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9 Tɔm kɩcɛyɩtʋ:
«Yehowa tɔm kaɖɩnɩ Hadraakɩ ɛjaɖɛ,
—Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Yehowa ɛsa wɛ ɛyaa yɔɔ+
Nɛ ɛ-ɛsa wɛ Izrayɛɛlɩ cejewe kpeekpe yɔɔ—
3 Tiirɩ ma kɩ-tɩ koloŋa ɖoŋ ñɩŋga.*
Kikpeɣli liidiye nɛ kɩkpazɩ huuye ɛzɩ mʋzʋʋ yɔ
Nɛ kikpeɣli sika ɛzɩ habɛɛ yɔɔ ahɔya yɔ.+
5 Askelɔɔnɩ kaɣ naʋ nɛ sɔɔndʋ kpa-kʋ;
Gaazaa kaɣ wɛʋ kʋñɔŋ sɔsɔʋ taa,
Ekrɔɔnɩ ɖɔɖɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ki-lidaʋ pɩsɩ fɛyɛ.
Gaazaa ɛɛkaɣ tasʋʋ wɛnʋʋ wiyaʋ,
Nɛ ɛyaa ɩɩkaɣ caɣʋ Askelɔɔnɩ.+
6 Agbaaɣdaa tʋ pɩyalʋ kaɣ caɣʋ Asɩdoodi,
Nɛ mankaɣ yebu nɛ Filistii tʋ tɩ kpazʋʋ sɩɩ tɩnaɣ.+
7 Mankaɣ lɩzʋʋ mbʋ calɩm ta-pʋ yɔ ɛ-nɔɔ taa
Nɛ mankaɣ kpɛʋ mbʋ pɩcaɣ kiniŋ yɔ e-kela hɛkʋ taa,
Nɛ ɛ-ɛyʋ weyi pɩkaɣ kazʋʋ yɔ, ɛkaɣ kɛʋ ɖɛ-Ɛsɔ pʋyʋ;
Nɛ ɛkaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɛzɩ ñʋʋdʋ* yɔ Yuuda,+
Nɛ Ekrɔɔnɩ kaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɛzɩ Yebuusi tʋ yɔ.+
8 Mankaɣ kizinzikiŋ siɣu ɛzɩ feŋiyu yɔ* man-ɖɩɣa nɔɔ,+
Nɛ nɔɔyʋ ɛɛkaɣ tɩŋnʋʋ ka-taa nɛ nɔɔyʋ ɛɛkaɣ pɩsʋʋ;
Nɛ tʋmɩyɛ yɔɔ cɔnɩyʋ* nɔɔyʋ ɛɛkaɣ tasʋʋ ka-taa tɩŋnʋʋ,+
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ lɛ mana-kʋ* nɛ mɛ-ɛsa.
9 Oo Siyɔŋ pɛlɛ, mɛyɩ kpem.
Oo Yeruzalɛm pɛlɛ, koo wabɩtʋ kogoye.
Na! Ñe-wiyaʋ ɖiɣni kɔm ñɔ-cɔlɔ.+
10 Mankaɣ mʋʋzʋʋ you kɛɛkɛɛnaa Efrayim taa
Nɛ mankaɣ mʋʋzʋʋ kpaŋnaŋ Yeruzalɛm taa.
You tɔŋ ɩɩkaɣ tasʋʋ wɛʋ.
Nɛ ɛkaɣ ajɛɛ susuu laŋhɛzɩyɛ;+
Ɛkaɣ kewiyitu tɔɔʋ kpaɣnɩ teŋgu nɛ piwolo pɩtalɩ teŋgu
11 Oo halʋ, ña lɛ, pɩtɩŋnɩ ñɛ-ɛgbɛyɛ calɩm yɔɔ lɛ,
Mankaɣ lɩzʋʋ ña-salaka tɩnaa pɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩ-taa lɩm fɛyɩ yɔ kɩ-taa.+
12 Mɩ salaka tɩnaa mba pɛwɛnɩ lidaʋ yɔ, ɩpɩsɩ tilimiye ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ tɛɛ.+
Sɔnɔ meheyiɣ-ŋ se:
“Oo halʋ, mankaɣ-ŋ hɛyʋʋ pi-lone taa tam nabʋlɛ.+
13 Mankaɣ kotuu* Yuuda ɛzɩ mɔn-tɔʋ yɔ.
Tɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩ-taa mankaɣ ɖʋʋ Efrayim yɔ,*
Oo Siyɔŋ, mankaɣ fezuu ña-pɩyalaa,
Nɛ pakʋyɩ ña-pɩyalaa yɔɔ, Oo Grɛɛsɩ,
Nɛ mankaɣ-ŋ labʋ nɛ ŋwɛɛ ɛzɩ you laɖʋ laɣɖɛ yɔ.”
14 Pakaɣ naʋ Yehowa pa-ñʋʋ yɔɔ,
Nɛ ɛ-tɔʋ ñɩmɩyɛ kaɣ lɩʋ ɛzɩ tɛʋ ñɩlɩsʋʋ yɔ.
Kɩbaɣlʋ Kɩlɩm Yehowa kaɣ hʋlʋʋ nɔndɔʋ,+
Nɛ ɛkaɣ kpɛndɩnʋʋ hadɛ kiŋ helim sɔsɔm nɛ ɛɖɛɛ.
15 Yoyaa tɛ Yehowa kaɣ kandɩyʋʋ pɔ-yɔɔ,
Nɛ pakaɣ pʋʋtʋʋ pʋtɔɖɛ pɛɛ nɛ pɛwɛɛnɩ ɖoŋ a-yɔɔ.+
Pakaɣ ñɔʋ nɛ paakaɣ caɣʋ ɖiɣ ɖiɣ, pakaɣ labʋ ɛzɩ vɛɛ pɔñɔwa yɔ;
Nɛ pa-taa kaɣ suu ɛzɩ ñanaɣ yɔ,
Ɛzɩ altaaru kɔnanaa yɔ.+
16 Pɛ-Ɛsɔ Yehowa kaɣ pa-ñʋʋ yabʋ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ ki-wiye
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɛkɛ e-ewiɖe, ɛ-samaɣ;+
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pakaɣ wɛʋ ɛzɩ awiya hulaɣ* ñɩɣlɩm pɛɛ yɔ nɛ pañɩlɩsɩɣ ɛ-tɛtʋ yɔɔ.+
17 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛ-kɩbandʋ paɣlaa kpem,+
Nɛ e-keɖeɣa paɣlaa kpem!
Tɔɔnaɣ pee kaɣ haʋ evebiya ɖoŋ,
Nɛ vɛɛ kɩfalʋʋ kaɣ haʋ pɛlaa mba patɩtɩlɩ abalaa yɔ ɖoŋ.»+