Chɛnɛsi

22 Okoŋ kɔɔli, mi Mɛlɛka tonyaa duau Ebilaham o tofaa bɛŋgu.+ Mbo veelu ndu aa: “Ebilaham!” Mbo chɛl aa: “Ee!” 2 Mi Mɛlɛka dimul ndu aa: “A yandii, chua Aase+ po num, po num pilɛ kpe ŋ kaala tau wo,+ mi la kuɛ o lɛŋnde Moliaa leŋ,+ ma kɔ soli ndu sala luamaa loŋ o pembii ya cho num chɔm nde choo.”

3 Mi Ebilaham pena chɔnɔŋ puŋ, mbo bɛɛndiaa naa chalaa sofɛlɛ ndɔɔ o kɔɔ. Mbo tɛɛndiaa yɔmnde le sala luamaa solioo. Okoŋ mbo chua buɛiyaa nduaa a ŋiɔɔŋ a Aase po ndɔ, ma kua o fondaŋ Mɛlɛka tonyaa chɔm ndu wo. 4 O paale yaa ndɔ leŋ choo, mɛɛ Ebilaham chua hɔlla, mbo cha fondaŋ koŋ landaŋ. 5 Mbo dimul buɛiyaa nduaa aa: “Nya lo nanuŋ a sofɛlɔɔ, kɛ ŋ cho lakɔ naa po nuu lachi nda miŋ kɔ piɛi Mɛlɛka, okoŋ miŋ miiŋgu nanuŋ.”

6 Mi Ebilaham chua yɔmnde le sala luamaa solioo, mbo handu Aase po ndɔ o choŋgu. Okoŋ mi ndupila chua yiŋndeŋ a muɛi,* ma hiau lachi a kɔlaŋ nda ŋiɔɔŋ. 7 Mi Aase veelu finya ndɔ aa: “Kɛkɛ!” Mbo chɛl aa: “Ee, po nuu!” Mbo nyuna aa: “Ŋ nɔ yiŋndeŋ a yɔmnde, kɛ kuɛɛnɛ saa naŋ cho laŋ sala luamaa solioo wo cho yɛ?” 8 Mi Ebilaham muli aa: “Po nuu, Mɛlɛka pila cho saa yɔŋgu le sala luamaa solioo.”+ Okoŋ ma hiau lachi a kɔlaŋ.

9 O mɛɛlulaŋ kpɔŋ, ma fuuluu o fondaŋ Mɛlɛka tonyaa chɔm ndu wo. Mi Ebilaham taŋgul bandu luamaa lasalaa loŋ, nduyɛ mbo hɛɛnduu yɔmnde lechoo. Mbo yii Aase po ndɔ balaŋ a peloŋ, okoŋ mbo yambu ndu o yɔmii o hɛɛnduu o bandoo choo ve choo.+ 10 Okoŋ, mi Ebilaham chua muɛi* le po ndɔɔ diyɔɔ.+ 11 Kɛ mi maalikɛinɔ Chɛhowa wo veelu ndu o choo choo niŋ aa: “Ebilaham, Ebilaham!” Mbo chɛl aa: “Ee!” 12 Mbo dimi aa: “Dii poombɔɔ le, nduyɛ tosal ndu nyɛ o nyɛ le. I sina niŋ kɛsɛ maa a nɔ siooŋii Mɛlɛkɛi, kanifuule a kɛɛ le ya pole numnde pilɛ leŋ kpe kioo le.”+ 13 Mɛɛ Ebilaham chua hɔlla, mbo cha saa kondoo a leelaŋ ndu la hauwaa o bɔɔ yɔmndo niŋ ndu ikɛi. Okoŋ mi Ebilaham kɔ bii saa kondo koŋ, mbo soli ndu sala luamaa sɔŋgɔ po ndɔɔ. 14 Okoŋ kɔɔli, mi Ebilaham ke fondaŋ koŋ diolaŋ aa Chɛhowa-chiiluɛɛ.* Lelaŋ waŋnda dimi wɔ hau kɛ ni aa: “Chɛhowa cho yɔŋgu o pembii nduɛi choo.”+

15 Mi maalikɛinɔ Chɛhowa wo o choo choo niŋ dimul vɛlɛ Ebilaham 16 aa: “‘I mɛnaŋ po,’ ya Chɛhowa dimi lende ni,+ ‘maa le mɛɛ ŋ tosa hei, nduyɛ a kɛɛ le ya pole numnde pilɛ leŋ kpe kioo le yɛ,+ 17 I cho num salaa dɔwɔɔ, mi tosa mi chuauwaa numnda* kui maa looŋ o choo choo niŋ, nduyɛ ma wa maa siooŋnde o pee mɛŋma ihɛllo kɔŋgɔ.+ Chuauwaa numnda* cho chieeŋ bɛnduŋ* yaamɔɔwaa ndaa biu biu.+ 18 Kaalaŋ o lɛŋndeŋ choo kpou cho salaa sɔla le ndapila sanaa o chuauwaa numnda*+ niŋ, le mɛɛ ŋ tuei ya diom yɛ.’”+

19 Okoŋ kɔɔli, mi Ebilaham miiŋgu naa buɛiyaa nduaa chua. Okoŋ mi nda kpou chaŋ ma miiŋgu latulu Biaa-siɛba,+ nduyɛ mi Ebilaham hiau lachi a challe o Biaa-siɛba niŋ.

20 Mɛɛ teleŋ tiŋ hiou, mi waŋndo huŋ dimul Ebilaham aa: “Milika bɛɛ, puaa o vilul Nahɔɔ bɛ num nda cho haa ni:+ 21 Po ndɔ tasoo diolaŋ aa Ɔɔsi, pɔmbɔ ndɔ diolaŋ aa Buusi, nduyɛ apiliaa cho haa ni, Kɛmuɛɛ finyaa Aluam, 22 Chɛsɛdi, Haaso, Pilidaasi, Chidilaafi, a Bɛtuɛɛ.”+ 23 Bɛtuɛɛ velu Lubeka+ ni. Puaa ŋɔmaa wa haa Milika vilul Nahɔɔ, bɛndoo Ebilaham ni. 24 Mi Luma laa ndɔ pɔmbɔ bɛɛ vilul ndu puaa. Nda cho haa ni: Tebaa, Keham, Tahaasi, a Maaka.