17 Nɛ huza a nɔ yi ɔmɛ de ke, “Jehanɛ lɛɛ Naomi na binyumu.” A wo jokuɛyo ɔ biɛ ke Obed. Pee se ɔ, Obed fɔ binyumu, nɛ a wo lɛ biɛ ke Ishai. Ishai nɛ ɔ ji David tsɛ.
Yawɛ bi Samuel ke, “Mɛni be o maa ye Saul he kɔmɔ kɛ yaa si? O nɛ kaa i kua lɛ kaa matsɛ ngɛ Israel lo? Wo o koli ɔ mi nu nɛ e hyi tɔ, nɛ ma tsɔ mo Betlehem no, Ishai ɔ ngɔ; ejakaa i hla ye matsɛ ɔ kɛ je e binyumu ɔmɛ a kpɛti.”