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132 Oo Yehowa, mo kai David

Kɛ e nɔ́ nami ɔ tsuo;

 2 Kɛ bɔ nɛ e kã Yehowa kita ha a,

Bɔ nɛ e kã Yakob He Walɔ ɔ kita ke:

I be ye sɛ ɔ, nɛ ji ye sa a nɔ hwɔe;

 4 I be hae nɛ ye hɛngmɛ nɛ hwɔ mahe,

Nɛ i be kɔnɛɛ dee hulɔ

 5 Kɛ yaa si be nɛ ma ná he ko ha Yehowa,

Hi he nɛ hi* kɛ ha Yakob He Walɔ ɔ.”

 6 Hyɛ! wa nu he ngɛ Efrata;

Wa na ngɛ hue tso ɔ mi.

 7 Nyɛ ha nɛ waa ba e hi he ɔ;*

Nyɛ ha nɛ wa kplã si ngɛ nɔ́ nɛ e ngɔɔ e nane kɛ maa nɔ ɔ hɛ mi.

 8 Oo Yehowa, tee si nɛ o ba o he jɔɔmi he ɔ,

O kɛ o Daka nɛ o kɛ jeɔ o he wami ɔ kpo ɔ.

 9 Dami nɛ ha o we osɔfo ɔmɛ a he,

Nɛ́ nihi nɛ a yeɔ mo anɔkuale ɔ nɛ a he ose kɛ bua jɔmi.

10 O sɔmɔlɔ David he je ɔ,

Ko kua nɔ nɛ o pɔ lɛ nu ɔ.*

11 Yehowa kã David kita;

E be e nya se kpalee kɔkɔɔkɔ; e de ke:

“Ma ngɔ o nina amɛ a kpɛti nɔ kake*

Kɛ hi o matsɛ sɛ ɔ nɔ.

12 Ke o bimɛ ɔmɛ ye ye somi ɔ

Kɛ ye kaimi ɔmɛ nɛ i tsɔɔ mɛ ɔ nɔ ɔ,

A bimɛ hu

Maa hi o matsɛ sɛ ɔ nɔ kɛ maa ya neneene.”

13 Ejakaa Yehowa hla Zion;

E suɔ kaa e pee e hi he:

14 “Hiɛ ɔ ji ye he jɔɔmi he kɛ yaa neneene;

Hiɛ ɔ nɛ ma hi, ejakaa jã nɛ i suɔ.

15 Ma jɔɔ lɛ kɛ niye ní babauu;

Ma ha e we ohiatsɛmɛ ɔmɛ maa tɔ kɛ abolo.

16 Ma ngɔ yi wami hemi kɛ ha e we osɔfo ɔmɛ a he,

Nɛ nihi nɛ a yeɔ lɛ anɔkuale ɔ ma he ose kɛ bua jɔmi.

18 Ma ngɔ zo kɛ ha e he nyɛli ɔmɛ a he,

Se matsɛ pɛɛ* nɛ ngɛ e yi ɔ ma kpɛ.”