya khin (?) ; | ọ na ya khian re ;
13 EDO - Osalobwanawęhe | o͉nawęyaxiogeye ; | o͉na̯iaxiale ;

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14 ENG - Osalobna said "all right" | he said, go be crooked ; | he went be it ;

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15 AGH - ugbẹn ne ghi khin ọre nẹ ; | Osalobua ke do tiihẹn ye ọ | ugbẹn ne ọ ghi tiihẹn ye ọ nẹ
15 EDO - ugbe͉ne͉gi͉xio͉le͉nę ; | Osalobwake͉dotihęyo | ugbe͉nogi͉tiheyone

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16 ENG - when he was it ; | Osalobua swore for it | when he had cursed it

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17 AGH - ọ na wẹ ke ẹrẹ gha la | ọ (?)
17 EDO - o͉nawe͉ke͉le͉gala̯i | o͉go̯ienioke͉logiluke

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18 ENG - he said from to-day on | ( Ewale) should go lame

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19 AGH - (?) gbe okhuo hamwan | (?) gbe ọdiọn
19 EDO - e͉lagi͉lagboxwami | e͉lagi͉lagbo͉dio͉n

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20 ENG - so that they did not kill pregnant woman | so that tbey did not kill

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21 ENG - headman

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22 AGH - a gha gbe ọdiọn, | a gha gbe ẹwe | a gbe okhuo hamwan vbe ẹko
22 EDO - agagbo͉dio͉ñ, | agagbe͉lewe | agboxwamewe͉ko

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23 ENG - if they kiil headman, | they kill goat | if they kill pregnant woman

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24 ENG - and her belly (child)

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25 AGH - (?) mu rre (?) ;
25 EDO - iz^vTBDuemure ado͉lotǫ ;

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26 ENG - let them bring two hundred things to sacrifice to Aluoto ;

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27 AGH - ọ na wẹ a ghẹ gbe ọbo ; | ọre osalobua na khama (?) ;
27 EDO - o͉nawagegbo͉bo ; | o͉losalobwanaxameyo ;

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28 ENG - he said don't kill doctor ; | so Osalobua cursed for it ;

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29 AGH - ọ na wẹ (?) emwin uri nọ | a ghi ya gha (?)
29 EDO - o͉nawusie͉mulinǫ | agiyagado͉lotǫ

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30 ENG - he said there are two hundred things | to sacrifice to Aluoto

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31 AGH - ọ ke ẹre do gha la ; | ẹre iran ghi na ghẹ (?) ru ẹre | ẹre (?) awua.
31 EDO - o͉ke͉dogala̯i ; | e͉laginagedole͉gbe͉lue | e͉laginawa.

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32 ENG - from to-day on ; | so they don't do it again | so [it is] forbidden.

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