Lala Ni Tsaa Mɔ

Obalayoo fioo ko ni ji nyɛ ni jɛ Iowa, U.S.A., lɛ tsɔɔ mli akɛ: “Esa akɛ maŋma ni makɛɛ nyɛ bɔ ni nyɛ (saŋku) lalai ni amɔmɔ awo kpaai anɔ lɛ ji babaoo kɛha mikɛ miweku lɛ. Daa gbi lɛ, miwɔleɔ mibi ni eye afii etɛ lɛ ni ewɔɔ. Shi klɛŋklɛŋ kwraa lɛ, wɔkɛ lalai lɛ ekome woɔ mli ni wɔtswaa, ni mikɔɔ milala wolo lɛ ni milaa kɛnyiɛɔ sɛɛ ni ekɛwɔɔ.”

Nyɛ nɛɛ tee nɔ egba bɔ ni enaagbee bi lɛ be shɛɛɛ ni afɔ lɛ, kɛ bɔ ni epiŋ yɛ tsɔne ko ni akɛmuɔ lɛ mli, he ni eba akɛ akɛ ododobɛŋ bibioo ko awo esɛŋ lɛ. Egba akɛ: “Mibi helatsɛmɛi akwɛlɔi lɛ kɛji wɔbaanyɛ wɔkɛ lalai ni amɔmɔ awo kpaai anɔ kɛ tsɔne ni akɛtswaa abaha lɛ. Amɛkɛɛ wɔbaanyɛ wɔkɛba. Helatsɛmɛi akwɛlɔi lɛ nyɛɛɛ amɛhe bɔ ni lalai lɛ ye bua kɛjɔɔ ehe lɛ amɛye. Amɛwie akɛ be fɛɛ be ni ebaafee hoo lɛ, nɔ pɛ ni amɛfeɔ ji amɛtswaa elala lɛ amɛhaa lɛ. Helatsɛmɛi akwɛlɔi lɛ ateŋ mɔ kome wie akɛ: “Mina ni kulɛ wɔyɛ nɛkɛ lalai nɛɛ eko kɛha gbekɛbii lɛ fɛɛ. Eŋɔɔ waa. Nɔ pɛ ni gbekɛbii nɛɛ nuɔ ji tsɔji ni buɔ amɛhe lɛ agbɛɛmɔ.”

Lɛlɛŋ, mɛi babaoo ena akɛ lala nɛɛ tsaa mɔ susuma. Obaanyɛ ona nɛkɛ album fɛfɛo kɛ emli cassette kpaanyɔ ni yitso ji “Sing Praises to Jehovah” lɛ eko kɛ jara ni ji ₵2,250. Onine baanyɛ ashɛ album lɛ eko nɔ kɛji oŋmala gbɛhe ni yɔɔ shishi gbɛ nɛɛ mli ni okɛmaje kɛ ehe nyɔmɔwoo lɛ.

Nyɛfainɛ, nyɛkɛ album “Sing Praises to Jehovah” ni lala cassette kpaanyɔ yɔɔ mli lɛ amajea mi. Mikɛ ₵2,250 ewo mli kɛmiiwo nyɔmɔ.