Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 17

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

and to be man from mountain: hill country Ephraim and name his Micah

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.”

and to say to/for mother his thousand and hundred [the] silver: money which to take: take to/for you (and you(f. s.) *Q(K)*) to swear and also to say in/on/with ear: to ears my behold [the] silver: money with me I to take: take him and to say mother his to bless son: child my to/for LORD

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.”

and to return: rescue [obj] thousand and hundred [the] silver: money to/for mother his and to say mother his to consecrate: dedicate to consecrate: dedicate [obj] [the] silver: money to/for LORD from hand my to/for son: child my to/for to make idol and liquid and now to return: rescue him to/for you

4 Dadaa tsɔ klosalo alafa eve na klosaloɖaŋuwɔla aɖe wòwɔ aklamakpakpɛ aɖe da ɖe Mika ƒe aƒe me.

and to return: rescue [obj] [the] silver: money to/for mother his and to take: take mother his hundred silver: money and to give: give him to/for to refine and to make him idol and liquid and to be in/on/with house: home Micah

5 Legba la ƒe ha ƒomevi vovovowo nɔ Mika si eye wòtsɔ via ɖeka ɖo wo nunɔlae.

and [the] man Micah to/for him house: temple God and to make ephod and teraphim and to fill [obj] hand: donate one from son: child his and to be to/for him to/for priest

6 Le ŋkeke mawo me la, fia aɖeke menɔ Israel o eya ta ame sia ame wɔa nu sia nu si dze eŋu.

in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) nothing king in/on/with Israel man: anyone [the] upright in/on/with eye his to make: do

7 Ɖekakpui aɖe si nye Levitɔ la nɔ Betlehem le Yuda,

and to be youth from Bethlehem Bethlehem Judah from family Judah and he/she/it Levi and he/she/it to sojourn there

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.

and to go: went [the] man from [the] city from Bethlehem Bethlehem Judah to/for to sojourn in/on/with in which to find and to come (in): come mountain: hill country Ephraim till house: home Micah to/for to make: [do] way: journey his

9 Mika biae be, “Afi ka nètso?” Amedzro la ɖo eŋu be, “Levitɔe menye metso Betlehem le Yuda, mele teƒe nyui aɖe dim manɔ.”

and to say to/for him Micah from where? to come (in): come and to say to(wards) him Levi I from Bethlehem Bethlehem Judah and I to go: went to/for to sojourn in/on/with in which to find

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.

and to say to/for him Micah to dwell [emph?] with me me and to be to/for me to/for father and to/for priest and I to give: give to/for you ten silver: money to/for day: year and valuation garment and recovery your and to go: went [the] Levi

11 Enɔ na Mika abe via ŋutsuwo dometɔ ɖeka ene.

and be willing [the] Levi to/for to dwell with [the] man and to be [the] youth to/for him like/as one from son: child his

12 Mika kɔ ɖekakpui la ŋu eye wòzu nunɔla nɛ.

and to fill Micah [obj] hand: donate [the] Levi and to be to/for him [the] youth to/for priest and to be in/on/with house: home Micah

13 Mika gblɔ be, “Menyae be Yehowa ayram azɔ elabena Levitɔ aɖee nye nunɔla le nye aƒe me.”

and to say Micah now to know for be good LORD to/for me for to be to/for me [the] Levi to/for priest