8 Kadegboŋ nɛ baa tre Ninɛve na bure nna nɛ kumo to be basa bee shile fanɛ kepa ka bɔlɔ m bu nɛ kumo to be nchu bee shile na. Beko bee ponte a kaŋɛ: “Yili! Yili!” Ama ekama maŋ yili nseŋ bɛta a ba.
Kumo be kaman nɛ befɔ nɛ b wɔ Babilɔn be kadegboŋ to na e shile n yɔ bumo peana be nsawule so, n ya pesaŋ to n sɔ kaplɛkama fanɛ echibir ka wu ekpampo nsaa shile na ŋko fanɛ mbolpɔ nɛ a maŋ kɔ ekpapo na.
N daa shu nna fanɛ kabɔrɛpɔpɔbi, nseŋ daa naa shu kuwɔr so fanɛ lepɔ na. N daŋ dese nna a keni fo Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na anishito, hale nɛ ma anishi gben, a maŋ naa wu nɛnɛ. Jande, Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ, mɔlga ma ashi etɔrɔ ere kikɛ to.
Dra dra men daa yɔ basa nɛ baa keni achɛkpabi nsaa kaŋɛ kusɔ nɛ k beeŋ wora echefoso kufɔl kikɛ na kutɔ n ya kaa fin kasotoji, ama k maŋ chɛ menyi to. To, men ya bishi bumo kananɛ menyeeŋ wora n nya kumɔlga a laŋɛ kusɔ nɛ k bee shin nɛ k wora ere be kaplɛa so.
Naniere, men lar Babilɔn be efuli so! Men ta kayurji a yɔ. Men shin nɛ menyi be ŋgbene e fuli menyi nɛ men baa boŋ to awɔrso a kaŋɛ ekama le: ‘Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na kɔ n suge anyi, Israɛlebi nɛ an la mbe anya na!
Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na bishi le: “Manɛ nɛ mee wu ere? Kufugboŋ e tɔr bumo so nɛ b bɛta a shile. Bedoŋ pɔɔ bumo be benapo so nna nɛ b bɛta n ta kufu a shile bumo be eshile kikɛ nsaa maŋ naa gbɛ a keni kaman gba.
Baaŋ nu egbaŋɛ be aya ka bee gbri kasawule so, nseŋ nu egbaŋɛturko be egbri gba kasawule so. Betuto nɛ benio maaŋ naŋ bɛta n ya ta bumo be mbia; ŋkpal manɛ so baaŋ paŋ kenyɛn nseŋ chɛl nɛ bumo be mbre maaŋ naa kɔ eleŋ.
Men sa maŋ naŋ shin nɛ b naŋ duu keduuso kikɛ n teŋi efuli na so. Befɔ kama nɛ b chena ndoŋ na beeŋ baa ŋana benapo nɛ baa kɔ na nseŋ kpal loŋ so m bɛta n yɔ epe.”
Babilɔn be benapo na be eleŋ nɛ kenyɛn lar bumo to nɛ b ki fanɛ beche. Bumo kikɛ yige kena be kekɔ nna nseŋ shir a wɔ bumo be mboŋ lempoana. Bedoŋ bure kadegboŋ na be mbunagboŋ na n luri to a chɔɔ Babilɔnebi na be nwu.
Kubɔya ere la bɔrɛdare nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na shin nɛ Nahum, nɛ e shi kade nɛ baa tre Ɛlkɔsh na, ku a laŋɛ kadegboŋ nɛ baa tre Ninɛve na be kaplɛa so nna.
Menyi be bekumpo nɛ ekrachi kikɛ du fanɛ elotɔr nɛ a mel abar so egbal so awo be kachɛ nna. Ama epeŋi baŋ lar, nɛ b firgi n choŋ. Esa kikɛ malɛ maa pin kakpa nɛ e bee firgi a yɔ.
Ndoŋ nna nɛ emalaika ashunu mo nɛ b daa kɔ ntishaŋ ashunu na be eko ba ŋ kutɔ m ba kaŋɛ ma: “Ba nɛ ŋ ŋini fo kananɛ baaŋ gberge sakalechegboŋ na kusoe. Mo e chena nchu damtaana so na.
Ndoŋ nna nɛ malaika na naŋ kaŋɛ ma: “Nchuana nɛ fo daŋ wu na, kakpa nɛ sakaleche na tase na be kifi to e la basa be nnaŋ to nɛ ejimaŋ nɛ efuliana so ebi nɛ ŋgbarana to ebi.