17 Ʋ ha bɩra mʋ Pɛnɩɛl ma a ŋmoo ʋ dɩɩ-leŋii-la a lo, aŋ kpʋ baala-la sɩ hɛ taŋ-la lɛ.
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Jerobuam saa kɛrɛ a golli taŋ-la ba sɩɩ yɩrɛ Sɛkɛm sɩ hɛ Efirem tintee-la peelee sɩ yʋga lɛ a hɔŋ nɩmɛ. Ʋ bɩra lɩɩ nɩmɛ a mʋ saa kɛrɛ a golli taŋ-la ba sɩɩ yɩrɛ Pɛnɩɛl ma.
Aŋ kɛsɛ Sʋkɔf nɩhɩasɩ-la a dɔgɩsɛba woruŋ arɩ sɔ-fɩaŋ-mie arɩ lɔgɔdɩnlɔgɔ.
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Gɩdɩɔŋ pɩɛsɛ Zɛba arɩ Zalɩmʋna, “Nɩbɛɛ ba doho nɛ ma kpʋ Tabɔ lɛ?” Ba bʋl, “Ba nagɛ ŋɩɩ ŋ sɩ naga nɛ, ba kʋŋkala nagɛ kuoru-bii nɛ.”
Ŋɩɩ nɛ ʋ bʋla pɩ Pɛnɩɛl tɩmma-la ma, “Dɩ mɩ nɛ yuo diiba aŋ mɩɩra kɔ, mɩ jaŋ ŋmoo ma dɩɩ-leŋiŋ deeŋ lo.”