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 2 “Va se ɖe ɣekaɣie mianɔ nuxaxa dom na nye luʋɔ,*+

Eye miatsɔ nyawo anɔ dzi gbãm nam?+

 3 Zi ewo sɔŋ ye nye esia mieka mo nam;*

Ŋu mele mia kpem be miele nu tum kplim alea o.+

 4 Eye ne nyateƒee wònye be meda vo hã la,

Dzinyee vodada la anɔ.

 5 Ne vavãe miebe yewoakɔ mia ɖokui ɖe dzi agbɔ tanye,

Eye miebe medze na vlododo sia la,

 6 Ekema minyae be, Mawue kplɔm trae,

Eye wòtsɔ eƒe ɖɔ ɖem.

 7 Kpɔ ɖa! Mele ɣli dom be, ‘Ŋutasesẽe!’ ke wometɔ nam o;+

Mele ɣli dom be woaxɔ nam, ke wometso afia dzɔdzɔe nam o.+

 8 Eɖo gli xe mɔ nam, nyemate ŋu aflɔe o;

Ena viviti do ɖe nye toƒewo keŋ.+

 9 Eklo bubu le ŋunye

Eye wòɖe fiakuku le ta nam.

10 Egbãm kɔ ɖi, eye nunye yi kura;

Eye wòho nye mɔkpɔkpɔ abe ati ene.

11 Eƒe dziku fla ɖe ŋunye,

Eye wòle buyem eƒe ketɔe.+

12 Eƒe aʋakɔwo ƒo ƒu va ɖe to ɖem,

Eye woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe nye agbadɔ ŋu godoo.

13 Eɖe nye ŋutɔ nɔvinyewo ɖa le ŋunye,

Eye nye ame nyanyɛwo trɔ ɖa le ŋunye.+

14 Xɔ̃nye veviwo* gɔ̃ hã megali o,

Eye ame nyanyɛ kekeake hã ŋlɔm be.+

15 Amedzro siwo va dze aƒenye me+ kple nye kosiwo ke hã le buyem ame tutɔe;

Mezu amedzro le wo ŋkume.

16 Meyɔ nye dɔla, gake metɔ o;

Metsɔ nye nu ɖe kuku nɛ be eƒe dɔme natrɔ ɖe ŋunye.

17 Nye nu me le ya ɖem ɖe srɔ̃nye,+

Eye mele ʋeʋẽm ɖe nɔvinyewo.*

18 Ðeviwo ke hã le vlo domem;

Ne menya tso ko la, wotea fewuɖuɖu le ŋunye.

19 Xɔ̃nye veviwo katã tsrim vevie,+

Eye ame siwo melɔ̃na la tso ɖe ŋunye.+

20 Nye ŋutigbalẽ kple lãkusi lé ɖe nye ƒuwo ŋu,+

Eye meku kloe.*

21 Oo, mi xɔ̃nyewo, mikpɔ nye nublanui, mikpɔ nublanui nam dzro,

Elabena Mawue do asi ɖe gbɔnye.+

22 Nu ka ŋutie miele yonyeme tim abe Mawu ke ene,+

Hele nu tum kplim madzudzɔmadzudzɔe?*+

23 Oo, ne ɖe woahaŋlɔ nye nyawo ɖi,

Oo, ne ɖe woahade wo agbalẽ me ɖe!

24 Ne ɖe woatsɔ ganuŋlɔti kple tsumi,

Aɖe wo ɖe agakpe dzi tegbee la, ne anyo ŋutɔ!

25 Elabena menyae nyuie be nye xɔnametɔ* le agbe;+

Ava mlɔeba, eye wòatɔ ɖe anyigba* dzi.

26 Togbɔ be nye ŋutigbalẽ gblẽ keŋkeŋ,

Evɔ mekpɔtɔ nye ŋutilã hã la, makpɔ Mawu,

27 Nye ŋutɔ makpɔe,

Nye ŋutɔ nye ŋkuwo akpɔe, menye ame bubu o.+

29 Yi nedo dzikatsoƒoe na miawo ŋutɔwo,+

Elabena yi wotsɔna hea toe na vodalawo;

Ne mianyae be ʋɔnudrɔ̃la aɖe li.”+