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5 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ payɩ ŋwoki Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ ɖɩɣa taa yɔ, cɔnɩ ñɔ-ɖɔnɛ yɔɔ;+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩwɛ weewee se ŋwolo nɛ ŋwelisi+ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ se ŋwolo nɛ ŋlaa kɩlaʋ ɛzɩ kɩmɛlɛmɩŋ lakʋʋ yɔ,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɩɩsɩŋ se mbʋ ɩlakɩ yɔ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu.
2 Taakpedesini ñɔ-nɔɔ kuluu, nɛ taayele ɖɔɖɔ nɛ ña-laŋɩyɛ kpedesi nɛ ɖɩyɔɔdɩ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ ɛsɩndaa,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ wɛ ɛsɔdaa ɛlɛ ña ñɛwɛ tɛtʋ yɔɔ. Pʋyɔɔ pɩfɛyɩ se ŋkɩlɩ yɔɔdʋʋ.+ 3 Wondu* sakɩyɛ yɔɔ nɩɣzʋʋ yekina nɛ ɛyʋ ɖozuu,+ nɛ tɔm sakɩyɛ yɔɔdʋʋ yeki nɛ kɩmɛlɛŋ pɩsɩɣ kɔkɔɖɛ yaɖʋ.+ 4 Ye ŋɖuu ɖuutu natʋyʋ Ɛsɔ yɔ, taapɩsɩnɩ wayɩ nɛ tɩ-yɔɔ ɖɔm,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛ-taa ɛɛlakɩ leleŋ nɛ kɩmɛlɛmɩŋ kaaʋ.+ Ðuutu ndʋ ŋɖuwaa yɔ, ɖɔ tɩ-yɔɔ.+ 5 Pɩwɛ weewee se ŋtaaɖuu ɖuutu nɛ pɩkɩlɩ se ŋɖuu ɖuutu ɛlɛ ŋŋɖɔŋ tɩ-yɔɔ.+ 6 Taayele nɛ ñɔ-nɔɔ tuyi-ŋ nɛ ŋla* kɩdɛkɛdɩm,+ nɛ taayɔɔdɩ tiyiyu ɛsɩndaa se picoɖi-ŋ kicoɖuu.+ Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ŋyeki se ñɔ-yɔɔdaɣ ɛɖʋ ɖɩwɩzɩyɛ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ nɛ ɛɖɩzɩ ñe-nesi tɛɛ tʋmɩyɛ?+ 7 Ɛzɩ wondu sakɩyɛ yɔɔ nɩɣzʋʋ yekuu nɛ ɛyʋ ɖozuu yɔ,+ mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ tɔm sakɩyɛ yɔɔdʋʋ eewokini ɖoli. Ɛlɛ se sɔɔndʋ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ.+
8 Ye ŋnaɣ kaɖɩka sɔsɔɔ nakɛyɛ ñe-egeetiye taa, keɖiɣni nazʋʋ kʋñɔndʋ nɛ kaahʋʋ tɔm siɣsiɣ nɛ kapɩsɩɣ siɣsiɣ tɔm tuluŋa yɔ, pɩtaaɖɩɣzɩ-ŋ.+ Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ weyi ɛkɩlɩ kaɖɩka ŋga yɔ, eɖiɣni-kɛ naʋ; nɛ pa-ñʋʋ yɔɔ lɛ, lalaa wɛɛ ɖɔɖɔ.
