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Hendu teyaa ñʋʋdʋ: Petee-tʋ nɛ cɩmʋʋ wondu ndʋ tɩ-yɔɔ wɛ nimasɩ yɔ. Masɩkili.* Daviid hendu.
2 Kemsini-m nɛ ŋcosi-m.+
Ma-nɩɣzɛ yeba nɛ menpeendiɣ yem,+
Nɛ ma-lɩmaɣza taa sidaa
3 Tɔm ndʋ koyindu yɔɔdʋʋ yɔ tɩ-yɔɔ,
Nɛ nazɩm mbʋ kañatʋ tʋ kɔŋnɩ mɔ-yɔɔ yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ.
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pakpazɩ kʋñɔmɩŋ huuye mɔ-yɔɔ,
Nɛ pa-pana taa, paanaɣ-m nɛ ɛsɩyɛ.+
5 Sɔɔndʋ kpaɣ-m, menseliɣ yem,
Nɛ mɔn-tɔnʋʋ paɣ mɔ-yɔɔ.
6 Mɔyɔɔdʋʋ tam se: «Ɛbɛ kaalaba se mɛwɛnɩ keŋ ɛzɩ ehooye yɔ!
Maakʋyaa nɛ mowolo mancaɣ ɖenɖe kaɖɛ naɖɩyɛ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩtalɩ-m yɔ.
7 Ɩna! Maasewa nɛ mɛnɖɛɛ poliŋ.+
Maawoba nɛ mancaɣ kañɩmbusuu taa.+ (Sɛɛla)
8 Maasewa nɛ mowolo ɖɩjɔzɩyɛ naɖɩyɛ taa,
Maaposi man-tɩ nɛ helim ɖoŋ ñɩmbʋ, maaposi man-tɩ nɛ tɛʋ ŋgʋ kɩnɩɣnɩ helim sɔsɔm yɔ.»
11 Ðɩzʋʋ wɛ tɩ-taa;
Nazɩm nɛ cɛtɩm wɛ tɩ-kadaɣ taa tam.+
12 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩtɩkɛ koyindu nɔɔyʋ tʋʋnɩ-m;+
Pɩɩkɛ mbʋ yɔ maaɖɔkɩ man-tɩ.
Pɩtɩkɛ weyi ɛkaɖɩɣnɩ-m yɔ ɛnʋ kʋyɩnɩ mɔ-yɔɔ;
Pɩɩkɛ mbʋ yɔ maamɛlɩ-ɩ.
14 Ðɩɩkɛ taabalaa kɩbama siŋŋ;
Ða nɛ samaɣ ɖɩɖɔŋaɣ nɛ ɖiwoki Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa taa.
15 Ðɩzʋʋ etudi-wɛ!+
Petii Pɩlaʋ* taa nɛ pɛ-ɛsa;
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ kɩdɛkɛdɩm wɛ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa nɛ pɩtɛ pɩwɛɛ pa-taa.
16 Ɛlɛ ma lɛ, Ɛsɔ mankaɣ yaʋ,
Nɛ Yehowa kaɣ yabʋ ma-ñʋʋ.+
Mba paaseɣ Ɛsɔ sɔɔndʋ yɔ,+
Paakaɣ tisuu se pɛlɛɣzɩ.
21 Ɛ-tɔm pee wɛ lɛzɛ lɛzɛ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ naanum,+
Ɛlɛ you wɛnɩ ɛ-laŋɩyɛ taa.
Ɛ-tɔm pee lozuu nɛ pɩkɩlɩɣ num,
Ɛlɛ akɛ laɣla wena pɛkpɛwa yɔ.+
Ɛɛkaɣ yebu kpa se siɣsiɣ tʋ ɛtɔlɩ.*+
23 Ɛlɛ ña lɛ, Oo Ɛsɔ, ŋkaɣ-wɛ tisuu pɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩkɩlɩ cukaŋ yɔ kɩ-taa.+
Mba pɛkɛ calɩm kpɛdɩyaa* nɛ cɛtɩyaa yɔ, paatayɩɣ pe-wezuu caɣʋ avema kɩmaŋ pʋcɔ nɛ pasɩ.+
Ɛlɛ ma lɛ, mankaɣ-ŋ taʋ liu.