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 3 «Kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ palʋlɩ-m yɔ kɩɖɩ,+

nɛ pɩkpɛndɩnɩ ɖoo wena nɔɔyʋ yɔɔdaa se: “Pahaɣ abalʋ nɔɔyʋ hoɣa!” yɔ.

Ɛsɔdaa Ɛsɔ etaakemni-kʋ;

ñalɩmɩyɛ ɛtaañandɩ kɩ-yɔɔ.

 6 Ðoo ana, cɩkpɛndʋʋ ɛmʋ-yɛ;+

kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ, kɩ-taa ɛtaala leleŋ pɩnaɣ taa kɩyakɩŋ taa,

nɛ paakalɩɣ fenasɩ taa kɩyakɩŋ lɛ, pataakpɛndɩnɩ-kʋ.

 7 Ɛɛɛ! Ðoo ana, apɩsɩ kaalʋlaɣ;

pataanɩɩ taa leleŋ kubuka nakɛyɛ a-taa.

 8 Mba pɔlɔʋ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ evemiye yɔɔ yɔ, pɔlɔ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ a-yɔɔ,

mba papɩzɩɣ nɛ pefezi Leviyataŋ*+ yɔ.

 9 A-hadɛ lɛdʋʋ tɩɩnzɩ iyu cɩkpɛndʋʋ;

tɛtɛ nɛ aɖaŋ tanaŋ tɛɛ ñalɩmɩyɛ nɛ awɩɩ,

nɛ ataana tɛbɩyɛ tɛɛ ñalɩmɩyɛ.

10 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ atɩɖɩɣ mon-ɖoo lotu nɔnɔsɩ;+

nɛ atɩmɛsɩ ɖɔɖɔ kʋñɔŋ mɛ-ɛsa.

12 Ɛbɛ yɔɔ paamʋ-m tala* yɔɔ?

Nɛ ɛbɛ yɔɔ paaha-m hɩɖɛ se mamʋzɩ?

13 Ɛzʋnɔ maahɩnɩ ɖiɣ ɖiɣ;+

ɛzʋnɔ maaɖowa nɛ mɛhɛzɩɣ+

14 ma nɛ tataa awiya nɛ a-lɔŋ tasɩyaa,

mba pama pa-tɩ lona wena apɩsɩ njaa lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ,*

15 yaa ma nɛ awumbiya mba paawɛnɩ sika yɔ,

mba liidiye kaasu pa-ɖɩsɩ taa yɔ.

16 Yaa ɛbɛ yɔɔ mantaawɛɛ ɛzɩ pɩɣa ŋga palʋlɩ-kɛ kɩdɩtalʋʋ nɛ kasɩba nɛ pɛmɛsɩ-kɛ yɔ,

yaa ɛzɩ piya nzɩ sɩtɩna ñalɩmɩyɛ wiɖiyi yɔ?

17 Halɩ kañatʋ tɩnaa maɣmaɣ yebi peenduu peeɖe;

mba pɩnɩ-wɛ yɔ pɛhɛzɩɣ peeɖe.+

18 Salaka tɩnaa tɩŋa hɛzɩ peeɖe;

weyi ɛkpaɣ-wɛ nɛ ɖoŋ se pala tʋmɩyɛ yɔ, paanɩɣ ɛ-nɔɔ.

19 Ajamaa nɛ sɔsaa pɛwɛ kɩmaŋ peeɖe,+

poholi yom ɛ-caa nesi taa.

20 Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɛhaɣ ñalɩmɩyɛ weyi ɛtɔkɩ kʋñɔŋ yɔ?

Nɛ ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɛhaɣ wezuu mba panɩɣ siziŋ siŋŋ yɔ?*+

Pohuyuu nɛ pañɩnɩɣ-pʋ nɛ pɩkɩlɩɣ pohuyuu nɛ pañɩnɩɣ tɛtɛɛ ñɩm yɔ,

22 mba pɛwɛ laŋhʋlʋmɩyɛ taa siŋŋ yɔ,

mba pa-taa lakɩ leleŋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ palɩɣ pɩlaʋ yɔɔ yɔ.

23 Ɛbɛ yɔɔ ɛhaɣ ñalɩmɩyɛ abalʋ weyi elebi nʋmɔʋ yɔ,

weyi Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣ-ɩ nɔnɔsɩ kpeekpe yɔ?+

24 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mɔn-tɔɔnaɣ lone taa lɛ, men-sizuu kɔŋna,+

nɛ mɔ-mɔla+ kpeŋ ɛzɩ lɩm yɔ.

25 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mbʋ pɩlɩzaɣ ma-laŋɩyɛ yɔ pɩkɔm mɔ-yɔɔ,

nɛ mbʋ menseɣaɣ sɔɔndʋ yɔ pɩtalɩ-m.

26 Mantihiɣ laŋhɛzɩyɛ, ɖiɣ ɖiɣ caɣʋ yaa hɛzʋʋ,

ɛlɛ kʋñɔŋ tiyele kɔm.»