8 Nwu w’akoaa anwumvoin, ofikyɛ ama w’akoaa ne wɔ bayɛ apam wɔ AWURADE dumaa nu. Sɛ medi fɔ a, ye de wɔ bɔbɔ ku me. Nzu ati yeɛ ɔsɛ kyɛ ɛfa me kɔma wɔ baba ɔ?”
Na mmerɛ bɔ Yisrael wue pingyele ne, ɔfrɛle ɔwa Yosef sele ye kyɛ, “Sɛ anya alo me a, ye de fa wɔ sa bawura me sɔ abo, na hyɛ ɛbɔ kitii kyɛ ekoli nahorɛ kɔma me: Sɛ mewu a, nnɛsie me wɔ Misraim.
Na Absalom buale Yoabo kyɛ, “Tie, ndole wɔ ngraa kyɛ ɛbra wa maa mva ngraa nzoma wɔ Nana Dawide berɛ kyɛ, ‘Ɛwa bɔ mvili Gesure mmale ye, ye nwo mvasoɛ ole sɛɛ? Sɛ ndɛ wɔ dɔ po a, ahaa ɔte paa.’ Afei de, maa ngɔ Nana nyunu, na sɛ medi fɔ a, ohu me!”
Dawide fitele ooyiale bɛ, na osele bɛ kyɛ, “Sɛ ɛmɔawa me berɛ abiɛngoɛ so, kyɛ ɛmɔbaaboka me de a, ye de mene ɛmɔ kɔyɛ ko. Nakoso sɛ ɛmɔawa kyɛ ɛmɔbaaye me bɛma me pɔfoɛ mɔ, wɔ aberɛ bɔ nnyɔle bɔne biala a, ye de yɛ nana mɔ Nyameɛ ne, wanwu ye, na okotua ɛmɔ kerɛ.”
Na sɛ mabu mmeraa ne aso, anaa mayɔ nikyee bɔ ɔfata ewue hɔ a, menzrɛ kyɛ nnɛma beku me. Nakoso sɛ nahorɛ biala nne kwaadu bɔ bafa babɔ me ne anu de a, ye de ebiala ngɔhora ngɔye me ngɔma bɛ. Yiti mefa me dwirɛ meto Kaesare nyunu.”
Na mmienzua nyɔ ne buale Rahabo kyɛ, “Sɛ yɛku ɛmɔ a, yɛ wora Nyameɛ ohu yɛ bie! Sɛ amma yɛ nwo dwirɛ amvite a, ye de AWURADE fa aseɛ ne ma yɛ a, yɛkoli nahorɛ yɛkɔma wɔ, na yɛkɔyɛ wɔ paa.”
“AWURADE, ɔte Ɛdangama Nyameɛ! AWURADE, ɔte Ɛdangama Nyameɛ! Ye yeɛ odi yɛ adanzeɛ ɔ, na yɛpena kyɛ Yisrael koso te ye bo. Sɛ yayɛ AWURADE nwo lɔen, anaakyɛ yanni nahorɛ yamma ye a, ye de ɛmɔhu yɛ ɛnɛ.
Nakoso Naomi sele ye sia mmrasua nyɔ nemɔ kyɛ, “Ebiala osa ɔhɔ ye maame awuro. AWURADE ɔlo ɛmɔ, kyɛbɔ ɛmɔ ne me, yeɛ bɛ bɔ bawu ne bɛtenane nyemene so ne.