Hendu taa Hendu
4 «Na! Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, ŋɖewa.
Na! Ŋɖewa.
Ñɛ-ɛsa wɛ ɛzɩ ahoo ɛsa yɔ ñɛ-kɛdɛɛka tɛɛ.
Ñɔ-ñɔsɩ wɛ ɛzɩ pʋŋ ewiɖe
Nɖɩ ɖitiki Galaadɩ pʋŋ yɔ.+
2 Ñe-kela wɛ ɛzɩ heŋ ewiɖe nɖɩ pɔkɔ ɖɩ-kpɛm pitileɖi yɔ,
Ewiɖe nɖɩ ɖɩlɩnɩ lɩm ɖɩzɔyɛ nɛ ɖɩkpaɣ yɔ,
Ðɩ-taa paa heu weyi lʋlɩ ɖomaa,
Nɛ heu nɔɔyʋ tilesi e-heɣa.
3 Ño-ndomee wɛ ɛzɩ nimaɣ kɩsɛɛmaɣ cɩɩɩ yɔ,
Nɛ ñɔ-tɔm pee wɛ leleŋ.
Ña-lɩkpaɣzasɩ* wɛ ɛzɩ
Girenaadɩ tɩʋ piye hɔɔlasɩ yɔ ñɛ-kɛdɛɛka tɛɛ.
4 Ñe-liu+ wɛ ɛzɩ Daviid tilimiye yɔ,+
Tilimiye nɖɩ papɩlɩ pɛɛ nɛ pamanɩ-ɖɩ yɔ,
Nɖɩ ɖɩ-yɔɔ posusi kpayɩŋ kudoku yɔ,
Ɩ-tɩŋa ɩkɛ abalaa ɖoŋ tɩnaa kpayɩŋ weyi ɩwɛ kulukulu yɔ.+
5 Ña-hɩla ana a-naalɛ awɛ ɛzɩ nɛnzɛm piya naalɛ yɔ,
Nzɩ sɩkɛ ɖomaa yɔ,+
Nzɩ sɩtɔkɩ ñɩtʋ hɛtʋ* hɛkʋ taa yɔ.»
6 «Pʋcɔ nɛ helifɛtaɣ paɣzɩ mabʋ, pʋcɔ nɛ kuzotiŋ ɖɛɛ lɛ,
Mankaɣ ɖɛʋ nɛ mankpa miiri pʋʋ yɔɔ
Nɛ tɩlaaɖɩ kʋhʋlʋmʋʋ piyaɣ yɔɔ.»+
7 «Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, ŋɖe ña-tɩŋa pilim,+
Ɛjandʋ natʋyʋ fɛyɩ ñɔ-yɔɔ.
8 Mɛn-tɛŋga, yele nɛ ɖɩkʋyɩ Libaŋ nɛ ɖɩɖɛɛ,
Ðɩkʋyɩ Libaŋ nɛ ɖɩɖɛɛ.+
Kʋyɩnɩ Amanaa* pʋʋ ñʋʋ taa nɛ ŋtii,
Kʋyɩnɩ Seniiri pʋʋ ñʋʋ taa nɛ ŋtii, Hɛrɩmɔɔnɩ+ pʋʋ ñʋʋ taa,
Kʋyɩnɩ mʋʋzɩŋ ɖɩzʋyɛ taa nɛ ŋtii, tiini kpoŋ pʋŋ taa.
9 Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, mɛn-tɛŋga, ŋsʋ ma-laŋɩyɛ,+
Ŋñɩtaa nɛ ŋyaɣ-m ɛsɩyɛ lɛ, ŋsʋʋ ma-laŋɩyɛ,
Mbʋ pisusi ña-lɩyʋʋ yɔɔ yɔ, pɩ-taa kʋɖʋm koŋ yeba nɛ ŋsʋʋ ma-laŋɩyɛ.
10 Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, mɛn-tɛŋga, ŋwɩlɩɣ sɔɔlɩm wɩlʋʋ mbʋ yɔ pɩwɛ ɖeu kpem!+
Ŋwɩlɩɣ sɔɔlɩm wɩlʋʋ mbʋ yɔ, pɩwɛ ɖeu kpem nɛ pɩkpaɖɩ vɛɛ;+
Ña-tɩlaaɖɩ lɩɣ sɔzɩŋ nɛ pɩkpaɖɩ sɔzɩŋ wondu tɩŋa payɩ!+
11 Mɛn-tɛŋga, ño-ndomee luluu tʋŋ num.+
Tʋŋ num nɛ naalɩm wɛ ña-nzʋlʋmɩyɛ tɛɛ,+
Nɛ ño-wondu kususutu sɔzɩŋ wɛ ɛzɩ Libaŋ sɔzɩŋ yɔ.
12 Mɛn-tɛŋga nɛ man-kʋsɔɔlʋ wɛ ɛzɩ kaɖaɣ ŋga pakaɖɩ kɔ-nɔnɔɔ yɔ,
Ɛɛɛ, kaɖaɣ ŋga pakaɖɩ kɔ-nɔnɔɔ yɔ, hiɖe nɖɩ paɖɩɣ ɖɩ-yɔɔ kpɩɖɩ kpɩɖɩ yɔ.
13 Mbʋ pɩñɔʋ ña-kaɖaɣ taa yɔ pɩkɛ* paradisuu* ŋgʋ kɩ-taa wɛ girenaadɩ tɩŋ pee,
Nɛ tɩŋ pee wena akɩlɩ ɖeu, nɛ sɔzɩŋ tɩŋ,* nɛ naarɩ* cɔka yɔ,
14 Naarɩ+ nɛ hɛɖʋʋ ŋgʋ payaɣ se safɩraŋ yɔ, sɔzɩŋ kañɩŋgbayaɣ+ nɛ kanɛɛlɩ,+
Pɩkpɛndɩnɩ tɩlaaɖɩ kʋhʋlʋmʋʋ tɩŋ ndɩ ndɩ, miiri, nɛ alowɛɛsɩ,+
Pɩtasɩnɩ tɩlaaɖɩnaa mba payɩ pakɩlɩ ɖeu yɔ.+
15 Ŋkɛ kaɖaɣ taa hiɖe, lɔkɔ ŋgʋ kɩ-taa nɛ lɩm kɩbam yɔ,
Nɛ lemisi nzɩ sɩlɩɣnɩ Libaŋ nɛ sikpeŋ yɔ.+
16 Oo hayo kiŋ helim, fe!
Oo hadɛ kiŋ helim, kɔɔ nɛ ŋsʋʋ!
Fɛtɩ man-kaɖaɣ yɔɔ hɛɛɛ.
Kɔ-sɔzɩŋ ɛñɛyɩ.»
«Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ ɛkɔɔ ɛ-kaɖaɣ taa
Nɛ ɛtɔɔ ka-taa tɩŋ pee wena akpaɖɩ ɖeu yɔ.»