Israɛl be basa, men nu nfe! Menyi nɛ men la an nananyɛn Jeekɔb be kanaŋ to ebi nseŋ shi Juda be yiri to na nɛ n de na. Menyi e naa ta Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na be ketre a bɔ ntaŋ nsaa kaŋɛ fanɛ menyi ere bee shuŋ Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ na nna, ama k maŋ la kashenteŋ nɛ k shi menyi be ŋgbene to.
Ama naniere men kaŋ asoe n nu kɔnɔ nɛ ma, Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na bee nase ashi ma ketregboŋ na to a sa menyi Israɛlebi kikɛ nɛ men wɔ Ijipt na. M maaŋ naŋ shin nɛ menyi be ekama e naŋ ta ma ketre n nase kɔnɔ a kaŋɛ le: ‘M bɔ Enyɛnpetale Ebɔrɛ nɛ e bee sa ŋkpa na!’
Men wɔtɔ nna a yuri, nsaa mɔ basa, nseŋ naa ji kubojua. Menyi alɛ naa ku efɛ nna a bɔ ntaŋ nseŋ naa lara esarga a sa kegbir nɛ baa tre Baal, a shuŋ agbirana nɛ men maŋ nyi ŋ ku so.
N daa yɛlga kenya kakpa ashi keshishɛrsawule so, nɛ n lar ma basa to n ya chena ndoŋ. Ŋkpal manɛ so, bumo kikɛ maŋ kɔ kashenteŋji n sa Ebɔrɛ, bumo alɛ kikɛ la bedebɔrpo nawule nna.
Bumo be mmalga kikɛ la mmalga fuloŋ nna nɛ bumo be nnɔ naseso kikɛ la efɛ. Kashenteŋji loge nɛ efɛ sɔ kakpa a salga to fanɛ afitiri nɛ a bee mɔ adɔjibi na.
“Menyi Israɛl be basa maa ji kashenteŋ a sa ma, ama men sa maŋ shin nɛ Judaebi gba e luri loŋ be kulubi koŋwule ere to. Men sa maŋ naa yɔ Gilgaal ŋko Bɛtavɛn n ya kaa bunyaŋ agbir ŋko a nase nnɔ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na be ketre to.”
Ma alɛ beeŋ mur bekama nɛ baa dii achoŋi so n ya kaa jɔŋɛ epeŋi nɛ kufɔl nɛ achɛkpabi ase a bunyaŋ amo na. Kumo be kaman nɛ n mur bekama nɛ baa bunyaŋ ma a kaŋɛ fanɛ ma e wɔ bumo, ama nsaa ta kegbir nɛ baa tre Mɔlɛk na be ketre a bɔ ntaŋ na gba.
Enyɛnpetale yɛ: “Mee ba nɛ m ba ji ŋkilgiwuraana nɛ basa nɛ baa ji kesakalea nɛ bumo nɛ baa ji efɛ be eshɛda nɛ bekama nɛ baa puni bumo be beshumpo kakɔka to na nɛ bumo nɛ baa tɔrɔ bekulpoche nɛ amunibi nɛ befɔ nɛ bumo nɛ b maŋ kɔ bunyaŋ n sa ma na demu.”
Mo alɛ naŋ bar mbra na nna ŋkpal kesakaleawuraana nɛ benyɛn nɛ bumo gbagba kɔ abar a di na nɛ bumo nɛ baa yuri basa a fin kasɔji na nɛ befɛpo nɛ basa nɛ b maa yɛ asheŋ a wora na nɛ bumo nɛ baa wora asheŋ nɛ a maa bɛ kashenteŋ be keŋini na so kuraa na kikɛ so.
B yɛ b nyi Ebɔrɛ, bumo alɛ nsaa kini mo ashi bumo be kebaawɔtɔ nɛ asheŋ woraso to. Bumo be alubisheŋ nɛ bumo be amuleŋ maŋ kɔ ebarkasa, b maŋ walɛ kelela be kusɔ kama be kewora.