2 Anomanta, Jekɔb ŋɔ o haahna ne o bii ne nɛra baa ja o nɛɛ la be ŋɔ, “Hé kpɔ harɛfala voɡa haa dɔa la bwa ta, dɛ́ sɔ he doŋa bɛlbwa ta, dɛ́ charɛ he laala.
Hé suuh tel Korowii, ásɛ o suuh ba he be. Wechɔɡ-ɛɛra, hé charɛ he liire dɛ́ le he wechɔɡa ta. He banɔ la he liire aa ɛ anɛnɛ la, hé laa doŋa kpɔ he nɛ.
Anomanta, Korowii aa sɔ ya wechɔɡa ta waa wola ɡelɛ ya liire ɛɛ ɛ yaa kɛŋɔ ya ɛ wechɔɡa kpa, dɛ kpɔ o nedɛɛɡa sɔ ya bwadabii nɔ, hé ɡel ya kpɔ tepoŋ ne yarada ba o be, ya bɛ tɔŋle tama bɛlbwa,
Dɛ a ta maɡrɛ he be kɛŋɔ hé tomɛ Korowii aa, amɔ te hé le fini nyin kon haa tomɛ. Dɛ he naawa voɡare baa toma moo la baŋ le kɛɛ Amɔre tena haa soɡe ba harɛ ta taraken nɔ voɡaree yoo. N te ne n dem tena te, yaa tomɛ Korowiirii.”
N dandɛɛɡa, yanee Korowii baɡɛ a ɡɛ nyoa nɔ bwa. Anomanta, hé ɡel ya do kaih. Yá laa ya bwadabii ne ya bambile kpɔ wechɔɡa bɛlbwa ta. Hé ɡel ya swɛɛ siwi dɛ do ɡoroŋ, ɔma yaa dɛ ɔmɛ Korowii nomanta.
Asɛ Samoɛl ŋɔ Israel tena be ŋɔ, “Dɛ hɛɛ berɔɔ ba Korowii be dɛɛ nyinu he bambile bwa ne, dɛ́ laa he te kpɔ voɡa toma ne voɡhaahna Astɔrɛt nɛ, dɛ́ kpɔ he te tɛo dɛɛ tomɛ o ɡbo aa, wɛɛ lɛ heyaa le Filisti tena kpeɡri baa dɛ di he nɛɛ la taa.”
Hɛ́ɛ lɛ nɛra baa dɛ ba wechɔɡa ta joe kɛŋɔ baa dɛ to kon dɛ́ le nii ta la. Hɛ́ɛ sune bane ɡe nɛɛ dɛ́ɛ cha ba, kɛ hɛ́ɛ nyiŋi kɛrɛdɛ ásɛ ba wechɔɡa bɛ heyaa ba bu.
N jemɛ he jwamane ne pɛlchɔɡa we-ɛɛla wa. Dɛ na ɡɛ haa tomɛ voɡa deŋɡarere dor ne kpɔɡ bini ba fe aa kia la. Jerusalam tena, hé bwɛɛlɛ. Saŋ besoo he kah doŋa ka tel ɔ?”
Korowii ŋɔ, “Juda tena, ɛrɛ waa a chɛ kɛ ń kpɔ he wechɔɡa kɛ heya ɔ? He vɛɛh mɛ dɛɛ tomɛ voɡare a wa aa wola kasinteŋ dɔe. N tɛ heyaa komɛlbwa haa dɛ nyin, kɛ he ɡarɛ kaa bɔ jwamane, he ne hanjwamanere ɛɛ valɛ.
Hé le Babelɔn harɛ! Hé pere he te le ba nɛɛ kwara! He bɛ komɛlbwa waa kah doŋa leɡe! He nɛra haa cheɡɛ Korowii Dea laala la, hé le ba bini, dɛ́ do ɡoroŋ.
Ba di kondikonjena la dɛ bar chiɡ tonaa, ba mɛɛ Job yon ir chɔɔ, dɛ kpo kon ɛ saraha soŋe ba wechɔɡa Korowii be, bɛlbwa nyu ta. O yon lii ŋɔ, “N bii nɔ ken ɛ wechɔɡa, dɛ jo Korowii nɛɛ ba ta jemɛ.” Dɛ waa Job aa dɛ ɛ saŋ bɛlbwa laanee la.
Harɛ bɛlbwa nɛra toole dɛ do kɛŋɔ he nɛra Israel tena, harɛ beŋkpoŋ nɛra hen Korowii aa lɛɛ ba le wenaale ta Ijipt harɛ dɛ kpɔ ba ɛ he nɛra la. Wejena ne nyokpowe-ɛɛla haa ɛa tɛɛ ba la bwa ɡelɔ he dɔ sɔn harɛ nɔ ta bwa. He berɔ doŋi harɛre ane nɛra ne ba voɡa le ba sie.
He bɛ Korowii toma ɡel, dɛ́ kaa tomɛ harɛre ane voɡa. A lole kɛŋɔ o fa ɛ wedɛɛɡa tɛ heya te, o bandia ɛɛ ir he nɛɛ ó tɛr he deŋne ka tel kɛŋɔ waa chɔɡ heyaa kwaraa.”
Asɛ Josua ŋɔ ba be ŋɔ, “Korowii ya Israel tena aa dɛ tomɔ la ŋɔ, ‘A saŋ la, he nabaala fa soɡe Yufretis Moo la baŋ le dɛɛ tomɛ voɡa. Ba bini bɛlee Tɛɛra waa ɛ Abraham ne Neehɔ bwa mɛɛ.
Hé fuh ba voɡare, he bɛ ɡel he pɛla lawɛ suuɡapoŋa ne suuɡaswɛm aa lɔ a ta la ásɛ dɛ ba kpɔa, dɛkalkɛŋɔ a do kɛŋɔ bela, dɛ́ won lawɛ heya. Korowii haa dɛ tomɔ nɔ kii.
Anee Samoɛl chaŋe ŋɔ, “Ɔɔh, deŋnesɔɔhna taa. N balɔ dɛ́ ba kpo kon ɛ saraha tɛ Korowii. Hé sɔ he doŋa bwa ta Korowii be pera, dɛ́ ba ja n nɛɛ saraha la mun.” Ate, o sɔ Jese ne o bibaala doŋa bwa ta dɛ ta nɔn yer ba saraha la mun.
Asɛ Josua berɛ ŋɔ Israel tena be ŋɔ, “Hɛ́ɛ ɔmɛ Korowii dɛɛ tomɔ kasinteŋ ne. Hé pa he naawa voɡa baa toma Yufretis Moo la baŋ le ne Ijipt harɛ ta la ta, ásɛ dɛ tomɛ Korowii ɡbo.