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10 Ɛzɩ kɔjɔsɩ nzɩ sɩsɩba yɔ siyekuu nɛ sɔzɩŋ num wɛɛkɩɣ nɛ pɩlɩɣ sɔŋ yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ kɩmɛlɛndʋ pazɩ wiziɣ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ nɛ samtʋ.+

2 Lɔŋsɩnɖʋ laŋɩyɛ ɖiyiɣ-i nɛ ɖiwokini nʋmɔʋ kɩbaŋʋ taa,* ɛlɛ kɩmɛlɛŋ laŋɩyɛ ɖiyiɣ-kʋ nɛ ɖiwokini nʋmɔʋ kɩdɛkɛdʋʋ taa.*+ 3 Paa nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩmɛlɛŋ ɛtɩɩkpaɣaa yɔ, kɩfɛyɩnɩ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ;*+ nɛ kiyeki nɛ ɛyaa tɩŋa tɩlɩɣ se kɩkɛ kɩmɛlɛŋ.+

4 Ye wiyaʋ taa ɛwɩnɩ-ŋ siŋŋ yɔ, taakʋyɩ ño-lone taa nɛ ŋɖɛɛ;+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ hɛɛɛ wɛtʋ pasɩɣ kɩwɛɛkɩm sɔsɔm.+

5 Mana tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ* nabʋyʋ nɛ pɩkɔŋnɩ ɛyʋ laŋwɛɛkɩyɛ, mba pɔtɔkɩ kewiyitu yɔ, mbʋ picoɖuu-wɛ nɛ palakɩ yɔ pɩ-ɖɔndɩ.+ 6 Pasɩɣ kɩmɛlɛmɩŋ lona sɔsɔna sakɩyɛ taa, ɛlɛ mba pamʋnaa yɔ* paba ñɛwɛ lona cikpena taa.

7 Mana lɩmɖʋyaa kpaŋnaŋ yɔɔ, ɛlɛ awumbiya ñeɖiɣni ɖɔm nɩŋgbanzɩ ɛzɩ lɩmɖʋyaa yɔ.+

8 Weyi ehuyuu pɔʋ yɔ, ɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛtɔlɩ kɩ-taa;+ nɛ weyi ɛtʋlʋʋ pɛɛ koloŋa pɔʋ yɔ, ɖʋm pɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛñasɩ-ɩ.

9 Weyi ɛyɔkʋʋ pɛɛ yɔ apɩzɩɣ nɛ aɖʋ-ɩ heŋ, nɛ weyi ɛfakɩ ɖasɩ yɔ sɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ sɩkɔnɩ-ɩ kaɖɛ.*

10 Ye laɖɩyɛ* lɔŋ ɛsɩba nɛ ɛyʋ ɛtɩsayɩ-ɖɩ yɔ, pɩkaɣ pɔzʋʋ se ɛñaɣ pana nɛ pɩkɩlɩ. Ɛlɛ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ sɩɣnɩ ɛyʋ nɛ pɩɖɔmnɩ-ɩ camɩyɛ.

11 Ye ɖʋm ɛñasɩ ɛyʋ pʋcɔ nɛ ɛlɛ tɔɔ ɛ-fadɩŋ yɔ, fadɩŋ tɔɔyʋ sɔsɔ ɛnʋ ɛfɛyɩnɩ kɛzɛɣa nakɛyɛ.

12 Lɔŋsɩnɖʋ nɔɔ taa tɔm kɔŋnɩ pʋtɔdɩyɛ naʋ,+ ɛlɛ kɩmɛlɛŋ ndomee kɔŋnɩ-kʋ asɛyʋʋ.+ 13 Tɔm pee wena acalɩɣ lɩʋ kɩ-nɔɔ taa yɔ, akɛ kɩmɛlɛndʋ,+ nɛ kɩ-kɛdɛzaɣ tɔm pee kɛ kpaanzɩyɩtʋ ndʋ tiwokini asɛyʋʋ taa yɔ. 14 Ɛlɛ kɩmɛlɛŋ eeyeki yɔɔdʋʋ.+

Ɛyʋ ɛɛsɩŋ mbʋ pɩkaɣ labʋ yɔ; apɩzɩɣ nɛ eheyi-i mbʋ pɩkaɣ kɔm ɛ-sɩm wayɩ yɔ?+

15 Kɩmɛlɛŋ tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ nɩɣ-kʋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ halɩ kɩɩsɩŋ nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ pɩwɛɛ se kɩkpaɣ nɛ kiwolo tɛtʋ taa yɔ.

16 Pɩkɛɣnɩ asɛyʋʋ kpem ɛjaɖɛ nɖɩ ɖi-wiyaʋ kɛ pɩɣa evelaɣ+ nɛ ɖɩ-awumbiya paɣzɩɣ pa-kazandʋ nɛ tanaŋ yɔ! 17 Pɩkɛɣnɩ koboyaɣ ɛjaɖɛ nɖɩ ɖi-wiyaʋ kɛ mba pɔ-yɔɔ wɛ ñamtʋ yɔ pa-pɩyalʋ yɔ, nɛ nɖɩ ɖɩ-taa awumbiya tɔkɩ tɔɔnaɣ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩmʋnaa yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ se pakpa ɖoŋ, nɛ pɩtɩkɛ sʋlʋm ñɔtʋ kadadayaɣ yɔɔ yɔ!+

18 Feendu kɛɖɛlɛsaɣ yɔɔ lɛ, kuduyuu lɔbɩtʋ ɖasɩ susuu, nɛ nesi nzɩ sɩɩlakɩ naɖɩyɛ yɔ siyeki nɛ kuduyuu luluu.+

19 Tɔɔnaɣ yeki nɛ ɛyʋ woŋuu, nɛ sʋlʋm* yeki nɛ ɛyʋ nɩɣ wezuu leleŋ;+ ɛlɛ liidiye cɔŋnɩ ɛyʋ kɩcɛyɩm tɩŋa ɖeɖe.+

20 Halɩ ña-maɣzɩm taa* maɣmaɣ, taalɔ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ wiyaʋ yɔɔ;+ nɛ taalɔ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ ñɩm tʋ yɔɔ ña-ñalʋʋ yɔɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ sumaɣ nakɛyɛ* pɩzɩɣ nɛ keheyi-i tʋ; yaa mbʋ pɩwɛnɩ keŋ yɔ, pɩ-taa nabʋyʋ pɩzɩɣ nɛ pɩtanɩ-ɩ tɔm ndʋ ŋyɔɔdaa yɔ.