Siria matsɛ, Benhadad bua e tabo ɔ tsuo nya. E kɛ matsɛmɛ kpahi nyingmi etɛ kɛ enyɔ hia ta kɛ a we okpɔngɔhi, kɛ ta zugba lɛhi, nɛ a ya sa Samaria yi, nɛ a tua ma a.
Siria matsɛ, Benhadad tsɔli ɔmɛ de lɛ ke, “Israel bi ɔmɛ a mawu ɔmɛ ɔ, mawuhi nɛ hii yokuhi a nɔ ji mɛ; nɛ lɔ ɔ he je nɛ Israel bi ɔmɛ ye wa nɔ kunimi ɔ nɛ. Se ke waa kɛ mɛ hwu ngɛ nga nɔ ɔ, bɔ tsuaa bɔ nɛ pee ɔ, wa maa ye a nɔ.
Benhadad de lɛ ke, “Mahi nɛ tsaatsɛ kpɔ ngɛ o tsɛ dɛ ɔ, ma kpale ngɔ ha mo ekohu. O ma nyɛ maa ma jua yemi hehi ngɛ Damasko kaa bɔ nɛ tsaatsɛ hu pee ngɛ Samaria a.” Ahab he nɔ ke, “Ngɛ o siwo nɛ ɔ nya a, ma ha o ye o he.” Nɛ Ahab kɛ lɛ so, nɛ e ngmɛɛ e he.