Choobu
34 Mi Ɛlihu hiau lachi a dimioo aa:
2 “Nya wanaa nɔ haa taasioo wa, la yaŋ ya nilaŋ.
Nduyɛ nya sina haa tau wa, la tuei nyɛ ya cho dimioo wo.
3 Mɛɛ diɔɔmuleŋ le dembi nuaa nyɛdiaa yɛ,
Lende koni nileŋ le tuɛi suɛi ni mi le sina ndi pɛŋgu.
4 Ŋ yaasiaŋndɔ naapila tɛɛŋ le nyɛ cho sakpo wo,
Nduyɛ miŋ kɛɛsiaa le nyɛ cho o kɛndɔɔ wo.
6 Baa choolaŋ ya cho dimioo ni a mɛɛ Mɛlɛka nɔ le ya yamɛi kilullo yɛ?
Mi che bɛɛ I tosa yɔɔŋ wɔɔŋ te, kɛ nyɛpalaa nuu nɔ lamɛɛlu le.’+
7 Wana cheleŋ kuɛɛ cho yɛ maa Choobu,
O cho bɛɛla tambɛilaŋ sɔlaa mɛɛ wana kol nuaa mɛŋndaŋ yɛ?
8 O cho o chaŋyɛi niŋ a wanaa tosa sɔɔŋ wɔɔŋndoŋ nda,
Nduyɛ mbo wa holiaŋndo a wanaa dɛnɛ wɔɔŋnda.+
9 Kanifuule o dimi aa, ‘Wanachioo kindiŋ bɛɛ le Mɛlɛka kɔllo nɛŋioo,+
Tɔnɔ o tɔnɔ o sɔla leniŋ te.’
10 Lelaŋ nya wanaa bii sɔɔŋ bila wa,* la yaŋ ya nilaŋ.
O cho pɛŋ suɛi hiŋ wana o kɔl le dimioo maa mi Mɛlɛka tonyaa tosal wana dɛnɛ wɔɔŋndo le.+
Kanifuule, Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo tosa yɔŋ wɔɔŋ te!+
11 Nyɛ o nyɛ waŋndo tosa pɛ, lende o paawa* ndu ni.+
Nduyɛ, mbo tosa mi waŋndo sɔla fulamakɔɔlioo le kuɛɛla ndɔlaŋ.
12 O kpeekpei niŋ, Mɛlɛka cho wana tosa dɛnɛ wɔɔŋ te.+
O nɛi sakpoo choo Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo tosa sɔɔŋ teleŋ o teleŋ ni.+
13 Nɛɛnɛ siiŋguu yɛ Mɛlɛka masaa o lɛŋndeŋ choo?
Nduyɛ nɛɛnɛ yulu yɛ ndu iso le mbo wa waŋnda chieeya* kpou chilaŋ?
14 Te o handu nda pɛ hɔlteŋ* kɔɔli,
Mbo dɔu yoomula ndalaŋ naapilɛ okoŋ mbo poonda hueiyii yoomɛi,+
15 Waŋnda chieeya* kpou cho tambei sɔla,
Nduyɛ mi nda kpou miiŋgu o puuloo niŋ.+
16 Te la bii pɛ sɔɔŋ bila, la handu kɔllo o hei choo.
La yaŋ ya nilaŋ nyɛkɛndɛi o nyɛ ya cho dimioo wo.
17 Baa wana tul sandei leyɛ wo nɔla pa mbo chua chilaŋ?
Ɔɔ o bɛnda pa mi wana pɛɛsa wana kpaaya bɛndu tosa sɔɔŋ o nɛi sakpoo choo wo?
18 A nɔla pa ma dimul masaa aa, ‘Wana fondoo fuu ŋ cho ni?’
Ɔɔ ma dimul laŋgbaa kalla aa, ‘Wanaa dɛnɛ wɔɔŋnda nya cho ni?’+
19 Waŋndo cho o chɔm yɛ yiɔɔ laŋgbaa kalla tɛɛŋ te wo.
O chue wanaa sulaa a sɔvɛ mbo hiou wanaa bala fonduaa le.+
Nda kpou, ndu toosiaa nda a bala ndɔlaŋ ni.+
20 Ma viŋnuŋ o lepilɛ niŋ kpe+ a ditɛɛŋndo.+
Ma lau lau pulaŋ pulaŋ okoŋ ma sɔla piɔmndo.
