Choobu
39 “A sina pa teleŋ chuiŋaa bandilaa kuam ndo?+
Nduyɛ, kani bɛɛ a che niŋ kiallo o komɔɔ?+
2 A sina mɛɛ kpɛ nda chii paŋgoŋ a yollo yɛ?
Nduyɛ a sina pa teleŋ nda kuam ndo?
3 Visiaa haa te o pilɛ wa komɔɔ pɛ, biɔmnɔŋndo o biamnuŋ ni,
Haaa mbo fula o nyɛ nɛiyaa niŋ.
4 Te chuauwaa ndaa kaŋ kendu pɛ, a kuɛŋnuŋ,
Nduyɛ a miiŋgu lɛ nda o ibuŋ te.
5 Nɛɛnɛ mal lɛ sofɛlɛ yondoo mbo wa balɔŋndo?+
Nduyɛ nɛɛnɛ tiimbuu yɛ ndu o yuei?
6 Ya ke ndu chaltaŋ o pollo niŋ ni,
Mi siiŋguu lɛŋnde ihɛlteŋ naa nduaa chalaa.
7 Sofɛlɛ yondoo tui bɔɔluu cho o chiee bɛndoo niŋndo le.
O tui waŋndo ndu deŋullo le ndu wali tosal te.
8 Mbo hel o pemboŋ choo billo nuuviaa,
Nduyɛ mbo nuuviaa bil puiyaa kɛ kɛ fee.
9 A dimul pa nau yondoo* le mbo tosal num wallo mbo tosa?+
A lɔli ndu pa o kuŋga chɔluaa numnda niŋ?*
10 A nɔla pa ma baa nau yondoo dɛndɔɔ?
Ɔɔ o tual num pa kɔɔli le waa* o kpoloŋndo niŋ?
11 A nɔla pa ma tiindaŋ kpaaya ndɔ bɛndoo,
Le walta numnda bɛndulaŋ tosaa?
12 A tiindaŋ ndu pa le mbo chuuŋgiaa nyɛm ŋ kou woŋ,
Okoŋ mbo hiŋ a muŋ o yasaba?
13 Mi ɔsiluichiiyo lɔɔ kumbaŋnda ndɔlaŋ a nyaale.
Kɛ baa a tuu pa kumbaŋnda ndɔlaŋ a kumbaŋnda sitɔkiiyo?+
14 Lɛŋ ɔsiluichiiyo duau peltaŋ ni mbo mɛi laŋ loŋ,
Nduyɛ mbo manda laŋ la tuu kpɛi o chundoo niŋ.
15 Te o mɛi laŋ pɛ, o buulaŋ ndɛ maa waŋndo cho laŋ hunɔɔ nɛi choo mbo pesi laŋ,
Ɔɔ maa visi yondoo cho laŋ hunɔɔ pesi le.
16 Mbo bii chuauwaa nduaa ŋuasu ŋuasu naŋ chaa o cho ndu le nɔ nda le.+
O buulaŋ pɛŋ maa saŋga ndɔɔ cho lo fondo fuu le.
17 Kanifuule, ya Mɛlɛka ke ndu taasi le,*
Nduyɛ I ke ndu sinapɛŋgoo nyɛɛmbuiinii bɛɛ le.
18 Kɛ te o chɛŋ pɛ mbo wa kumbaŋnda ndɔlaŋ lɔɔ,
Mbo mam soo a wana wa kɔlaŋ o ndu choo wo.
19 Baa num ke soo kpaaya o nɔ wo ni?+
Ɔɔ num kumbu ndu kɛsei a yiiŋii wusiaa wusiaa o nɔ ve ni?
20 A nɔla pa ma tosa mbo huulu maa soonɔ?
Te o yoomu pɛ fuu a kpaaya ndɔɔ, mi siooŋnde bii wana.+
22 Mbo mam siooŋnde, nduyɛ o yɔŋ isiooŋ le nyɛ o nyɛ le.+
O chi muɛi faŋnde mbo muliŋ a kiltaŋ te.
23 Mi chiŋuaŋ ma wa iwɔkɔ wɔkuɛi o bɔlɔ nda wou maŋ niŋndo ndu o kɔɔ,
Nduyɛ mi baltaŋ la wa i ŋualalɛi ŋualalɛiye.
24 Mbo wa huuloo kpeekpei le kɔlaŋ o chɔuwo,
Nduyɛ te o tuei dɔɔ pɛ bulu chɔuwo, o nɔla lɛ simndaŋ te.*
25 Te o tuei pɛ bulu chɔuwo, o lo ko mbo soo a i hɛu hɛu o wa ve.
O lo landaŋ mbo tuei chɔuwo chuŋ,
nduyɛ mbo tuei kuubaa chɔuwa deŋioo vɛlɛ a chaŋndaŋ o chɔuwo.+
26 Baa sinapɛŋgu numndo tosa ni mi siŋgbiaa balu o choo choo niŋ,
Nduyɛ ma pɛŋgɛla kumbaŋnda ndalaŋ kpeŋgii ba tou ve?
28 O pouta vilɛi vilɛilaŋ choo o lɔl ni,
O pouta vilɛi vilɛilaŋ choo, naa wana nɔla fuuluu le wa chalta ndɔlaŋ la wa ni.
29 Loŋ o lo ni mbo nuuviaa nyɛdiaa.+
O nɔla mbo che landaŋ a hɔlta ndɔlaŋ.
30 Koowaŋ chuauwaa nduaa kol ni,
Nduyɛ ba o ba dialuŋ vilɛiyoŋ wa pɛ, loŋ o wa ni.”+