18 Ba chol fuo-la, lee-la sɩ bɩ luŋ dɩ ba kɛŋ kuoro dɩa nɩaa chol, aŋ ŋaa wɩɩ-la kala ʋ sɩɩ chɛ. Gɛra bie Sɩmɛɩ sɩ chol Jɔdaŋ fuo-la, ʋ tuu kpirime yi tinteeŋ kuoro sɩpaaŋ,
Bɛnjamɩŋ tɩmma-la fa sɩ to ʋ harɩŋ ŋaa nɩaa bʋɩ nɛ, a pɛ Sɔɔl dɩa tɩntɩnnɩ-hɩaŋ Ziba lɛ, arɩ ʋ hambolibiisiŋ fii arɩ banɔŋ, ʋ tɩntɩnnaa ma mara. Ba fá tuu Jɔdaŋ fuo-la, lee-la kuoro sɩ hɛ.
aŋ bʋla pʋ, “Mɩɩ sʋlʋŋ mɩ nɩhɩaŋ, sɩ́ cheeriŋ joŋo pɩmɛ. Sɩ́ ŋɩɩ mɩ-na ŋ tɩntɩnna fa sɩ tʋʋsʋŋ bʋa-la lɛ ŋ sɩɩ lɩɩ Jerusalɛm lɛ liisu. Kuoro, paala sɩ́ wɩɩ-la joŋo hɛ ŋ tʋɔŋ lɛ,
Mɛfɩbɔsɛf bɩra bʋla pɩ kuoro, “Kuoro, mɩ nɩhɩaŋ, ŋ sɩ folo kɔ dɩa arɩ yarɩfɩɛlaa, leŋ dɩ ʋ kɛŋ dʋa-la kala.”
Ŋ dɩ ŋ hambolibiisiŋ arɩ ŋ tɩntɩnnaa nɛ jaŋ pɩpɛrɛ tintee-la lɛ, a kɛŋ baga-la kɩaa kʋʋ pɩ ŋ nɩhɩaŋ dɩa nɩaa dɩ ba didii. Ŋ nɩhɩaŋ nihiŋ Mɛfɩbɔsɛf-na jaŋ didii kɩaa mɩ dɩa lɛ.” (Ziba fa kɛŋ hambolibiisiŋ fii arɩ banɔŋ nɛ, tɩntɩnnaa ma mara.)
Bʋa-la lɛ dɩ Sɔɔl dɩa tɩntɩnnaa dɔŋɔ hɛ nɩmɛ baa yɩrɛ Ziba. Ba yɩrʋ ʋ kɔ kuoro Devit sɩpaaŋ, ʋ pɩɛsʋ, “Ŋ nɛ baa yɩrɛ Ziba?” Tɩntɩnnʋ-la bʋl, “Kuoro, mɩ nɛ.”
Pɔ ŋ sɩ́ Gɛra nanʋala Sɩmɛɩ, Bɛnjamɩŋ tɩɩna-la sɩ lɩɩ Bahurim wɩaa yʋ. Ʋ chaasa bʋl wʋbɔŋŋɔɔ nɛ a hɛ mɩ lɛ tapʋlɩɩ-la mɩ sɩɩ mʋ Mahanem. Ʋ sɩ kʋ puumi Jɔdaŋ lɛ, mɩ ŋmɩɛsɛ La TƖƖNA nɛ, arɩ mɩ bɩ jaŋ kpʋʋ.
Má bʋla pɩ Wɩa, “Wɩɩkala ŋ sɩ ŋaa kɛŋ fawʋllʋŋ nɛ. Ŋ doluŋ yʋga, ŋɩɩ leŋ ŋ dʋndɔŋŋɔɔ gbigbieni ŋ sɩpaaŋ.
Nɩalɩŋ kala sɩ bɛrɛ mɩ-na ma Tɩɩna jaŋ kʋ gbieni mɩ sɩpaaŋ, ba hɛɛŋ bɩ jaŋ dɛrɛ.
Má bee na, mɩ jaŋ leŋ dɩ nɩalɩŋ sɩɩ to Sɩtaanɩ a nyɩɛ wɩaa arɩ ba ŋaa Juu tɩŋŋaa nɛ aŋ bɩ Juu tɩmma ŋaa, kpirimi ma sɩpaaŋ, dɩ ba jɩŋ arɩ mɩ choma nɛ.
Tapʋlɩɩ-la dee bɩ mɩ chɛ-bumbuŋ ŋaa mɩ sɩ chɛ Wɩa teeŋ dɩ mɩ na wɩaa a pɩ Devit. Kuoro, sɩ́ mɩ-na ŋ tɩntɩnna koo mɩ nyɩmma dɩa nɩaa kʋŋkala ŋmaamʋ, bɛɛ wɩaa mɩ bɩ wɩɩŋ deeŋ lɛ jɩŋ.”