17 Jehanɛ, Yuda bi ɔmɛ kɛ a hɛ mi nyɛɛli ɔmɛ a kpɛti nihi lafa kɛ nyingmi enuɔ yeɔ ní ngɛ ye okplɔɔ he daa ligbi; slo nihi babauu nɛ jeɔ je ma amɛ nɛ bɔle wɔ ɔ a mi kɛ baa ye ngɔ ɔ.
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, moo tsɔ nɛ a ya bua Israel ma a tsuo nya nɛ a kɛ mi ba kpe ngɛ Karmel yo ɔ nɔ. Ngɔɔ Baal gbali lafa eywiɛ kɛ nyingmi enuɔ ɔmɛ, kɛ yo mawu Ashera gbali lafa eywiɛ ɔmɛ nɛ a nyɛɛɔ Manyɛ Yezebel se ɔ hu kɛ ba.”
David ya nɔ nɛ e de lɛ ke, “Koo ye gbeye; ejakaa o tsɛ Yonatan he ɔ, ma na mo mɔbɔ. Ma kpale o nɛ̃, Saul zugba amɛ tsuo kɛ ha mo, nɛ ye okplɔɔ he o maa ye ní ngɛ daa.”
“Mo nitsɛ o le kaa akɛnɛ tsaatsɛ David kɛ e he nyɛli nɛ bɔle lɛ kɛ kpe ɔ ngɛ ta hwue he je ɔ, e nyɛ we nɛ e ma tsu nɛ a ma ja Yawɛ, e Mawu ɔ ngɛ mi kɛ ya si be mi nɛ Yawɛ ha nɛ e ye e he nyɛli ɔmɛ tsuo a nɔ.