1 Yontu nti Tɑfiiti tǝkǝnɑ yoou tɔɣɔlɔ: Ɩ́ nɩɩ Sesee pǝyɑlʋ Tɑfiiti nɔɣɔ. Tɑcɑɑ kʋsǝnɑ mɑ nyʋɣʋ. Yɑkɔpʋ Ɩsɔ lǝsǝnɑ-m nɑ ɩ́ kpɑ-m wulɑʋ. Mɑɣɑlɛ Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ yǝlɑɑ yonyoolu kʋpɑŋ.
2 Tɑcɑɑ Feesuɣu tʋwɑ kʋ tɔm kɛ mɑ tɑɑ nɑ mɑ yɔɣɔtǝnɑ kʋ nɔɣɔ.
3 Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ Ɩsɔ yɔɣɔtɑɑ. Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ nyǝ́mɑ kentulu nyɑ́ nyɑ́ heelinɑ sɩ: Wulɑʋ wei ɩ tǝŋǝɣɩ tɑmpɑnɑ nɑ ɩ́ tɔkɩ yǝlɑɑ tɔɔ kɛ́ kɑwulɑɣɑ nɑ Ɩsɔ sɔɣɔntʋ tɔ,
4 ɩ wɛ teitei kɛ ɩsɩɩ ɩsɔtɔnʋɣʋ cɛkʋɣʋ tɑnɑŋ nɑ ilim lɩɩ tǝyɛɩyɛɩ tɔ. Nɑ pǝ́ lɑkɩ nɑ kʋnyɔnyɔm nyɔɔkɩ tɛʋ nɩɩʋ wɑɑlɩ.
5 Ḿpʋ́ɣʋ́ Ɩsɔ n koolɑ mɑ tǝyɑɣɑ kɛ kʋpɑntʋ. Mɑ nɑ-ŋ tǝ pɛɛlɑ tɑm tɔɔ nɔɣɔ kɛ́, nɑ ń tɑɣɑnɩ-kɛɣɛ teu nɑ ń nyǝ́mɑ́ kɑ tɔɔ. N kɑ yɑ mɑ nyʋɣʋ nɑ ń lɑ-m kʋpɑntʋ tǝnɑ.
6 Amɑ Ɩsɔ nyɑ́ footilɑɑ nɑ́ wɛ ɩsɩɩ sɔwɑ kʋlɔlɔnɑ kɛ́. Pɑɑ tokiɣinɑ-yɛɣɛ niŋ kpɛtɛ.
7 Kpɑ́tʋ́ɣʋ́ yɑɑ ŋmɑntɑɑɣɑ kɛ pɑ kpɑkǝɣǝnɑ-yɛ nɑ pɑ́ wɔ-yɛɣɛ kɔkɔ kɛ ɑ lonte tɑɑ.
8 Tɑfiiti yoolɑɑ sɔsɑɑ mpɑ pɑ lɑkɑɣɑ ɩ tǝmlɛ tɔ pɑ hǝlɑ ntɔ. Ɩ yoolɑɑ sɔsɑɑ tooso tɑɑ sɔsɔ ntɛ́ Hɑkǝmoni tʋ Ɩsǝpɑɑlɩ. Ɩnɩ ɩ kʋnɑ yoou kʋlʋmʋɣʋ tɑɑ kɛ́ yoolɑɑ nɑsǝnɑɑsɑ (800).
9 Ɩsǝpɑɑlɩ wɑɑlɩ kɛ́ Tooto pǝyɑlʋ Ahowɑ sɑɑlɩ Ɩliyɑsɑɑ. Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ yǝlɑɑ tooso wei nɑ Tɑfiiti pɑɑ tɑmɑ Filiisi nyǝ́mɑ nɑ pɑ́ yoonɑ-wɛ nɑ Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ yoolɑɑ nɑ́ɑ́ seeki kʋlʋm kʋlʋm tɔ pɑ tɑɑ lɛlʋ.
