Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 17

Mika ƒe legbawo

1 Ŋutsu aɖe nɔ Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi, eŋkɔe nye Mika.

2 Gbe ɖeka la, Mika gblɔ na dadaa be, "Wò klosalo akpe ɖeka kple alafa si nèbe ame aɖe fi, eye nèle fi ƒom le amea dem lae nye esi. Nyee fii."

Dadaa gblɔ nɛ be, "Mawu nayra wò le ale si nèʋu eme nam la ta." 3 Mika trɔ ga la na dadaa eye dadaa gblɔ nɛ be, "Makɔ ga la ŋu atsɔ na Aƒetɔ la ɖe tawò. Mana woawɔ aklamakpakpɛ aɖe na wò eye woafa klosalo ɖe eŋu."

4 Dadaa tsɔ klosalo alafa eve (200) na klosaloɖaŋuwɔla aɖe wòwɔ aklamakpakpɛ aɖe da ɖe Mika ƒe aƒe me. 5 Legba la ƒe ha ƒomevi vovovowo nɔ Mika si eye wòtsɔ via ɖeka ɖo wo nunɔlae. 6 Le ŋkeke mawo me la, fia aɖeke menɔ Israel o eya ta ame sia ame wɔa nu sia nu si dze eŋu.

7 Ɖekakpui aɖe si nye Levitɔ la nɔ Betlehem le Yuda, 8 edzo le Betlehem be yeadi teƒe bubu aɖe anɔ. Le eƒe mɔzɔzɔ me la, eva ɖo Mika ƒe aƒe me le Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi.

9 Mika biae be, "Afi ka nètso?"

Amedzro la ɖo eŋu be, "Levitɔe menye metso Betlehem le Yuda, mele teƒe nyui aɖe dim manɔ."

10 Mika gblɔ nɛ be, "Nɔ gbɔnye eye nànye fofo kple nunɔla nam. Mana klosalo ewo wò ƒe sia ƒe hekpe ɖe wò nudodo, nuɖuɖu kple dɔƒe ŋu." Levitɔ la lɔ̃ eye wòtsi anyi. 11 Enɔ na Mika abe via ŋutsuwo dometɔ ɖeka ene. 12 Mika kɔ ɖekakpui la ŋu eye wòzu nunɔla nɛ. 13 Mika gblɔ be, "Menyae be Yehowa ayram azɔ elabena Levitɔ aɖee nye nunɔla le nye aƒe me."