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57 Ɛyʋ siɣsiɣ tʋ ɖɩma,
Ɛlɛ nɔɔyʋ ɛɛmaɣzɩɣ pɩ-yɔɔ.
Pɩkpaɣ ɛyaa siɣsiɣ tɩnaa nɛ pɩɖɛna,*+
Nɛ nɔɔyʋ tiɖiɣzina se pɩkpaɣ ɛyʋ siɣsiɣ tʋ nɛ pɩɖɛna,
Asɛyʋʋ yɔɔ.*
2 Ɛsʋʋ laŋhɛzɩyɛ taa.
Mba payɩ pɔɖɔŋ ɖɔnɛ nɖɩ ɖɩtʋʋzaa yɔ, pɛhɛzɩɣ pa-kaɖʋnaa yɔɔ.*
3 «Ɛlɛ mɩ lɛ, ɩñɔtɩ,
Mɩ, halʋ efeluu pɩyalaa,
Mɩ, abalʋ acɛyɛ tʋ nɛ halʋ hayitu laɖʋ pe-piya:
4 Anɩ ihoŋuu?
A-yɔɔ ikuluu mɩ-nɔɔ wamm nɛ ɩlɩzɩɣ mɩ-nzʋlʋmɩyɛ?
Ɛzɩ ɩtɩkɛ kɩwɛɛkɩm piya,
Cɛtɩm piya,+
5 Mba pɔ-kɔɖɛyɩ kʋyɩ siŋŋ tɩŋ sɔsɔŋ hɛkʋ taa yɔ,+
Tɩŋ weyi payɩ ɩwɛ hatʋ camɩyɛ yɔ ɩ-tɛɛ yɔ,+
Kaaŋ sɔsɔŋ hɛɛnzɩ taa yɔ?
Halɩ ŋpɩyɩɣ-yɛ kilizasɩ nɛ ŋlakɩ-yɛ kʋjɔŋ.+
Ɛzɩ lakasɩ nzɩ sɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ sɩkɛdɩnɩ-m?*
8 Ŋsiɣ tɔzʋʋ yʋsaɣ pɔɔyʋʋ nɛ kɩ-ɖasɩ wayɩ.
Ŋyebi-m nɛ ŋɖɛɛ nɛ ŋkuli ña-tɩ yɔɔ;
Ŋkpawa nɛ ŋwalɩsɩ ña-kaɖʋ.
Nɛ ña nɛ wɛ ɩɖʋ ɛgbɛyɛ.
9 Ŋkpɛndɩnɩ num nɛ ŋtii Meelɛɛkɩ* cɔlɔ
Pɩ nɛ tɩlaaɖɩ sakɩyɛ.
Ŋtiyi mba ŋtiyiɣ-wɛ yɔ ɖooo poliŋ,
Piyeba nɛ ŋtii Pɩlaʋ* taa.
10 Ŋyɔkɩ ña-ñʋʋ nɛ ña-nʋmɔŋ sakɩyɛ tɩŋʋʋ,
Ɛlɛ ŋtɩyɔɔdɩ se: “Lidaʋ nakʋyʋ fɛyɩ!”
Ŋɖaɣnɩ hiɣu ɖoŋ.
Pʋyɔɔ ŋŋlɔʋ lidaʋ.*
11 Anɩ ŋse sɔɔndʋ nɛ ayeba nɛ ŋseli
Nɛ piyele nɛ ŋpaɣzɩ cɛtʋʋ?+
Ŋtɩtɔzɩ mɔ-yɔɔ.+
Ña-paa fɛyɩnɩ natʋyʋ.+
Mantisu tamɩyɛ nɛ mɛnkɛzɩ man-tɩ nɛ hɔɔlʋʋ na?*+
Pʋyɔɔ ŋtise-m sɔɔndʋ.
