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24 “Nu ka tae Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la meɖo ɣeyiɣi ɖi o?+
Nu ka tae ame siwo dze sii la menya eƒe ŋkeke* o?
2 Ame aɖewo ŋea liƒo ɖe eme;+
Wodaa adzo lãhawo hekplɔa wo yia woƒe gbeɖuƒee.
3 Wokplɔa tsyɔ̃eviwo gɔ̃ hã ƒe tedzi dzonɛ
Eye woxɔa ahosi ƒe nyi sesẽe wɔa awɔbanui.+
4 Wotua asi ame dahewo ɖa le mɔ dzi;
Eye wɔnamanɔŋutɔ siwo le anyigbaa dzi la sina bena na wo.+
5 Ame dahewo ɖoa gbe nɔa nuɖuɖu dim abe gbetedzi+ le gbedzi ene;
Wotsana le gbegbe nɔa nuɖuɖu dim na wo viwo.
6 Ame bubu ƒe agble mee woxaa nu le,*
Eye wofɔa nuku dzɔdzɔ le ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe waingble me.
7 Womlɔa anyi amama le zã me avɔ makpɔe;+
Eye naneke mele wo si woatsyɔ le vuvɔ me o.
8 Tsi ƒoa wo le towo dzi belee;
Esi bebeƒe aɖeke meli o ta la, wokuna ɖe agakpewo ŋu.
9 Woɖea tsyɔ̃evi gɔ̃ hã ɖa le no nu sesẽe;+
Eye woɖea avɔ si le ame dahe ŋu gɔ̃ hã wɔa awɔbanui.+
10 Ale wotsi ama le yiyim le esi avɔ mele wo si o ta,
Eye wole dɔmeɣi hegatsɔ nuku bablawo ɖe ta.
12 Kudɔƒolawo le ŋeŋem le dua me;
Eye ame* siwo ŋu wode kubii la ƒe ɣli le ɖiɖim,+
Gake Mawu mebui be nane gblẽ le eŋu o.*
Eye wòtsyɔa nu mo.
16 Adzogliwo dzea zã ɖe aƒewo ŋu;
Wodoa ʋɔ ɖe wo ɖokuiwo nu le ŋkeke me.
Womelɔ̃a kekeli ƒe nya o.+
17 Elabena agudzedze le na wo abe viviti tsiɖitsiɖi ene;
Elabena wonya ale si blukɔ ƒe ŋɔdzi léa amee la nyuie.
18 Gake wo nu yina kaba abe tɔsisie kplɔ wo dzoe ene.*
Woaƒo fi ade anyigba ƒe akpa si nye woƒe gome.+
Womagatrɔ ayi woƒe waingblewo me o.
19 Ale si kuɖiɖi kple dzoxɔxɔ kplɔa sno si lólo dzonae la,
20 Dadaa* aŋlɔe be, nyéviwo aɖui;
Womagaɖo ŋku edzi azɔ o.+
Eye woaŋe ame madzɔmadzɔ abe ati ene.
21 Etafaa konɔ,
Eye wòwɔa fu ahosi.
22 Mawu atsɔ eƒe ŋusẽ aɖe ŋusẽtɔwo ɖa;
Togbɔ be wole tsitrenu hã, kakaɖedzi meli be woanɔ agbe o.
23 Mawu ɖea asi le wo ŋu wokana ɖe wo ɖokuiwo dzi hebuna be yewole dedie,+
24 Woado wo ɖe dzi ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe, kasia wo nu ayi.+
Wobɔbɔa wo ɖe anyi+ eye woɖea wo ɖa abe ame bubu ɖe sia ɖe ko ene;
Eye woŋea wo abe ale si woŋea nuku le nuŋeɣi ene.
25 Azɔ ame kae ate ŋu aɖe aʋatso nam,
Alo agblɔ be nye nyawo mele eme o?”