Mi wanaa nɔ kpaayalaŋ nda bɛɛ sɔla faŋaa, kɛ o ve a kpaaya wanachiee le.+
21 Hɔlte Mɛlɛka leŋ le cho o sɔɔŋ wanachioo tosa woŋ choo.+
Nduyɛ pelii kɛ kɛ o chua pɛ, o cho chɔɔ.
23 Mɛlɛka kɛɛsiaa teleŋ a wanachiee kɛ kɛ,
Le mbo hiŋ ndu o hɔl le ndu yamɛi kilullo le.
24 Mbo tɛɛmbuu wanaa nɔ kpaayalaŋ nda, o nyuuniaa a nda okɔɔ le.
Nduyɛ, mbo miŋgi wanaa cheleŋ o foofola ndalaŋ.+
25 Kanifuule, o sina nyɛ nda cho tosaa wo.+
Mbo del nda choo a nyumndaŋ, mbo tɛɛmbuu nda.+
26 Mbo tusi nda nyɛpalaa choo le dɛnɛ nda wɔɔŋndo,
O fondaŋ wana o wana tiuba mbo che wo.+
28 Ma tosa mi wanaa bala fonduaa chaŋ naa ndu chua,
Nduyɛ mbo tuei chaŋnda wanaa nɔ wanaa malaa le wa.+
29 Te Mɛlɛka meinuŋ pɛ doŋ, nɛɛnɛ pɛɛsa yɛ ndu?
Te o veŋ pɛ hɔlaa nduaa, nɛɛ nɔla yɛ mbo che ndu?
O yɔŋ bɛɛ aa lɛŋndeŋ kpou o viŋ hɔlaa nduaa ni ɔɔ waŋndo o pilɛ, nyɛpilɔɔ kpe o wa ni,
30 Le halikpeŋ wana sina Mɛlɛka le wo ve waŋnda choo masa,+
Ɔɔ mbo tusi nda nyɛpalaa choo le.
31 Baa wana o wana dimul pa Mɛlɛka aa,
‘A tusi ya nyɛpalaa choo, mi che bɛɛ I tɛɛmbuu isɔɔ le?+
32 Pɛɛku wɔ ya sɔɔŋ ya bumba le tosaa woŋ.
Te o yɔŋ pɛ maa I tosa suɛi o suɛi wɔɔŋ, I cho lɛ ndi tosa le.’
33 Baa Mɛlɛka cho num pa fanda te a kɛɛ pɛ yamɛi nduɛi o kialu ve?
Numpila nɔ kɛɛsiaa koŋ ni, o cho ya le.
Lelaŋ, chɔmndɔ ya nyɛ ŋ sina nyɛkɛndɛiyo.
34 Wanaa bii sɔɔŋ bila wa,*
A wanaa nɔ taasioo ma tuɛi nyɛ ya dimi wo wa cho ya dimul aa,
35 ‘Kɔl kalu cho o sɔɔŋ Choobu dimi woŋ niŋ te,+
Nduyɛ nyɛ o dimi wo chɔm maa ndoo nɔ sinapɛŋgu le.’
36 Maa Choobu sɔla tofaa* nyɛkɛndɛi, o nyɛ ndɔ palaa niŋ.
Kanifuule, sɔɔŋ o dimi woŋ cho ko maa sɔɔŋ wanaa dɛnɛ wɔɔŋnda.
37 O fulawɔ o hakila ndɔlaŋ kɔɔli, mbo tosal Mɛlɛka nilakalulaŋ.+
Mbo tiam balaŋ naa o hɔl le Mɛlɛka tonyaa mamɔɔ,
Nduyɛ mbo dimi diomndaŋ wɔɔŋnda bɔɔbɔɔ le ndu simullo!”+