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30 “Ke azɔ la, wole koyem+
Wo, ame siwo menye xoxo na,
Ame siwo fofowo nyemalɔ̃ be
Woanɔ nye lãkplɔvuwo gɔ̃ hã ŋu hafi o.
2 Vi kae woƒe alɔkpa sesẽ la ɖe nam?
Woƒe ŋusẽ vɔ.
3 Hiã kple dɔwuame na ŋusẽ vɔ le wo ŋu;
Wokukoa kuɖiɖinyigba
Afi si zu aƒedo kple gbegbe.
4 Wodaa dzegbe le avekɔewo me;
Eye ati dodoewo* ƒe kee nye woƒe nuɖuɖu.
5 Wonyaa wo ɖa le ame dome;+
Amewo doa ɣli ɖe wo ta abe fiafitɔwo ene.
6 Wova nɔa baliwo,
Dowo kple agadowo me.
7 Wodoa ɣli le avekɔewo me;
Wotigi wo ɖokuiwo ɖe dzawo te.
8 Movitɔ kple yakame ƒe viwoe wonye,
Wonya wo* ɖa le anyigba la dzi.
11 Elabena Mawu na nye ŋusẽ gbɔdzɔ,* eye wòbɔbɔm ɖe anyi,
Ale be wowɔa nu sia nu si dze wo ŋu la le ŋkunyeme.*
12 Nu vlo wɔha tso ɖe ŋunye le nye ɖusime;
Wona mede afɔ du me
Eye woxe mɔ nam be yewoagblẽ donyeme.
14 Wolũ ɖe dzinye abe gli gbagbã mee woto ene;
Wolɔ hoo to gbagbãƒewo va ƒo ɖe dzinye.
15 Ŋɔdzi nye tsyɔm;
Woɖe nye bubu ɖa abe yae kplɔe dzoe ene,
Eye nye xɔname nu yi abe alilikpo ene.
18 Enu sẽ ɖe dzinye ale gbegbe be nye awu trɔ ɖeƒomevii;*
Emia ve nam sesĩe abe nye awu ƒe kɔme ene.
19 Mawu tu asim ƒu ba me;
Ale be mezu ke kple afi ɖeɖe.
20 Medoa ɣli be nàxɔ nam, ke mètɔna nam o;+
Metso ɖe tsitrenu, ke ɖeko nèle kpɔyem dũu.
21 Ètrɔ zu ŋutasẽla ɖe ŋunye;+
Ètsɔ wò alɔkame sesẽ la dze dzinye.
22 Èkɔm ɖe dzi ale be ya kɔm dzoe;
Eye nènyamam* le ahom me.
23 Elabena menyae nyuie be àtsɔm ade asi na ku,
Ne mayi xɔ si me agbagbeawo katã ƒoa takpli ɖo la.
24 Gake ame aɖeke megaƒoa ame si gbã gudugudu,+
Esi wòle ɣli dom be woaxɔ na ye le xaxaɣi o.
25 Ðe nyemefa avi ɖe ame siwo ɖo xaxa me la ta oa?*
Ðe nyemexa nu* ɖe ame dahewo ŋuti oa?+
26 Menɔ mɔ kpɔm na nyui, ke vɔ̃ boŋ ye va;
Menɔ kekeli sinu kpɔm, ke viviti boŋ ye do.
27 Nye dɔ me le totrom hegbe emedzedze;
Hiãŋkekewo va ƒo ɖe dzinye.
28 Melé blanui le yiyim;+ nyemekpɔ kekeli aɖeke o.
Metso le ha la dome le ɣli dom be woaxɔ nam.
31 Konyifafa ko ŋue nye saŋku ɖina ɖo,
Eye nye kpẽ ɖina avigbee.