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 2 «Ɩwɛɣ nɛ ɩɖʋʋ man-kalɩzaɣ* ɖɩwɩzɩyɛ+

Nɛ ɩtɔyɩtʋʋ-m nɛ mɩ-tɔm pee+ nɛ pɩkɔɔ pɩsɩɩnɩ ɖooye?

 3 Ɩkalʋʋ-m* yɔ pɩlakɩ tam 10 yɔ;

Fɛyɛ tɩkpa-mɩ se ɩwɩlɩ-m ñaŋ.+

 4 Nɛ paa picoɖi-m toovenim taa yɔ,

Mɔ-yɔɔ man-kɩwɛɛkɩm cakɩ.

 5 Ye ɩtɛŋ mɩ-taa se ɩkpazɩɣ mɩ-tɩ ma-ñʋʋ yɔɔ,

Nɛ ɩtɔŋ se mamʋnaa se paɖʋ-m fɛyɛ yɔ,

 6 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ, ɩtɩlɩ se Ɛsɔ labɩna nɛ mele,

Nɛ ɛkpa-m e-piyuu taa.

 7 Ɩna! Mɛwɛɛ nɛ mamakɩ kubusi se: “Puuyaɣ lakasɩ!” Ɛlɛ nɔɔyʋ ticosi-m;+

Mɛwɛɛ nɛ mamakɩ kubusi se pasɩnɩ-m, ɛlɛ siɣsiɣ wɛtʋ fɛyɩ.+

 8 Ɛɖɩɣ ma-nʋmɔʋ nɛ pɛɛ koloŋa, nɛ maapɩzɩɣ se mɛntɛzɩ;

Eyeba nɛ ma-nʋmɔŋ taa yu cɩkpɛndʋʋ.+

 9 Ɛhɔzɩ mɔ-yɔɔ hɩɖɛ ɖʋʋ mbʋ mɛwɛna yɔ

Nɛ ekuli ma-ñʋʋ yɔɔ awiya hulaɣ.

10 Ɛyɔlɩsɩ-m cɩɖɩ cɩɖɩ nɛ mɛntɛŋɩlɩ;

Ɛkpɛzɩ me-lidaʋ ɛzɩ pɛkpɛzʋʋ tɩʋ yɔ.

11 Ɛkɔ-m nɛ pana siŋŋ,

Nɛ ɛkpakɩɣ-m ɛzɩ e-koyindu yɔ.+

12 Ɛ-sɔɔjanaa kpɛndaa nɛ pɔkɔɔ nɛ pɛñɛyɩ-m,

Pɔcɔ men-kizinziku nɛ pata.

13 Eposi mon-koobiya maɣmaɣ ɖooo poliŋ nɛ m,

Nɛ mba pasɩmɩ-m yɔ paha-m siɣye.+

14 Man-taabalaa kɩbama* ɖɛwa,

Nɛ mba mansɩm camɩyɛ yɔ pɔsɔ mɔ-yɔɔ.+

15 Man-ɖɩɣa taa agɔma+ nɛ mo-yomaa halɩñɩma pɔcɔŋnɩ-m ɛzɩ paasɩŋɩ-m yɔ;

Mɛnkɛ agbaaɣdaa tʋ pɛ-ɛsɩndaa.

16 Maya ma-lɩmɖʋyʋ, ɛlɛ ɛtɩsɛɛ;

Monkuli mɔ-nɔɔ nɛ mentendi-i se ɛna man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ.

17 Mɔ-nɔɔ taa lɩɣ sɔŋ ma-halʋ,+

Nɛ mɛnkɛ mbʋ pɩlɩɣ sɔŋ yɔ mon-koobiya* maɣmaɣ cɔlɔ.

18 Halɩ piya cikpesi maɣmaɣ niŋi-m;

Mankʋyʋʋ lɛ, sɩpaɣzɩɣ-m hoŋuu.

19 Man-taabalaa kɩbama kpeekpe paɖɩɣ-m,+

Nɛ mba maasɔɔlaa yɔ, papɩsaa nɛ pakaɖɩɣnɩ-m.+

20 Mɔ-mɔɔ ñɔnɩ mɔn-tɔnʋʋ nɛ mon-tomnaɣ nandʋ,+

Malɩɣ pɩ-taa nɛ men-kela yɔɔ tɔnʋʋ.

21 Ɩna man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ, man-taabalaa, ɩna man-pʋtɔdɩyɛ,

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Ɛsɔ nesi maɣmaɣ tukuni-m.+

22 Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɩwɛɛ nɛ ɩnazɩɣ-m ɛzɩ Ɛsɔ ɖɔɖɔ lakʋʋ yɔ,+

Nɛ iyouni-m kaahɛzaɣ?*+

23 Ɛbɛ kaalaba se pama mɔn-tɔm pee nɛ pasɩɩ,

Ɛbɛ kaalaba se pama-yɛ takayaɣ nakɛyɛ taa!

24 Hayɩ, ɛbɛ kaalaba se pama-yɛ nɛ ñɩɣtʋ kɩmamaʋ

Nɛ ñɩɣtʋ ndʋ payaɣ se pʋlɔŋ yɔ kaaʋ nakʋyʋ yɔɔ nɛ awɛɛ tam!

25 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mana camɩyɛ se ma-ñʋʋ yaɖʋ*+ wɛ wezuu;

Ɛkaɣ kɔm pʋwayɩ nɛ ɛkʋyɩ nɛ ɛsɩŋ tɛtʋ* yɔɔ.

26 Paɖɩzɩɣ mɔn-tɔnʋʋ mbʋ nɛ pɩtɛ,

Nɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mɛnkpɛndɩ mɛwɛ mon-tomnaɣ taa yɔ lɛ, mankaɣ naʋ Ɛsɔ,

27 Ma-maɣmaɣ mankaɣ-ɩ naʋ,

Mɛ-ɛsa maɣmaɣ kaɣnɩ-ɩ naʋ, pɩtɩkɛ nɔɔyʋ ñɩna.+

29 Mɩ-maɣmaɣ pɩwɛɛ se ise laɣɖɛ sɔɔndʋ,+

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ laɣɖɛ kɔŋnɩ nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ hɔmtʋ kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖaa yɔɔ;

Pɩwɛɛ se ɩtɩlɩ se tɔm hʋyʋ nɔɔyʋ wɛɛ.»+