1 Sica yen ɛm ecʼafr ɛrm ɛs a afl in e krↄkr a, ɛtŋ mʼɛkn lɛ́l nyam ekʼanŋ afr ɛy wus, ke wɛl oc nↄmu croŋ gbɛl a e safuɛ a ɛlu abu ɛm. 2 Lɛ́l a fig nↄmu croŋ gbɛl a ɛtŋ mregbn eke otarir es al gbɛl e mregbn ab am uyu ok ↄkm. Mregbn a ekʼam ok ↄkm a ibar ligbn lele lɛf ab. 3 Ɛtŋ mregbn ab ɛm, tɛtɛ gbaŋgban anŋ ok ↄkm eb es wus na nimum af; ɛtŋ -nʼɛŋn abusu eke anŋ ɛsɛ sibↄban ecʼab af. 4 Wɛl ɛdŋn ɛl eke -li ki ŋuŋnmn suw, ekŋ lele ob ɛjeci eke ɛli wus af ab. Gbɛkↄ abusu ɛru ɛl es eke -li kʼijr agŋ a eke Nyam e mɛny ɛwr anm anyafr a gbɛ gbre. 5 Ɛtŋ agŋ amua e gbre ijr a eke -nʼɛŋan ow ecʼabusu a yɛji elm wɛl ecʼibi eci, kↄ ke -lʼijr wɛl gbre nↄnↄ toŋ ow íj awl yen. Ke gbre ijr a e dudu a ánŋ ɛsɛ bↄban ecʼɛgŋ eke bʼakŋ a e dudu ab af. 6 Ɛtŋ awl yen ab ɛm, agŋ bʼow ↄl luw es, kↄ -li kʼow -nʼɛŋnmn ow; -li bʼow -lʼerur eke -li kʼuw, kↄ luw kʼow owrm ɛl.

7 Tɛtɛ gbaŋgban amua anŋ ɛsɛ sigbaŋkↄ eke wɛl bɛbm sos ar ogŋ ecʼaf; ɛl e nuŋ ab af, wɛl bʼɛkn mob ekʼanŋ ɛsɛ sika tufɛ af, ɛtŋ ɛl e many a anŋ ɛsɛ agŋ e many af. 8 Ɛl e sin nuŋ a anŋ ɛsɛ ↄyↄw ecʼab af, ɛtŋ ɛl ecʼan nɛnym a anŋ ɛsɛ sikukuma ecʼab af. 9 Ɛl ecʼɛrmni a anŋ ɛsɛ erkpo lowi ɛm af, ɛtŋ ɛl ecʼↄw a ecʼikŋ a anŋ ɛsɛ ar ogŋn eci mɛtŋ a eke wɛl bʼot cucur sigbaŋkↄ nↄnↄ im ar ogŋ ɛm ab af. 10 Tɛtɛ gbaŋgban amua ɛli ewl eke mbe anŋ ɛm ɛsɛ sibↄban ecʼab af. Ɛtŋ ɛl ecʼewl amua ab anake -li bʼow -li kok agŋ ów eŋuŋ toŋ ke ow íj awl yen a. 11 Ɛl ecʼes ɛw ɛs a el nↄmu croŋ gbɛl a ecʼafr ɛrm ɛs a. Ebre ɛm a wɛl bʼɛsŋʼn “Abadↄn”, ɛtŋ Grɛk ɛm a wɛl bʼɛsŋʼn “Apoliↄn” (ekʼel nyandrɛ ɛm “Ŋuŋn Ɛs”).

12 Sica krɛkrɛ ecʼabu ɛyr na ɛc ŋ̂. Gbɛkↄ ow e jam a, ɛmɛny abu ɛyr yony anŋ eke bʼow ow.

13 Ɛtŋ nↄhↄn ɛm ecʼafr ɛrm ɛs a afl in e krↄkr a. Egb waw usu a ekʼel sika ɛm ke anŋ Nyam ecʼany af a ecʼↄy yar ab ɛm, mʼiri lebl nyam ekʼam ikŋ ow. 14 Lebl a dad nↄhↄn ɛm ecʼafr ɛrm ɛs a eke ↄnym krↄkr ab ab a ninɛ: «Mↄmu afr ɛrm ɛsɛl yar a eke anŋ ŋgbraka ɛm, mij gbɛl a eke wɛl bʼɛsŋ Efrat a e saw ab es.» 15 Wɛl mↄmu afr ɛrm ɛsɛl yar ab es. Nawrɛ ɛm a, wanci na af, lɛgŋ na af, awl na af lele lakpo na af ab anake wɛl bɛbm ɛl sos wus nimum ecʼagŋ sakp nyahan a ecʼakp nyam ecʼibi ecʼa. 16 Mʼiri ɛl ecʼar ɛsɛl eke bʼuyu gbaŋkↄ af a eci nɛny a: -lʼij agŋ miliↄn ekŋ lɛw. 17 Ɛtŋ kin elel eke mʼɛkan sigbaŋkↄ a lele ɛl ecʼaf uyu ɛsɛl ab ab a: -lʼɛw erkpo lowi ɛm sos. Erkpo a ebl es ɛsɛ al af, ɛw ble eke iir ɛm ɛsɛ safir lebn af, ɛtŋ ow e mij a yɛji anŋ ɛsɛ sika e mij ab af. Sigbaŋkↄ a ecʼeŋ a anŋ ɛsɛ sikukuma ecʼab af; ɛl e nɛnym a, al, mregbn lele mebn eke ler ab am ok ↄkm. 18 Ów eŋuŋ nyahan amua ekʼel al, mregbn lele mebn eke ler ab ke anŋ sigbaŋkↄ a e nɛnym am ok ↄkm a anake ibi wus ecʼagŋ sakp nyahan a ecʼakp nyam a. 19 Tasi ɛm a, sigbaŋkↄ a e lɛc a anŋ ɛl e nɛny a lel ɛl ecʼewl ab ab ɛm. Ɛl ecʼewl a bʼot morŋn es: -nʼↄny eŋ eke -li bʼot -nʼam kokr agŋ low ŋuŋ.

20 Sica agŋ a eke ów eŋuŋ amua ibim ke anŋ a, itŋnm es an ɛl ecʼabu ɛm eci ekŋ ekpr eke -li kokr a e lís; -lʼigŋm abŋ eŋuŋ, sika ɛm sinyam, jɛtɛ efu ɛm eci, jawie ɛm eci, mebn ɛm eci lele ekŋ ɛm ecʼa e nuŋ igŋ a -lʼɛlum es; mob amua eke ↄ́tum ɛknm es, irim ów, anm es yɛjʼa. 21 -Li walm ɛl ecʼagŋ ibi owi, ɛl e cam kok owi, ɛl eci nfaci ij lele ɛl e mil iy ab ab bↄbↄ yɛji -lʼɛlum es.