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14 «Ɛyʋ weyi halʋ lʋlaa yɔ,

E-wezuu wɛ tobi+ nɛ kisuni kʋñɔmɩŋ.*+

 2 Ɛlɩɣ ɛzɩ hɛɖʋʋ yɔ nɛ pʋwayɩ lɛ eloo;*+

Eseɣ nɛ ɛɖɛɣ ɛzɩ kuzotuu yɔ nɛ ɛmʋkɩ.+

 3 Ɛɛɛ, ŋkam ñɛ-ɛsa ɛ-yɔɔ,

Nɛ ŋyaa-ɩ* tɔm se ña nɛ ɩ ɩhʋʋ.+

 5 Ye paɖʋ ɛ-kɩyakɩŋ yɔ,

E-fenasɩ ñʋʋ wɛ ñɔ-cɔlɔ;

Ŋɖʋ-ɩ kamaɣ ŋga ɛɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛtɛzɩ yɔ.+

 6 Kɛzɩ ñɛ-ɛsa nɛ ŋyebi-i cɔnʋʋ nɛ ɛpɩzɩ nɛ ɛhɛzɩ,

Pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛtɛŋ e-evemiye ɛzɩ abaa tʋ yɔ.+

Ye pɛsɛtɩ-kʋ yɔ, kɩkaɣ ɖaɣnʋʋ hɔʋ,

Nɛ ki-pilinzi ɩɩkaɣ yebu paɣlʋʋ.

 8 Ye ki-liɖe ɛkpadɩyɩ tɛtɛɛ

Nɛ ki-kiɖe sɩ tɛtɛɛ yɔ,

 9 Kɩnɩɣ lɩm sɔŋ lɛ, kɩɖaɣnɩɣ hɔʋ;

Nɛ kɩkaɣ lɩʋ pilinzi ɛzɩ tɩʋ kɩfalʋʋ yɔ.

10 Ɛlɛ ɛyʋ sɩkɩ nɛ pahɩzɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛɛtasɩɣ wɛnʋʋ ɖoŋ nɩɩyɩ;

Ɛyʋ tisiɣ fezuu lɛ,* le ɛwɛɣ?+

11 Lɩm mʋkɩ teŋgu taa,

Nɛ lɩm sɔʋ pɔɔ taa nɛ ka-taa wɩlɩɣ.

Paakaɣ fem, pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩtalɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛsɔdaa ɛɛtasɩɣ wɛʋ yɔ,

Nɛ paakaɣ fem ɖɔɖɔ nɛ po-ɖom yɔɔ.+

13 Hayɩ, ye ŋŋmɛsaɣ-m Pɩlaʋ* taa,+

Ye ŋŋmɛsaɣ-m nɛ pɩkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ña-pana ɖɛɣ yɔ,

Ye ŋŋɖʋwaɣ-m alɩwaatʋ natʋyʋ se ŋŋtɔzɩ mɔ-yɔɔ!+

Mankaɣ ɖaŋʋʋ tʋmɩyɛ nɖɩ paɖʋ-m yɔ* ɖɩ-kɩyakɩŋ kpeekpe taa

Pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mehiɣ hɛzɩyɛ yɔ.+

16 Ɛlɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ lɛ, nɩŋgbanzɩ nzɩ mɛnkpɛzɩɣ yɔ ŋwɛ sɩ-tɩŋa sɩ-kalʋʋ yɔɔ;

Man-kɩdɛkɛdɩm ɖeke ŋcɔŋna.

17 Pɔhɔkɩ man-kɩwɛɛkɩm huyuu taa,

Nɛ ŋtaaɖɩ man-kɩdɛkɛdɩm nɛ kɩtaaɖʋʋ.

18 Ɛzɩ pʋʋ tɔlʋʋ nɛ kɩyɔlʋʋ yɔ,

Nɛ ɛzɩ pɛkpɛzʋʋ kaaʋ ki-lone taa yɔ,

19 Ɛzɩ lɩm tɔkʋʋ kaaŋ yɔ,

Nɛ ɛzɩ lɩm kpeŋuu nɛ pɩkpakɩɣ tɛtʋ yɔ,

Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ ŋɖɩzɩ ɛyʋ lidaʋ.

20 Ŋŋyeki-i wizuu nɛ pɩkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛtɛŋɩlaa yɔ;+

Ŋlɛɣzɩɣ ɛ-wɛtʋ nɛ ŋɖɔɔnʋʋ-ɩ.

21 Paɖʋ hɩɖɛ ɛ-pɩyalaa, ɛlɛ ɛtɩna;

Papɩsɩ mba patɩlɩɩ pʋyʋ yɔ, ɛlɛ etiɖiɣzina.+

22 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛwɛ e-tomnaɣ taa yɔ ti-ɖeke tɩ-taa ɛnɩɣ siziŋ;

Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛwɛ wezuu yɔ ti-ɖeke tɩ-taa ɛcakɩ* kʋñɔwiye.»