Ama uwe̩, Be̩tle̩he̩m E̩frata, dagba e̩ chaka nya ef abo Juda icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ le̩, ef uwe̩ oñ e̩ne̩ʼka adufu wa ñwu mi, kʼi ache E̩nuto̩gba Israe̩l, akwo dufu-wñ kwʼigbegbele, akwʼo̩jo̩ iko ogbegbele̩,
Go, o̩jo̩-wñ awa, Jihofa aka-i, e̩gba kʼomi adʼE̩pa o̩kpakpa kwane̩ ñwu Defid, tak owñ le̩ ajʼonu, i la ache e̩wñ ibeibe, i la ache e̩wñ tʼeju alu kʼoj ajo̩ ku ma dute̩ ka, kpai e̩wñ o̩kpakpa oj ane̩-i.
Taku Jihofa ka ñwu Samiue̩l kakini, Gbogbo nyʼe̩gba e̩ deku So̩l kade? Abu kʼu ko̩ eje̩ ñw u chʼonu Israe̩l? Fʼekpo ba nyʼigba-we̩ e̩ko̩, kʼe̩ lo. Nakpʼe̩ nyʼugbo Je̩si, e̩ne̩ Be̩tle̩he̩m le̩; todu u fʼonu li ñw o̩la-mi ef amo̩ma-wñ.
Tak e̩nuko̩lo̩ʼka dohi kakini, Go, u fʼo̩ma Je̩si, e̩ne̩ Be̩tle̩he̩m oka li, i chʼo̩ka e̩wñ enu, e̩nagbiti i che, kpai e̩ne̩ ki meju ogu eja. I la meju o̩la eka e̩te̩le̩, i chenʼaño̩la bo̩lo̩bo̩lo̩; Jihofa la dʼugbo-wñ.
Oñ uwe̩ Be̩tle̩he̩m, ane̩ Judia, i nʼugbo du kʼuwe̩ chʼe̩ne̩ ki nya ef amuto̩gba e-Juda n, todu kwef uwe̩ E̩nuto̩gba adufu e-kʼi adejutʼabo-mi, Israe̩l.