31 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, benɛ a na Yehoshafat ɔ, a susu kaa Israel matsɛ ɔ ji lɛ, nɛ a plɛ ngɔ kpee lɛ. Se Yehoshafat kpa huhui, nɛ Yawɛ Mawu he e yi wami, nɛ e ha nɛ ta a kpale ngɛ e se.
Asa fa kue ha Yawɛ e Mawu ɔ ke, “Yawɛ lee, mo nɛ o piɛɔ nihi nɛ a he wa, kɛ ni nɛmɛ nɛ a he wɛ tsuo a he! Yawɛ, wa Mawu, moo piɛ wa he koo! Ejakaa wa ngɔ wa hɛ ngɔ fɔ o nɔ. Wa ba ngɛ o biɛ mi, konɛ waa kɛ asafo babauu nɛ ɔ ba kpe. Yawɛ, mo ji wa Mawu; ko ha nɛ nɔmlɔ adesa nɛ ye o nɔ kunimi.”
Benɛ Persia matsɛ, Sirus ba ye tsɛ ɔ, kekleekle jeha a mi ɔ, Yawɛ ha nɛ nɔ́ nɛ lɛ, Yawɛ ɔ de kɛ gu gbalɔ Yeremia nɔ ɔ ba mi. Yawɛ ngɔ juɛmi ko kɛ wo Matsɛ Sirus yi mi kaa e fa nɛ a ngma munyu nɛ ɔ, konɛ a kane nɛ a fiɛ ngɛ e nɔ yemi he ɔ he tsuaa he.
Ezra la kɛ je Mawu yi ke, “Á je Yawɛ, wa nɛmɛ a Mawu ɔ yi. Lɛ nɛ e kɛ susumi kpakpa wo matsɛ ɔ yi mi kaa e pee nɔ́ ko kaa kikɛ nɛ ɔ kɛ wo Mawu we ɔ nɛ ngɛ Yerusalem ɔ hɛ mi nyami.
I kpa mo pɛɛ Nyɔmtsɛ, moo ba o tue si nɛ o nu ye kue fami, kɛ tsɔli ɔmɛ tsuo nɛ suɔ kaa a maa wo o biɛ ɔ hɛ mi nyami ɔ a kue fami ɔmɛ. Ha ma ye manye mwɔnɛ ɔ, nɛ o ha matsɛ ɔ nɛ na mi mɔbɔ.” Jamɛ a be ɔ mi ɔ, imi ji matsɛ ɔ dã wolɔ.