todu abu ki Defid che e̩wñ o̩kpakpa eju Jihofa kʼi ma la na bʼe̩wñ du kʼi ñwa ñw u te̩ n O̩jo̩ du kʼudeju-wñ kade, chai ugbo o̩la Uraya, e̩ne̩ He̩t le̩, kate.
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.
Otitala o̩la ku Defid ka la de̩: Defid o̩ma Je̩si kakini, E̩ne̩ ku ma la hiʼu nyʼatate̩, e̩ne̩ kʼO̩jo̩ e-Jeko̩b fʼekpo ba tʼo̩ oji le̩ kpai akeli e̩rinyo̩ dʼO̩jo̩ e-Israe̩l, kakini,
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.
Todu e̩wñ kʼo̩lo̩da ma neke che n, ef e̩gbo̩ kʼi ne̩ lef o̩re̩la, abu kʼO̩jo̩ fʼO̩ma e-wñ onugo kpuche̩ wa ef e̩wñ ki bi o̩re̩la e-adure kʼi chi udu adure, i kpʼadure ef o̩re̩la abi,
Oñ ef amo̩ma-mi chaka (todu Jihofa mʼamo̩ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ wewe ko ñwu mi me̩). I fu So̩lo̩mo̩n o̩ma-mi chi kʼi gugu oj ede o̩fe̩ ojane̩ Jihofa kʼabo Israe̩l ki jʼef o̩wo̩-wñ.
Kʼo̩chaka-me̩ fʼalu jo̩ nyʼumi, kʼe̩ne̩ du ma du dufu ñwu mi e̩gba kʼo̩ma-mi achʼalo kpʼoma Je̩si le̩ n? E̩ne̩ du la dʼef ume̩ kʼe̩do̩-wñ kpabie̩ todu mi n. Me̩ la adu dufu ñwu mi ka kʼo̩ma-mi akʼadu-mi e̩che̩ tʼumi o̩la kʼi kpala adede mi alu ki de̩ eñini n?