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20 Naama tʋ Zofaarɩ+ cosi nɛ ɛyɔɔdɩ se:
2 «Pʋyɔɔ pisidi ma-lɩmaɣza taa nɛ piseɣtiɣ-m se moncosi,
mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩɩcakɩ-m ɖiɣ ɖiɣ.
3 Manɩ tʋtʋ ndʋ ŋtʋ-m yɔ;
nɛ mɔ-lɔŋsɩnɖɛ* seɣtiɣ-m se moncosi.
4 Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se ŋŋtɛm tɔm tʋnɛ sɩm,
mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mbʋ pɩwɛɛ, kpaɣnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ pasɩ abalʋ* tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ,+
5 se kañatʋ tʋ taa leleŋ kogoye eeleɖiɣ
6 Paa ɛ-sɔsɔtʋ ɛkpa ɖooo ɛsɔdaa
nɛ ɛ-ñʋʋ tukuni mɩndʋ yɔ,
7 ɛkaɣ tɛŋɩlʋʋ tam ɛzɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-pɩndʋ yɔ;
mba panaɣaɣ-ɩ yɔ pakaɣ pɔzʋʋ se: “Le ɛwɛɛ?”
8 Ɛkaɣ ɖɛʋ ɛzɩ ɖoziye yɔ, nɛ paakaɣ-ɩ naʋ;
pakaɣ-ɩ ɖɔɔnʋʋ ɛzɩ ɖoo taa natʋ yɔ.
9 Ɛsɩyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩna-ɩ yɔ ɖɩɩkaɣ-ɩ tasʋʋ naʋ,
nɛ e-lone ɛɛkaɣ-ɩ tasʋʋ naʋ.+
10 E-piya maɣmaɣ kaɣ pɔzʋʋ kʋñɔndʋ se ɛna sɩ-pʋtɔdɩyɛ,
nɛ ɛ-maɣmaɣ e-nesi kaɣ pɩsɩnʋʋ ñɩm mbʋ ɛmʋ lalaa cɔlɔ yɔ.+
11 Evebiɖe ɖoŋ kaasu ɛ-mɔɔ taa,
ɛlɛ e-ɖoŋ ɛnɩ ɛkaɣ hɩnʋʋ ɛ-cɔlɔ puuyuu taa.
12 Ye mbʋ pɩfɛyɩ ɖeu yɔ pɩwɛ leleŋ ɛ-nɔɔ taa yɔ,
ye ɛmɛsɩ-pʋ ɛ-nzʋlʋmɩyɛ tɛɛ yɔ,
13 ye ɛnɩɣ pi-leleŋ nɛ eeyeki-pʋ
ɛlɛ ɛsɩɩ-pʋ ɛ-nɔɔ taa mbʋ yɔ,
14 ɛ-tɔɔnaɣ kaɣ kpaʋ ñɩmɩŋ ɛ-taa;
kakaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɛzɩ ɖalʋ sɔtʋ* yɔ ɛ-taa.
15 Elibi ñɩm, ɛlɛ ɛkaɣ-pʋ tɔʋ;
Ɛsɔ kaɣ-pʋ lazʋʋ e-lotu taa.
16 Ɛkaɣ ñɔʋ ɖalʋ sɔtʋ;
cakpada kela* kaɣ-ɩ kʋʋ.
17 Wiɖiyi ɛɛkaɣ naʋ lɩm lemisi,
tʋŋ num pɔsɩ nɛ naanum pɔsɩ.
19 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛtɔyɩtɩ kʋñɔndɩnaa nɛ ɛlɔ-wɛ;
nɛ ɛmʋnɩ ɖoŋ ɖɩɣa ŋga ɛtɩma yɔ.
20 Ɛlɛ ɛɛkaɣ hiɣu laŋhɛzɩyɛ;
ɛ-ñɩm ɛɛkaɣ-ɩ sɩnʋʋ se ehiɣ ñʋʋ yabʋ.
21 Nabʋyʋ tɩkazɩ se ɛtɔɔ;
pʋyɔɔ pɩɩkaɣ-ɩ ɖenuu nɛ pileɖi.
22 Ɛ-ñɩm kpaɣ huuye siŋŋ lɛ, nɩɣzɛ kaɣ-ɩ hiɣu;
asɛyʋʋ kaɣ-ɩ talʋʋ nɛ ki-ɖoŋ kpeekpe.
23 Ɛwɛɣ nɛ ɛhaɣzɩɣ e-lotu lɛ,
Ɛsɔ kaɣ* tiyinuu ɛ-pana sɔsɔna ɛ-yɔɔ,
eyeki nɛ atii ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ asʋʋ e-lotu taa.
24 Eseɣ ñɩɣtʋ you wondu lɛ,
tɔʋ ŋgʋ palabɩnɩ ñɩɣyʋʋ kɩsɛɛmʋʋ yɔ kɩ-ñɩma kaɣ-ɩ tʋlʋʋ pɔŋ.
25 Ɛkpɛzɩɣ tɔʋ ñɩmɩyɛ e-siɣye taa,
ɛkpɛzɩɣ you wonuu ŋgʋ kiɖeɣ miŋ yɔ e-hoyosaɣ yɔɔ,
nɛ sɔɔndʋ kpaɣ-ɩ.+
26 Cɩkpɛndʋʋ sɔsɔʋ ɖaŋnɩ ɛ-ñɩm;
miŋ weyi nɔɔyʋ tɩfɛtɩ yɔ ɛkaɣ-ɩ ñaɣʋ;
asɛyʋʋ ɖaŋnɩ e-kizinziku tɛɛ ɛyaa mba pehiɣ ñʋʋ yabʋ yɔ.
27 Ɛsɔdaa kaɣ kuluu ɛ-kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔɔ;
tɛtʋ kaɣ-ɩ kaɖɩnʋʋ.
28 Lɩm kaɣ wadʋʋ nɛ pɩkpaɣ ɛ-ɖɩɣa nɛ pɩɖɛna;
pɩkaɣ kɛʋ pɔɔ sɔsɔɔ Ɛsɔ pana* kɩyakʋ wiye.
29 Mbʋ Ɛsɔ ɖʋwa se ɛhaɣ kañatʋ tʋ lɛ lɛ,
ñɩm mbʋ Ɛsɔ ɖʋwa se ɛcɛlɩɣ-ɩ yɔ, mbʋ lɛ.»