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12 Na Gyihova zele Ebilam kɛ: “Ɛvi wɔ azɛlɛ zo nee wɔ mbusuafoɔ yɛɛ wɔ papa sua nu amra avinli tu na kɔ azɛlɛ ne mɔɔ mebahile wɔ la azo.+ 2 Mebayɛ wɔ maanle kpole na meayila wɔ. Mebamaa wɔ duma ayɛ kpole na ɛdawɔ ti awie mɔ banyia nyilalɛ.+ 3 Mebayila menli mɔɔ yila wɔ la, na meamaa munzule ado awie mɔɔ kɛdendɛ kɛtia wɔ la;+ na ɔlua ɛdawɔ ti mbusua kɔsɔɔti mɔɔ wɔ azɛlɛ ye azo la banyia nyilalɛ.”+
4 Yemɔti Ebilam hɔle kɛ mɔɔ Gyihova hanle la, na Lɔɔto nee ye hɔle. Ebilam vile Hɛlan la, ɛnee yeli ɛvolɛ 75.+ 5 Ebilam vale ɔ ye Sɛlae+ nee ɔ diema nrenyia ara Lɔɔto+ yɛɛ debie biala mɔɔ bɛnyianle+ nee menli* mɔɔ bɛnyianle bɛ wɔ Hɛlan la na bɛdule bɛ bo kɛ bɛkɔ Keena azɛlɛ zo.+ Mɔɔ bɛdwule Keena azɛlɛ zo la, 6 Ebilam luale azɛlɛ ne azo too ɔhɔdwule Hyikɛm azɛlɛ ne+ mɔɔ bikye Moolɛ mbaka mgbole ne mɔ la azo.+ Mekɛ zɔhane, ɛnee Keenama wɔ azɛlɛ ne azo. 7 Akee Gyihova yele ɔ nwo hilele Ebilam na ɔhanle kɛ: “Mebava azɛlɛ ɛhye meamaa+ ɛ bo zo amra.”*+ Yemɔti ɔzile afɔlemokyea wɔ ɛkɛ ne ɔmaanle Gyihova mɔɔ yele ɔ nwo hilele ye la. 8 Nzinlii, ɔdule ɔvile ɛkɛ ɔhɔle Bɛtɛle aduduleɛ awoka ne mɔ azo+ na ɔzile ye ɛdanlɛsua ne mɔɔ ɛnee Bɛtɛle wɔ ye adɔleɛ yɛɛ Eyae+ wɔ ye aduduleɛ la. Ɔzile afɔlemokyea wɔ ɛkɛ ne ɔmaanle Gyihova+ na ɔbɔle ɔ bo ɔbɔle Gyihova duma.+ 9 Ɛhye anzi, Ebilam dule vile ye azokoɛleɛ ne na ɔbɔle ɔ ti wɔ Nɛgɛbe nehane,+ na ɔlile tutɛnla.
10 Akee ɛhɔne rale azɛlɛ ne azo, na Ebilam bɔle ɔ ti wɔ Yigyibiti nehane hɔdɛnlanle ɛkɛ ne ekyii,*+ ɔluakɛ ɛhɔne ne mɔɔ rale azɛlɛ ne azo la yɛle kpole kpalɛ.+ 11 Mɔɔ ɔka ekyii ɔdwu Yigyibiti la, ɔzele ɔ ye Sɛlae kɛ: “Mesɛlɛ wɔ tie! Meze kɛ ɛle raalɛ mɔɔ ɛ nwo yɛ fɛ.+ 12 Yemɔti saa Yigyibitima nwu wɔ a, bɛbaha kɛ, ‘Ɔ ye ɛne.’ Akee bɛbahu me na bɛagyakyi wɔ. 13 Mesɛlɛ wɔ, ka kɛ me diema raalɛ a le wɔ, amaa ɛdawɔ ti yeawie me boɛ na bɛangu me.”*+
14 Mɔɔ Ebilam dwule Yigyibiti ala la, Yigyibitima nwunle kɛ raalɛ ne anwo yɛ fɛ kpalɛ. 15 Falo mgbanyima noko nwunle ye, na bɛhanvole ye bɛhilele Falo, yemɔti bɛvale raalɛ ne bɛhɔle Falo sua nu. 16 Ɔlua ɔdaye ti, Falo nee Ebilam lile ye boɛ, na ɔnyianle mboane, nlankɛ, asoaso nyinli nee mbelɛ, mrenyia nee mraalɛ sonvolɛma yɛɛ afunlumu dɔɔnwo.+ 17 Na ɔlua Ebilam aye Sɛlae ati,+ Gyihova maanle ngyegyelɛ mgbole rale Falo nee ye sua nu amra anwo zo. 18 Yemɔti Falo vɛlɛle Ebilam na ɔhanle kɛ: “Duzu a wɔva wɔyɛ me la? Duzu ati a wɔanga wɔangile me kɛ ɔle ɛ ye ɛ? 19 Duzu ati a ɛhanle kɛ, ‘Ɔle me diema raalɛ,’+ mɔɔ ɔti anrɛɛ mefa ye meayɛ me ye ɛ? Ɛ ye ne ɛne. Fa ye kɔ!” 20 Yemɔti Falo maanle ye menli ne mɔ hɔzɔhonle ye na bɛmaanle ɔvale ɔ ye nee debie biala mɔɔ ɔlɛ ye la ɔhɔle.+