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23 Ye ŋcaɣaa se ña nɛ wiyaʋ ɩtɔɔ tɔɔnaɣ yɔ,
Maɣzɩ mbʋ pasɩ ñɛ-ɛsɩndaa yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ camɩyɛ;
2 Ye ŋwɛ hiluu yɔ,*
Ðʋ sɩɣa ñe-liu tɛɛ.*
3 Ñe-liu tɛɛ ɛtaakɔtɩnɩ ɛ-tɔɔnaɣ leleŋ ñɩŋga,
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ kɛkɛ cɛtɩm tɔɔnaɣ.
4 Taayɔkɩ ña-ñʋʋ se ŋpɩsɩ ñɩm tʋ.+
Yele ña-ñʋʋ yɔkʋʋ, wɩlɩ se ŋwɛnɩ tɔm taa nɩʋ lɛɣtʋ.*
5 Ŋŋkʋsʋʋ ñɛ-ɛsa se ŋcɔnɩ-pʋ lɛ, pɩtɛm ɖɛʋ;+
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se pɩkaɣ ñɔʋ keŋ ɛzɩ kpeluu yɔ, nɛ pɩkʋyɩ ɛsɔdaa nɛ pɩɖɛɛ.+
6 Taatɔɔ lɛɣʋ tʋ tɔɔnaɣ;*
Ñe-liu tɛɛ ɛtaakɔtɩnɩ ɛ-tɔɔnaɣ leleŋ ñɩŋga,
7 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛwɛ ɛzɩ weyi ɛlakɩ mbʋ payɩ ŋtɔkɩ yɔ pɩ-tɛ akɔnta yɔ.*
Eheyiɣ-ŋ se: «Tɔɔ nɛ ŋñɔɔ,» ɛlɛ pɩtɩlɩɩnɩ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ taa.*
8 Ŋkaɣ tɔɔnaɣ ŋga ŋtɔwaa yɔ hoou nɛ ŋtɔ;
Ŋwɛɛkɩ ñɔ-nɔɔ nɛ ŋsamnɩ-ɩ falaa yem.
9 Taayɔɔdɩ tɔm natʋyʋ kɩmɛlɛŋ nɩŋgbaaŋ taa,+
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ kɩkaɣ nim lɔŋsɩnɖɛ nɖɩ ɖɩwɛ ñɔ-tɔm taa yɔ.+
10 Taalɛɣzɩ lone kamaɣ ŋga paasiɣ ɖooo lɔndaa yɔ,+
Nɛ taawɛɛ nɛ ŋmʋʋ mba pɛfɛyɩ caa yɔ pɛ-tɛtʋ pazɩ pazɩ.
11 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Weyi ɛlʋkɩ pɔ-yɔɔ yɔ ɛwɛ ɖoŋ;
Ɛkaɣ-ŋ kaɖɩnʋʋ nɛ ɛlʋ pɔ-yɔɔ.+
12 Mʋ lɔŋ sɩɣzʋʋ nɛ ña-laŋɩyɛ pilim
Nɛ ŋkʋ nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ nɛ ŋwelisi sɩmtʋ tɔm.
13 Taakizi pɩɣa* nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ hɔm.+
Ye ŋmabɩ-kɛ nɛ ɖaʋ yɔ, kaakaɣ sɩbʋ.
17 Taaɖʋ* ɛsɩyɛ kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖaa yɔɔ,+
Ɛlɛ wɛɛ Yehowa sɔɔndʋ seu yɔɔ evemiye kpeekpe,+
18 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ pɩkaɣ-ŋ ɖenuu cee wayɩ+
Nɛ ñe-lidaʋ ɛɛkaɣ ɖʋʋ lɩm.
19 Man-pɩyalʋ, welisi, nɛ ŋpɩsɩ lɔŋsɩnɖʋ;
Nɛ ŋɖiyi ña-laŋɩyɛ nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩtʋʋzaa yɔ kɩ-taa.
