Nɛ jehanɛ lɛɛ Yawɛ ke, “Hiɛmɛ nɛ ɔ jeha etɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ ɔ, ní nɛ ɔmɛ nɛ Moab ná, kɛ ma a mi nimli babauu ɔ tsuo hɛ mi ma kpata, nɛ nihi nɛ a yi ma na wami be nɔ́ ko nɔ́ ko sue; pohu a ma gbɔjɔ.”
Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, ta ma ba tua nyɛ, nɛ nyɛ mɔ ɔmɛ tsuo a hɛ mi ma kpata kaa bɔ nɛ Matsɛ Shalman kpata Betabel hɛ mi ngɛ ta mi ɔ. Jamɛ a ligbi ɔ, a nuu nyɛmɛ kɛ a bimɛ tsuo ngɔ fiaa si nɛ a gbe mɛ.
Samaria bi maa ye gbeye, nɛ a maa ye kɔmɔ ngɛ sika tsu na ku ɔ nɛ ngɛ Betel nɛ a kpata e hɛ mi ɔ he. A kɛ lakpa osɔfo ɔmɛ tsuo ma nya awe kaa amaga a hɛ mi nyami ɔ laa mɛ.
Lɛɛ nɔ́ kpakpa a plɛ pee gbenɔ ha mi lo? Dɛbi! Yayami lɛ kɛ enɛ ɔ ba; e gu nɔ́ kpakpa a nɔ ha gbenɔ ba na mi, konɛ bɔ nɛ yayami su ngɛ nitsɛnitsɛ ɔ nɛ je kpo paa nɛ a na. Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, mlaa a haa yayami jeɔ kpo paa kaa nɔ́ ko nɛ hí kulaa.