1 Israel tena wobɛlbwa ɛ wepɛɛ dɛɛ chɔɡ wa tɔpere te bɛlbwa. Ba chwao dɛɛ ti nyosone, asɛ naɡrenyin we-ɛɛla ɡe su ba bwa. Ba ne Asiiria tena fɔwɛ fɔo, ba ne Ijipt tena ɛɛ di bona.
Asiiria harɛ ta Koojen Tiɡlat Pilesa la Israel harɛ ta ka yoo ba, asɛ Kooro Mɛnahem tɛo suuɡapoŋa a tɔɡre aa ɛ kaɡboŋa lafraatoro fifraanaarɛ ŋɔ ó chao, ásɛ o kora la do kpeɡri.
Peu ɛɛ tao kpɔ he sitɔɔla baa do kɛ peteɡra la kaa, baa lawɛ nɛra baa ja he nɛɛ laa taa kaa bojaŋ harɛfala ta. Ásɛ he di ncho, sihiih kpoe, he nyubinikpeɡ haa ɛa la wa.
Korowii ŋɔ, “Nyosone ɡboo Israel tena teŋe dɛɛ tɛ mɛ, tɔpere bwaa baa neɡ mɛ. Juda tena ta dɛ ɛɛ mɛ deŋnekpeɡ, men Korowii Maa Do Goroŋ dɛ dɔ kasinteŋ la.”
Maa n bandia kohona laanee kpɔ ba tɛr he deŋne, kɛɛ dɛ́ berɛ ba chɔɡ heyaa kpa. Korowiirii men, nɛwɛnyini laa men. N ɡboo Korowii Maa Do Goroŋ dɛ do he baah ta, maa n bandia ne he bee ba.
A lole kɛŋɔ he Israel tena le n habɔɔ, he bɛ ɡel Juda tena ɛ ɡɛ dɛ́ di a bolchɔɡe. He bɛ Gelɡal la, he bɛ Bɛt Avɛn ɡe la. He bɛ men dɛɛ ŋwɛɛ ŋɔ men Korowii ta aa lole!
Israel tena na ba weela, asɛ Juda tena ɡe na ba ŋwɛra, asɛ Israel la Asiiria koojen be ŋɔ ó ba cha ba. Kɛ o ta wone chah ba weela, o ta wone chah ba ŋwɛra ɡe.
Korowii berɔ ŋɔ, “Saŋ bɛlbwa men Korowii aa ŋɔ ń chah n nɛra Israel tena dɛ́ ɡel ba dɔ kwaa ja la, ba nyubinikpeɡ ne ba wechɔɡa ɡboo mɛɛ na. Ba dɛ faah dɔŋa, dɛ jo deene dɛɛ ŋwɛ, dɛɛ ŋwɛ nɛra kwaa fɔɡbaahna.
Israel tena ta liire dɔe, ba do kɛŋɔ kweah waa ira, dɛ la dɛɛ ba waa wola sobɔr dɔe. Ba tɔ sie yerɛ Ijipt tena ŋɔ bá cha ba, dɛ berɛ chwa la Asiiria tena be.