20 Taawɛɛ mba pɔñɔʋ sʋlʋm* sakɩyɛ yɔ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa,+
Taawɛɛ mba paahakɩ nandʋ yɔ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa ɖɔɖɔ,+
21 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ sʋlʋm kpaŋɩyʋ nɛ hiluu tʋ pakaɣ sʋʋ kʋñɔndʋtʋ taa,+
Nɛ ɖomɖomuu yeki nɛ ɛyʋ suu wondu cɛkɩŋ.
22 Welisini ña-caa weyi ɛlʋlɩ-ŋ yɔ
Nɛ taani ño-ɖoo se ɛkpadɩyaa.+
23 Ya* toovenim nɛ taapɛdɩ-pʋ kpa,+
La mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ, lɔŋ sɩɣzʋʋ nɛ tɔm taa nɩʋ lɛɣtʋ hɔɔlʋʋ taa.+
24 Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se ɛyʋ siɣsiɣ tʋ caa taa kaɣ labʋ leleŋ
Nɛ weyi ɛlʋlɩ pɩɣa ŋga kasɩm lɔŋ yɔ, ɛ-taa kaɣ-kɛ labɩnʋʋ leleŋ.
25 Ña-caa nɛ ño-ɖoo pa-taa kaɣ labʋ leleŋ,
Nɛ halʋ weyi ɛlʋlɩ-ŋ yɔ, ɛ-taa kaɣ hʋlʋmʋʋ.
26 Man-pɩyalʋ, cɛlɩ-m ña-laŋɩyɛ,
Nɛ tɛtɛ nɛ ma-nʋmɔŋ tɔm kɛdɩnɩ ñɛ-ɛsa.+
27 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ halʋ hayitu laɖʋ kɛ pɔʋ cukaŋ ñɩŋgʋ,
Nɛ halʋ weyi ɛcakɩ wezuu kɩdɛkɛdʋʋ yɔ ɛkɛ* lɔkɔ ŋgʋ kɩwɛ kpɩyɩsɔɔ yɔ.+
28 Ɛpabɩɣ nɛ ɛɖaŋɩɣ ɛzɩ mɩlʋ yɔ;+
Ɛlakɩ nɛ abalaa mba pɛfɛyɩ siɣsiɣ yɔ pɔɖɔʋ ɖɔʋ yɔɔ.
29 Anɩ asɛyʋʋ talɩɣ? Awɛ nɩɣzɛ taa?
Alakɩ ñaɖʋʋ? Awiɣ kʋñɔŋ?
Amʋʋ heŋ falaa yem? A-ɛsa sɛ cɩɩɩ?*
31 Taacɔŋnɩ vɛɛ, ɛzɩma kɩsɛwa yɔ,
Ɛzɩma kɩñɩlɩsɩɣ kɔpʋ taa yɔ, nɛ ɛzɩma kitiki camɩyɛ ɛyʋ liu tɛɛ yɔ;
32 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pɩtɛŋna se kɩñasɩɣ ɛzɩ ɖʋm yɔ,
Nɛ kɩtɔʋ sɔtʋ ɛzɩ cakpada yɔ.
33 Ñɛ-ɛsa kaɣ naʋ mbʋ ŋtɩna-pʋ wiɖiyi nɛ ŋna yɔ,
Nɛ ña-laŋɩyɛ kaɣ yɔɔdʋʋ ɛzaɣtʋ tɔm.+
34 Nɛ ŋkaɣ wɛʋ ɛzɩ ɛyʋ weyi ɛhɩnɩ teŋgu hɛkʋ taa yɔ,
Ɛzɩ weyi ɛhɩnɩ ɖooo mɛlɛ ɖaʋ ñʋʋ taa yɔ.
35 Nɛ ŋkaɣ tɔm se: «Polu-m, ɛlɛ pɩtɩwɩɩ mɔ-yɔɔ.*
Pamabɩ-m, ɛlɛ mantɩna.
Ɛzɩmtaa mankaɣ fem?+
Pɩpɔzʋʋ se mantasɩ ñɔʋ.»*