17 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.
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.
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.