17 Devidi anwo lɔle sua nu na ɔzele kɛ, “Anrɛɛ meanyia awie ahɔza nzule wɔ Bɛtelɛhɛm bula ne mɔɔ wɔ sua ne anlenkɛ kpole ne anwo ɛkɛ ne la bie arɛlɛ me yeamaa meanlo.”
Menli katakyiema nsa ne bɔle vale Filisitiama avinli wɔ ɛleka mɔɔ bɛdɛ la na bɛhɔzale nzule wɔ Bɛtelɛhɛm bula ne mɔɔ wɔ sua ne anlenkɛ kpole ne anloa la bie bɛrɛlɛle Devidi. Noko Devidi anno. Ɔguale ye aze, ɔvale ɔyɛle azubɔdeɛ ɔmanle Ɛdɛnkɛma,
O Nyamenle, wɔmɔ a ɛle me Nyamenle a, mekpondɛ wɔ, me ɛkɛla anwo ɛlɛdɔ wɔ; me sonla mumua ne ɛlɛpele akpondɛ wɔ, kɛ azɛlɛ resee mɔɔ ɛhwie na ɔlɛkpondɛ nzule la.
na mɔɔ kɛnlo nzule ne mɔɔ mebava meamaa ye la bie la, nzuhɔne ɛnrɛhu ye ɛlɛ. Nzule ne mɔɔ mebava meamaa ye la bahakyi nzubula wɔ ye nu mɔɔ bamaa ye ngoane nzule nee ngoane mɔɔ ɛnlɛ awieleɛ a.”