18 N Naa Korowii yaa dɛ tomɛ, nomɛlbwa ta do kɛŋɔ hen, he kpɔ he nɛra baa kaa wechɔɡa dɛɛ kɛ ba, he nɛra baa ɛ he kapɛrɛ nɛra la. He baah diu waa, aa biɡri, he sie dɛ lɛ kɛ hɛɛ na ya sum.
dɛ ŋɔ, “N Naa Korowii Israel tena aa dɛ tomɛ, voɡa nɛra aa dɛ tomɛ ta kpeɡri dɔe nyundua kɛɛ harɛ kɛ hen! He dɛ teŋɛ fɔo he ne he nɛra aa fɔwa ta, dɛɛ nyin nomɛlbwa waa dɛ teŋɛ he waa ta bambile bwa ne.
Dɛ he berɔ kpɔ he te tɛ Korowii aa, aa ɡeloo nɛra baa lawɛ he lolanar laa ta kaa la dɔ tedoma tɛɛ ba, dɛ́ tɛɛ ba ŋwɛnɛ ba berɛ ba ya harɛ nɔ ta. Dɛkalkɛ Korowii haa dɛ tomɔ la dɔ tedoma dɛɛ na nɛn sum. Hé ba o be naa, waa habɔɔ berɛ kpo heya.”
No men maa ɛ he bonɔɔ wesoŋa, ne he nɛra Israel tena wesoŋa, ɡɛ saŋ báa kpɔ sie chaɡɛ Dea nɔ ta dɛɛ soŋe. Che nyundua bela haa lole dɛ́ no, ásɛ dɛ kpɔ ya wechɔɡa kɛ yaa.
Ba vɛh he waa la ta teŋa, dɛ soh nyokpowe-ɛɛla bwa haa ɛa. Ba ɛ lwɛmkpeɡ, dɛ le nomoa ŋɔ ó berɛ kpɔ ba kaa ba somanjiri dii ta Ijipt harɛ. Kɛ he ɛ Korowii haa kpɔ wechɔɡa dɛɛ kɛ, he dɔ tedoma dɛɛ nyin nɛn, he baah aa di warawara ɡe. He tedoma haa dɔa tɛ nɛra kan, he ta ban tae.
Mɛɛ le n bambile bini bwaa dɛ ŋɔ, “N Naa Korowii, umee do kɛ hen ɔ? He lɛ nɛŋɡwɛɡra dɛɛ le nɛŋkpeɡa nɔn ta, dɛ lɛ nyaara dɛɛ le nɛra baa dɛ fiɡ ba nɔn ta.”
Dɛ ŋɔ, “N Naa Korowii, dɛ he sie lɛ n nɛ aa, n dɛ soŋe he ja ya nɛɛ kaa. A lole kɛ ba deŋne kpeɡri, kɛ kpɔ ya wechɔɡa kɛ yaa, ásɛ dɛ kpɔ yaa ɛ he nɛra.”
Men Korowii ŋɔ he be ŋɔ, Hé ba ya pɛ kpɔ liire. Dɛ he wechɔɡa kan dɛ chɔɡ heyaa kɛŋɔ kombiŋere yon chɔɡ kompoŋ la aa, mɛɛ ɡeloo he to kpelkpel kɛŋɔ yabi ken. Hale dɛ a biro kpirkpir kɛŋɔ sibire kwaraa naa, mɛɛ ɡeloo he to kɛŋɔ pepoŋ pona ken.
Gɛ bonɔmbii yon nyin bitolo waa wola baa jemɛ dɛ lawɔ hanfale la, ɡɛɛ Korowii waa tae ɛɛ ba he jaa ɛɛ. Gɛɛ Korowii sie ɛɛ ba he nɛɛ lɛɛ, kɛŋɔ baa sie yon lɛ o hanfale nɛɛ la.
La ka bol waa nɔ Israel tena be ŋɔ, ‘Hé berɛ ba, Israel tena he wa aa wola kasinteŋ dɔe. N baah aa he nɛɛ di kpa, dɛkalkɛ n dɛ sune nɛn nɛ, n baah aa won di he nɛɛ saŋ bɛlbwa dɛɛ la. Men Korowiirii bola.
Anee Korowii ŋɔ, “Israel tena, he do kɛŋɔ bibaa maa dɛ nyinu kohona. Saŋ bɛlbwa maa yerɛ he sɔn la, he nyina waa dɛ do n bini kohona. N bambile dɛ lawɛ, n dɔ tedoma tɛ heya.
Aa berɛ hiah kɛŋɔ nomɛlbwa baɡle o dɔŋ kɛɛ o nime ŋɔ, ‘Jemɛ Korowii kɛ onee he Dɔɔ’ kpa, dɛkalkɛŋɔ ba bechale ne nomonome bwa ɛɛ jem mɛ kɛ ba Dɔɔree men. Mɛɛ sune ba nɛɛ, dɛ́ kpɔ ba waa aa wola toɡrɛ kɛ ba, maa ba wechɔɡa waa lii kpa bwa. Men Korowiirii bola.”
A ɡɛ saŋ ne awola tɔpere la, baa nyiŋi waa aa ɡela Israel tena di bolchɔɡee, kɛ baa bolchɔɡe baa dia bɛlbwaa na, dɛ́ nyiŋi Juda tena ɡe wechɔɡa baa wobɛlbwaa na, dɛkalkɛ mɛɛ kpɔ n nɛra baa kaa la wechɔɡaa kɛ ba.
