A je ye se, nɛ mawu nɛ be he wami ko he wami ko ɔ, lɔ ɔ se a ngɛ nyɛɛe. A ngɛ kaa kɛ̃ɛ̃ nɛ kpɛ̃. A ma kpata a ma nimeli ɔmɛ a hɛ mi, ejakaa a tuɔ munyu puu; nɛ Egipt bi kɛ nɔ́ nɛ ɔ maa ye a he fɛu.”
Se kɛ pee kɛɛ nɛ o ngɛ yiwutsotsɛmɛ nɛ ɔmɛ hyɛe nɛ o de we nɔ́ ko ɔ? Mo nɛ o hɛngmɛ ngɛ klɔuklɔu, nɛ o hyɛ we nɔ yayami, loo nɔ́ nɛ dɛ ɔ, mɛni he je nɛ o ngɛ hyɛe nɛ nimli yayamihi ngɛ dali a hɛ mi kpatae, nɛ o de we nɔ́ ko ɔ?
Mawu he nɔ ke, “Israel kɛ Yuda bi ɔmɛ pee yayami agbo; fɔ nɛ a ye ɔ kle tsɔ. Zugba a nɔ tsuo hyi tɔ kɛ muɔ si puemi; nɛ Yerusalem ma a mi hu a yi dami sane. A ngɛ dee ke imi Yawɛ, i kua zugba a, nɛ i nɛ mɛ.
Mawu bi mi ke, “Nɔmlɔ adesa, tse o na nɔ́ nɛ Israel ma nimeli ɔmɛ ngɛ pee ngɛ diblii mi! Tse o na nɔ́ nɛ nɔ tsuaa nɔ ngɛ tsue ngɛ lɛ nitsɛ e we amaga jami he. Se nɔ́ nɛ a ngɛ dee ji, ‘Yawɛ nɛ wɔ! Yawɛ si e zugba a ngɔ fɔ si.’ ”
“Yuda matsɛ, Hezekia yi nɔ ɔ, gbalɔ Mika nɛ je Moreshet ɔ de Yuda ma a tsuo ke, ‘A ma hu Zion kaa a huɔ ngmɔ. Yerusalem ma hyi tɔ kɛ ní kokoehi nɛ a bua nya glekugleku, nɛ yoku ɔ nɔ he nɛ we ɔ maa si ngɛ ɔ ma plɛ pee hue.’
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, i ngɛ nyɛ dee ke, ke nyɛ wa tue kɛ mwɔɔ ɔ, lɛɛ ma pee we nɛ ɔ kaa bɔ nɛ i pee Shilo ɔ. Nɛ ma ha nɛ ma nɛ ɔ ma plɛ pee gbiɛmi nɔ́ ko kɛ ha je ma amɛ tsuo.”
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, Nyɔmtsɛ ɔ na we nihewi ɔmɛ a he bua jɔmi. Yalɔyi ɔmɛ, kɛ awusa amɛ hu e mɛ nɛ mɔbɔ; ejakaa ni ɔmɛ tsuo li Mawu; a pee a he yiwutsotsɛmɛ, nɛ munyu yaya pɛ a tuɔ. Enɛ ɔ tsuo he ɔ, Yawɛ mi mi fumi ɔ se be poe kɛ yaa si e ma kpata a hɛ mi pɛsɛpɛsɛ.
Jamɛ a be ɔ mi nɔuu ɔ, Filisti bi ɔmɛ hu ba tua mahi nɛ ngɛ kɔ̃ ɔ mi ngɛ bonyoku je ɔ, kɛ mahi nɛ ngɛ Yuda leneyi je ɔ. Filisti bi ɔmɛ ngɔ ma nɛ ɔmɛ, nɛ a hi a mi: Bet Shemesh, Aiyalon, kɛ Gederot. A ngɔ Soko kɛ Timna, kɛ Gimzo, kɛ kɔpehi nɛ bɔle ma nɛ ɔmɛ.
I bi ke, “Nyɔmtsɛ, nɔ́ nɛ ɔ maa ya nɔ kɛ yaa si mɛni be?” E he nɔ ke, “Kɛ yaa su be nɛ ma amɛ a hɛ mi ma kpata, nɛ a maa pee ma dokuhi nɛ a be nɔ ko nɔ ko nae ngɛ we ɔmɛ a mi, nɛ zugba a nitsɛ hu nɔ maa je gu.
“A kpata o zugba a hɛ mi; a pee o ma a butuu; se jehanɛ lɛɛ, nihi nɛ ma lejɛ ɔ himi ɔ, zugba a be mɛ sue hu. Nihi nɛ ba pee mo butuu ɔ maa je o he kɛ ya se lokoo.
Hyɛ, he nyɛli ɔmɛ ngɛ fo nɔ kɛ ma kaa bɔku. A ta zugba lɛ ɔmɛ hia kɛ ma kaa lasiogblee, nɛ a we okpɔngɔ ɔmɛ a he sɔɔ kulaa pe kɔlehi. Akuanyɛ! Wa yi ta pɛ!
Yerusalem he yayami ɔ ngɛ fu jee gbɛɛ; se lɛ nitsɛ lɛɛ nɔ́ nɛ ma e nɔ ɔ pee we lɛ kɔmɔ ko kulaa. E si nɔmi ɔ nya wa; nɔ ko nɔ ko be nɛ maa wo lɛ bua. E jé ngmlaa ke, “Ao! Yawɛ, moo hyɛ nɛ o na mi mɔbɔ, ejakaa ye he nyɛli ɔmɛ ye kunimi!”