1 Baaloo ni oyoyiɛ nwu ose letofo, lakpee ni akloo kafɔɔ di aba ninya yi, ni baadiki n-yoko banyuntɛ ku sinu basantɛ ku Lewi batii nɛ. 2 Layɔ obiloo-suɔtɔbi Hanani ku Hanania niale ni okpoo katanikokɔ bakpɛtɛ kanyayilatɛ nwu lase di Yerusalem kanya. Diekye aale osuɔtɔ wɔ niawɛ ni onukwale an-yɛkɛ ni Yaa kafɔɔ anlenkee ni batii kpinwu. 3 Ni latɔkɔ ma nlɛ, "Bitanta baasɛkɛtɛ Yerusalem n-yoko nwu dilaase di obe wɔ di kufĩ kamabe nii. Di obe wɔ di n-yoko banyuntɛ lekple bakpe ni di ɔkpɛ kamɛ, biɛta ma basɛɛ n-yoko nwu, baakpee mi abɔsaa. Bidiki kafɔɔ batii ba ninsi ni di Yerusalem fɛ banyuntɛ, bawo bawɛ di sɛkpɛ lɛma kamɛ di bawo kafɔɔ bawɛ di ayo lɛma amu ɔlɔɔkɔ."

4 Okpoo kplɛ nwu nfɛ lamuɔ, sebo late kafɔɔ, kafɔɔ batii kafui niawɛ nwu kaamɛ, di obe wɔ manadise ni ayo nwu letofo. 5 Nioso Yaa nii layɔ ni aakpee mi di otu kamɛ alɛ nsiisa banɔɔfotii-kplɛ, banɔɔfotii ku batii ba ninaa ni n-yilakɔ nta ayooto ɔkpana di ayo lɛma kanya. Lanya batii kasale ba niakye sɛlanle kamɛ baawa ni ayooto kukũ nwu. Nnya nle lanya baakpana ni kaamɛ:

6 Nnya nsɔ be batii niakye ni sɛlanle kamɛ baawa ni, mba niale ni balanle di Babel ɔka Nebukadnesar lakpaa aasifiko ni sɛlanle kamɛ (baapɛ baakplɛ baawa ni Yerusalem ku Yuda, obiala lasifi okpoo nɔɔ omu, 7 baawa ku Serubabel, Yesua, Nehemia, Asaria, Raamia, Nahamani, Mordekai, Bilsan, Misperet, Bigwai, Nehum ku Baana):

Israel basuɔtɔ ayooto ninle mba nɛ:

39 Olebatatɛ:

43 Lewi batii:

44 Sinu basantɛ:

45 N-yoko banyuntɛ:

46 Olekatakɔ nwu bakpɛmblatɛ:

57 Solomon bakpɛmblatɛ banantii:

61 Mba mmle niakata baakye Tel Mela, Tel Harsa, Kerub, Adon ku Imer sekpoo baawa nɛ, kafɔɔ batafuo otuo alɛ ana lɛma lakye Israel:

63 Ku mba niakye ni olebatatɛ kamɛ:

64 Batii ba mmle lawolaa ayooto lɛma di leyo lɛma akũ kamɛ, kafɔɔ batanya nya, nioso baadiki ma di olebatatɛ sɛsaabla kamɛ, fɛ batii ba ninanklekle nii. 65 Nioso, Abaa kanyayilatɛ latɔkɔ ma alɛ batanle alesaa ya nieklekle alenke ni kuninwii dilaase di obe wɔ baawɛ ni oletatɛ wɔ niatɔɔta ni ole ku Urim ku Tumim*.

66 Dikudi nwu nimmuu lɛpɔ labla batii nkpe afosi-ana-nkpe-nnyɔ, alafa-atiɛ-afosi-akuɔ, 67 di bakpɛmblatɛ-suɔtɔ ku bakpɛmblatɛ-sanko lɛma nkpe nkuɛnsĩ, alafa-atiɛ-afosi-atiɛ-bakuɛnsĩ diɛkyakaa ni nɛ; ni baawɛ sinu basantɛ basuɔtɔ ku basanko alafa anyɔ-afosi-ana-banɔɔ kafɔɔ nɛ. 68 Baawɛ bapɔnkɔ alafa akuɛnsĩ afosi-atiɛ-bakuɔ, babɔkɛɛ ba ninte ni fɛle bapɔnkɔ alafa anyɔ-afosi-ana-banɔɔ, 69 babɔkɛɛ ba nintuka ni atoo alafa ana-afosi-atiɛ-banɔɔ ku kapu bapɔnkɔ nkpe nkuɔ alafa-akuɛnsĩ-afosi-anyɔ.

70 Ayo kamɛ banɔɔfo bawo kafɔɔ lakyakaako di ɔkpɛ nwu kamɛ. Abaa kanyayilatɛ nwu lata koto katɛkɔ nwu koto sɛɛle bakilo banɛ ku ɔfã, abɛɛsibii afosi-anɔɔ ku akpeele alafa-anɔɔ-afosi-atiɛ ɛɛta ni olebatatɛ. 71 Ayo kamɛ banɔɔfo bawo lata koto katɛkɔ nwu koto sɛɛle bakilo kɔlafa afosi-akuɛnsĩ ku koto fututu bakilo kakpe alafa-ana-afosi-akuɔ. 72 Batii bule kafɔɔ n-ya baata ni labla koto sɛɛle bakilo kɔlafa afosi-akuɛnsĩ, koto fututu bakilo kakpe alafa-atiɛ-afosi-atiɛ ku akpeele afosi-akuɔ-akuɛnsĩ ɛɛta ni olebatatɛ.

73 Olebatatɛ, Lewi batii, n-yoko banyuntɛ, sinu basantɛ ku olekatakɔ bakpɛmblatɛ, di batii bawo ku Israel batii bule lakyakaa ni lasiɛ di mma bamu sekpoo lɛma kamɛ.

Di Yuda batii kɔwɛntɛ kuɛnsinle lawa ni yi, Israel batii nfɛ nsi ni di sekpoo lɛma kamɛ.