16 Awola jɔmɔra la, dɛ banjena bɛl le koo dɛɛ ba. Dɛ o le Efrem deŋɡarere harɛ dɛ ba so Gebea bela, Bɛnjamen dea tena bwɛɛ.
Hɛɛ kwee bɔwɔbee mɔɔ dɛ́ di kwa ka tel kɛŋɔ haa berɛ kaa teera maa kpɔa mae la bini, dɛkalkɛ teera hen, teera binii he berɛ dɛɛ ba kaala.”
mɔɔ nɛra le kaa ɛ ba tomare ka tel jɔmɔra.
Naate ɛɛ di o koeh tɔnɔɔ, dɛ́ na som o wobɛlbwa do wer tɛo.
Ŋwɛɛ ŋwɛnɛ waa kpɔ o ta dɛɛ dɔ kwaa la, ɡelɔ aa kaa kɛŋɔ peu ken. Bɔwɔb kweena dɛ́ dɔ kwaa ɡe ɡelɔ a che dɛɛ warɛ.
Koeh habɔɔ tɔnɔ do, kɛ nyoa wobol te, pɛɛpɛɛ dea aa la.
Nyin koo haa dɛ di o ta mɔɔ dɛɛ nyin bela haa kpɔ he nyu bil.
N siwi beɡrɔ kɛ ń jemɛ, dɛ le n te cheɡ dɛ hweli waa bwa nɛra aa dɛ ɛa harɛ nɔ ta. Na wekpeɡa Korowii aa kpɔa ba dawɛ ya nɛ!
Tom-ɛɛ chɔe dɛ do o som, hale o di kondikwaa tama kɛɛ kohona noo. Kɛ kondɔɔh kwaa waa dɔa kohona nomanta, waa won dom chɔ.
Ba nɛra sen yawa lɛ ba liire to, kɛŋɔ ɡɛ saŋ ba fa aa lɔ bwɛjen Gebea la. Korowii ɛɛ lii ba nyubinikpeɡ laanee, dɛ́ tɛr ba deŋne a wa.”
He fa dɛ ŋwɛ kɛɛ? Hé ɡel ɡɛ ɛɛ dɛ́ kpɔ he nɔɔra haa kpɔa dɛɛ ŋwɛ la dɛɛ ɛ tondɛɛɡa dɛ́ dɔ dɛɛ di, dɛ́ won dɔ ane dɛɛ tɛ nyaara ba ɡee di.
Waa yaa kpɔa tɛ heyaa ɡɛ saŋ ya fa aa lɔ he be bela laanee kɛŋɔ, nomɛlbwa waa ŋɔa waa tomaa ɛ la ta chɛ kɛŋɔ ó di kwa.
A saŋ la, dɛ kooro toole Israel harɛ ta. Dɛ Lewi dea te bɛl soɡe bojaŋ bwɛɛ bɛl ta, Efrem deŋɡarere harɛ ta, dɛ ka kpɔ haah Bɛtlɛham waa lɔ Juda harɛ ta o ne wɛɛ di nyoa sɛm.
Ba kaalɔ ka bɛne Gebea waa lɔ Bɛnjamen dea harɛ ta, dɛ wee le harɛ.
Belaa ba choɡ ŋɔ bá chɔ. Ba kaa so bela bwɛɛ la tena aa dɛ cheme, kɛ nomɛlbwa ta ban kpɔe kaa dɛ́ ka tɛɛ ba bɔr bá chɔ.
Banjena la aa na hɔɔhra la bela bwɛɛ la tena aa dɛ cheme la, o bɔɔ ba ŋɔ, “Leperaa hɛɛ kaalɔ? Lee he leɔ?”