Manɛ nna nɛ efuli pɔtɛana na bee bishi anyi fanɛ, nnɛ nɛ menyi be Ebɔrɛ na wɔ? Shin nɛ an wu kasogberge nɛ k bee ba efuliana na so, ŋkpal b ka chulgi basa nɛ b shuŋ fo be ŋklaŋ n wurge so.
Men kikɛ e gama abar so nseŋ nu nfe! Agbirana na be kekama maaŋ tiŋ n wu ŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ esa nɛ n lara na e naaŋ kɔ Babilɔn be efuli kena, ŋko n wu ŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ e beeŋ wora kusɔ nɛ ŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ e wora na.
E shuŋi ma nna nɛ m ba kaŋɛ basa fanɛ, Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be kumɔlga mbe basa nseŋ kɔ m pɔɔ bumo doŋana so be jemanɛ fo. Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na shuŋi ma nna nɛ m ba lolo bumo nɛ baa shu nli,
Men kɔ bumo kaba kama so. Naniere Babilɔn shuli kapɔshi. Edoŋ na bure kumo be egbalana nɛ ebu jeŋgreŋana na n lɛ nɛ mee wora bumo kusɔ nɛ b ta n wora ndegboŋana ko na a bishi bumo kɔnɔ.
Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na yɛ: “Ma, Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na bee sha kemur Babilɔn be efuli nna, ŋkpal bumo be benapo ka mur ma bɔrɛlambu so. Amoso menyi Midia be efuli so be bewuraana e bɛl menyi be atanyembi nseŋ ta menyi be abɛlso be asɔ kuŋamuso ŋ keta.
Bedoŋ na beeŋ ba kɔ Babilɔn be basa m mur bumo. Bedoŋ na beeŋ pɛ Babilɔnebi be benapo anya, nseŋ buri m buri bumo be akɔsɔ kikɛ to. Ŋkpal manɛ so, n la Ebɔrɛ nɛ mee gberge efuliana kusoe nna ŋkpal alubi nɛ b wora so.
Ebɔrɛsoebi, men shin nɛ men be ŋgbene e fuli menyi, ŋkpal mbe kemur ere so. Ebɔrɛ be basa laraso nɛ beshuŋipoana nɛ anebiana, men shin nɛ men be ŋgbene e fuli menyi, ŋkpal manɛ so, Ebɔrɛ gberge mo kusoe nna ŋkpal kusɔ nɛ e wora menyi na so.”
Nɛ b ponte awɔrso ga m bishi: “Enyɛnpe Lempo nɛ fo du cheembi nsaa kɔ kashenteŋ, nuso be kechɛr nɛ fo kraa shin nɛ fo chɛr ga pɔɛŋ nseŋ ji kasawule ere so be basa demu m bishi anyi be luwu be kuwule?”