All the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “Because the king is our close relative! Why are you so upset about this? Have we eaten at the king’s expense? Or have we misappropriated anything for our own use?”
 Ghelɨ Judah ɨ bè na, “Ghès tî nì tì bòm ta fòyn fvɨ̀ a Judà. Iwo ateyni nɨn yaf nô zɨ̀ bòm ghà? Fòyn bû fu afo sɨ̂ ghès, bula ghèsɨ tìmi nà yɨ a ŋweyn a bò.”