Nomɛlbwa waa dɛ nyin o te maŋkurae la, wɛɛ maŋkura o te kɛŋɔ o jemɛ men Korowii dɛɛ no n waa mun, dɛkalkɛ n nyina lole saŋ bɛlbwa dɛɛ la. N waa wer dɛ toɡre ɡe, dɛkalkɛ a ɡɛ waa nɔɔ dɛɛ lɛ n sie. Men Korowiirii bola.
Ŋɔ ba be ŋɔ men Nemenɛ Korowii taa lole nɔ, n ŋwɛɛrɔ ŋɔ, ‘Ń sie aa wechɔɡ-ɛɛra seo ta lɛ, n dɛ nyin kɛ ba le a ta, dɛ́ dɔ ba nyu. Israel tena, hé charɛ! He charɛ he liire, dɛ́ le liichɔɡa ŋwɛnɛ bɛlbwa ta. Hé ɡel wechɔɡa haa dɛ ɛ la. Ɛrɛɛ hɛɛ nyin seo nɔɔ?’
Mɛɛ ɛo kɛŋɔ bwaala waa nɛ harɛ waa hola ta, dɛ́ tɛ Israel tena, ásɛ ba do kɛŋɔ kpɔɡa fee ken. Dɛ so kɛŋɔ daa lune aa kaa harɛ bini ken, kɛŋɔ peleme daa aa lɔ Lɛbanɔn harɛ ta ken.
Ásɛ nomɛlbwa waa wi yerɛ men Korowii la, mɛɛ lɛo. Saayɔn Bwejen ne Jerusalam taa nɛra ɛɛ ba ba nyu dɔe, ɡɛ men Korowii aa bola ŋɔ, ‘Ba bini bane ɛɛ chwao le Jerusalam, kɛ banɔ la maa lee ba tɛ n te la ɛɛ dɔ ba nyuu.’ ”
Korowii ŋɔ, “Edom tena teŋɔ dɛɛ ɛ wechɔɡa, a chɛ kɛ ń tɛr ba deŋne. Ba kpɔ keri kpoo ba lolanar Israel tena, ba ta tedoma dɔe tɛɛ ba, ba bandia ta jaɡa dɔe, waa sɔɔh bwa.
Asɛ o bɔɔ mɛ ŋɔ, “Bɔkwaa hɛɛ na nɔ?” N chaŋe ŋɔ, “N na wɛɡrɛ daa nɔna aa bea do o bini.” Ate, Korowii ŋɔ n be ŋɔ, “N nɛra Israel tena tɔpere telo kɛ n tɛr ba deŋne, maa ba bwaraa kpɔ kɛ ba kpa.
asɛ o soŋe Korowii ŋɔ, “N Naa Korowii, waa maa lɔ n bwɛɛ dɛ bol la laa nɔ naa? A waa n fee chwa dɛɛ kaa Taases la. N jemɔ kɛ he dɛ na nɛn sum, he tea dɛ domɛ nɛn nɛ, he baah aa di warawara. Nɛnnyin ɡboo he bwa. He won he liire chara dɛ́ le nɛwɛnyina deŋne tɛra ta.
Israel tena, mɛɛ boa he bwa nyoa, kasinteŋ, mɛɛ boa he nɛra haa kaa la bwa nyoaa. Mɛɛ boa he nyoa kɛŋɔ peera yon pɛ do leɡ ta, kɛɛ kondɛɛra yon warɛ do dibɔr la. Gɛ tentenee mɛɛ ba ɡela nɛra su harɛ la ta kohona.”
Mɛɛ ɡeloo boobie ka, dɛ́ le nɛra baa doŋ ba le harɛfale ta ba la, berɛ warɛ kohona dɛ́ do kpeɡri. Men Korowii ɛɛ di kora ba nɛɛ le awola, ne saŋ bɛlbwa dɛɛ la Saayɔn Bwejen waa lɔ Jerusalam.”
Anomanta, Korowii ɛɛ vɛh o nɛra Israel tenaa tɛ ba dɔma, ka tel kɛŋɔ haah la loltea aa lɔɔ aa lolɛ o bie. Israel tena baa lɔ bojaŋ harɛfale ta ɛɛ berɔ ba ja ba bala Israel tena nɛ.
Ya Naa Korowii, nyiŋi he nɛra nɛɛ kɛŋɔ peteɡre aa dɛ nyiŋi peera, nɛra haa lee ba tɛ he te la. Ya do kɛ peera aa pere a te, dɛ ka do kpɔɡbaah dɛɛ di. Gel he nɛra ka do harɛpare ondɛɛɡe kɛŋɔ Basan ne Gelead ta, dɛɛ di kɛ saŋ la.
Korowii haa dɛ tomɔ la ja he nɛ. O dɔ kpeɡri dɛ́ won lɛ heya. O sie ɛɛ lɛ he nɛɛ kohonaa, dɛ́ che o nyina ta tɛ heyaa mkpafale. Wɛɛ ɡo yelaa dɛɛ hɛɡre he wa.
ásɛ ba che o sɔn ta dɛ́ bol Amanesoma la dɛ́ ŋɔ nɛ́ra charɛ ba liire dɛ́ le wechɔɡa ta, ásɛ Korowii kpɔ ba wechɔɡa kɛ ba, dɛ pa mun le Jerusalam dɛ baɡle ɡɛ waa nɔ harɛ bobɛlbwa.
O ŋɔ Israel tena be ŋɔ, ‘Nomɛlbwa toole dɛ do kɛŋɔ Korowii haa dɛ tomɔ nɔ. O lɔ nyundua kohona dɛ che o kpeɡri ta bol dɛɛ tɛ heya. O cheɡɛ baama ta dɛ baa cha heya.