17 A Kalɛb yɛb Kenaazɩ bidɛb, Otɩnɩɛl, tɩ zɛb'a de a tẽw, a Kalɛb kʋ̀ ʋ a ʋ pɔwyaa Akɩsa ʋ ɩ a ʋ pɔw.
A pùorí, ʋ tɩ dɔw nɩ a Madimana sãà, Saafɩ, nɩ Sewa na ɩ Makɩbena nɩ Givea sãà a. A Kalɛb tɩ tɛr'ɩ pɔwyaa ʋ dɩ Akɩsa.
Kenaazɩ bidɛbr: Otɩnɩɛl nɩ Seraya. Otɩnɩɛl bidɛbr: Hatatɩ nɩ Meonotaɩ.
Yefune bidɛb Kalɛb na ɩ Kenaazɩ dɔwlʋ nɩr a, nɩ Nun bidɛb Zozue, bɛl tɛwr nɛbɛ na kpɛ a Kanãa tẽw pʋɔ, bɛ na tu a ɩ̃ pùor, ɛ́ bɛ bʋnɩ a ƴãw.”»
Bibir kãw, Zuda dɔwlʋ nɩbɛ kãw tɩ wa na wa páw a Zozue a Gilgal. Kenaazɩ dɔwlʋ, Yefune bidɛb, Kalɛb, tɩ yel'ɩ a Zozue: «Fʋ mɩŋa za bãw nɩ a lɛ a Sore na yel kʋ̀ a Naaŋmɩn nɩr Moyiir, a ɩ̃ ƴãw nɩ a fʋ ƴãw a Kadɛsɩ-Barneya a.
A Kalɛb tɩ yel'a: «Sob nɛ wa zɛb de a Kɩrɩyatɩ-Sefɛɛr a, ɩ̃ na kʋ̀ ʋ nɩ a ɩ̃ pɔwyaa Akɩsa ʋ kul.»
Kenaazɩ na ɩ a Kalɛb yɛ-bile a, bidɛb, Otɩnɩɛl, tɩ zɛb'a de ʋ, a Kalɛb kʋ̀ ʋ a ʋ pɔwyaa Akɩsa ʋ kul.
A tẽw tɩ tɛr'ɩ ƴã-ɓaarʋ yome lɩz'a ayi. Al pùorí a Kenaazɩ bidɛb Otɩnɩɛl kpi.
Lɛ n'a a Ɩsɩrayɛl nɩbɛ tɩ kõ bʋɔlɩ a Sore k'ʋʋ wa faa bɛ, a Sore tõ Kenaazɩ na ɩ a Kalɛb yɛ-bile a bidɛb, Otɩnɩɛl, k'ʋʋ tɩ faa bɛ.