18 Se ke o yɛ nɛ o ya nu a nane ɔ, lɛɛ a maa ngɔ ma nɛ ɔ kɛ wo Babilonia bi ɔmɛ a dɛ, nɛ a maa sã ma a. Ke e ba mi ja a, o be nyɛe maa tu fo kɛ je a dɛ.’ ”
Benɛ a ngɔ Yerusalem ɔ, Babilonia matsɛ ɔ ma nimeli ɔmɛ tsuo ba hi si ngɛ a blɔ hehi ngɛ kpɛti agbo ɔ mi. A ti ni komɛ ji Nergal Sarezer, Samgar Nebo, Sarsekim, kɛ Nergal Sarezer kpa ko.
Jehanɛ, i de matsɛ ɔ ke, “A ma kpaka o yi ɔmɛ, kɛ o bimɛ ɔmɛ tsuo kɛ ya ha Babilonia bi ɔmɛ, nɛ mo nitsɛ hu o be a dɛ mi jee. Babilonia matsɛ ɔ maa nu mo, nɛ ma nɛ ɔ lɛɛ a maa sã.”
nɛ Yuda matsɛ, Yehoyakin nyɛ ngɔ lɛ nitsɛ e he, e tsɔli ɔmɛ, e ma nimeli ɔmɛ, kɛ matsɛ we ɔ ní tsuli ɔmɛ ngɔ ha Babilonia matsɛ ɔ. Nebukadnezar yi nɔ jeha nɛ ji kpaanyɔ ɔ mi ɔ, e nu Yehoyakin nyɔguɛ,
I pee ye juɛmi kaa ja i kpata ma nɛ ɔ hɛ mi kokooko; i be nyɛ mɔbɔ nae. Ma ngɔ ma a kɛ wo Babilonia matsɛ ɔ dɛ mi nɛ e maa mɛ he la. Imi, Yawɛ lɛ i de.”
“Se ke je ma ko, aloo nɔ yemi ko kua ke mɛɛ lɛɛ a be kikɛmɛ a Babilonia matsɛ, Nebukadnezar nɛ ɔ sɔmɔe ɔ, ma ngɔ ta, hwɔ, kɛ gbenɔ hiɔ kɛ gbla a tue hluu kɛ yaa si be nɛ ma ha nɛ Nebukadnezar ma kpata a hɛ mi pɛsɛpɛsɛ.
Se Yuda matsɛ ɔ tsɔ atuã; e tsɔ nihi kɛ ho Egipt ya, konɛ a ha lɛ okpɔngɔhi, kɛ ta buli nɛ he hiɛ. Anɛ e ma nyɛ maa ye kunimi lo? Anɛ matsɛ nɛ ɔ yi ma na wami lo? Ke e yi somi ɔ nɔ ɔ, anɛ e yi ma na wami lo?”