1 Di dii nwu nkpo, baaka Mose kukũ nwu osie kanya bata batii nwu lanu, ni baanya baakpana ninfa alɛ batanfũ Amoni otii ee Moab otii kuonwii baakpee di Yaa kasiisakɔ nwu kamɛ, 2 diekye batayɔ alesaa ku ntu balaakyakako Israel batii, kafɔɔ baata Bileam koto alɛ akpaani ma. (Kafɔɔ,Yaa loo lamunikĩisa lɛkpaani nwu aabla lɛtɔtrɔ.) 3 Obe wɔ di batii nwu lanu ni kufiofa ko mmle yi, baadiki batii ba bamuu niale ni bafɔɔ di Isarel batii kamɛ baase lete.

4 Fiɛ baabla ni nle mmle yi, baayɔ oletatɛ Eliasib nwu baase di Yaa loo leyo asaa ntɛkɔ nwu kanya. Nnwɔɔ ku Tobia ntɛɛ lalɛ nwaa, 5 ni aayɔ leyo kplɛ ninwii di obe nwu baatɔɔtɛ ni asaaɔta atitabi ku olufui ku olekatakɔ awansaa, ku atitabi akyuu-fosile, nta fɔle ku nnɔnyi be bɛɛbla bɛɛta ni Lewi batii, sinu basantɛ ku n-yoko banyuntɛ, ku asaa ya mankũ manta ni olebatatɛ aatɔɔ nɛ.

6 Kafɔɔ di obe wɔ baatɔɔbla ni n-ya mmle nwu amuu yi, ntawɛ di Yerusalem, diekye di Babel ɔka Artasasta alɛɛ afosi-atiɛ lɛnyɔɔfa nɔɔ kamɛ lapɛlakple lasifi ɔkyɛ nɔɔ. Di obe owo sɛmaa lakaalɛ nwɔ osuku 7 lakple lasifi Yerusalem. Nfa latofo dikpilesaa le di Eliasib labla ni, aata ni Tobia leyo di Yaa leyo akpata nwu kamɛ nɛ. 8 Ɔblɔ lafiɛ mi osie kanya ni ladiki Tobia leyo kamɛ asaa amuu di leyo nwu lafuki layu nɛ. 9 Ni lata osuku nlɛ bakleklesa ayo nwu kamɛ, ninfɛ lakplesa Yaa leyo akpɛnsaa nwu lalaase, ku asaaɔta atitabi ku olufui nwu nɛ.

10 Lanu kafɔɔ nlɛ blɔɔyɔ nlekɔ be manta ni Lewi batii bata ma, nioso Lewi batii ku sinu basantɛ nwu nimbla ni kasumu ɔkpɛ ntookple beesifi afe lɛma. 11 Nioso lasĩ ɔlaa lata banɔɔfotii nwu ni lakaalɛ ma nlɛ, "Obe oso biediɛ Yaa leyo biɛtɛ nkpo?" Ninfɛ lalɛɛ Lewi batii ku sinu basantɛ nwu lasiisa, layɔ ma lase di mblakɔ lɛma nɛ.

12 Yuda batii bamuu layɔ atitabi akyuu fosile, nta fɔle ku nnɔnyi baawako di asaa ntɛkɔ nwu. 13 Ni layɔ oletatɛ Selemia, Sadok kũyetɛ nwu, ku Lewi otii onwii manlɛɛ ni Pedaia lase di asaa ntɛkɔ nwu kanya, ni labla Sakur obisuɔtɔbi Hanan, aale ni Matania obisuɔtɔbi, bakyakaakotɛ lɛma nɛ, diekye baanya alɛ basuɔtɔ ba mmle n-le onukwale. Mma baata alɛ batɔɔsɛ asaa batɔɔta babilɛma nɛ.

14 Oo Yaa nii, nyuma mi ta nle mmle oso, tan-yee kafɔɔ onukwale lɛsaa le labla lata ni Yaa nii leyo ku kasumu nini.

15 Di ayi nwu nkpo kamɛ lanya batii di Yuda latɔɔ-wa nta di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi, baatɔɔwako atitabi, baatookpee atoo di babɔkɛɛ ba nintuka ni atoo suoto, diɛkyakaa ni di nta, awosobi, abue ku atoo ateate bamba amuu. Ni baatɔɔwako n-ya mmle amuu di Yerusalem di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi suoto nɛ. Nioso lasĩ ɔlaa lata ma di asaa osunsũ di dii nwu suoto. 16 Batii ba niakye ni Tiro baasiɛ ni di Yerusalem latɔɔwako kɔkpaku ku asunsũsaa ateate amuu babatoosunsũ nya di Yerusalem di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi suoto baatɔɔta Yuda batii. 17 Lasĩ ɔlaa lata Yuda banɔɔfotii-nɔɔfo nwu ni lakaalɛ ma nlɛ, "Obe ninle disiensiesaa le mmle biɔbla ni- minkpɔnɔfɔsa ni Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi nwu? 18 Bawa lee labla asaa ya mmle okle, nni oso di Yaa loo lata ɔlaa kpile wɔ mmle omuu lawa di suoto loo ku okpoo kplɛ wɔ mmle nɛ. Nfɛ biokpee ɔblɔ yakayaka minkyakaa di Israel batii suoto di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi nwu ɔkpɔnɔfɔsa kamɛ."

