18 Shi yɛ Yuda maŋtsɛ lɛ ni tsu nyɛ koni nyɛbabi Yehowa nii lɛ gbɛfaŋ lɛ, nɔ ni nyɛkɛa lɛ nɛ, “Nɔ ni Yehowa, Israel Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ kɛɛ nɛ: ‘Wiemɔi ni onu lɛ ahewɔ lɛ, 19 otsake otsui* ni oba ohe shi+ yɛ Yehowa hiɛ yɛ nɔ ni miwie mishi maŋ nɛɛ kɛ emli bii lɛ—akɛ loomɔ baaba amɛnɔ ni mɛi anaa baakpɛ amɛhe yɛ amɛhewɔ lɛ he—ni ogbala otadei+ lɛ ni ofó yɛ mihiɛ, no hewɔ lɛ, mi hu minu oyaafo lɛ, Yehowa kɛɛ.

13 Etee nɔ esɔle ehã Nyɔŋmɔ, ni fai ni ekpa lɛ tsirɛ Nyɔŋmɔ ni ebo esɔlemɔ kɛhã mɔbɔnalɛ lɛ toi, ni eku sɛɛ ekɛ lɛ ba Yerusalem koni ebatsa emaŋtsɛyeli lɛ nɔ.+ Kɛkɛ ni Manase ná ele akɛ Yehowa ji anɔkwa Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ lɛɛlɛŋ.+

Be ni ebo etsɛ lɛ koni eye ebua lɛ lɛ, enu.+

22 Shi epapa kɛɛ enyɔji lɛ akɛ, ‘Nyɛhe afea oya! nyɛkɛ atade kakadaŋŋ ni hi fe fɛɛ lɛ abaa ni nyɛkɛbawoa lɛ, ni nyɛwoa enine ga, ni nyɛwoa enaji hu tokotai. 23 Nyɛkɛ tsinabi ni eshwi lɛ hu abaa, nyɛgbea lɛ, ni nyɛhãa wɔyea nii ni wɔmii ashɛa wɔhe, 24 ejaakɛ mibinuu nɛɛ gbo ni eba wala mli ekoŋŋ;+ elaaje ni ana lɛ.’ Ni amɛbɔi nyamɔ.

13 Shi toohelɔ lɛ damɔ sɛɛ shɔŋŋ, ni esumɔɔɔ akɛ eholeɔ ehiŋmɛii anɔ kɛyaa ŋwɛi po, shi etee nɔ egbála etsitsi mai ekɛɛ, ‘Ao Nyɔŋmɔ, dromɔ mi,* mi eshafeelɔ nɛɛ.’+ 14 Miikɛɛ nyɛ akɛ, nuu nɛɛ kpeleke shi kɛtee eshĩa ni abu lɛ jalɔ fe nakai Farisifonyo lɛ.+ Ejaakɛ mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni wóɔ ehe nɔ lɛ, abaaba lɛ shi, shi mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni baa ehe shi lɛ, abaawó enɔ.”+