Nihewi ɔmɛ a ti nɔ kake de lɛ ke, “I kpa mo pɛɛ, i le Ishai, Betlehem no ɔ binyumuyo ko nɛ le saku fiami saminya. Nyumu katsɛ kɛ ta hwulɔ ji lɛ. E nya mi tsɔ, nɛ e he ngɛ fɛu, nɛ Yawɛ kɛ lɛ ngɛ.”
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.”
Yawɛ ke, “Mo Betlehem Efrata, Yuda ma amɛ a kpɛti nyafii kake kɛkɛ ji mo; se ma ha nɔ ko maa je o mi ba ye matsɛ ngɛ Israel ma a tsuo nɔ. Matsɛ nɛ ɔ weku kpa ngɛ kɛ je blema be ɔ mi tɔɔ.” Yawɛ lɛ de.
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.
Nyumu ko hi Rama, ngɛ Efraim yo ɔmɛ a nɔ. E je Efraim wɛtso ɔ mi, nɛ e biɛ ji Elkana. E tsɛ biɛ ji Yeroham; e nɛ̃ ji Elihu; e nɛnɛkasowa ji Tohu, nɛ Tohu tsɛ ji Zuf.