1 'Bhɛ ya 'ɛ 'yi, 'mi ‑o ‑jan 'yilrɔkpale 'tɛ dɔɔ ‑Waanbhaa' 'e ‑baŋgwa ‑yaa' Izraɛli mu 'ɛ 'yi ɛɛ? 'Sekeseke! ‑Amasrɔyi 'mi 'gbu ‑o 'ke Izraɛli ‑nɛ 'le, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ 'yoo‑ 'ke Abraamu 'nranɛ‑ mu 'ɛ do 'le, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ŋ da Bɛnzamɛ a ‑gbaa 'ɛ 'lii. 2 ‑Waanbhaa' ‑yaa' mɛɛ mu 'la makwan‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑yoo ꞊kla ‑yaa' pɛ 'le 'drunyan klɛle ‑lɛɛ, yaa ‑a ‑baŋgolɛ 'mu 'yi. ‑A ‑lɛla' janwo mi Eli 'bhɛ 'la ma janwoa‑ ‑Waanbhaa' ni Izraɛli mu 'ɛ ba zayi' 'yee‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a 'Sɛwɛ 'ɛ 'yi yrɛ 'la ꞊nɔɔ, 'ka 'laa 'bhɛ dɔ ɛɛ? 3 ‑Ya ꞊pia dɔɔ: «Mɛɛzan ‑Waanbhaa', ‑woo' 'e 'lɛla꞊ janwo mu 'ɛ ꞊dia, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o 'yaa‑ 'srakagoyrɛ mu 'ɛ 'siɛla‑. 'Mi do ‑kplɛn 'kpɔ ‑le ꞊bwa, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑woo 'ŋ dɛyrɛ ‑glin 'zi.» 4 'Duŋ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' 'a zikpaa‑ ‑a ni 'nale‑ ɛɛ? ‑Waanbhaa' 'a ꞊pia ‑a ni dɔɔ: «'Bhi do ‑kplɛn 'kpɔ 'laa bolɛ. 'Mi mɛɛ 'waa 'srwaplɛ‑ ꞊kpaa 'edaŋma 'ŋ 'gbu ni. 'Mu do 'kpɔ 'laa 'mu 'kpɔ zɛnlɛ waa yoBaali'ɛ 'lɛɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑wa gba.» 5 'Bhɛ klɛgbɛya do 'kpɔ 'ɛ 'yi 'ezin‑, ‑kɔɔ' ‑o 'waati 'la 'yi ‑zɔn ‑gɛ bhe, Izraɛli mɛɛ ‑lɛ sanɛ‑ ꞊bwa ye, 'yee‑ ‑Waanbhaa' mɛɛ 'la zan mu makwan‑ ‑yaa' ‑lileya 'ɛ ma 'mu ‑le 'bhɛ 'le. 6 ‑Waanbhaa' ‑o makwan‑ ‑yaa' ‑lileya ‑la ma; yaa 'bhɛ klɛlɛ ‑o klɛza ‑lrele' mu 'ɛ ma. ['Kebhlaale ‑Waanbhaa' a ‑lileya 'ɛ 'bhɛ 'laa ‑yaa nu klɛlɛ ‑li ‑lileya kplankplan 'le.]

7 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'bhɛ 'yi ‑o 'nale‑ ɛɛ? 'Bhɛ 'yi ‑le dɔɔ Izraɛli mu 'ɛ 'yaa‑ pɛ 'la ziglin‑ 'zi, waa 'bhɛ 'srɔɔwolɛ, 'fɔ ‑Waanbhaa' mɛɛ 'la zan mu makwan‑ 'mu do ‑kplɛn ‑le 'bhɛ pɛ 'ɛ 'srɔɔwoa‑. ‑E mɛɛ ‑vin mu 'ɛ 'trɔn 'yi ‑dwa 'eglɔɔle 'kooko‑ waa sɔ ‑jan 'yimale. 8 'Bhii‑ ‑a yɔɔndɛle ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' a 'Sɛwɛ 'ɛ 'yi gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑ dɔɔ: «‑Waanbhaa' ‑gblo ‑kpaa ‑o nii‑ 'ɛ ta, 'kooko‑ waa sɔ yrɛ ma yele‑. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'kooko‑ waa sɔ ‑jan 'male ‑o 'trɔn mu 'ɛ 'le. ‑E ꞊kla 'bhɛɛ‑ gbɛɛn‑ 'ke 'bhɛ nu 'tɛnlɛ‑ ‑zɔn ma.» 9 ‑Bhleŋgbe Davidi 'a ꞊pia 'ezin‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a 'Sɛwɛ 'ɛ 'yi dɔɔ:

