Hendu taa Hendu
7 «Oo ña pɛlɛ weyi ɛ-yɔɔ wɛ ñamtʋ yɔ,
Ña-nɩŋgbanzɩ ɖe ña-naataŋgbala taa mbʋ suwe!
Ña-tala wɛ ɛzɩ ajana wondu ndʋ tɩwɛ kotaa kotaa
Nɛ tɩkɛ tʋmlaɖʋ weyi ɛwɛ niye yɔ e-nesi tɛɛ tʋmɩyɛ yɔ.
2 Ño-cuuɖe kɛ ñanaɣ ŋga kɛwɛ kulam yɔ.
Vɛɛ ŋgʋ pesidi-kʋ yɔ, kɩtaatɛɖɩ ka-taa kpa.
3 Ña-hɩla ana a-naalɛ awɛ ɛzɩ nɛnzɛm piya naalɛ yɔ,
Nzɩ sɩkɛ ɖomaa yɔ.+
4 Ño-pondone+ wɛ ɛzɩ tukeɖe tilimiye yɔ.+
Ñɔ-mɔɔʋ wɛ ɛzɩ Libaŋ tilimiye
Nɖɩ ɖɩha ɛsa nɛ Damaasɩ yɔ.
Ñɔ-ñɔsɩ nzɩ sitibi yɔlɩ yɔlɩ yɔ, sɩ-tɔm kɛdɩnɩ wiyaʋ siŋŋ.*
6 Oo pɛlɛ kʋsɔɔlʋ, ŋtʋʋzɩ mbʋ suwe!
Ŋwɛ ɖeu kpem, ŋcɛzɩ mbʋ payɩ pɩhaɣ ɛyʋ taa leleŋ yɔ.
8 Mɔntɔm se: “Mankaɣ kpaʋ paʋ yɔɔ
Nɛ mɔnɖɔkɩ ki-tikiŋ weyi ɩ-yɔɔ nɛ pee yɔ.”
Ña-hɩla ɩwɛɛ ɛzɩ viiñi pee tikiŋ yɔ,
Ñe-fezuu ɛlɩɩ sɔzɩŋ ɛzɩ pɔɔm tɩʋ piye yɔ,
9 Nɛ ñɔ-nɔɔ ɛwɛɛ ɛzɩ vɛɛ ŋgʋ kɩkɩlɩ ɖeu yɔ.»
«Kitii man-kʋsɔɔlʋ liu tɛɛ hɛɛɛ,
Nɛ kikpe mba peɖiɣni ɖou yɔ po-ndomee yɔɔ hɛɛɛ.
10 Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ tɩnɩ-m,+
Nɛ ma e-liu wɛɛ.
12 Yele nɛ ɖɩkʋyɩ lɔŋ nɛ ɖiwolo viiñi hayɩm taa
Nɛ ɖɩna se viiñi tɩŋ hɔwa yaa we,
Nɛ ɖɩna se hɛtʋ yawa yaa we,+
Nɛ ɖɩna se girenaadɩ tɩŋ kpaɣ hɛtʋ yaa we.+
Peeɖe mankaɣ-ŋ wɩlʋʋ mɔn-sɔɔlɩm.+
Oo man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, ña mɔñɔɔzɩ-yɛ nɛ mansɩɩ,
Tɩŋ pee kɩfana nɛ kɩbɩna.