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 2 «Aɖaɣnɩɣ-m pɩsɩnʋʋ fenasɩ nzɩ sɩɖɛwa yɔ sɩ-taa,

kɩyakɩŋ weyi ɩ-taa Ɛsɔ ɖaŋaɣ mɔ-yɔɔ yɔ,

 3 alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛlakaɣ nɛ ɛ-kanɖʋ ñandɩɣ ma-ñʋʋ yɔɔ yɔ,

alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛ-ñalɩmɩyɛ yekaɣ nɛ mɛntɛzɩɣ cɩkpɛndʋʋ yɔ,+

 4 alɩwaatʋ ndʋ maawɛ me-evebitu ɖoŋ taa* yɔ,

alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ma nɛ Ɛsɔ ɖa-taabalɩyɛ kaawɛ men-kizinziku tɛɛ yɔ,+

 5 alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Ðoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ kaakpɛndɩ ɛwɛ mɔn-cɔlɔ yɔ,

alɩwaatʋ ndʋ men-piya* kaacɔ-m nɛ sɩta yɔ,

 6 alɩwaatʋ ndʋ naanum kaatɔyɩ yem nɛ mamɩtɩɣ pɩ-taa yɔ,

nɛ kaaŋ pɩyɩɣ-m num lemisi yɔ.+

 7 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ malɩɣaɣ tɛtʋ nɔnɔɔ taa+

nɛ mancakɩ samaɣ kadaɣ taa yɔ,+

 8 evebiya naɣaɣ-m lɛ pɛkɛzɩɣ pa-tɩ kɩjaʋ,*

nɛ halɩ akpadɩyaa kʋyaɣ nɛ pasɩŋɩɣ.+

 9 Awumbiya kpaɣaɣ pa-tɩ nɛ paayɔɔdʋʋ;

pohuuzaɣ pe-nesi pɔ-nɔsɩ yɔɔ.

10 Ɛyaa mba pa-hɩla sɛwa yɔ posuŋaɣ tamɩyɛ;

pa-nzʋlʋma taaciɣdiɣ pɔ-nɔsɩ taa.

11 Mba payɩ pewelisaɣni-m yɔ pasaŋaɣ-m,

nɛ mba panaɣaɣ-m yɔ, palɩzaɣ mɔ-yɔɔ aseɣɖe kɩbanɖɛ.

12 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mayakaɣ kʋñɔndʋ weyi ɛmakaɣ kubusi se pasɩnɩ-ɩ yɔ ɛ-ñʋʋ,+

pɩkpɛndɩnɩ pɩɣa ŋga kɛfɛyɩ caa yɔ nɛ weyi ɛfɛyɩnɩ sɩnɩyʋ yɔ.+

13 Weyi ɛwɩzɩ sɩbʋ yɔ ɛwazaɣ-m,+

nɛ malakaɣ nɛ lelu laŋɩyɛ nɩɣ leleŋ.+

14 Monsuwaɣ siɣsiɣ wɛtʋ ɛzɩ wondu kususutu yɔ;

men-siɣsiɣ wɛtʋ kaawɛ ɛzɩ toko kɩɖaɣlʋʋ* nɛ ñʋʋ kitemuu yɔ.

15 Maapɩsɩ yʋlʋm ɛsa

nɛ taɖɩyɛ tʋ nɩŋgbanzɩ.

16 Maakɛ kʋñɔndʋ caa;+

mantazaɣ mba maasɩŋ-wɛ yɔ pɔ-tɔm taa tɔm ɖɩhʋyɛ.+

17 Mɔyɔkaɣ kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖʋ tamaɣ+

nɛ malɩzɩɣ mbʋ ɛkpawa yɔ e-kela taa.

18 Mɔyɔɔdaɣ se: “Ma-maɣmaɣ man-ɖɩɣa* taa mankaɣ sɩbʋ,+

nɛ man-kɩyakɩŋ kaɣ ɖɔʋ ɛzɩ kañɩŋa yɔ.

19 Me-lila kaɣ yɛzʋʋ nɛ atalɩ ɖooo lɩm taa,

nɛ ɖoluu kaɣ caɣʋ men-pilinzi yɔɔ ɖoo pilim.

20 Hɩɖɛ ɖʋʋ mbʋ mɛwɛna yɔ pɩpɩsɩɣ kɩfam tam,

nɛ me-nesi taa tɔʋ wɛɣ nɛ kɩtɔʋ ñɩma tam.”

21 Ɛyaa ɖaŋaɣ kpam nɛ pewelisiɣni-m,

paɖaŋaɣ tamɩyɛ mɔ-lɔŋ tasʋʋ.+

22 Mɛntɛŋaɣ yɔɔdʋʋ lɛ, pataawɛɣnɩ natʋyʋ se patasɩ yɔɔdʋʋ;

mɔn-tɔm pee tikaɣ pa-nɩŋgbaaŋ taa hɛɛɛ.*

23 Paɖaŋaɣ-m ɛzɩ ɛyʋ ɖaŋʋʋ tɛʋ yɔ;

pahaɣaɣ pɔ-nɔsɩ haaa ɛzɩ wayɩ wayɩ tɛŋ* paɖaŋaa yɔ.+

24 Mamʋʋyaɣnɩ-wɛ lɛ, pɩɖɩɣzaɣ-wɛ yem;

mɛ-ɛsɩndaa ñalɩmɩyɛ hɛzaɣ pa-laŋa.*

25 Mawɩlaɣ-wɛ nʋmɔʋ ɛzɩ pa-ñʋʋdʋ yɔ,

nɛ mancakaɣ wezuu ɛzɩ wiyaʋ cakʋʋ wezuu ɛ-sɔɔjanaa hɛkʋ taa yɔ,+

ɛzɩ weyi ɛhɛzɩɣ mba pɛwɛ kʋñɔwiye taa yɔ pa-laŋa yɔ.+