11 'Mi ‑o ‑jan 'yilrɔkpale 'tɛ dɔɔ: Izraɛli mu 'ɛ gaan 'sanlawoa pɛ ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o baalawoa ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ 'yi, waa sɔ ‑o ‑lawlɛnle 'ezin‑ ‑li ɛɛ? 'Yooye‑! 'Duŋ‑ ‑o ‑balaa' ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ 'yi, 'kooko‑ 'bhɛ klɛ 'si 'bhɛɛke mu goza 'le ‑za yi; 'bhɛɛ‑ 'kooko‑ 'ke 'bhɛ ꞊kla, 'woo‑ Izraɛli mu ‑o zranwo 'mu ba. 12 'Bhɛ ya 'ɛ 'yi, 'ke Izraɛli mu 'ɛ baaza 'ɛ ‑za 'yɔɔ‑ 'yi, 'bhɛ ꞊kla ‑trɔn ‑gbɛnɛ 'le 'drunyan 'yi mɛɛ mu 'ɛ ma, 'bhɛ 'pegee 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' ‑o mazinalawoa 'bhɛ ꞊kla 'si 'bhɛɛke mu 'ɛ ma ‑trɔn ‑gbɛnɛ 'le 'ezin‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑o 'kpɛn 'niinaa 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ꞊nwa ‑Waanbhaa' ba 'lɛ ɛɛ? 'Bhɛ 'laa nu klɛlɛ ‑za 'wlan ‑gbɛnɛ 'le 'ke 'bhɛ kan ‑za ‑vin mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn ta ɛɛ?

13 'Mi ‑o zan ‑janwolɛ 'ka mu Zuufu kle mu 'ɛ ni. ‑Waanbhaa' 'mi ꞊kla Zesu a 'winbɔwo mi 'le Zuufu kle mu 'ɛ ba; 'mi 'ŋ 'gbu baa 'bhɛ ye 'ɛ 'yi. 14 'Kooko‑ 'bhɛ klɛgbɛya 'ɛ 'yi, 'ke 'bhɛ sɔ klɛle‑, 'mi a pɛ winbɔza 'ɛ Zuufu kle mu 'ɛ ba 'bhɛ 'a klɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'an pɛ 'si mu 'ɛ ‑o zranwo 'mu ba, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o 'ke mu go ‑za 'yi. 15 ‑Amasrɔyi ‑Waanbhaa' 'woo‑ Izraɛli mu 'ɛ 'tolawoa ‑a nɔɔ‑, 'kee‑ 'yee‑ 'gbu 'pegee 'drunyan 'yi mu 'ɛ 'kpale do ma. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' 'e gbɛdɔ gbɛ drɛɛwoa‑ ‑woo Izraɛli mu 'ɛ ꞊la 'waati 'la ba, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke ‑yoo ‑kpaa ‑o 'kpayrɛ‑ ‑lwa 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ 'lɛɛ ɛɛ? 'Bhɛ nu klɛlɛ 'bhii‑ gbaa mu ‑bwele gale ba kpataakpa 'le, 'bhɛɛ ‑o bo ‑o ‑yrɛ ma.

16 'Ke ‑o 'bluu kpu ꞊lwa 'ɛ 'bhɛ ꞊naa ‑Waanbhaa' ni 'sraka 'le, 'bluu 'ɛ 'kpɛn klɛ ‑Waanbhaa' a pɛ 'le, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑ya klɛ 'weŋ. 'Ke ‑o ‑yri do 'sɛnɛ mu 'ɛ ꞊kpaa 'edaŋma ‑Waanbhaa' ni, ‑a gbɛ mu 'ɛ 'mu klɛ 'ezin‑ 'weŋ ‑Waanbhaa' a pɛ 'le. 17 Izraɛli mu 'ɛ ‑woo 'bhii‑ ‑wa 'kpee olivi diiŋ do gbɛɛn‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑Waanbhaa' 'bhɛ gbɛ mu 'ɛ 'ke takaan‑. 'Bhi 'la 'bhi 'laa ‑o 'ke Zuufu mi 'le, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'yoo‑ 'bhii‑ ‑bɔn 'yi olivi diiŋ gbɛ do gbɛɛn‑. ‑Waanbhaa' 'bhi ‑dwa ‑o 'yee‑ ‑wa 'kpee olivi ‑yri gbɛ mu 'ɛ takaan‑ yrɛ 'la ꞊nɔɔ 'bhɛ 'lii. 'Bhɛ 'yi, ‑wa 'kpee olivi diiŋ 'ɛ 'sɛnɛ mu 'ɛ ‑yi 'la 'mi zii', 'bhɛ ‑o 'bhi 'lɛbɔ‑ 'zi 'ezin‑. 18 'Bhɛla‑ ‑yile, ‑Waanbhaa' olivi gbɛ ꞊lwa mu 'la takaan‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑e 'bhi ‑dwa 'mu 'lii, 'yaa 'mu mavɛɛlɛ. 'E sɔ 'e 'gbu 'wasowole 'nale‑ ‑a ma ɛɛ? 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'ke 'yee 'wasowoa, ‑a 'yaango‑ 'bhii‑ 'bhi 'laa ‑o ‑yri 'sɛnɛ 'ɛ 'kwe 'si zii', 'duŋ‑ 'bhɛ ‑le 'bhi 'kwe 'si zii'.

