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,
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.
Iche̩wñ kʼata-we̩ tene mi re, mak e̩ ka ñw u kakini, Defid gbo̩ko̩bʼumi eju e̩kpa eju e̩kpa kʼi ra nyi Be̩tle̩he̩m, ewo-wñ; todu iche̩bo̩ ku ma che o̩do̩ o̩do̩ tod abunyi-wñ lewane̩ me̩.
Tak amekeji-wñ, abobule̩ le̩, mʼodu du ñw u, ma kakini, Ma fʼo̩ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ bi ñwu Neomi me̩. Ma dʼodu-wñ ko̩ Obe̩d; owñ chʼata Je̩si kʼi chʼata Defid.
Defid la chʼo̩ma e̩ne̩ E̩frat e-Be̩tle̩he̩m e-Juda kʼodu-wñ ko̩ Je̩si; e̩ne̩ le̩ la nʼamo̩ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ me̩jo̩. I la chʼogijo ef adiko So̩l, anagbo ef amone̩ i che.
Abe̩le̩ ama meji le gbogbo taku ma lewa Be̩tle̩he̩m. Oñ i lewatu, e̩gba ku ma lewa Be̩tle̩he̩m, o̩chaka abo ewo le̩ mudutu nyʼuma o̩la. Abobule̩ kakini, Neomi de̩?
I chʼe-mi, e̩gba kʼu kwo Padan wa, Reche̩l leku bʼumi te̩ ane̩ Kenan ej o̩na o̩mo̩, e̩gbale̩ ule̩ E̩frat bo̩ re ta; oñ u mʼu du ji o̩na E̩frat o̩mo̩ (owñ che Be̩tle̩he̩m).