Mikee
Pakpaɣ ɖaʋ nɛ pamakɩ Izrayɛɛlɩ tɔm hʋyʋ lɩkpaɣzaɣ yɔɔ.+
2 Nɛ ña, Oo Bɛtɩlɛhɛm Efrata,+
Ña weyi ŋkɩlɩ ññɩɩ Yuuda cejewe* hɛkʋ taa yɔ,
Weyi ɛkaɣ-m kɛʋ wiyaʋ Izrayɛɛlɩ taa yɔ, ñɛ-tɛ ɛkaɣ lɩnʋʋ,+
Weyi ɛ-ɖɩlɩyɛ kaawɛ ɖooo caanaʋ taa yɔ, ɖooo lɔndaa yɔ.
3 Pʋyɔɔ lɛ ɛkaɣ-wɛ lɔʋ
Pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ weyi pɩwɛɛ se ɛlʋlɩ yɔ, ɛlʋlaa yɔ.
Nɛ e-koobiya taa mba pɩkazaa yɔ, pakaɣ pɩsʋʋ Izrayɛɛlɩ samaɣ cɔlɔ.
4 Yehowa ɖoŋ taa lɛ, ɛkaɣ kʋyʋʋ nɛ eɖiyi,+
Ɛkaɣ kʋyʋʋ nɛ eɖiyini ɛ-Ɛsɔ Yehowa hɩɖɛ paɣlɩka.
5 Nɛ ɛkaɣ kɔnʋʋ laŋhɛzɩyɛ.+
Ye Asiirii tʋ ɛwadɩ ɖɛ-ɛjaɖɛ yɔɔ nɛ ɛfɛyɩ ɖo-ɖoŋ tilima yɔɔ yɔ,+
Ðɩkaɣ kʋsʋʋ ninɖiɣyaa 7, ɛɛɛ, ɛyaa taa awumbiya* 8 nɛ pakaɖɩnɩ-ɩ.
6 Pakaɣ kpaɣʋ laɣɖɛ nɛ pɔhɔmnɩ Asiirii ɛjaɖɛ nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ,*+
Nɛ pɔhɔ Nimroodi ɛjaɖɛ+ nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ ɖɩ-nɔnɔsɩ taa.
Nɛ ɛkaɣ-ɖʋ holuu Asiirii tʋ nesi tɛɛ,+
Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛwadɩɣ ɖɛ-ɛjaɖɛ yɔɔ nɛ ɛfɛyɩɣ ɖɛ-tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ.
7 Yakɔɔb tɛ mba pɩkazaa yɔ, pakaɣ wɛʋ ɛyaa samasɩ sakɩyɛ hɛkʋ taa;
Ɛzɩ ɖoluu ŋgʋ kɩlɩnɩ Yehowa cɔlɔ yɔ,
Ɛzɩ tɛʋ nɩɣʋ ñɩtʋ yɔɔ yɔ
Ŋgʋ kɩɩɖʋʋ ki-lidaʋ ɛyʋ yɔɔ yɔ
Yaa kɩɩɖaŋɩɣ ɛyaa pɩyalaa yɔ.
8 Yakɔɔb tɛ mba pɩkazaa yɔ, pakaɣ wɛʋ ajɛɛ hɛkʋ taa,
Ɛyaa samasɩ sakɩyɛ hɛkʋ taa,
Ɛzɩ mʋʋzʋʋ wɛʋ laʋ tɛɛ kpɩna hɛkʋ taa yɔ,
Ɛzɩ mʋʋzʋʋ* wɛʋ heŋ ewiɖe hɛkʋ taa yɔ,
Kɩtɩŋɩɣ heŋ ewiɖe taa nɛ kɩkpaɣ heŋ nɛ kɩcɩyɩɣ-ɩ hɔɔlasɩ hɔɔlasɩ;
Nɛ nɔɔyʋ fɛyɩ se eholi-i.
9 Ñe-nesi kaɣ kpaʋ ño-koyindinaa yɔɔ,
Nɛ pakaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ ño-koyindinaa tɩŋa.»
10 «Kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ ki-wiye lɛ,
Mankaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ ña-kpaŋnaŋ ñɛ-hɛkʋ taa nɛ mɛwɛɛkɩ ñɛ-kɛɛkɛɛnaa cɩɖɩ cɩɖɩ, Yehowa yɔɔdʋʋna.
11 Mankaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ ñɛ-ɛjaɖɛ taa tɛtʋ ndɩ ndɩ
Nɛ mɔyɔkɩ ño-lona ɖoŋ ñɩna tɩŋa nɛ mɛnpɛɖɩ.
12 Mankaɣ yebu nɛ ñe-efeletu lakasɩ sɩɩ tɩnaɣ,*
Nɛ pɩɩkaɣ kazʋʋ nɔɔyʋ ñɛ-hɛkʋ taa se ɛlakɩ maajiki lakasɩ.+
13 Mankaɣ ɖɩzʋʋ ña-sɩʋ kpelisi nɛ ñe-tilima ñɛ-hɛkʋ taa,
Nɛ ŋŋkaɣ tasʋʋ luŋuu ñe-nesi tɛɛ tʋma tɛɛ.+
15 Pana nɛ ɖɩwɩzɩyɛ taa mankaɣ kpaʋ kɩmɩyɛ
Ajɛɛ wena atɩña yɔ.»