Yaafo
א [Alef]
2 Kwɛ bɔ ni Yehowa kɛ emlifu atatu lɛ eha Zion biyoo lɛ he!
Ejɛ ŋwɛi eshɛ Israel hefɛo lɛ efɔ̃ shikpɔŋ.+
Ekaiii enajiashi sɛi+ lɛ yɛ emlifu gbi lɛ nɔ.
ב [Bet]
2 Yehowa emi Yakob shihilɛhei lɛ fɛɛ ni emusuŋ eshãaa lɛ.
Ekumɔ Yuda biyoo lɛ hei ni atswa gbogboi awo amɛhe lɛ eshwie shi yɛ emlila lɛ mli.+
Eshɛ maŋtsɛyeli lɛ kɛ elumɛi+ lɛ efɔ̃ shikpɔŋ, ni ebule amɛ.+
ג [Gimel]
3 Efolɔ Israel akolontoi* lɛ fɛɛ eshwie shi yɛ emlifu ni naa wa lɛ mli.
Esu eninejurɔ be ni henyɛlɔ lɛ ba lɛ,+
Ni etee nɔ etso yɛ Yakob tamɔ la ni shãa nɔ fɛɛ nɔ ni bɔle ehe lɛ.+
ד [Dalet]
4 Edɔ egãi lɛ mli tamɔ henyɛlɔ ko; ekɛ eninejurɔ eta gãi lɛ tamɔ henyɛlɔ ko;+
Etee nɔ egbe mɛi ni he yɔɔ fɛo yɛ mɔ hiŋmɛiiaŋ lɛ.+
Ni efɔse emlifu lɛ eshwie shi tamɔ la ni miitso+ ewo Zion biyoo lɛ mama tsũ lɛ mli.+
ה [He]
5 Yehowa etsɔ tamɔ henyɛlɔ ko;+
Emi Israel emuu.
Emi emɔji lɛ fɛɛ;
Ekpãtã ehei ni atswa gbogboi awo amɛhe lɛ fɛɛ ahiɛ.
Ni ehã awerɛhoyeli kɛ yaafo lala eyi Yuda biyoo lɛ mli obɔ.
ו [Waw]
6 Ekumɔ egba lɛ eshwie shi,+ tamɔ abɔɔ mli agba.
Efo egbijurɔyeli lɛ sɛɛ.+
Yehowa ehã hiɛ ekpa gbijurɔyeli kɛ hejɔɔmɔ gbi nɔ yɛ Zion,
Ni ebuuu maŋtsɛ kɛ osɔfo ehãaa nɔ ko yɛ emlifu ni naa wa lɛ mli.+
ז [Zayin]
7 Yehowa eshi efɔleshaa latɛ lɛ;
Enyaŋe ejamɔhe lɛ.+
Ekɛ emɔji ni atswa gbogboi awo amɛhe lɛ ahe gbogboi lɛ ewo henyɛlɔ lɛ dɛŋ.+
Amɛhole amɛgbei anɔ yɛ Yehowa shĩa lɛ mli+ tamɔ afeɔ yɛ gbi jurɔ nɔ lɛ.
ח [Het]
8 Yehowa ekpɛ eyiŋ akɛ ebaafite Zion biyoo lɛ gbogbo lɛ.+
Ekpã susumɔ kpãa lɛ mli.+
Esuko enine yɛ hiɛkpatamɔ ni ekɛbaa* lɛ he.
Ni ehãa kpoku kɛ gbogbo fɛɛ yeɔ awerɛho.
Ahã amɛ fɛɛ amɛgbɔjɔ.
ט [Tet]
9 Egbói lɛ eshiu kɛbote shikpɔŋ.+
Efite esɛɛ adabaŋi* lɛ ni ekumɔ amɛ.
Emaŋtsɛ lɛ kɛ elumɛi lɛ yɛ jeŋmaji lɛ ateŋ.+
Mla* ko bɛ; egbalɔi lɛ po náaa ninaa ko kɛjɛɛɛ Yehowa ŋɔɔ.+
י [Yod]
10 Zion biyoo lɛ onukpai lɛ tara shikpɔŋ diŋŋ.+
Amɛmiiloo mulu amɛmiiwo amɛyiteŋ ni amɛbumɔ kpekpe.*+
Yerusalem oblayei froi lɛ kɛ amɛhiɛ ebumɔ shikpɔŋ.