19 Lakpee kufiofa nlɛ nse kɔtɔɔfɔ kunyii lekpete di Yerusalem n-yoko fiɛ di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi lewo yi, baasɛɛ akloo nwu, batansɛkɛtɛ kafɔɔ dilaase di obe wɔ di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi nwu ntoofe ni. Layɔ ami omu batii nii lase di n-yoko nwu kanya di mmle manamafuo ni atoo kuanwii ɔwako ni di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi nwu suoto. 20 Ninwii ee sɛnyɔ di asaa basunsũtɛ ku mba ninsunsũ ni asaa ateate amuu nte di Yerusalem okpoo sɛmaa. 21 Kafɔɔ lasĩ ɔlaa lata ma lakaalɛ nlɛ, "Obe oso di oyoyiɛ ɔlɔɔkɔ biete ku kakyɛ nwu? Nse biekple biabla nle mmle yi, kamamufũ ye." Diayɔ ni di dii nwu diasifi nii, batasinwa di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi suoto. 22 Ninfɛ latɔkɔ Lewi batii nwu nlɛ bakleklesa suoto lɛma baasifi balaanyu n-yoko nwu di mmle di Lɛnyɛɛtɛyi nwu kate ni klekle.

Oo Yaa nii, nyuma mi di nle mmle kafɔɔ, faanyɛɛ nyaami di lɛbɔmbɔ kplɛ lɛfɔ kanya.

23 Diɛkyakaa ni yi, di obe nwu kamɛ lanya Yuda basuɔtɔ ba niayɔ ni basanko baakyeko ni Asdod, Amon ku Moab. 24 Babi lɛma ɔfã latoobuɛ Asdod sele ee batii bamba nwu onwii lɛma sele, batatofo mmle kafɔɔ baabuɛ ni Yuda sele. 25 Lasĩ ɔlaa lata ma, ni lakpaani ma nɛ. Lapɛ basuɔtɔ nwu bawo ni lasisifi sinwini lɛma nɛ. Lata ma baaka ntam di Yaa leyooto kamɛ labuɛ nlɛ: "Bitasin-yɔ babisankobi lee bita babisuɔtɔbi lɛma baayɔ, ee biayɔ babisankobi lɛma bita babisuɔtɔbi lee baayɔ ee biayɔ ma biata suoto lee. 26 Diele kɔyɔ fɛ n-ya mmle okle oso di Israel ɔka Solomon labla okpile? Ɔka kuonwii ditawɛ fɛ nnwɔɔ di nnle kpinwu kamɛ. Yaa nɔɔ labɔmbɔ nwɔ, ni di Yaa lase nwɔ sɛka di Israel omuu nɛ, kafɔɔ bia nnwɔɔ, bafɔɔ basanko niakpaa nwɔ baakpee di okpile kamɛ. 27 Dikaatɛ alɛ buanu nunua alɛ aye kafɔɔ biɔbla asiensie kpile ya mmle amuu, di onukwale ɔtanle ɔta Yaa loo ku bafɔɔ basanko ɔyɔ?"

28 Oletatɛ-nɔɔfo Eliasib obisuɔtɔbi Yoiada obisuɔtɔbi nɔɔ onwii niale Sanbalat, Horon otii nwu ɔlɔ nɛ. Ni latososɔɔ di ɔkyɛ nii nɛ.

29 Oo Yaa nii, nyuma ma, diekye baakpɔnɔfɔsa olebatatɛ ɔkpɛ kablakɔ ku olebatatɛ kanya ninii ku Lewi batii nwu.

30 Nioso lakleklesa olebatatɛ ku Lewi batii nwu di lɛsaa biala niale ni bafɔɔ lɛsaa, ni lata ma sɛkpɛ nɛ, obiala di kablakɔ nɔɔ. 31 Latɛ kafɔɔ mmle baakũ ni ntɔɔni di obe wɔ lata ni kanya, diata ni alesaa kasale kafɔɔ.

Oo Yaa nii, nyuma mi, faale mi sibualɛ.