“Adẹ́tẹ̀-ẹ́ sọ̀rọ̀ méjì, ọ́ fìkan purọ́; ó ní nígbàtí òún lu ọmọ òun lábàrá, òún já a léèékánná pàtì.”
English
The leper said two things, one of them being a lie; he said after he had struck his child with his palm, he also pinched him severely with his nails.
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