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3 «Maawɛ ma-ñalʋʋ yɔɔ ɖoo taa lɛ,

Mañɩnɩ man-kʋsɔɔlʋ.*+

 2 Mankʋyʋʋ nɛ mɔncɔɔ tɛtʋ taa;

Mɔncɔɔ habɛɛ yɔɔ nɛ samaɣ kadasɩ taa,

Mañɩnɩɣ man-kʋsɔɔlʋ.*

 4 Mantɩtɩɩɖɛtɩ pɔ-yɔɔ lɛ

Mana man-kʋsɔɔlʋ.*

Mɔñɔɔnɩ-ɩ, mantaañɩnɩɣ se meyebi-i nɛ ɛɖɛɛ

Pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mɔnkɔnɩ-ɩ mon-ɖoo ɖɩɣa taa yɔ,+

Pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mɔnkɔnɩ-ɩ weyi ɛlʋlɩ-m yɔ e-kuduyuu pɩ-taa ñɩŋgʋ taa yɔ.

 5 Oo Yeruzalɛm pɛlaa,

Iɖuuni nɛnzɛŋ nɛ tɛyɛ namɩŋ se

Ɩɩkaɣ fezuu man-taa sɔɔlɩm yaa ɩɩkaɣ-pʋ kʋsʋʋ pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ pɩmaɣ-pʋ yɔ.»+

 6 «Ɛbɛ lɩɣnɩ kañɩmbusuu taa nɛ pɩkpaɣ tulutulu ɛzɩ ñɔsɩ

Nɛ pɩlɩɣ miiri nɛ tɩlaaɖɩ kʋhʋlʋmʋʋ sɔzɩŋ,

Nɛ pɩlɩɣ ɖɔɖɔ tadɩyɛ laɖʋ pɔʋla tɩŋa sɔzɩŋ mbʋ yɔ?»+

Abalaa ɖoŋ tɩnaa 60 cɔ-kʋ nɛ pata,

Palɩzɩ-wɛ nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ abalaa ɖoŋ tɩnaa taa,+

 8 Pa-tɩŋa pɔɖɔkɩ laɣla,

Pafalɩsɩ pa-tɩŋa you labʋ taa,

Paa weyi ɛ nɛ ɛ-laɣɖɛ ɛ-tɩnaɣ taa

Se ɛlʋbɩnɩ mbʋ pɩɖʋʋ sɔɔndʋ ɖoo taa yɔ.»

 9 «Wiyaʋ Salomɔɔ kamaka* pɩkɛnaa,

Libaŋ tɩŋ ɛkpaɣaa nɛ ɛlabɩnɩ-kɛ.+

10 Liidiye ɛlabɩnɩ ke-tilima,

Sika ɛlabɩnɩ ke-ɖidesiye.

Heŋ hʋndʋ kɩsɛɛmtʋ yuulee palabɩnɩ ke-kpelaɣ;

Yeruzalɛm pɛlaa

Canɩ ka-taa nɛ sɔɔlɩm.»

11 «Oo Siyɔŋ pɛlaa, ɩlɩɩ,

Ɩcɔnɩ Wiyaʋ Salomɔɔ,

Ɛpam nesi ɖɔkʋʋ hulaɣ* ŋga e-ɖoo+ lʋ-ɩ yɔ

E-nesi ɖɔkʋʋ wiye,

Kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ ɛwɛ laŋhʋlʋmɩyɛ taa yɔ.»