1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
1 Ifraymu tondey laabo ra boro fo go no kaŋ maa Mika.
2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
2 A ne nga nya se: «Nzarfu gude zambar fo da zango wo kaŋ i sambu ni se, kaŋ ay maa ni na laaliyaŋ sanni te i boŋ, ngey neeya. Nzarfo go ay do, ay no k'a sambu.» A nyaŋo ne: «Rabbi ma ni albarkandi, ay izo.»
3And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
3 A na nzarfu gude zambar fo da zango ye nga nya se. Nyaŋo mo ne: «Haciika ay jin ka nzarfo din no Rabbi se. I fun ay kambe ra zama ay izo wo ma himandi jabante da himandi kaŋ i ga soogu mo te. Sohõ binde, ay g'i yeti ni se.»
4Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
4 Saaya kaŋ a na nzarfu yeti nyaŋo se, kala nyaŋo na nzarfu gude zangu hinka sambu ka no zam se, nga mo na himandiyaŋ te nd'ey, jabuyaŋ wane da sooguyaŋ wane. I go no mo Mika windo ra.
5And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
5 Mika din gonda tooru fu. A na efod*, da fu-kaliyaŋ te. A na nga izey ra afo kambey toonandi zama a ma ciya nga se toorey alfaga.
6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
6 Jirbey din ra bonkooni kulu si no Israyla ra. Boro kulu ga te haŋ kaŋ ga saba nga bumbo diyaŋ gaa.
7And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
7 Arwasu fo binde go Baytlahami, Yahudiya laabu wano ra, Yahuda dumo ra, nga mo Lawiti no. A go noodin yawtaray.
8And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
8 Bora din binde fatta birno ra, kaŋ ga ti Baytlahami Yahudiya. A koy naaruyaŋ ka di hala nga ga du nangu fo kaŋ ga goro. A dirawo ra binde, kal a kaa Ifraymu tondey laabo ra, ka kaa hala Mika kwaara.
9And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
9 Mika ne a se: «Man no ni fun?» Bora ne a se: «Ay wo Lawi boro no, Baytlahami Yahudiya boro mo no. Ay goono ga koy ka yawtaray goray te no, naŋ kaŋ ay ga du nangu.»
10And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
10 Mika ne a se: «Ma goro ay banda ka ciya ay se baaba da alfaga. Ay mo ga ni no nzarfu gude way jiiri kulu, da bankaaray da ŋwaari.» Kala Lawito furo.
11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
11 Lawito yadda mo nga nda bora din ma goro care banda. Arwaso binde ciya a se danga a izey ra afo cine.
12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
12 Mika na Lawito kambey toonandi mo, arwaso binde ciya a alfaga. A goro Mika windo ra.
13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
13 Waato din gaa no Mika ne: «Sohõ ay bay kaŋ Rabbi ga gomni te ay se, za kaŋ ay du Lawiti kaŋ ga te ay alfaga.»