9 Pɩtasɩ lɛ, pa-tɩŋa patayɩɣ ɖama mbʋ tɛtʋ lʋlʋʋ yɔ; halɩ wiyaʋ maɣmaɣ tɔkɩ mbʋ hayɩm lʋlʋʋ yɔ.+
10 Weyi ɛsɔɔlɩ liidiye yɔ ɛɛhakɩ liidiye kaaʋ; nɛ weyi ɛsɔɔlɩ ñɩm yɔ, ɛɛhakɩ kɛzɛɣa kaaʋ.+ Pʋbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pɩkɛ falaa.+
11 Wondu kɩbandʋ hukuu lɛ, tɩ-tɔɔyaa hukuu ɖɔɖɔ.+ Nɛ kɛzɛɣa ŋga weyi ɛtɩnɩ-tʋ yɔ ɛwɛna nɛ pɩtasɩna se ɛcɔnɩ-tʋ nɛ ɛ-ɛsa?+
12 Paa lɩmɖʋyʋ ɛtɔɔ pazɩ yaa sakɩyɛ yɔ, e-ɖom wɛ leleŋ; ɛlɛ ñɩm tʋ wondu sakɩyɛ ɩɩhaɣ-ɩ nʋmɔʋ se eɖoo.
13 Mana asɛyʋʋ sɔsɔʋ nakʋyʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ:* Ñɩm mbʋ nɔɔyʋ kpeɣli ɛ-tɩ nɛ pɩkɔnɩ-ɩ asɛyʋʋ yɔ. 14 Elesi ɛ-ñɩm mbʋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛ-kaɖʋwa* tɩɖɔmnɩ-ɩ camɩyɛ; nɛ ɛkɔm nɛ ɛwɛɛnɩ abalɩbɩɣa lɛ, nabʋyʋ taatasɩ kazʋʋ e-nesi taa.+
15 Ɛzɩ ɛyʋ lɩnʋʋ e-ɖoo lotu taa ndaakpeɖe yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ ɖeyi ɖeyi ɛkaɣ ɖɛʋ ɛzɩ ɛɛkɔm yɔ.+ Nɛ mbʋ payɩ ɛlabɩ tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ nɛ ehiɣ yɔ, ɛɛkaɣ pɩzʋʋ nɛ ɛkpɛndɩnɩ pɩ-taa nabʋyʋ.+
16 Pʋnɛ ɖɔɖɔ pɩkɛ asɛyʋʋ sɔsɔʋ: Ɛzɩ ɛɛkɔm yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ ɛkaɣ ɖɛʋ; nɛ weyi ɛlakɩ tʋmɩyɛ nɛ e-ɖoŋ kaahɛzaɣ falaa yɔ, kɛzɛɣa ŋga ɛwɛna?+ 17 Pɩtasɩ lɛ, ɛtɔkɩ tɔɔnaɣ cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa paa evemiye nɖɩ; nɛ ɛwɛ laŋwɛɛkɩyɛ sɔsɔɖɛ taa, kʋdɔŋ taa nɛ pana taa.+
18 Mbʋ manawa se pɩwɛ ɖeu nɛ pɩmʋnaa yɔ mbʋ yɔ: Avema pazɩ wena Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ ha ɛyʋ se ɛcaɣ wezuu yɔ a-taa lɛ, pɩwɛɛ se ɛtɔɔ nɛ ɛñɔɔ nɛ ɛnɩɩ leleŋ tʋma ɖoŋ ñɩna+ wena payɩ ɛtɔkɩ kʋñɔŋ nɛ ɛlakɩ tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ* yɔ a-yɔɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mbʋ kɛnɩ ɛ-kɩhɛyʋʋ.*+ 19 Pɩtasɩ lɛ, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ haɣ ɛyʋ ñɩm nɛ tomnaɣ yɔɔ wondu,+ nɛ ɛha-ɩ ɖɔɖɔ waɖɛ se ɛnɩɩ ti-leleŋ yɔ, pɩwɛɛ se ɛmʋ ɛ-kɩhɛyʋʋ* nɛ ɛnɩɩ leleŋ ɛ-tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ taa. Pɩkɛnɩ Ɛsɔ kʋjɔʋ.+ 20 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛwɩɣnɩ tɩlʋʋ* se e-wezuu caɣʋ avema ɖiɣni ɖɛʋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ yeki nɛ ɛ-ɛsɩyɛ sɛɛnɩ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ taa leleŋ nɩʋ.+