The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Leave us alone for seven days so that we can send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. If there is no one who can deliver us, we will come out voluntarily to you.”
 Ghelɨ ghɨ tisɨnɨ a ntèʼ Jabèsh ɨ yvɨ iwo nâ yèynì ɨ tum na ghɨ ndu bè sɨ̂ fòyn Nahàsh na, “Fu ghes nɨ̀ mɨ̀chi nsòmbo ghès tum loyn igâmtɨ̀ sɨ̂ ghelɨ Isìlæ̀ nô ghɨ̀jɨ̀m. Ghès kæ tum wùl faŋ tɨ̀ gvì sɨ gàmtɨ ghes, a ghès fe kɨ̀ a yi asɨ.”