19 'E nu a pelɛ 'tɛ dɔɔ: «‑Waanbhaa' 'woo‑ ‑yri gbɛ mu 'la bhe ‑o takaan‑, 'kooko‑ ‑e 'mi dɔ ‑o ‑yaa yrɛ 'la ꞊nɔɔ‑ 'bhɛ ꞊nɔɔ.» 20 Wlan ‑le 'bhɛ 'le! ‑Woo takaan‑ ‑waa' 'kpalekleya ‑la ma ‑Waanbhaa' 'yi. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'bhi ‑o ‑o dɔyrɛ 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ, 'e 'kpaleya ‑la ma ‑Waanbhaa' 'yi. 'Duŋ‑ 'yaa 'e 'gbu 'wasowolɛ, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑gblaan' ‑Waanbhaa' ‑lɛɛ! 21 ‑Amasrɔyi ‑Waanbhaa' laa 'tolɛ‑ Zuufu mu 'ɛ ma gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑, 'bhɛ mu 'la 'mu ‑o 'ke olivi gbɛ ‑kpɔsɔɔ mu 'gbu 'ɛ 'le, 'e 'yrɛkpa 'e 'gbu ba 'elrele, 'kebhlaale yaa nu ‑a 'tolɛ‑ 'bhi ma ‑titi. 22 ‑Waanbhaa' a wlanya 'pegee ‑yaa' mɛɛ mu 'kitikan gbɛya ‑glɔɔ 'ɛ ‑glin doo: Mɛɛ 'la zan mu ‑balaa' 'bhɛɛ‑ 'mu ‑gwa ‑yaa' zi 'ɛ ta, ‑e 'mu 'kitikan 'eyɔɔtile. 'Duŋ‑ ‑yoo 'ewlanle 'bhi ma, 'kee 'gbu 'duŋ‑ ꞊bwa ‑yaa' wlanya 'ɛ 'yi; 'kebhlaale, ‑e nu 'bhi takanlɛ 'ezin‑ 'bhii‑ ‑o ‑yri gbɛ takan gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑yee' go 'e dɔyrɛ 'ɛ ꞊nɔɔ. 23 'Duŋ‑ 'ke Zuufu mu 'ɛ ‑gwa ‑waa' 'kpalekleya zi 'ɛ ta, ‑Waanbhaa' nu ‑o 'sɔ gbɛ drɛɛwolɛ ‑o blɔɔle‑ ‑yaa olivi diiŋ 'ɛ ma yrɛ 'la ꞊nɔɔ 'elwale ‑sɔ 'bhɛ ꞊nɔɔ. ‑Amasrɔyi 'bhɛ 'seŋ ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' ni 'ke 'bhɛ ‑o blɔɔ gbɛ drɛɛwo 'ezin‑ olivi diiŋ 'ɛ ma. 24 'Bhi 'la 'bhi 'laa ‑o 'ke Zuufu mi 'le, 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ke 'yoo‑ 'bhii‑ ‑o ‑yri gbɛ 'la takaan‑ ‑bɔn 'yi olivi diiŋ do ma, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑o ꞊nwa 'e blɔɔlɛ ‑wa 'kpee olivi diiŋ ‑kpɔsɔɔ do 'gbu ma; 'bhɛɛ‑ 'duŋ‑ 'ka 'laa ‑o ‑yri diiŋ ‑glɔɔn do 'le. 'Bhɛɛ‑ Zuufu mu 'ɛ, ‑woo ‑wa 'kpee olivi diiŋ gbɛ ‑kpɔsɔɔ mu 'gbu 'ɛ 'bhɛɛ‑ 'le, 'ke ‑wa ꞊pia ‑woo blɔɔ gbɛ drɛɛwole ‑o ‑yaa ‑yri diiŋ 'la ma 'elwale 'bhɛ ma, 'bhɛ 'laa ‑o 'ke ‑za 'di 'le ‑Waanbhaa' 'kɔɔ ɛɛ?

