The barber groomed his body so hairy,
anointed with oil he turned into a man.
He put on a garment, became like a warrior,
he took up his weapon to do battle with lions.

Ruptʼ ha yāndlə yəxatʼtyu arupdi,
səġayt awaštayyə da qā ardlya.
Hāwwət danddi, dəgwaxtʼlədlya,
gzayi gwaxtʼawtm ərglyawyu dasʼiwkdlya.

[ˈruptʼ ˈha ˈyaːndlə yəˈxatʼtju aˈrupdi |
səˈɣajt awaˈɕtajːəˈda ˈqaː ˈardlja |
ˈhaːwːət ˈdandːi | dəˈɡwaxtʼlədlja |
ˈɡzaji ˈɡwaxtʼawtm ˈərɡlyawyu daˈtsʼiwkdlja]

Rupgroom-tʼ-AGT-Ø-AN.S.PROX haemph. yāndhair-l-ADJ-Ø-3SI yxatʼbody-t-IN.S.PROX-yu-POSS.3SA a-3SA>3'SI-rupgroom-d-PST-i-REP-Ø,-3SA>3'SI
sġayoil-t-IN.S.PROX a-3SA>3'SI-w-APL.INST-aštayyanoint-Ø-3SA>3'SI da3.AN.S.PROX qāman-Ø-AN.S.PROX a-3SA>3'SA-rbe-d-PST-l-INCH-i-REP-a.-3SA>3'SA
Hāwwgarment-t-IN.S.PROX d=3SA.PROX=a-3SA>3'SI-n-DIR_on-dtake-d-PST-i-REP-Ø,-3SA>3'SI d=3SA.PROX=gwaxfight-tʼ-AGT-l-ADJ-d-PST-l-INCH-i-REP-a,-3SA
gzaylion-i-IN.P.PROX gwaxfight-tʼ-SUBJ-a-3SA=u=NOM_GEN-t-IN.S.PROX=m=DAT rglyaweapon-Ø-AN.S.PROX-u-AL-yu-POSS.3SA d=3SA.PROX=a-3SA>3'SA-sʼiwkwield-d-PSTl-INCH-i-REP-a.-3SA>3'SA