13 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ŋmakɩ kubusi se pasɩnɩ-ŋ yɔ,
Ña-sɩʋ kpelisi nzɩ ŋkpeɣlaa yɔ sɩɩkaɣ ña-ñʋʋ yabʋ.+
Helim kaɣ sɩ-tɩŋa kpaɣʋ nɛ pɩɖɛna,
Cɛɛkɛ helim mbʋ ɛyʋ feziɣ yɔ, pɩkaɣ-sɩ kpaɣʋ nɛ pɩɖɛna,
Ɛlɛ weyi ɛcɔzʋʋ mɔn-cɔlɔ yɔ, tɛtʋ kaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɛ-ñɩm
Nɛ man-pʋʋ kiɖeɖeu kaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɛ-pʋyʋ.+
14 Pakaɣ yɔɔdʋʋ se: “Ɩɖʋ, ɩɖʋ habɩyɛ! Ɩñɔɔzɩ nʋmɔʋ!+
Ɩkʋsɩ mbʋ payɩ pɩpadɩɣ yɔ man-samaɣ nʋmɔʋ taa.”»
15 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, tɔm tʋnɛ Weyi ɛkʋyaa nɛ ɛkɩlɩ pɩtɩŋa yɔ,
«Mancakɩ lone kʋkʋyɩyɛ nɛ kiɖeɖeye taa,+
Ɛlɛ mɛwɛɣ ɖɔɖɔ mba pɩtɔyɩtɩ-wɛ yɔ nɛ mba poluzuu pa-tɩ yɔ pɔ-cɔlɔ,
Se meyele nɛ ajamaa fezuu ɖaɣnɩ kpaʋ ɖoŋ
Nɛ meyele nɛ mba pɩtɔyɩtɩ-wɛ yɔ pa-laŋɩyɛ ɖaɣnɩ hiɣu ɖoŋ.+
16 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ maakaɣ-wɛ kaɖɩnʋʋ tam
Yaa maawɛɣ pana taa tam;+
Pɩtɩkɛ mbʋ yɔ, mɔ-yɔɔ lɛ ɛyʋ fezuu kaɣ camʋʋ,+
Halɩ pɩkpɛndɩnɩ wondu kɩlɩzɩtʋ ndʋ malaba nɛ tifeziɣ yɔ.
17 Ɛ-kɩdɛkɛdɩm, e-mulum kɛzɛɣa ñɩnʋʋ yɔɔ lɛ, mɔnkɔ pana,+
Pʋyɔɔ mɔhɔm ɛ-nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ, mɛmɛsɩ mɛ-ɛsɩndaa se ɛtaana-m, nɛ mɔnkɔ pana.
Ɛlɛ ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛɖɔŋ kaañamtʋ ɖɔnɛ,+ nɛ ɛtɩŋɩɣ nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ wɩlɩɣ-ɩ yɔ.
18 Mana ɛ-nʋmɔŋ,
Ɛlɛ mankaɣ-ɩ waʋ+ nɛ menɖiyi-i+
Nɛ manɖaɣnɩ-ɩ haʋ laŋɩyɛ hɛzʋʋ,+ ɛ nɛ ɛ-ɛyaa mba pɛwɛ kʋñɔwiye taa yɔ.»*+
19 «Mɛwɛɛ nɛ manɖʋʋ samtʋ ɛyʋ nzʋlʋmɩyɛ yɔɔ.
Pakaɣ haʋ tamtam laŋhɛzɩyɛ weyi ɛwɛ ɖooo poliŋ nɛ weyi ɛwɛ pɩ-cɔlɔ yɔ,+
Nɛ mankaɣ yebu nɛ ɛ-yɔɔ cɛ,» Yehowa yɔɔdʋʋna.
20 «Ɛlɛ kañatʋ tɩnaa wɛ ɛzɩ teŋgu ŋgʋ kɩwasɩɣ nɛ kɩɩpɩzɩɣ se kɩcaɣ ɖiɣ ɖiɣ,
Nɛ kɩ-lɩm wɛɛ nɛ pɩlɩzɩɣ aɖɔnɖɔla nɛ ahɔya yɔ.
21 Kañatʋ tɩnaa fɛyɩnɩ laŋhɛzɩyɛ,»+ mɛ-Ɛsɔ yɔɔdʋʋna.