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 2 Eji anunyam kɛhã Nyɔŋmɔ akɛ ekɛ sane aaato,+

Ni eji anunyam kɛhã maŋtsɛmɛi akɛ amɛaatao sane mli.

 3 Bɔ ni ŋwɛi kwɔ ni shikpɔŋ lɛ hu mli kwɔ lɛ,

Nakai anyɛɛɛ maŋtsɛmɛi atsui mli atao.

 4 Jiemɔ jwiɛtɛi lɛ mli muji lɛ,

Ni ebaatsɔ jwiɛtɛi krɔŋŋ.+

 5 Jiemɔ mɔ fɔŋ lɛ yɛ maŋtsɛ lɛ hiɛ,

Ni emaŋtsɛ sɛi lɛ baama shi shiŋŋ yɛ jalɛ mli.+

 6 Kaawo bo diɛŋtsɛ ohiɛ nyam yɛ maŋtsɛ hiɛ,+

Ni kaayata gbɔmɛi wuji ashitaramɔhe,+

 7 Ejaakɛ ehi akɛ ebaakɛɛ bo akɛ, “Ba ni obata ŋwɛigbɛ nɛɛ,”

 8 Kaaye ohe oyai ni okɛ sane tee saneyelihe,

Ejaakɛ te obaafee tɛŋŋ, kɛ́ sɛɛ mli lɛ mɔ lɛ bawo bo hiɛgbele?+

 9 Okɛ mɔ lɛ sɔŋŋ awie he,+

Shi kaajie sane ni akɛɛ bo pɛ lɛ kpo,*+

10 Koni mɔ ni boɔ toi lɛ akawo bo hiɛgbele

Ni obatsɔ mɔ ko ni gbɛɔ sane fɔŋ* ni anyɛɛɛ sɛɛ agbala eshwãa.

11 Wiemɔ ni awieɔ yɛ be ni sa mli lɛ+

Eyɛ fɛo tamɔ apol ni akɛ shika tsuru efee ewo jwiɛtɛi nii amli.*

12 Tamɔ bɔ ni shika tsuru toiiaŋnii kɛ shika tsuru ni atsuu he jwine ji lɛ,

Nakai nɔŋŋ hiɛshikalɔ ni jajeɔ mɔ lɛ ji kɛhã mɔ ni boɔ lɛ toi lɛ.+

13 Tamɔ bɔ ni snoo ni mli ejɔ ŋanii ji yɛ nikpamɔ gbi nɔ lɛ,

Nakai tsulɔ anɔkwafo ji kɛhã mɔ ni tsu lɛ lɛ,

Ejaakɛ ehãa enuŋtsɔ lɛ* tsui nyɔɔ emli.+

14 Tamɔ bɔ ni atatui kɛ kɔɔyɔɔ ni nugbɔnɛmɔ enyiɛɛɛ sɛɛ ji lɛ,

Nakai mɔ ni shwãa akɛ ebaake nii shi enáaa eke* lɛ ji.+

15 Tsuishitoo akɛkɔneɔ hiɛnyiɛlɔ yiŋ,

Ni naajɔlɛ lilɛi lɛ, enyɛɔ ekuɔ wu.+

16 Kɛ́ oná wo lɛ, ye bɔ ni baashɛ onaa,

Ejaakɛ kɛ́ oye fe nine lɛ, obaashwe fɛɛ oshwie.+

17 Onane akafɔ onyɛmi gbɔmɔ shĩa nyiɛmɔ,

Koni osane akaje etsine ni enyɛ bo.

18 Mɔ ni yeɔ amale odase eshiɔ enyɛmi gbɔmɔ lɛ,+

Etamɔ tawuu tsokpoti kɛ klante kɛ gãimlibi ni naa ba.

19 Kɛ́ okɛ ohiɛ fɔ̃ gbɔmɔ ni anyɛɛɛ amu afɔ enɔ* nɔ yɛ haomɔ beiaŋ lɛ,

Etamɔ nyanyɔŋ ni eku ni akɛmiita nii loo nane ni nyɛɛɛ shi adamɔ ni akɛmiinyiɛ.

20 Mɔ ni láa lalai ehãa tsui ni werɛ eho ehe lɛ,+

Etamɔ mɔ ko ni jieɔ etade yɛ fɛi mli,

Kɛ viniga ni akɛshwie soda* nɔ.

21 Kɛ́ hɔmɔ miiye mɔ ni nyɛɔ bo lɛ, hã lɛ niyenii* ni eye;

Kɛ́ kumai miiye lɛ lɛ, hã lɛ nu ni enu,+

22 Ejaakɛ ŋai kɛ la naa obuaa oshwieɔ eyiteŋ lɛ,*+

Ni Yehowa baajɔɔ bo.

23 Bɔ ni kooyi kɔɔyɔɔ kɛ nugbɔnɛmɔ baa lɛ,

Nakai lilɛi ni wieɔ mɛi ahe lɛ kɛ hiɛtumɔ baa.+

24 Ehi akɛ obaayahi tsuyiteŋ koji lɛ eko mli

Fe nɔ ni okɛ yoo* béilɔ* baahi shĩa kome mli.+

25 Bɔ ni nu ni mli ejɔ ji kɛhã susuma* ni etɔ lɛ lɛ,

Nakai amaniɛbɔɔ kpakpa ni jɛ maŋsɛɛ shɔŋŋ lɛ ji.+

26 Jalɔ ni ŋmɛɔ ehe ehãa mɔ fɔŋ* lɛ,

Etamɔ nuhiŋmɛi ni hiɛ ewo muji kɛ nubu ni awo mli muji.

27 Wo babaoo yeli ehiii,+

Ni nakai nɔŋŋ kɛ́ mɔ ko tao anunyam ehã lɛ diɛŋtsɛ ehe lɛ, ejeee anunyam kpakpa.+

28 Mɔ ni nyɛɛɛ etsui* nɔ eye lɛ,

Etamɔ maŋ ni akumɔ ni gbogbo bɛ he.+