3 Ka Yabes benengu bénu ɔmɛni ni, básu-nwu banini, “Te-bu emeyi maatɛ na bɔtala bekyuli bɔkya Israel kalɔ kammɔ ƒui lɛlɔ bekyuli. Na si bútakɛ bekyuli bani nedie-bu ni, na bɔdubɔkya lili kalɔ bute-ɔ.”
Ɔmmɔ ɔsu ni, Israelƒuɔ benengu bammɔ básala lɛlɔ na bébo Samuel kudɔ na Rama.
Amu na Yabesƒuɔ básu Amonƒuɔ banini, “Kɔnaadi ni, bɔdubɔkya-mii lili kalɔ na bɛbla-bu lɛla lɛni na bɛɛyɔ́.”
“Bitenu lɛla lɛni na Hesekia ɔ́su mmɔ. Mmomu bɔsu na Asiriaƒuɔ ɔga ɔyikune ɔda ɔnini, ‘Bɛbabla na bibo bibablaku-mi unwi na buwi kenye ntu. Na bɛdubɔkɛ bɔnwuna na ɔdi biala ɔdi nwuna kemo edula ku egyiibi, na udu ntu na nwuna libiɔ kemmo ɔni,