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8 «Ye pɩɩlaba se ŋwɛ ɛzɩ man-ɖalʋ yɔ,
weyi ɛmʋzɩ mon-ɖoo hɩla yɔ!
Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ maamʋzɩ ñɔ-nɔɔ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ mankatɩɣ-ŋ awayɩ yɔ,+
nɛ nɔɔyʋ eeniŋi-m.
Maaha-ŋ vɛɛ sɔzɩŋ ñɩŋgʋ nɛ ŋñɔɔ,
maaha-ŋ girenaadɩ tɩŋ pee lɩm kɩbam nɛ ŋñɔɔ.
3 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ ɛɛsaɣyɩ ma-ñʋʋ taa nɛ ɛ-nɩmɩyɛ,
nɛ eekpibi-m nɛ e-nesi kɩbanzɩ.+
4 Oo Yeruzalɛm pɛlaa, iɖuu se
ɩɩkaɣ fezuu man-taa sɔɔlɩm yaa ɩɩkaɣ-pʋ kʋsʋʋ pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ pɩmaɣ-pʋ yɔ.»+
5 «Pɛlɛ weyi lɩnɩ kañɩmbusuu taa nɛ ɛkpaɣ mbʋ yɔ,
nɛ ɛtɩlɩsɩnɩ ɛ-kʋsɔɔlʋ?»
«Pɔɔm tɩʋ tɛɛ menfezi-ŋ.
Peeɖe ño-ɖoo nɩ ña-lʋlʋʋ wɩzasɩ.
Peeɖe weyi ɛlʋlɩ-ŋ yɔ, ɛnɩ lʋlʋʋ wɩzasɩ.
6 Sɩ-m ña-laŋɩyɛ yɔɔ ɛzɩ niye ñɩɣʋ kokooye yɔ,
sɩ-m ñe-nesi yɔɔ ɛzɩ niye ñɩɣʋ kokooye yɔ,
mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ sɔɔlɩm wɛ ɖoŋ ɛzɩ sɩm yɔ,+
nɛ ɛyʋ ñɔnʋʋ cɩŋ cɩŋ wɛ ɖoŋ ɛzɩ Pɩlaʋ* yɔ.
Pi-miŋ nzʋlʋma kɛ miŋ weyi ɛmʋʋ pelu pelu yɔ, Yah* miŋ nzʋlʋmɩyɛ.+
Nɛ paa ɛyʋ ɛkpaɣ ɛ-ɖɩɣa taa ñɩm tɩŋa payɩ nɛ ɛcɛlɩ sɔɔlɩm yɔɔ yɔ,
pakaɣ-pʋ* nim siŋŋ.»
8 «Ðɩwɛnɩ neu halɩñɩnʋ nɔɔyʋ,+
ɛtɩñɔtɩ hɩla.
Ɛbɛ ɖɩkaɣ-ɩ labʋ
kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ pakaɣ ɛ-yɔɔ pɔzʋʋ yɔ?»
9 «Ye ɛkɛ koloŋa yɔ,
ɖɩkaɣ maʋ ɛ-yɔɔ liidiye tilimiye,*
ɛlɛ ye ɛkɛ pɔɔyʋʋ yɔ,
ɖɩkaɣ-ɩ ɖɩɣʋ nɛ sɛɛdrɩ kpoŋgbolo.»
10 «Mɛnkɛ koloŋa,
nɛ ma-hɩla wɛ ɛzɩ tilima yɔ.
Pʋyɔɔ ɛ-ɛsɩndaa lɛ,
manpɩsɩ weyi ehiɣ laŋhɛzɩyɛ yɔ.
11 Salomɔɔ kaawɛnɩ viiñi hayɩm+ nabʋyʋ Baalɩ-Hamɔɔnɩ.
Ɛɖʋzɩ-pʋ nabɛyɛ nesi tɛɛ se pɔcɔnɩ pɩ-yɔɔ.
Pa-taa paa weyi kɔŋnaɣ liidiye pɔɔyɩsɩ 1 000 viiñi pee yɔɔ.
12 Ɛlɛ ma-maɣmaɣ mɛwɛnɩ viiñi hayɩm, men-ɖeke mantɩnɩ-pʋ.
Oo Salomɔɔ, ñe-liidiye pɔɔyɩsɩ 1 000* ɩcaɣ ñɔ-cɔlɔ,
nɛ 200 ɩcaɣ mba pɔcɔŋnɩ viiñi pee yɔɔ yɔ pɔ-cɔlɔ.»
13 «Oo ña weyi ŋcakɩ kaɖasɩ taa yɔ,+
taabalaa ñɩnɩɣ se panɩɩ ñɔ-nɔɔ.
Yele nɛ manɩɩ-kɛ.»+