12 Deevid mo tuto e daa la Jɛsi nɛ e la Efrat be kanaŋ to be esa nsaa shi Bɛtlɛhɛm nɛ k wɔ Juda be efuliso na. Jɛsi daa kɔ mbia aburwa nna, ama saŋɛ nɛ Sɔɔl daa la ewura na nɛ e teŋ bel ga.
Ebɔrɛ nɛ e la Jeekɔb be Ebɔrɛ na e daŋ lara Jese pibinyɛn Deevid nɛ e ki esagboŋ nɛ ewura. Deevid malɛ e daa la esa nɛ e boŋ nshɛ nɛ a wɔ ebel ga ashi Israɛl to. Deevid be lalaloge be mmalga nɛ e daŋ malga nde.
Ama Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na yɛ: “Bɛtlɛhɛm Efrata, fo la Juda be efuli so be ndewurbiana na be kuko nna, ama fo to nɛ meeŋ lara esa nɛ e beeŋ ba ji Israɛl be efuli so be kuwura. Dra dra na kikɛ nɛ mbe kanaŋ jɔŋɛ.”
Bɛtlɛhɛm nɛ k wɔ Judiya be kasawule so na to nɛ b daŋ kurge Yesu, saŋɛ nɛ Ewura Hɛrɔd daa ji ndoŋ be kuwura na. B ka kurge Yesu k maŋ chɛr ko nɛ basa ko nɛ b daa koya achɛkpabi be asheŋ na shi epeŋilarkpa m ba Jerusalɛm m ba bishi:
‘Fo Bɛtlɛhɛm nɛ fo wɔ Judiya so na, fo maŋ la Juda be kasawule so be bewuraana be ebibiso kuraa, ŋkpal manɛ so, fo to nɛ ejuŋkparpo beeŋ lar n juŋkpar ma basa Israɛlebi.’ ”
Kanyɛn na be ketre e daa la Elimelɛk nɛ mbe eche malɛ daa la Nawomi. Bumo be mbinyɛnbi anyɔ na malɛ be eko be ketre daa la Maalon nɛ enyɔsopo malɛ daa la Chilion. B daŋ shi Efrat be kanaŋ to nna ashi Bɛtlɛhɛm nɛ k wɔ Juda be efuli so na, n yɔ Mowab n ya kaa wɔtɔ.
Ndoŋ nna nɛ kade na to be beche kaŋɛ: “Nawomi nya ebinyɛn.” Kumo be kaman nɛ e nase kebia na Obɛd. Loŋ be Obɛd na e daŋ ba koso ŋ kurge Jɛsi nɛ mo alɛ koso ŋ kurge ewura Deevid na.
Kanyɛn ko e daa wɔ Raama ashi Efrayim be efuli so be kakpa nɛ abee wɔ na nɛ baa tre mo Ɛlkana. Ɛlkana mo tuto e daa la Jeroham nɛ mo nananyɛn malɛ daa la Elihu nɛ Elihu malɛ mo tuto daa la Tohu nɛ Tohu malɛ mo tuto daa la Zuuf.
Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ Samuɛl le: “Nchɛ afanɛ nɛ fo shin nɛ fo chena kagbenejijaso a fɛ Sɔɔl be asheŋ? M maŋ naŋ shuli fanɛ e baa la Israɛl be ewura, amoso ta ɔlif be ŋku n yɔ kanyɛn nɛ baa tre Jɛsi nɛ e wɔ Bɛtlɛhɛm na pe. N lara mbe mbia na be eko nɛ e ki Israɛl be ewura.”
Nɛ mbe nyɛrbi na be eko kaŋɛ: “Kanyɛn ko nɛ baa tre Jɛsi nɛ e wɔ Bɛtlɛhɛm na be kebia nyi jaŋjilaŋ be kelaŋ ga. E la enapo mo nɛ e kɔ kenyɛn nna ga nsaa walɛ kayɛrbi ga nɛ mbe mmalga gba wɔ ebel nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na wɔ mo kutɔ.”