10 Ɩliyɑsɑɑ kʋ Filiisi nyǝ́mɑ kɛ kʋyɑkʋ nɑkʋlǝɣɩ kɑtɑtǝlɑɣɑ kɛ́, hɑlǝnɑ ɩ niŋ nyɔkǝlǝnɑ lɑɣɑtɛ. Kʋyɑkʋ ŋkʋɣʋ Tɑcɑɑ yɑpɑ Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ nyǝ́mɑ kɛ teu nɑ ɑpɑlʋ ɩnɩ ɩ nɔɣɔ. Hɑlǝnɑ Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ yoolɑɑ tǝŋǝɣɩ ɩ wɑɑlɩ nɑ pɑ́ tɔɔsǝɣɩ sǝtɑɑ yoou wontu.
11 Ɩliyɑsɑɑ wɑɑlɩ kɛ́ Hɑlɑɑ tʋ Akee pǝyɑlʋ Sɑmmɑ. Ḿpʋ́ɣʋ́ Filiisi nyǝ́mɑ kotɑ timpi pɑ yɑɑ sɩ Lehii tɔ sɩ pɑ yoonɑ Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ nyǝ́mɑ, ɩlɛnɑ pɛlɛ pɑ se.
12 Amɑ Sɑmmɑ sʋʋ soonɑ nɑɑlɩ ɑ tɑɑlɛ tɑɑ kɛ́ tǝnɑ nɑ ɩ́ yoonɑ Filiisi nyǝ́mɑ nɑ ɩ́ kʋ-wɛ nɑ Tɑcɑɑ yɑ Ɩsɛɣɛlɩ nyǝ́mɑ kɛ teu.
13 Ḿpʋ́ɣʋ́ yoolɑɑ hiu nɑ nɑɑnʋwɑ wei ɩ tǝŋɑɣɑ Tɑfiiti tɔ pɑ tɑɑ tooso polɑ ɩ kiŋ kɛ Atulɑm kʋkpɑmʋɣʋ pʋ́ʋ́ɣʋ́ tɑɑ kɛ kʋmtʋ wɑɑtʋ. Nɑ Filiisi yoolɑɑ nɑ́ɑ́ sikɑ Lefɑyi nyǝ́mɑ tɛtɛkǝlɛ tɑɑ.
14 Nɑ Tɑfiiti nɑ́ɑ́ wɛ koluŋɑ ɩcɑtɛ tɑɑ nɑ Filiisi yoolɑɑ nɑ́ɑ́ sikɑ Pɛtǝlɛhɛm.
15 Mpʋɣʋlɛ Tɑfiiti tɔmɑ sɩ: Mɑ nyɩɩlɑ Pɛtǝlɛhɛm ɩcɑtɛ nɔnɔɣɔ hite tɑɑ lʋm kɛ́ ɩsɩɩ yem nɑ kpɛtɛ.
16 Tǝnɑɣɑlɛ yoolɑɑ sɔsɑɑ tooso ɩnɩ pɑ fɑɣɑnɑ Filiisi nyǝ́mɑ tǝsikile nɑ pɑ́ lu Pɛtǝlɛhɛm hite ńtɛ́ tǝ tɑɑ lʋm nɑ pɑ́ ponɑ Tɑfiiti. Amɑ ɩ kisɑ pǝ nyɔɔʋ nɑ ɩ́ mǝlǝnɑ-wɩ nɑ ɩ́ liisi Tɑcɑɑ.
17 Ɩlɛnɑ ɩ́ tɔ sɩ: Hɑɩ, Tɑcɑɑ, pǝ fɛɩ sɩ mɑ́ nyɔɔ lʋm pǝnɛ. Mpi tɔ, pǝ wɛ ɩsɩɩ yoolɑɑ pɑnɛ pɑ cɑlǝm kɛ́. Pɑ weesiŋ kɛ pɑ lɑpɑ ɑwusɑ. Ɩlɛnɑ Tɑfiiti kisi lʋm mpɩ pǝ nyɔɔʋ. Tǝmlɛ sɔsɔɔlɛ nte yoolɑɑ tooso ɩnɩ ɩ lɑpɑ tɔɣɔlɛ.
