I chʼe-mi, e̩gba kʼu kwo Padan wa, Reche̩l leku bʼumi te̩ ane̩ Kenan ej o̩na o̩mo̩, e̩gbale̩ ule̩ E̩frat bo̩ re ta; oñ u mʼu du ji o̩na E̩frat o̩mo̩ (owñ che Be̩tle̩he̩m).
Ama uwe̩, Be̩tle̩he̩m E̩frata, dagba e̩ chaka nya ef abo Juda icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ le̩, ef uwe̩ oñ e̩ne̩ʼka adufu wa ñwu mi, kʼi ache E̩nuto̩gba Israe̩l, akwo dufu-wñ kwʼigbegbele, akwʼo̩jo̩ iko ogbegbele̩,
Abe̩le̩ ama meji le gbogbo taku ma lewa Be̩tle̩he̩m. Oñ i lewatu, e̩gba ku ma lewa Be̩tle̩he̩m, o̩chaka abo ewo le̩ mudutu nyʼuma o̩la. Abobule̩ kakini, Neomi de̩?
Tak amekeji-wñ, abobule̩ le̩, mʼodu du ñw u, ma kakini, Ma fʼo̩ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ bi ñwu Neomi me̩. Ma dʼodu-wñ ko̩ Obe̩d; owñ chʼata Je̩si kʼi chʼata Defid.
Taku Jihofa ka ñwu Samiue̩l kakini, Gbogbo nyʼe̩gba e̩ deku So̩l kade? Abu kʼu ko̩ eje̩ ñw u chʼonu Israe̩l? Fʼekpo ba nyʼigba-we̩ e̩ko̩, kʼe̩ lo. Nakpʼe̩ nyʼugbo Je̩si, e̩ne̩ Be̩tle̩he̩m le̩; todu u fʼonu li ñw o̩la-mi ef amo̩ma-wñ.
Defid la chʼo̩ma e̩ne̩ E̩frat e-Be̩tle̩he̩m e-Juda kʼodu-wñ ko̩ Je̩si; e̩ne̩ le̩ la nʼamo̩ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ me̩jo̩. I la chʼogijo ef adiko So̩l, anagbo ef amone̩ i che.
Iche̩wñ kʼata-we̩ tene mi re, mak e̩ ka ñw u kakini, Defid gbo̩ko̩bʼumi eju e̩kpa eju e̩kpa kʼi ra nyi Be̩tle̩he̩m, ewo-wñ; todu iche̩bo̩ ku ma che o̩do̩ o̩do̩ tod abunyi-wñ lewane̩ me̩.