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18 Suwaa tʋ Bilɩdaadɩ+ cosi nɛ ɛyɔɔdɩ se:
2 «Ɛzɩmtaa ɩkaɣ yebu yɔɔdʋʋ tɔm tʋnɛ?
Ɩnɩɩ tɔm taa, ɖɩnɛ ɛlɛ ɖɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɖɩyɔɔdɩ.
4 Paa ŋcɩyɩ ña-tɩ* hɔɔlasɩ hɔɔlasɩ ña-pana taa yɔ,
Ɛzɩ ñɔ-yɔɔ lɛ, pakaɣ tɛtʋ lɔʋ na?
Yaa kaaʋ kaɣ lɛɣzʋʋ lone?
5 Ɛɛɛ, ɛyʋ kɩdɛkɛdʋ ñalɩmɩyɛ kaɣ ɖɩm,
Nɛ e-miŋ nzʋlʋmɩyɛ ɛɛkaɣ ñandʋʋ.+
6 Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se e-kizinziku tɛɛ ñalɩmɩyɛ kaɣ pɩsʋʋ cɩkpɛndʋʋ,
Nɛ kanɖʋ ŋgʋ kɩwɛ ɛ-ñʋʋ yɔɔ yɔ kɩkaɣ ɖɩm.
7 Ɛɛtasɩɣ wɛnʋʋ ɖoŋ se ɛɖɔ lɛɛ lɛɛ,
Nɛ ɛ-maɣmaɣ ɛ-lɔŋ tasʋʋ kaɣnɩ-ɩ tɔlɩsʋʋ.+
8 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛ-nɩŋgbanzɩ kaɣ-ɩ ɖʋzʋʋ piyuu taa,
Nɛ ɛkaɣ yotuu ki-nimasɩ taa.
9 Kpaca kaɣ kpaʋ ɛ-naakiɖe;
Kaamʋʋ kaɣ-ɩ kpaʋ.+
10 Pañɩbɩ-ɩ nimaɣ tataa,
Pañɩbɩ kpaca ɛ-nʋmɔʋ taa.
11 Mbʋ pɩcaɣ sɔɔndʋ yɔ pɩñazɩɣ-ɩ hɔɔlɩŋ tɩŋa taa+
Nɛ pɩɖʋʋ ɛ-wayɩ kpam.
13 Pɩtɔɔ ɛ-tɔnʋʋ payɩ;
Kʋdɔŋ ŋgʋ kɩkɩlɩɣ ɛyaa kʋʋ yɔ* kɩtɔɔ e-nesi nɛ ɛ-nɩŋgbanzɩ.
14 Palɩzɩ-ɩ e-kizinziku ŋgʋ kɩ-tɛɛ ɛɛwɛ pɛɛyɛ taa yɔ kɩ-tɛɛ+
Nɛ powoni-i mbʋ pɩcaɣ sɔɔndʋ yɔ pi-wiyaʋ cɔlɔ.*
16 E-lila kaɣ wɩlʋʋ ɛ-tɛɛ,
Nɛ e-pilinzi kaɣ lou ɛ-ñʋʋ yɔɔ.
17 Pakaɣ ɛ-yɔɔ sɔʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ,
Nɛ paakaɣ tɩlʋʋ ɛ-hɩɖɛ* habɩyɛ yɔɔ.
18 Pakaɣ-ɩ tuzuu nɛ ñalɩmɩyɛ taa nɛ powoni-i cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa
Nɛ pakaɣ-ɩ ɖɔɔnʋʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ.
19 Ɛɛkaɣ wɛnʋʋ piya nɛ sayɩnaa ɛ-samaɣ taa,
Nɛ ɖenɖe ɛwɛɛ yɔ,* pɩɩkaɣ-ɩ kazʋʋ ɛyʋ nɔɔyʋ se ɛtʋlaa.
20 Ɛ-kɩyakʋ talɩɣ lɛ, sɔɔndʋ kaɣ kpaʋ Wɩsɩ Ðɩɖʋyɛ taa mba
Nɛ Wɩsɩ Ðɩlɩyɛ taa mba kaɣ seluu.
21 Mbʋ pɩtɛŋnɩ kɩwɛɛkɩm laɖʋ kizinzikiŋ,
Nɛ mbʋ pɩtɛŋnɩ ɖɔɖɔ weyi ɛɛsɩŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ e-lone.»