Lalai
Kɛhã lalatsɔɔlɔ lɛ. Kora bihii lɛ anɔ.+ Lala ni afo.
49 Nyɛ maji fɛɛ, nyɛboa enɛ toi.
3 Mi diɛŋtsɛ minaabu baawie hiɛshikamɔ wiemɔ,
Ni mitsuiŋ susumɔ+ lɛ baajie niiashishinumɔ kpo.
4 Mabo abɛ toi jogbaŋŋ;
Mikɛ saŋku baagbála mijenu lɛ mli.
5 Mɛni hewɔ mashe gbeyei yɛ haomɔ beiaŋ,+
Be mli ni mɛi ni taoɔ mishigbeemɔ lɛ anɔfɔŋfeemɔ* lɛ ebɔle mi lɛ?
6 Mɛi ni kɛ amɛhiɛ fɔ̃ɔ nii ni amɛná lɛ nɔ+
Ni amɛkɛ nii babaoo ni amɛyɔɔ lɛ shwãa lɛ,+
7 Amɛteŋ mɔ ko mɔ ko nyɛŋ enyɛmi ekpɔ̃
Loo ni ehã Nyɔŋmɔ kpɔmɔnɔ kɛkpɔ̃ enyɛmi,+
8 (Ejaakɛ amɛwala* he kpɔmɔnɔ lɛ jara wa aahu akɛ
Amɛnyɛŋ amɛwo kɔkɔɔkɔ);
10 Enaa akɛ hiɛshikalɔi po gboiɔ;
Kwashia kɛ mɔ ni bɛ jwɛŋmɔ fɛɛ hiɛ kpãtãa,+
Ni amɛshiɔ amɛninámɔ lɛ amɛhãa mɛi krokomɛi.+
11 Nɔ ni amɛshweɔ yɛ amɛtsuiŋ ji akɛ amɛshĩai lɛ ahi shi kɛya naanɔ,
Amɛmama tsũi lɛ ahi shi kɛjɛ yinɔ kome nɔ kɛya yinɔ kroko nɔ.
Amɛkɛ amɛ diɛŋtsɛ amɛgbɛ́i ewo amɛshikpɔji lɛ.
13 Enɛ ji kwashiai agbɛ lɛ,+
Kɛ mɛi ni nyiɛɔ amɛsɛɛ, ni amɛnáa amɛwiemɔi foji lɛ ahe miishɛɛ lɛ agbɛ lɛ. (Sela)
14 Abaagbe amɛ tamɔ gwantɛŋi, ni amɛbaaya Gbonyobu* lɛ mli.
Gbele baakwɛ amɛnɔ tamɔ egwantɛŋi;
Jalɔi baaye amɛnɔ+ leebi.
16 Kɛ́ mɔ ko tsɔ niiatsɛ,
Ni eshĩa lɛ anunyam lɛ fa lɛ, kaashe gbeyei.
17 Ejaakɛ kɛ́ egbo lɛ, ekɛ nɔ ko nɔ ko eyaŋ;+
Enunyam lɛ kɛ lɛ kpelekeŋ shi kɛyaŋ.+
18 Ejaakɛ be ni eyɔɔ wala mli lɛ, ejieɔ lɛ diɛŋtsɛ ehe yi.+
(Mɛi jieɔ oyi kɛ́ oná nii babaoo.)+
19 Shi naagbee lɛ eyafataa etsɛmɛi ayinɔbii lɛ ahe.
Amɛnaŋ la lɛ dɔŋŋ.
20 Gbɔmɔ ni nuuu enɛ shishi lɛ, kɛ́ eji mɔ ni awo ehiɛ nyam po lɛ,+
Etamɔ kooloi ni hiɛ kpãtãa lɛ nɔŋŋ.