Lododowo
4 Gblɔ na nunya be, “Nɔvinyenyɔnu nènye,”
Eye nàyɔ gɔmesese be, “nye ƒometɔ,”
6 Menɔ nye xɔ ƒe fesre nu
Nɔ nu kpɔm to adzrala me,
7 Eye esi menɔ ŋku lém ɖe ɖekemanyalawo* ŋu la,
Mede dzesi ɖekakpui aɖe si si tagbɔ mele o*+ la le sɔhɛwo dome;
8 Eto mɔdodo si le nyɔnu aɖe ƒe dzogoe dzi yina,
Eye wòzɔ ɖo ta eƒe aƒe gbɔ
9 Le fiẽ, esime xexea me nɔ tsyɔtsyɔm,+
Esime zã kple blukɔ nɔ dodom.
11 Eƒe gbe dea dzi, eye metsɔa ɖeke le naneke me o.+
Metɔna* ɖe aƒe me o.
12 Kaka nàkpɔa, eyae nye ema le gota, kasia eyae nye ekem le ablɔ me,
Eye wòdea xa ɖe dzogoewo katã dzi.+
13 Elée hegbugbɔ nu nɛ;
Eɖo mo ta, eye wògblɔ nɛ be:
14 “Ele nam be masa ŋutifafavɔwo.+
Mexe nye adzɔgbeɖefewo egbea.
15 Esia tae medo va be mado go wò ɖo;
Medi wò, eye meke ɖe ŋuwò azɔ!
17 Mewu ami ʋeʋĩ siwo nye mire, aloe kple sinamɔn ɖe nye aba dzi.+
18 Va míano lɔlɔ̃ va se ɖe ŋdi wòaɖi kɔ na mí;
Na míawɔ lɔlɔ̃ wòasu mí,
19 Elabena srɔ̃nye mele aƒea me o;
Eyi mɔ dzi, ezɔ mɔ didi aɖe.
20 Etsɔ gakotoku ɖe asi yii.
Gbe si gbe dzinua sɔ tegblẽe ko hafi wòagbɔ va aƒe.”
21 Etsɔ eƒe amenubeble geɖeawo flui.+
Etsɔ eƒe aɖe ŋanɛ la ble enu.
22 Kasia edze eyome kɔ̃ɔ, abe nyitsu si wokplɔ yina wuwu ge ene,
Abe bometsila si woyina pã bɔ gee* ene,+
23 Va se ɖe esime aŋutrɔ naƒo ɖe eƒe aklã;
Ele abe xevi si lũ ɖe mɔ̃ dzi, eye menyae be yeƒe agbe* atsi eme o la ene.+
24 Eya ta vinyewo, miɖo tom;
Eye milé to ɖe nye nyawo ŋu.
25 Mègana wò dzi natrɔ ɖe eƒe mɔwo ŋu o.
Mègatra yi eƒe toƒewo o,+
26 Elabena ame siwo tsi esi me heɖo baba ɖi la sɔ gbɔ,+
Eye ame siwo wòwu la mele xexlẽ me o.+
27 Eƒe aƒe la, Tsiẽƒe* ƒe mɔ wònye;
Eɖo ta ku ƒe xɔgãwo me.