12 Kpayaxwɛdɛ hlomi nɛ abalɛ yɛ kesugba nɛ akpɛ Efratesɛ keni gbla nɛ mɛ, klɛ kalɛmɛ buni nɛ tsi sɛ tɛ kidzo danɛ kɔ bekusi nɛ gɛ ede Kiwiɔyɛkɔ.
Butɔ bhla nɛ ba fla, butramɛ nɛɛ ba nɛ kibe kplitaa mɛ.
Ɔkɛlɛ kpayaxwɛdɛ nɛ aɖɔ etsrem asɛ, “Beni nɛ gɛ ɔmɔ, ɔklɛ gɛ adzɛzhuzhɔlɛ nɛ aaza, nɛ onu banɔ, banɔɛha, amadi anɛ benuhu.
Ɔkɛlɛ mɛ ɛmɔ kpayaxwɛdɛ bhlatɔ gɛ ede kiwiɔyɛkɔ nɛ aaba, gɛ evunɔ ɛkpã Kpaya nɛ adɛda. Ekulu nɛ oli mɛ gɛganɛ kpayaxwɛdɛ tɛalɛ̃ nɛ gɛ ba tɛ kɔa lɛ kemi sɛ tɛ be zi kɛdɔ nɛ kesukpa anɛ aƒu nɛa bha asɛ:
Lɔ ɖɔ tsre kpayaxwɛdɛ hlomi nɛ gɛ vunɔ kaxũlɛ̃ na sɛ, “Shɛ̃nahwɛ kpayaxwɛdɛ tɛalɛ̃ nɛ gɛ ba nya elu Efrata keni nɛ shu.”