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Ye ɩɩwɛ mo-lone taa yɔ,*

manpɩzaɣ se mɔyɔɔdɩ tɔm sakɩyɛ nɛ mankaɖɩnɩ-mɩ

nɛ menkpiɣyi ma-ñʋʋ mɩ-yɔɔ.+

 5 Ɛlɛ ye pɩɩkɛ ma yɔ, maakpazɩ-mɩ ɖoŋ nɛ mɔ-nɔɔ taa tɔm,

nɛ laŋhɛzɩyɛ tɔm ndʋ tɩɩlɩnɩ mo-ndomee yɔɔ yɔ tɩɩhɛzɩ mɩ-laŋa.+

 6 Ye mɔyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ, ma-wɩzasɩ ɛɛhɛɣ,+

nɛ ye meyebi yɔɔdʋʋ yɔ, ma-wɩzasɩ nzɩ, sɩkaɣ pasʋʋ nɛ pɩtalɩ le?

 7 Ɛlɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, eyeba nɛ pɩɖɛ-m;+

ɛɖɩzɩ man-ɖɩɣa taa mba kpeekpe.*

 8 Ŋɖɔkɩ-m ɖɔɖɔ, nɛ pɩpɩsɩ aseɣɖe,

piyeba nɛ ɖanzɩ nzɩ mɛntɛma yɔ, sɩkʋyɩ nɛ sɩlɩzɩɣ aseɣɖe nɛ sɩkaɖɩɣnɩ-m.

10 Paha pɔ-nɔsɩ haaa mɔ-yɔɔ,+

nɛ pɛcɛbɩ-m kadanzɩ se penimi-m;

pekpeɣli ɖama sakɩyɛ mɔ-yɔɔ.+

11 Ɛsɔ ɖʋzɩ-m piya evelisi nesi taa,

nɛ ɛpɛɖɩ-m kɩdɛkɛdaa nesi taa.+

12 Maahɛzɩ yem, ɛlɛ ɛpʋʋtɩ-m;+

ɛɖɔkɩ me-nimaɣ wayɩ nɛ ɛtɔyɩtɩ-m;

pʋwayɩ lɛ, ɛpamɩ-m nɛ ɛsa.

13 Ɛ-tɔŋ tɔyaa cɔ-m nɛ pata;+

ɛtʋlɩ man-kataŋgayɩsɩ+ nɛ ɛtɩna man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ paa ññɩɩ;

ɛpɩyɩ mo-hoyosaɣ tataa.

14 Ɛtʋlɩ-m pɔŋ yʋʋʋ;

ɛɖabɩ-m ɛzɩ you laɖʋ yɔ.

15 Mɛñɛyɩ fɔlɔtɔ nɛ mohuuzini mon-tomnaɣ yɔɔ,+

nɛ menpim ñamtʋ ndʋ pahaɣ-m yɔ* puuyuu taa.+

16 Mewiwa nɛ mɛ-ɛsɩndaa yu cɩkpɛndʋʋ,+

nɛ cɩkpɛndʋʋ sɔsɔʋ* tibi mɛ-ɛsa hutu yɔɔ,

17 ŋgʋ me-nesi tɩla puuyaɣ lakasɩ nasɩyɩ

nɛ ma-adɩma wɛ kele kele.

19 Halɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ma-aseɣɖe tʋ wɛ ɛsɔdaa;

weyi ɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛlɩzɩ mɔ-yɔɔ aseɣɖe yɔ, ɛwɛ ɖooo hayo.

20 Man-taabalaa woŋuu-m+

alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mɛ-ɛsɩyɛ pɩyɩɣ ɛsɩtɛɣlɩm* Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa yɔ.+

21 Nɔɔyʋ ɛhʋʋ ɛyʋ nɛ Ɛsɔ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa tɔm,

ɛzɩ pahʋʋ ɛyaa 2 hɛkʋ taa tɔm yɔ.+

22 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩnzɩ nzɩ sɩkɔŋ yɔ sɩtɩɖɔɔ,

nɛ mankaɣ ɖʋʋ nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ pɔɖɔŋ nɛ paapɩsɩɣ yɔ kɩ-taa.+