כ [Kaf]
11 Etɔ mihiŋmɛii kɛ yaafo.+
Mimusuŋ miishã mi.*
Afɔse mimlɛbo ashwie shikpɔŋ, yɛ mimaŋ lɛ biyoo* lɛ shigbeemɔ lɛ hewɔ,+
Yɛ gbekɛbii kɛ abifabii ni nɔ enyɔ amɛnɔ yɛ maŋ lɛ henaabuamɔhei lɛ hewɔ.+
ל [Lamed]
12 Be ni nɔ nyɔɔ amɛnɔ yɛ maŋ lɛ henaabuamɔhei lɛ tamɔ mɛi komɛi ni apila amɛ lɛ,
Be ni amɛkamɔ amɛnyɛmɛi adɛŋ ni amɛwala* tãa lɛ,
Amɛyaa nɔ amɛbiɔ amɛnyɛmɛi lɛ akɛ, “Nɛgbɛ ŋmaa* kɛ wain yɔɔ?”+
מ [Mem]
13 Bo Yerusalem biyoo, mɛni mikɛbaaye odase,
Loo, mɛni he manyɛ mikɛ bo ato?
Bo Zion biyoo oblayoo fro, mɛni he manyɛ mikɛ bo ato kɛshɛje omii?
Ejaakɛ okuumɔ lɛ da tamɔ ŋshɔ.+ Namɔ baanyɛ bo atsa?+
נ [Nun]
14 Amale kɛ ninai foji sɔŋŋ ogbalɔi lɛ na yɛ ohe,+
Ni amɛhãaa ona otɔmɔ lɛ koni okaya nomŋɔɔ mli,+
Shi amɛtee nɔ amɛkɛɛ bo amale ninai kɛ lakamɔ wiemɔi.+
ס [Samek]
15 Mɛi fɛɛ ni tsɔɔ gbɛ lɛ nɔ kɛhoɔ lɛ tswaa amɛdɛ̃ amɛwoɔ bo kɛyeɔ ohe fɛo.+
Amɛboɔ tsia* yɛ bɔ ni amɛnaa ekpɛ amɛhe lɛ hewɔ,+ ni amɛhosoɔ amɛyitsei amɛwoɔ Yerusalem biyoo lɛ amɛkɛɔ akɛ:
“Ani jeee maŋ nɛɛ akɛɛ yɛ ehe akɛ, ‘Ehe yɛ fɛo waa, ehãa shikpɔŋ lɛ fɛɛ náa miishɛɛ’ lɛ?”+
פ [Pe]
16 Ohenyɛlɔi lɛ fɛɛ egbɛ amɛdaaŋ amɛwo bo.
Amɛboɔ tsia* ni amɛkpeɔ amɛnyanyɔjiashi amɛkɛɔ akɛ: “Wɔmi lɛ emuu.+
Gbi ni wɔmɛ aahu lɛ nɛ!+ Eshɛ agbɛnɛ, ni wɔna kɛ wɔhiŋmɛii!”+
ע [Ayin]
17 Yehowa efee nɔ ni ekpɛ eyiŋ yɛ he lɛ;+ etsu nɔ ni ekɛɛ lɛ he nii,+
Nɔ ni efã kɛjɛ blema beebe lɛ.+
Ekumɔ eshwie shi ni emusuŋ eshãaa lɛ.+
Ehã henyɛlɔ lɛ miinya yɛ ohewɔ; ewó ohenyɛlɔi lɛ akolonto* lɛ nɔ.
צ [Tsade]
18 Ao, Zion biyoo gbogbo, amɛtsui boɔ tsɛɔ Yehowa.
Yaafonui aho tamɔ faa jetsɛremɔ kɛ jenamɔ.
Kaajɔɔ ohe, ni kaahã ohiŋmɛi* hu miijɔɔ ehe.
ק [Kof]
19 Tee shi! Fó kɛ́ je na, yɛ nyɔɔŋ buu be lɛ shishijee.
Fɔsemɔ otsuiŋ tamɔ nu oshwie Yehowa hiɛ.
Holemɔ oniji anɔ otsɔɔ lɛ yɛ obii lɛ awala* hewɔ,
Obii ni nɔ miinyɔ amɛnɔ yɛ gbɛjegbɛ fɛɛ gbɛjegbɛ koŋ* yɛ hɔmɔ hewɔ lɛ.+
ר [Resh]
20 Ao Yehowa, kwɛmɔ mɔ ni okɛ lɛ eye kɛ joomɔ lɛ, ni ona.
Ani esa akɛ yei aya nɔ aye amɛ diɛŋtsɛ amɛmusuŋbii,* amɛ diɛŋtsɛ amɛbii ni yɔɔ hewalɛ lɛ?+
Ani esa akɛ agbe osɔfoi kɛ gbalɔi yɛ Yehowa jamɔhe lɛ?+
ש [Shin]
21 Oblanyo kɛ nuumo fɛɛ egboi kɛjwere shi yɛ gbɛjegbɛi lɛ anɔ.+
Miblayei froi* lɛ kɛ miblahii lɛ enyɔnyɔi yɛ klante naa.+
Ogbe mɛi yɛ omlifu gbi lɛ nɔ; ogbe mɛi ni omusuŋ eshãaa bo.+
ת [Taw]
22 Otsɛ mɛi ni he yɔɔ gbeyei kɛjɛ he fɛɛ he kɛba oookɛɛ gbijurɔyeli gbi.+