1 Nɛ ani di afɛ ofulu-fulu mi abugye mgbi ongwu nsɔdzɛ itsuutɔ nani, ngwi a lɔ ungwɔ mi ali agyan duu kye kwobɛ imbe egyafa.
2 Ani diyɛ di ongyesɔ odatu le noola mi ela okwukwo gbɛɛ, <<Li emɛ mɛ okye fwɛlu okwobɛ di kwulu afɛ na?>>
3 Nghaduu inggisɛ onyi mi esho naadi mi ɛsɛ hona mi ikpɛsɛ yagba okwulu afɛ na naadi winɛ di ifun kpaa ba,
4 Ani tsukwu diyɛ tsukwu ikyekyɛ a tu inggisɛ onyi nka kwulu afɛ na hona winɛ di ifun ba.
5 Nɛ engyukwo ntona onyi nya ani gbɛɛ, <<Ka tsukwu ba! Dika, Ugaba mgbi etɔ mgbi emi iJuda, Etɔ mgbi iDevedi ngha wa. O ka yagba kwulu afɛ na yi okwobɛ-kwobɛ egyafa ntonani.>>
6 Nɛ ani di Ongwummala, le dinɛ dafi a teyi ngwɔn mani, kwudzɛ mi idzidzɛ itsuutɔ, atta owamyɛ nghi enɛ bɛyi engyukwo ntona loka won. O dzɛ yi agbe nghi egyafa yi inɛ egyafa, ngwi li Onodzi egyafa mgbi Imgbasho ngwi a kye dɛsɔ nu ɛsɛ duu mani.
7 O ba wa kye gbɛlu afɛ ofulu-fulu na mi abugye mgbi ongwu nsɔdzɛ itsuutɔ nani.
8 Man ngwi o kye gbɛlu nɛ, atta owamyɛ nghi enɛ ntona bɛyi engyukwo osudenɛ ntona lakɛ esɛ mi iyayi Ongwummala nani. Ama duu dzɛ yi ozuna a di byi uga abashi nmbwo yi ungwɔ ogbungbɛ mi ifun, ngwi li ibɔ mgbi emi osaan.
9 A di shashi ofufɛ gbɛɛ:
10 Abu nu ma yɛɛ esutɔ bɛyi ama ofifɛ
11 Nɛ ani ndinɛ si fwo ela engyesɔ ibyibyi, mmbwo mgbi ama li idubu idubu, yi idubu iwyo akpe idubu iwyo. A kpakɛkɛ wo itsuutɔ bɛyi atta owamyɛ bɛyi engyukwo ntonani.
12 Mi ela okwukwo a shashi gbɛɛ:
13 Nɛ ani fwo ali atta mi esho duu bɛyi mi ɛsɛ nɛ bɛyi mi ikpɛsɛ bɛyi mi ekyoo okwukwo, bɛyi alungwɔ nto mboma duu, le shashi gbɛɛ:
14 Adan owamyɛ nghi enɛ ntona gbɛɛ, <<No dzɛ ngha,>> man engyukwo ntona lakɛ esɛ di sunu.