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Wo tena mu kakra sen faako a wo ho tɔ wo

@harborlight Narrated by Bret Rose 1:59 25 shots

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Ɛnnɛ wobɛduru baabi a ɛbɛyɛ sɛ gyaeɛ yɛ ade a ɛfata koraa. Ɛbɛba wɔ nyansa nsɛm ne kasa a ɛyɛ dinn mu. Anɔpa yi, ansa na eyinom nyinaa aba no, ɛyɛ bere pa a wubetumi asi gyinaesi wɔ deɛ ɛbɛba akyi no ho. Da no da hɔ baabiara. Woayɛ eyi pɛn, na wunim baabi a saa baabi no wɔ mu kakra.

Mpaboa a esisi ɛpono ho, baako akyea kakra. Nsu kuruwa a esi ɔdan mu a ɛreyɛ hyew kakra. Ɔdan no mu nnyigyei, ɛnna afifiri koraa. W'ankasa w'ahome, deɛ wohu no sima baako na afei wugyae sɛ wobɛhu.

Bere a wotaa gyae hɔ no nyɛ bere a wo ahoɔden asa. Ɛba ansa na saa bere no aduru, na ɛba sɛdeɛ wɔahyɛ, na ɛtaa te sɛ nyansa sen sɛ akyinnyeɛ. Deɛ ɛrekɔ so ankasa ne sɛ, ɔhaw bi atra beae bi a wo nipadua pɛ sɛ ɛkwati, na ɛma wo nya adwene a ɛka wo koma sɛ gyae yɛ nea ɛfata, nanso ɛnfa wo ahoɔden ho hwee. Woafa saa nne no sɛ nea ɛkyerɛ wo tumi biara a aka, wɔ ɛberɛ a ɛte sɛ mfiri a wobetumi asesa ne su, na wobetumi asesa mfiri a ɛte saa su.

Adeɛ a ɛyɛ anigyeɛ ne baabi a nsakraeɛ no si. Biribiara a ɛkɔ so kɔsi baabi a wotaa gyae hɔ no yɛ adwuma a ɛma wo tena baabi a wowɔ dada, na baabi a ɛtoa so kakra no nko ara na ɛhwehwɛ biribi foforɔ. Yei kyerɛ sɛ nsakraeɛ no nyinaa wɔ simma kakraa a etwa toɔ no mu, deɛ wotaa pa da biara no, na dɔnhwere a edi kan no fa ne kɛseɛ nyinaa yɛ akatua a wotua ma baabi a wowɔ dada. Ɛnnyɛ sɛ wobɛyɛ adwuma no akyɛ. Mmom, sɛ wubewie akyiri kakra, ɛno ne mmuaeɛ, na ɛno yɛ adesua ketewaa bi sen sɛdeɛ na wote nka no.

Ɛno enti ɛnnɛ, kɔ so simma anum sen deɛ wotaa gyae hɔ. Ɛnyɛ sɛ wobɛma wo ho abrɛ koraa, ɛnyɛ sɛ wobɛda biribi adi, na ɛnyɛ sɛ ɛfiri ɛnnɛ, daa nyinaa na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ saa. Simma anum sen bere a nyansa nne no fi aseɛ no, saa prɛko yi, na afei gyae yiye na kɔyɛ biribi foforɔ.

Simma anum nyɛ hwee, nanso ɛno pɛ ne deɛ ɛho hia. Wobɛwie a woahunu baabi pɔtee a wo hyeɛ da hɔ, deɛ ɛboro deɛ bosome a etwa mu no adwumayɛ akyerɛ wo. Kɔ so kakra. Afei home yie.