17 Ale Asiriya mansɛ ya Isirɛlata Mari Alla lafɛya-kumɛ sɛbɛ kɛdi do rɔ. Kɛdi wo ko, “Nyamani-gbɛrɛkɛ-bɛsɛnu ma ke anu kunkala n ma, ado wola mansɛta bɛsɛ fanan ti ke ala mɔgɛnu kisila n ma.”
N benbanu ya Koson kɛnu nɔ anubɛ Hɛran kɛnu anubɛ Resɛfu kɛnu anubɛ Idɛn kɛnu minnu bi Tɛlasa nyamanɛ rɔ, ado wonuna bɛsɛnu ma ke anu kunkala anu benba wonu bolo.
A ko a ara diminya min kɛ, Mari ara wo nya-yen. A ko a ara ala wasinteyɛ lɔn. Mari ko a si a sunyɛ sɔgɔ lunyɛ la ka karafɛ kɛ a dɛ ma ka a lasɛgi a gbere fɛ a bɔra kan min.”
Asiriya Mansa Sɛnakaribu ya a lamɔɛn tumɛ min ko Sudan Mansa Teriheka ara na Iyipiti kɛlɛ-dannu na a bolo a kan ma Asiriya nyamanɛ rɔ, ale Mansa Sɛnakaribu ya kɛdi sɛbɛ Mansa Hɛsakaya ma Yuda nyamanɛ rɔ.
Wo kɔma, Sanbalati ya ala wɔli-kɛlɛ lana n ma. Kilayɛ loli nyɔgɛ le wo la. A ya kɛdi min don n bolo, dogonta-ko ma wo la tun bawo a don-dɛ gbalɔnni ma.
Kɔnɔ ale Mari ko tɛgɛran si a fɔ ko a sɛnbɛ kolo a lawɔlilɛtɛ ko? Sɛrɛ sɛnbɛ kolo a lawɔlilɛtɛ ko? A ko gbelekɛ ti mɔgɛ kɔrɔbi. Mɔgɛ le si gbelekɛ kɔrɔbi.
A wulita Alla dankala ka a tɔgɔ tinya. Wo kɔma, Alla mayiginɛ kan min, a ya nyɔ danka. Min sanɛ wo kuma fanan, min bɛɛ siginɛ Arinyɛni tɔ, a ya wonu fanan danka.
Kɛlɛ-dan minnu sɔnɛ Dawuda dafɛ, Dawuda ya wonu manyinika ko, “Mɔgɛ min bi Filisiti keinɛ kɛ fagala ka Isirɛla mɔgɛnu bɔ miliya-su kɛ rɔ, wo tigi si nfen sɔrɔn? Nfen bi Filisiti keini-kemininyabɛlɛ kɛ la? Ale ma a lɔn, ba ko a ye a kɔgɔ raka Alla-nimɛta kɛlɛ-dannu denu na kɛ la?”