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4 Maawɛɛ nɛ mɔhɔŋ-wɛ nɛ ɛyaa nimee,* mɔhɔŋaɣ-wɛ nɛ sɔɔlɩm nimasɩ;+
Nɛ pɛ-ɛsɩndaa lɛ, maawɛ ɛzɩ weyi ɛkʋsʋʋ sʋʋtʋ ɖaʋ pa-tamasɩ yɔɔ yɔ,
Nɛ mowoni tɔɔnaɣ paa weyi lɛ nɛ sɔɔlɩm.
5 Paakaɣ pɩsʋʋ Ejipiti ɛjaɖɛ taa, ɛlɛ Asiirii kaɣnɩ kɛʋ pe-wiyaʋ,+
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pekizaa se paapɩsɩɣ mɔn-cɔlɔ.+
6 Nɛ laɣɖɛ kaɣ cɔʋ pɛ-tɛtʋ yɔɔ+
Nɛ ɖɩpʋʋtɩ pɔ-nɔnɔsɩ ɖaŋ* nɛ ɖɩtɔɔ-wɛ kɩdɛkɛdɩm mbʋ paɖʋwa se palakɩ yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ.+
7 Man-samaɣ tɛm ka-taa se kaawɛɣ siɣsiɣ mɛ-ɛsɩndaa.+
Paa payaɣ-kɛ nɛ hayo kiŋ yɔ,* nɔɔyʋ ɛɛkʋyʋʋ.
8 Ɛzɩma manpɩzɩɣ nɛ meyebi-ŋ, Oo Efrayim?+
Ɛzɩma manpɩzɩɣ nɛ manɖʋzɩ-ŋ koyindu nesi tɛɛ, Oo Izrayɛɛlɩ?
Ɛzɩma manpɩzɩɣ nɛ malabɩ-ŋ ɛzɩ malabʋ Admaa yɔ?
Ɛzɩma manpɩzɩɣ nɛ malabɩ-ŋ ɛzɩ malabʋ Zebooyim+ yɔ?
Mɛlɛɣzɩ ma-lɩmaɣza;
Nɛ alɩwaatʋ kʋɖʋmtʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa lɛ, piseɣti man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ naʋ.+
9 Maakaɣ hutuu man-pana miŋ.
Maakaɣ tasʋʋ Efrayim ɖɩzʋʋ,+
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mɛnkɛ Ɛsɔ, mantɩkɛ ɛyʋ,
Mɛnkɛ Kiɖeɖeu mɩ-hɛkʋ taa;
Nɛ maatasɩɣ kɔm ña-wayɩ nɛ pana.
10 Pakaɣ ɖɔm Yehowa wayɩ, nɛ ɛkaɣ mʋdʋʋ ɛzɩ mʋʋzʋʋ yɔ;+
Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛmʋdʋʋ yɔ, ɛ-pɩyalaa kaɣ wɛʋ nɛ peseliɣ nɛ palɩɩnɩ wɩsɩ ɖɩɖʋyɛ nɛ pɔkɔɔ.+
11 Pakaɣ seluu ɛzɩ sumaɣ yɔ, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ palɩɣnɩ Ejipiti yɔ,
Ɛzɩ ehooye yɔ, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ palɩɣnɩ Asiirii ɛjaɖɛ taa yɔ;+
Nɛ mankaɣ-wɛ caɣzʋʋ pa-ɖɩsɩ taa, Yehowa yɔɔdʋʋna.+
12 Efrayim kpaɣ cɛtɩm nɛ ɛcɔzɩnɩ-m nɛ ɛta,
Nɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ ɖɩɣa kpaɣ pɔbɔtʋ tɔm nɛ kɔcɔzɩnɩ-m nɛ kata.+
Ɛlɛ Yuuda nɛ Ɛsɔ peɖiɣni ɖɔm mbʋ,
Nɛ ɛwɛ siɣsiɣ Kiɖeɖema Taa Kiɖeɖeu ɛsɩndaa.»+