18 Ehãaa mana mumɔhe, shi ewoɔ mi jaramɔ moŋ.
18 Ehãã mawo mumo̱, ši ewomi obõ to̱ ke̱ dšōmo̱.
Te miwala gbii faaa? Ŋmɛɛmɔ mihe koni mawo mitsui fioo,
Ejaakɛ okɛ saji ni naa wa miishi mi, ootsɛ miblahiaŋ tɔ̃mɔi tete asɛɛ.
“Mina Nyɔŋmɔ hiɛkãalɔ lɛ, mɔ ni tswa misane lɛ efɔ̃ lɛ, kɛ Ofe lɛ, mɔ ni hã miwerɛ ho mihe lɛ, akɛ,
“Mɛɛba ahãa mɔ ni yɔɔ haomɔ mli lɛ lá; ni ahãa mɔ ni werɛ eho ehe wala?
Mɛɛ beyinɔ okpaŋ nii kwɛmɔ; mɛɛbe po oooŋmɛɛ mihe, koni mana be mami misɛŋ nu?
Foo omlifu lɛ sɛɛ koni mana miishɛɛ fioo dani mashi biɛ maya.”
Omlifu lɛ kã minɔ, ni ohã oshɔkei lɛ fɛɛ ekumɔ eshwie minɔ.
Shi moŋ amɛkɛ kuɛŋtilɛ fee nɔ ni amɛ diɛŋtsɛ amɛsumɔɔ, ni amɛyaja Baal amãgã lɛ tamɔ bɔ ni amɛtsɛmɛi tsɔ̃ɔ amɛ akɛ amɛfee lɛ.”
Ehã miyi obɔ̃ kɛ joomɔ; ehã jeŋshihilɛ ejoo ewo mi tamɔ taatso.
Anɔkwa, be fɛɛ be nɛɛ lɛ, mi pɛ minɔ ewoɔ enine nɔ yɛ daa.
Shi tsɔsemɔ fɛɛ tsɔsemɔ lɛ, amrɔmrɔ nɛɛ efeee mɔ akɛ miishɛɛ nɔ ni, shi dɔlɛ nɔ moŋ; shi kɛ fee sɛɛ lɛ ewoɔ hejɔlɛ yibii ni ji jalɛ lɛ ehãa mɛi ni tsɔsemɔ lɛ esaa amɛ lɛ.
Shi ehere amɛ nɔ ekɛɛ, “Nyɛkatsɛa mi Naomi dɔŋŋ, shi moŋ nyɛtsɛa mi Mara, ejaakɛ Ofe lɛ kɛ mi eye kɛ joomɔ tsɔ̃.