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17 «Mon-ɖoŋ tɛma, man-kɩyakɩŋ ɖɩma;

Pɩlaʋ ɖaŋnɩ-m.+

 2 Woŋiyaa cɔ-m nɛ pata,+

Nɛ pɩwɛɛ se mɛ-ɛsɩyɛ ɛcɔŋnɩ pa-ñʋʋ taa ɖoŋ lakasɩ.*

 4 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ŋmɛsɩ lɛɣtʋ pa-laŋa;+

Pʋyɔɔ ŋtɩkpazɩ-wɛ.

 5 Ɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛla kʋjɔʋ ɛ-taabalaa,

Ŋgʋ e-piya ɛsa ɖiɣni piyuu.

 6 Eyeba nɛ manpɩsɩ mbʋ peniŋ yɔ* ɛyaa hɛkʋ taa,+

Nɛ manpɩsɩ weyi ɛ-ɛsɩndaa pɔtɔʋ ndaatʋ yɔ.+

 7 Wɩzasɩ yeba nɛ mɛ-ɛsa yu cɩkpɛndʋʋ,+

Nɛ kuzotuu mon-tomnaɣ pilinzi kpeekpe kɛnaa.

 8 Ɛyaa siɣsiɣ tɩnaa naɣ mbʋ nɛ pɩɖɩɣzɩɣ-wɛ,

Nɛ ɛyʋ weyi ɛɛñaŋ Ɛsɔ yɔ* ɛ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɛyʋ weyi ɛtɩɖɔɔ wɛɛ yɔ ɛ-taa wɩɣ.

 9 Ɛyʋ siɣsiɣ tʋ ñɔʋnɩ ɛ-nʋmɔʋ kpam,+

Nɛ ɛyʋ weyi e-nesi wɛ kele kele yɔ ɛkpaɣ ɖoŋ kpaʋ yɔɔ.+

10 Ɛlɛ mɩ-tɩŋa ɩpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɩɖaɣnɩ pɩsʋʋ mɩ-tɔm hɔm yɔɔ,

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mantɩna lɔŋsɩnɖʋ nɔɔyʋ mɩ-taa.+

11 Man-kɩyakɩŋ tɛma;+

Man-tamasɩ, mbʋ mbʋ ma-laŋɩyɛ sɔɔlaa yɔ, pɩtɩŋa pɩwɛɛkaa.+

12 Pɛwɛɛ nɛ papɩsɩɣ ɖoo wɩsɩ,

Nɛ pɔtɔŋ se: “Ñalɩmɩyɛ ɛɛwɛɣ poliŋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ piyu cɩkpɛndʋʋ.”

13 Ye manɖaŋaa yɔ, Pɩlaʋ* kaɣnɩ pɩsʋʋ man-ɖɩɣa;+

Mankaɣ ma-ñalʋʋ pɔʋ cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa.+

16 Kɩkaɣ* tibu Pɩlaʋ* nɔnɔsɩ cɔlɔ

Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ma nɛ kʋ ɖitiki puuyuu taa yɔ.»+