15 yeɛ Katate, Nahalale, Simron, Yidala ne Betlehem boka so: bɛte nguro buru ne nyɔ ne bɛ namue mɔ.
Na Dawide le aworadɔlɛ hane kyɛ, “Abura bɔ ɔwɔ Betlehem kuro berɛ pambim ne anwo ne, sɛ ebie sa nu nzue brɛ me maa meno a, ahaa mekuro.”
Ɔbɔle Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Mmerɛ bɔ Hasɔ hene Yabin tele sɔ dwirɛ nen, ɔsomane maa bɛɛbɔle ahemvo hemɔ amaneɛ: Madon hene Yobabo, Simron hene, Akisafe hene,
Simron Meron hene, Akisafe hene;
Ye sorɔ dɔ ne, ɛwɛen ne kondo kɔ Hanaton, na ye noa kogua Yifta Ɛl bɔnza ne anu;
Sebulɔn abusua kure ne, kyɛbɔ nu mmusua mmusua ne te ne, ye aseɛ deɛ ɛne: sɔ nguro nemɔ ne bɛ namue mɔ.
Sebulɔn andu Kitronfoɛ ne Nahalolfoɛ wamvi berɛ; na mmom bɛ ne Kanaanfoɛ bɔle nu bɛtenane, na Yisraelfoɛ hyɛle bɛ maa bɛyɔle adwuma bɛmane bɛ.
Yɛfeta wue asi ne, Yibesan bɔ ofi Betlehem yeɛ obuli Yisrael maen ne ɔ.
Né aberandeɛ bie fi Betlehem bɔ ɔwɔ Yuda. Ofi Yuda abusua nu. Ɔte Lewiniɛ bɔ waatena berɛ ɔ.
Yiti bɛ munyɔ besili nu bɛhɔle beedwuli Betlehem. Na beedwuli Betlehem nen, ɔnate bɛ ti, kurotue ne amukoraa bɔle twi, na mmrasua nemɔ bisale kyɛ, “Yiti Naomi ɛhe?”