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2 Ekwɛ̃ɔ tamɔ fɔfɔi, kɛkɛ lɛ eŋala;*+
4 Namɔ baanyɛ aná mɔ ko ni he tse kɛjɛ mɔ ko ni he tseee mli?+
Mɔ ko mɔ ko nyɛŋ!
6 Jiemɔ ohiɛ yɛ enɔ bɔ ni afee ni ejɔɔ ehe,
Kɛyashi ebaagbe egbi lɛ naa tamɔ apaafonyo feɔ lɛ.+
7 Ejaakɛ tso po, hiɛnɔkamɔ yɛ kɛhã lɛ.
Kɛji afo afɔ̃ shi lɛ, ebaatsɛ̃ ekoŋŋ,
Ni eniji ni baatsɛ̃rɛ̃ lɛ baaya nɔ adara.
8 Kɛ́ eshishifã lɛ tsɛ waa* yɛ shikpɔŋ
Ni etsoku lɛ gbo yɛ sũ lɛ mli lɛ,
9 Kɛji enu nu ŋmajee he nɔŋŋ lɛ ebaatsɛ̃;
Ni ebaagbála niji tamɔ tso hee.
10 Shi gbɔmɔ gboɔ, ni ekãa shi ni enyɛɛɛ nɔ ko kwraa efee;
Kɛ́ gbɔmɔ gbo lɛ, nɛgbɛ eyɔɔ?+
11 Nui laajeɔ yɛ ŋshɔ mli,
Ni faa miɔ ni egbiɔ.
12 Gbɔmɔ hu kãa shi ni eteee shi.+
Kɛyashi be ni ŋwɛi bɛ dɔŋŋ lɛ, amɛhiɛ etsɛ̃ŋ,
Ni atsĩɛŋ amɛ hu kɛjɛŋ amɛwɔ lɛ mli.+
13 Ao, miná kulɛ oŋɔ mi ohɔ shi yɛ Gbonyobu* lɛ mli,+
Ní oŋɔ mi otee, kɛyashi omlifu lɛ baaho,
Ní oto be ohã mi, ní okai mi!+
14 Kɛji gbɔmɔ gbo lɛ, ani ebaahi wala mli ekoŋŋ?+
Misɔɔmɔ ni akɛfi minɔ lɛ gbii lɛ amli fɛɛ lɛ, mamɛ
Kɛyashi be ni abaaŋmɛɛ mihe.+
Obaashwe* oninenaa nitsumɔ lɛ waa.
16 Shi amrɔ nɛɛ, oyaa nɔ okaneɔ minajifaamɔi fɛɛ;
Mihe esha lɛ pɛ okwɛɔ.
17 Asɔo mimlatɔmɔ lɛ naa awo kotoku* mli,
Ni okɛ ama sɔoɔ mitɔmɔ lɛ naa.
18 Bɔ ni gɔŋ gbeɔ shi ni efufuluɔ
Ní ahãa tɛsaa hu jeɔ egbɛhe,
19 Bɔ ni nu yeɔ tɛi ahe
Ní kɛji eeho waa lɛ, efɔɔ shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ sũ kɛyaa lɛ,
Nakai nɔŋŋ okpãtãa gbɔmɔ adesa* hiɛnɔkamɔ lɛ hiɛ.
20 Oyaa nɔ oyeɔ enɔ kunim kɛyashiɔ ehiɛ kpãtãa;+
Otsakeɔ bɔ ni eyɔɔ lɛ, ni ohãa eyaa.
21 Awoɔ ebii lɛ ahiɛ nyam, shi eleee;
Amɛtsɔmɔɔ mɛi ni abuuu amɛ ahãaa nɔ ko hu, shi eyɔseee.+
22 Be ni eyɔɔ eheloo mli lolo lɛ pɛ enuɔ piŋmɔ he;
Be ni ehiɛ kã lolo lɛ pɛ eyeɔ* awerɛho.”