16 O he nyɛli ɔmɛ tsuo ngɛ munyu tue kɛ ngɛ mo sie; a kɛ ninyɛ hyɛɛ mo gãã. A kpɔɔ nya kɛ woɔ mo. A deɔ ke, “E tsɔɔ mo! Mwɔnɛ ji mwɔnɛ! Wa nine su o nɔ jehanɛ!”
E maa tsɔ kɛ je hiɔwe kɛ ba he ye yi wami; nɛ nihi nɛ ngɛ mi yi mi wae ɔ, zo maa gbe mɛ. Mawu, o maa tsɔɔ mi kaa o mɔbɔ nami ngɛ daa kɛ ha mi, nɛ o yeɔ anɔkuale daa jã kɛ̃.
“A kpata o zugba a hɛ mi; a pee o ma a butuu; se jehanɛ lɛɛ, nihi nɛ ma lejɛ ɔ himi ɔ, zugba a be mɛ sue hu. Nihi nɛ ba pee mo butuu ɔ maa je o he kɛ ya se lokoo.
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, i ngɛ nyɛ dee ke, ke nyɛ wa tue kɛ mwɔɔ ɔ, lɛɛ ma pee we nɛ ɔ kaa bɔ nɛ i pee Shilo ɔ. Nɛ ma ha nɛ ma nɛ ɔ ma plɛ pee gbiɛmi nɔ́ ko kɛ ha je ma amɛ tsuo.”
I kɛ ta, hwɔ, kɛ gbenɔ hiɔ maa nyɛɛ a se; nɛ nɔ́ nɛ ɔ ma ha nɛ je ma amɛ tsuo maa nu sawale. A maa ye a he fɛu, nɛ a maa bɔ mɛ ahlua ngɛ he tsuaa he nɛ ma fie mɛ kɛ ya.
Bɔ nɛ Yawɛ de ji nɛ ɔ nɛ: “Israel bi ngɛ kaa tohi nɛ jatahi fie mɛ, nɛ a gbɛ mɛ ngɔ fĩa. Kekleekle ɔ, Asiria matsɛ ba tua mɛ, nɛ e ye mɛ; lɔ ɔ se ɔ, Babilonia matsɛ, Nebukadnezar ba kpe a wuhi.
Nɔ tsuaa nɔ nɛ maa na mɛ ɔ ma tua mɛ. Nɔ́ nɛ a he nyɛli ɔmɛ deɔ ji ‘Wɔɔ lɛɛ wa tɔ we. Mɛ lɛ a pee yayami kɛ si Yawɛ, Mawu dami sane yelɔ ɔ nɛ a nɛmɛ ɔmɛ ngɔ a hɛ ngɔ fɔ e nɔ ɔ.’
Babilonia matsɛ, Nebukadnezar poo Yerusalem mi nɛ e ye. E muɔ níhi kɛ je ma a mi, nɛ ma a fɔɔ si kaa buɛ mi gu. E mi ma a kaa bɔ nɛ sinɔ ngua miɔ nɔ́ ɔ. E ye ma a mi ní kpakpa amɛ, nɛ e sake nɔ́ nɛ piɛ ɔ ngɔ pue he.
“Bu ye kɛmɛmi ɔ tue; nɔ ko be nɛ maa jɔɔ ye bua. Haomi nɛ ba ye nɔ nɛ ɔ, ye he nyɛli ɔmɛ tsuo nu he, nɛ a bua jɔ kaa o ha sane nɛ ɔ ba ye nɔ. Ligbi nɛ o to ha he nyɛli ɔmɛ ɔ, ha nɛ e ba esɔ, konɛ mɛ hu a pee kaa bɔ nɛ i ngɛ nɛ ɔ.
Bɔ nɛ Nyɔmtsɛ Yawɛ ngɛ dee ji nɛ ɔ nɛ: “Yi wu tso níhi nɛ Filistia bi ɔmɛ pee kɛ to nɔ́ nɛ a blema he nyɛli ɔmɛ pee mɛ ɔ nane mi ɔ nya wa; a kɛ ninyɛ kadikadi kpata a he nyɛli ɔmɛ a hɛ mi pɛsɛpɛsɛ.
De Amon bi ɔmɛ ke á bu nɔ́ nɛ imi Nyɔmtsɛ Yawɛ, i ngɛ mɛ dee ɔ tue. Benɛ a ble ye he klɔuklɔu ɔ, nɛ a ha Israel zugba a nɔ je gu, nɛ a nuu Yuda bi ɔmɛ kɛ ho ma se ya a, nyɛ muɔ nɛ nyɛ de ke, ‘Yiɛɛ!’
“Jehanɛ, gbaa nɛ o de mɛ nɔ́ nɛ imi Nyɔmtsɛ Yawɛ, i ngɛ dee ɔ. Benɛ je ma amɛ nɛ bɔle Israel ɔ ba tua lɛ, nɛ a ha e níhi ngɛ yo ɔmɛ a nɔ ɔ, je ma amɛ tsuo pue e hɛ mi si.