Ezekiel
17 Yehowa ƒe gbe gava nam be: 2 “Amegbetɔvi, to adzo, eye nàdo lo ɖe Israel ƒe aƒe la ŋu.+ 3 Gblɔ bena, ‘Ale Aƒetɔ Dziɖulagã Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Hɔ̃ gã aɖe,+ si ƒe aʋalawo lolo, eƒe aʋalafuwo didi, eye eŋufuwo le amadede vovovowo me la, va Lebanon,+ eye wòŋe sederti aɖe ƒe ɖɔme.+ 4 Eŋe eƒe ɖɔmeɖɔmea ke, eye wòtsɔe yi asitsalawo ƒe anyigba* dzi, eye wòtsɔe do ɖe asitsalawo ƒe du aɖe me.+ 5 Eye wòtsɔ anyigba la dzi nukuwo ƒe ɖe+ yi ɖaƒã ɖe anyigba wɔnu aɖe dzi. Eƒãe ɖe tɔ gãwo to abe amuti ene. 6 Emie zu wainka si mekɔ o hevu dranyi,+ eƒe alɔwo trɔ ɖo ɖe egbɔ; eye wòɖe ke yi anyime. Ale wòzu wainka, eye wòɖe ka hevu alɔ.+
7 “‘“Eye hɔ̃ gã bubu aɖe li+ si ƒe aʋalawo lolo, eye eƒe aʋalafuwo le ƒlalaƒlala.+ Wainka sia ɖe ke ɖo ɖe egbɔ, tso kpo si dzi wodoe ɖo la dzi, eye wòdidi eƒe alɔwo ɖo ɖe egbɔ ne wòade tsii.+ 8 Evɔ wònye anyigba wɔnu aɖe dzie wodoe ɖo le tɔ gãwo to be wòaɖe alɔ, atse ku, eye wòazu wainka nyui hafi.”’+
9 “Gblɔ be, ‘Ale Aƒetɔ Dziɖulagã Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Ðe wòanyoa? Ðe womaho eƒe kewo+ ahana eƒe tsetsewo navó, eye eƒe alɔ fẽwo nayrɔ oa?+ Aƒu ale gbegbe be mahiã alɔ sesẽ alo ame gbogbowo hafi woahoe kple ke o. 10 Togbɔ be ɖe wohoe va do hã la, ɖe wòanyoa? Ðe maƒu keŋkeŋ ne ɣedzeƒeya ƒo lɔe oa? Aƒu le kpo si dzi wòmie ɖo la dzi.”’”
11 Eye Yehowa ƒe gbe gava nam be: 12 “Meɖe kuku bia ƒome dzeaglã la be, ‘Ðe miese nu si nu siawo fia la gɔme oa?’ Gblɔ be: ‘Kpɔ ɖa! Babilon-fia va Yerusalem, eye wòkplɔ eƒe fia kple eƒe amegãwo yi Babilon.+ 13 Eɖe ame aɖe le fia ƒe dzidzimeviwo dome,+ ebla nu kplii hena wòka atam nɛ.+ Eye wòkplɔ ame ŋkuta siwo le anyigba la dzi dzoe,+ 14 ne fiaɖuƒe la nayi to, eye magafɔ ɖe te o, ale be nubabla la dzi ko wòawɔ hafi akpɔtɔ anɔ anyi.+ 15 Ke mlɔeba fia la dze aglã ɖe eŋu+ esi wòdɔ amewo ɖo ɖe Egipte, ne wòana sɔwo+ kple aʋakɔ gã aɖee.+ Ðe wòadze edzi nɛa? Ðe ame si le nu siawo wɔm la asi le tohehe nua? Ðe wòatu nubabla la vɔ tso agate ŋu asia?’+
16 “‘“Zi ale si mele agbe la,” Aƒetɔ Dziɖulagã Yehowa ye gblɔe, “aku ɖe Babilon, afi si fia* si tsɔ eya amea* ɖo fiae la le, ame si ƒe atam wòdo vloe, eye wòtu eƒe nubabla.+ 17 Eye Farao ƒe aʋakɔ gã kple aʋawɔla gbogboawo manye kpekpeɖeŋu aɖeke nɛ le aʋa la me+ ne woƒu kpo ɖe eŋu heɖo dudzidzelawo ƒe gliwo be woatsrɔ̃ ame* geɖewo o. 18 Edo vlo atam la hetu nubabla la. Togbɔ be eka atam* hã la, ewɔ nu siawo katã, eya ta masi o.”’
19 “‘Eya ta ale Aƒetɔ Dziɖulagã Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Zi ale si mele agbe la, mahe nye atam+ si wòdo vloe kple nye nubabla si wòtu la me tsonuwo ava eƒe ta dzi. 20 Mada nye ɖɔ atsyɔ edzi, eye nye ɖɔ aɖee.+ Makplɔe ayi Babilon, eye madrɔ̃ ʋɔnui le afi ma le esi mewɔ nuteƒe nam o ta.+ 21 Eƒe aʋawɔla siwo le sisim la katã atsi yi nu, eye ame siwo susɔ aka hlẽ ɖe goawo katã me.*+ Eye miadze sii be, nye Yehowa, ye ƒo nu.”’+
22 “‘Ale Aƒetɔ Dziɖulagã Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Maŋe sederti kɔkɔ la ƒe ɖɔme+ aɖado, eƒe alɔ fẽwo dzie maŋe ɖɔmee+ aɖe le, eye madoe ɖe to kɔkɔ gã aɖe dzi.+ 23 Israel ƒe to kɔkɔ dzi madoe ɖo, aɖe alɔwo, atse ku, eye wòazu sederti gã aɖe. Xevi ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi anɔ ete, eye woanɔ eƒe aŋgbawo ƒe vɔvɔli te. 24 Eye gbemetiwo katã adze sii be, nye Yehowa, ye bɔbɔ ati kɔkɔ la ɖe anyi, eye medo ati si mekɔ o la ɖe dzi,+ mena ati mumu la ƒu, eye mena ati ƒuƒu la dze.+ Nye Yehowa ye ƒo nu, eye mewɔe hã.”’”