17 Yeɛ Gideon sele AWURADE kyɛ, “Sɛ anya alo me de a, né nzaade maa nwu sɛngyerɛnneɛ bɔ okyire kyɛ wɔ yeɛ ɛne me dwudwo ye.
Sɔ kyẽa ne ala, ngɔmhyɛlɛniɛ ne hyirele sɛngyerɛnneɛ bie bɔ okosi ɔ. Ɔnwa, “Ɛhe ole sɛngyerɛnneɛ bɔ okyire kyɛ AWURADE yeɛ wadwudwo ɔ: Afɔleɛ bokyea ne, okobubu. Na afei, so nzoen ne koso, okohwie kogua ase.”
Kyire me wɔ ɛlolɛ ne nwo sɛngyerɛnneɛ, amaa ɔnate so me pɔfoɛ mɔ banwu ye ná bafɛre, ofikyɛ AWURADE, wɔ yeɛ aboka me akyekye me wora ɔ.
Yiti mesrɛ wɔ, sɛ alo me de a, nzaade maa nwu wɔ ti anu adwene, amaa ɔnate so manwu wɔ, ná alo me. Afei koso, nwu ye kyɛ mmenia hemɔ te wɔ maen.”
Ofikyɛ, ɔkɔyɛ sɛɛ né banwu ye kyɛ alo me ne wɔ mmenia nemɔ? Aso nna ɛhɔlɛ bɔ ɛne yɛ kɔhɔ ne ɔ? Na ɛhe kɔma me ne wɔ mmenia nemɔ yɛkɔyɛ sonongo wɔ aseɛ ye aso mmenia mukoraati nu.”
“Bisa sɛngyerɛnneɛ bie fi AWURADE wɔ Nyameɛ berɛ; kyɛ ɔkɔ kuronn kyɛ ɛborɔ dɔ oo, anaa ɔkɔ anwuro anwuro kyɛ nyameɛso oo.”
Mesrɛ wɔ ala, nnɛfi wa kɔ, kɔpem kyɛ ngɔwa wɔ nyunu, na ngɔfa m’afɔleɛ ngoosie wɔ nyunu ɔ.” Yeɛ AWURADE sele ye kyɛ, “Ngɔnwondɛ wa maa okoodwu kyɛ ekosa kɔwa ɔ.”