Kɛkɛ nɛ Elimelek weku no ɔ de lɛ ke, “Ke ja a lɛɛ i be zugba a kpɔe mɔ; ejakaa ke i pee ja a, imi nitsɛ ye nina a maa je mi dɛ gu. Lɛɛ mo kpɔ zugba a mɔ, ejakaa imi nitsɛ i be suɔe.”
Se ke nyumu ɔ sume kaa e maa ngɔ e nyɛminyumu ɔ yalɔyo ɔ, lɛɛ yo ɔ nɛ e ya ma agbo ɔ nya, nɛ ya de ma nimeli ɔmɛ ke, ‘Ye huno ɔ nyɛminyumu ɔ kplɛɛ we kaa e ma tsu e blɔ nya ní: e sume kaa e ma ha e nyɛminyumu ɔ ma na ngmɛdu ngɛ Israel.’
lɛɛ e nyɛmi ɔ yalɔyo ɔ nɛ ya nyumu ɔ ngɔ ngɛ ma nimeli ɔmɛ a hɛ mi. A je nyumu ɔ tokota kake ngɛ e nane, nɛ e su lada kɛ pue nyumu ɔ hɛ mi, nɛ é de ke, ‘Bɔ nɛ a peeɔ nɔ nɛ sume nɛ e wo nina ha e nyɛminyumu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ.’
Blema a, kusumi ko nɛ Israel bi peeɔ kɛ maa weto ní kpɔmi kɛ tsakemi nɔ mi ji kaa nɔtsɛ ɔ ma je e tokota kɛ ha helɔ ɔ. Enɛ ɔ a kɛ yeɔ odase ngɛ Israel.
nɛ i susu kaa ma wo o tue nɔ. Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, ke o suɔ ɔ, kpɔ ngɛ nihi nɛ hii si ngɛ hiɛmɛ nɛ ɔ a hɛ mi. Se ke o sume ɔ, de mi; ejakaa nɔ ko be he blɔ nɛ e kpɔɔ nɔ́ nɛ ɔ kaa ja mo, nɛ o se loko imi.” Nyumu ɔ de lɛ ke, “Ma kpɔ.”