25 'Ŋ nɛɛnɛ‑ mu, 'ŋ 'yoo‑ ‑a zi 'bhii‑ 'ka gaanyi' wlan do 'lɛɛ‑ dɔ, 'kooko‑ 'ka 'laa 'ka 'gbu kun 'bhii‑ ‑zadɔ' mɛɛ mu gbɛɛn‑. 'Bhɛ gaanyi' 'wlan 'ɛ 'bhɛ ‑le dɔɔ Izraɛli mu 'ɛ 'lɛdo‑ laa nu 'sɔlɛ‑ ‑o 'kpale Krisi 'yi, 'sani 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' Zuufu kle mu ‑lii yɛkɛ‑ 'la makwan‑ 'mu 'kpɛn niinaa' ‑Waanbhaa' ba 'elwale 'pe, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑woo kpa a ‑yi. 26 'Bhɛ 'waati 'ɛ ba 'tɛ, 'bhɛɛ‑ Izraɛli mu 'ɛ 'kpɛn nu golɛ ‑za 'yi, 'bhii‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a 'Sɛwɛ 'ɛ ‑ya ꞊pia gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑ dɔɔ:

28 'Ke ‑wa ꞊sia 'woo‑ Izraɛli mu 'ɛ waa dɔlawolɛ ‑Jan 'Nrale‑ 'ɛ ꞊la 'bhɛ zi, ‑woo ye 'bhii‑ ‑Waanbhaa' ‑sɔɔnnii' mu; 'duŋ‑ 'bhɛ ꞊kla 'trɔn‑ le 'ka mu Zuufu kle mu 'gbu 'ɛ ma. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'duŋ‑, 'ke 'wa ꞊sia ‑Waanbhaa' Zuufu mu 'ɛ makungbɛya 'ɛ zi, 'wa 'ye 'bhii‑ 'woo‑ Zuufu mu 'ɛ 'wola‑ ‑za sɔ 'taŋii ‑Waanbhaa' ni ‑o ‑gbɔɔ mu 'ɛ ‑zayi'. 29 ‑Amasrɔyi 'ke ‑Waanbhaa' mɛɛ ‑gbaa pɛ 'la ba, yaa zru mabɔɔ, 'bhɛɛ‑ ‑e 'bhɛ pɛ 'ɛ kun 'bhɛ mɛɛ 'ɛ 'kɔɔ. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑e mɛɛ 'la zan mu ‑siila, yaa ‑a ‑liiwli' mabɔɔ 'mu ma ‑titi. 30 'Elwale ‑sɔ, 'ka mu ‑yaa ‑Waanbhaa' ‑weli' 'ɛ 'kafawo. 'Bhɛɛ‑ 'woo‑ Izraɛli mu 'ɛ ‑o ‑Waanbhaa' ‑weli' 'la 'kafawoa, 'bhɛ ‑le 'a ꞊kla 'bhɛɛ‑ 'ka 'yrɛnklaa꞊ ‑Waanbhaa' ma ‑zɔn 'tɛ. 31 'Bhɛ klɛgbɛya do 'ɛ 'yi, 'woo‑ mu ‑Waanbhaa' ‑weli' 'ɛ 'kafawoa ‑zɔn, 'kooko‑ 'ka mu ‑yrɛnkla' 'ezin‑ ‑Waanbhaa' ma. 'Duŋ‑ 'ka mu ‑yrɛnklaa꞊ ‑Waanbhaa' ma gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑, 'woo‑ mu ‑yrɛn nu 'klalɛ‑ ‑a ma 'bhɛɛ‑ gbɛɛn‑ 'ezin‑. 32 ‑Amasrɔyi ‑Waanbhaa' bhaaplɛŋ mu 'kpɛn ꞊kla ‑a 'kafawo mu 'le, 'kooko‑ ‑o 'kpɛn 'yrɛnkla‑ ‑a ma 'ezin‑.

33 'Ee! Wlan 'ɛ ni, ‑Waanbhaa' a pɛzanya 'ɛ 'pegee ‑yaa' zadɔleya, 'bhɛɛ‑ yaa ‑zayaangole 'ɛ ‑daŋ' 'laa ‑o 'mu ma! ‑Yaa' ‑za lɛdulagbɛya 'ɛ 'bhɛ ‑o 'egbɛnɛle 'ke 'bhɛ kan bhaaplɛŋ a ‑zadɔleya 'ɛ ta. 'Bhɛɛ‑ ‑yaa' zi mu 'ɛ 'yimale la bhaaplɛŋ ta. 34 'Bhii‑ ‑a yɔɔndɛle ‑o 'yee‑ ‑Waanbhaa' a 'Sɛwɛ 'ɛ 'yi gɔnɛ‑ 'la gbɛɛn‑ dɔɔ: