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Elokelom ji Maika
1 Nne awohng no bo lung-e re Maika, á lohng go ewong ejahbe ji Efrem, 2 á bungu tong nnyehn re, &lt;&lt;Me wo rodo abahk asilva atahltahl nkpel ebal atahlku nyao nya a jo su re bo ma-a v, nyaa go egame." Nnyehn kehm bungu re, "Jehova fuula mmon ewame." 3 Eji á feere asilva nyao ba ka nnyehn, nnyehn kehm bungu re, "N bahke faake asilva nyaa kpee ka Jehova tib esi mmon ewame. M bahke rodo lim asowo, konngo a silva feere a nya ba ka-a."
4 Maika feere asilva nyao song ka nnyehn. Nnyehn kehm rodo abahk asilva atahl awubu ka nfohkotahl, á kehm koko lim asowo fere konngo asilva. Bo rodo asowo nyao bum go etahk Maika. 5 Maika limi ekahnlom, á tob limi nkpehrekabe ewobo ji njomanjom kpo kak, fere lim asowo. Á rodo mmon ewe awohng re á jol nlimanjom. 6 Ngare nyio, Isreel ntul bo belem, nne awohng awohng jo limi ji kpe-e koro. 7 Ngare nyˈnehm o njankun anyehng jolo go nyi lohng go etˈtohng ji Levi, á lene go Betlehem ji li go Juda. 8 Á mehle Betlehem re á song seb edi jindiki lene. Ana á kpˈjene mbang mbang asongo, á kehm ba rehng go etahk Maika ji li go ejahbe ewong ji Efrem. 9 Maika kehm-e bahbe re, "Gan wo a lohng no kpˈbake a?" Á kehm faange Maika re, "Me nne no lohng go etˈtohngo ji Levi wo, ejahbe ejame Betlehem ji li go Juda ji. N kpˈsebe edi ji m bahke lene." 10 Maika kehm bungu tong-e re, "Jol a name a, wo jol nsoo, a nlimanjom ewame. Go elya m bahk-a kake akpohko asilva na ebwubu, a nsol alehke, go nsol elkake nyi ngubjing." 11 Njangkun nyia nyi lohng go etˈtohngo ji Levi ba taame re á bahke lene a ne. Á jolo a ne are mmon ewe wo. 12 Maika kehm rodo njangkun nyia á jol nlimanjom ewe, á lene o etahk Maika. 13 Maika kehm bungu re, "N kpˈkahne re, Jehova bahke limi nsol nob a name, tib nnea Levi noa ebba jol nlimanjom ewame."