Mmerɛ bɔ né Yisrael te sɔ aseɛ ne aso nen, Ruben ne ye baba sómaa Bilha bɛlale, na Yisrael tele sɔ dwirɛ ne. Né Yakob mma mmienzua nemɔ bɛte buru ne nyɔ:
Yisrael bamuɛbaa Ruben ye boso ama mɔ. (Ye yeɛ né ɔte bamuɛbaa ɔ. Nakoso ɔnate kyɛ ɔfale efiɛ hane ɔse mba ne ati, ye bamuɛbaa dibea ne, bɛfa bɛmane Yisrael awa Yosef ye mma mmienzua mɔ. Ye sɔ ti, bɛkyerɛ aworɛ ndoatoasoɛ ne a, bangyerɛ ye dumaa kyɛ ye yeɛ ɔte bamuɛbaa ɔ.
Bɛ yeɛ betiatia ehiafoɛ ti so bɛkã bɛ ti bewura nnɛterɛ nu, ná besisi mmenia bɔ bɛyɛ anwumvo ɔ; ebie ne ɔse bɛ ne afaneɛ ko bɛda bɛfa begua me dumaa krongron ne anwo fiɛ.
Ɛmɔnze kyɛ bɔnefoɛ ngɔhɔ Nyameɛ ahennie ne anu hɔ ɔ? Nnɛma ɛmɔlakalaka bɛ nwo: adwamanbɔlɛfoɛ, bosoensolɛfoɛ, agyaasɛkyelɛfoɛ, mmrasua bɔ bɛ ne mmrasua da, mmienzua bɔ bɛ ne mmienzua da,
Ebiaa meba bieku a, me Nyameɛ kɔbrɛ me ase wɔ ɛmɔ nyunu maa ngoli ɛmɔ nu pee nwo aworabɔlɛ wɔ mmenia somaa bɔ daa bayɔ bɔne, ná kekesaala ye bɛtɛyɔ ná banzakyera b’adwene wɔ brabɔlɛ fiɛ, adwamanbɔlɛ ne ahuhubra nwo ti.
Nakoso sɛ ebie ama aworabɔlɛ bie awa a, nna me ngome yeɛ wama me wora abɔ ɔ; na mmom atee bie aso, sɛ mékã ye kyɛbɔ medwudwolɛ noa ngɔyɛ hye a, ɛmɔ amukoraa ɛmɔboka so.
Nna bɔ wayɔ ebie tɛɛ, anaa bɔ ebie ayɔ ye tɛɛ ti yeɛ ngyerɛle krataa ne mmrɛle ɛmɔ ɔ; na mmom ngyerɛ mmrɛle ɛmɔ, kyɛbɔ ɔkɔyɛ ná mmɔden bɔ ɛmɔbɔ wɔ yɛ nwo ne ala ali ama ɛmɔ wɔ Nyameɛ nyunu.
Na bɛ bɔ bɛte serɛ, bɛ bɔ benne benni, akyiwadeɛyɔlɛfoɛ, awudifoɛ, adwamanbɔlɛfoɛ, ngonyaayelɛfoɛ, bosoensolɛfoɛ ne ngondombofoɛ amukoraa de, abura bɔ see ne sɔfe begye wɔ nu ne anu yeɛ ɔkɔyɛ bɛ bue deɛ ɔ, na ewue bɔ ɔtɔ so nyɔ ne ɛhe.”