1 Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ, jande wu ma kuwɔr. Wu ma kuwɔr, ŋkpal manɛ so fo kutɔ nɛ mee nya kekuŋ. Fo aba to nɛ mee shile a ŋana nɛ kenishipere e choŋ pɔɛŋ nɛ n lar.
Asheŋ beeŋ tiŋ ŋ ki kpakpa n sa menyi nɛ menyee bunyaŋ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ nsaa wora mbe kenya kasonu na. Ama men yirda Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ n ta menyi be amu n to mo so.
O Jerusalɛmebi, Jerusalɛmebi, menyi e naa mɔ anebiana nsaa kpa bumo nɛ Ebɔrɛ shuŋi menyi kutɔ na ajembu a mɔ. Ela afanɛ nɛ n wora ania nɛ n chala menyi abar so fanɛ kananɛ koshi bee koli mbe mbia a wɔtɔ mbe atɛ to na, ama men kini.
Ma e kaŋɛ menyi kashenteŋto na fanɛ menyi ere beeŋ boŋ to nseŋ shu anishichubi, ama durnya ere to ebi bre be ŋgbene beeŋ fuli bumo. Kashenteŋ nna fanɛ menyi be ŋgbene bee jija menyi, ama menyi be kagbenejija na beeŋ ba ki kagbenefuli.
Ndoŋ nna nɛ ŋ kule Ebɔrɛ ŋ kaŋɛ: “Enyɛnpetale Ebɔrɛ, sa maŋ kaŋ mur fo gbagba be basa nɛ fo bɔla fo yuku nɛ eleŋgboŋ so ŋ kɔ n suge ashi Ijipt be efuli so na.
E beeŋ kpra anishichubi kikɛ ashi bumo be anishito, luwu maaŋ naa wɔtɔ, luwu so be kagbenejija nɛ kushu maaŋ naa wɔtɔ, ebesa malɛ gba maaŋ naa wɔtɔ, ŋkpal manɛ so, amo be saŋɛ nɛ sososo be asheŋ kikɛ beeŋ choŋ.”
Ndoŋ nna nɛ ŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Ebunyampo, fo e nyi.” Nɛ e kaŋɛ ma: “Bumo e la basa nɛ b ji n lar tɔrɔgboŋ to na nseŋ fɔr bumo be epiŋi n ta amo n wɔtɔ Kpakpafɔlbi na be ŋklaŋ to nɛ a fuli parr na.
Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na beeŋ nɛfa fo ŋkpal asɔ nɛ fo wora na kikɛ so. Enyɛnpe Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ nɛ fo ta fo kumu m ba kaa bɔɔ enɔ fanɛ e keni so ere, e nɛfa fo ga.”
Ndoŋ nna nɛ Deevid shile Gaaf be kade to n yɔ kebeelaŋ ko nɛ k mata kade nɛ baa tre Adulam na to. Mo daana nɛ mbe kanaŋ nɛ b ka na ka nu fanɛ e wɔ ndoŋ nɛ b yɔ ndoŋ n ya tu mo.
E daŋ ba kebeelaŋ ko nɛ k mata mbolpɔ be aluu nɛ a mata ekpa na nna nseŋ luri ndoŋ nɛ e ya jɔŋɛ. Loŋ be saŋɛ na nɛ Deevid nɛ mbe basa malɛ ŋana loŋ be kebeelaŋ na be ŋkpar to.
Nɛ Deevid be basa na kuli ŋ kaŋɛ mo le: “Ekpa bugi n sa fo alɛ gba naniere nna na! Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ fanɛ e beeŋ ta fo doŋ n wɔtɔ fo enɔ to nɛ fo wora mo kusɔ kama nɛ fee sha.” Ndoŋ nna nɛ Deevid pete n ya ku Sɔɔl be piŋi be keyɛlbi nɛ Sɔɔl maŋ nyi.