17 Josua ma bɩra bʋla pɩ Josɛf doho nɩalɩŋ Efirem arɩ Manasɛ, “Tɛŋɛ, ma yʋga nɛ woruŋ, a kɛŋ doluŋ ma. Ma bɩ kpaalɩŋ kʋbala wuo kɛŋ,
Dɩ Wɩa tɩndaarʋ-la sɩ lɩɩsɛmɛ mɩ wʋjʋʋlaa kala lɛ pɛ hambiisiŋ deemba lɛ, a leŋ dɩ mɩ yɩrɩŋ yɩrɛ, dɩ mɩ nyɩmma Abɩraham arɩ Aɩzɩk yɩrɩŋ ma yɩrɛ, a ŋaa dɩ ba pʋŋ a su tinteeŋ kala.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Josɛf doho nɩalɩŋ ma bʋl, “Efirem tintee-la peelee sɩ yʋga bɩ yʋgɛ a pɩla, Kɛnaŋ tɩmma-la sɩ hɛ tintee-taalɩsɩ-la lɛ, ba kɛŋ hɔɔŋ janɩŋ torukoba nɛ, ba dɩ nɩalɩŋ sɩ hɛ Bɛf Saŋ lɛ arɩ tasɩ-la kala sɩ golliba a chu arɩ nɩalɩŋ sɩ hɛ Jɛzɩrɛl fuonaa-la lɛ kala.”
ama ma jaŋ tɩɩ tintee-la peelee sɩ yʋga duu-la kala ma a pɛ. Má kpʋ duu-la kala a mʋ yi ʋ dɩdɛrɩŋ, dɩ ʋ ŋaa ma kʋŋ. Kɛnaŋ tɩŋŋaa magɩla kɛŋ hɔɔŋ janɩŋ torukoba nɛ a kɛŋ doluŋ ma, ama ma jaŋ wuo kiriba ta dɩ ba lɩɩ nɩmɛ.”
Baal kʋbala nɛ fa hɛ nɩmɛ, ʋ yɩrɩŋ nɛ Ɛlɩkaana. Ʋ ŋaa Zuf nyɩŋ-nɩaa dɔŋɔ nɛ, a lɩɩ Rama sɩ hɛ Efirem tintee-la peelee sɩ yʋga lɛ. Ʋ nyɩmma yɩrɩŋ nɛ Jeroham. Jeroham ma nyɩmma yɩrɩŋ nɛ Elihu. Elihu ma nyɩmma yɩrɩŋ nɛ Tohu. Tohu ma nyɩmma yɩrɩŋ nɛ Zuf. Zuf fa ŋaa Efirem tɩɩna nɛ.