Yaafo
א [Alef]*
1 Kwɛ bɔ ni yoo lɛ kome too ta shi, maŋ ni no mli lɛ emli eyi obɔ kɛ mɛi lɛ!+
Kwɛ bɔ ni yoo lɛ etsɔ tamɔ yoo okulafo, maŋ ni no mli lɛ mɛi babaoo yɔɔ emli fe jeŋmaji lɛ!+
Kwɛ bɔ ni anyɛɔ yoo ni no mli lɛ eji maŋnyɛ yɛ kpokpai lɛ ateŋ lɛ nɔ kɛhã nitsumɔ!+
ב [Bet]
2 Fó sɔŋŋ yoo lɛ fóɔ daa jenamɔ,+ ni yaafonui nyiɛɔ ekpaii ahe fɛɛ.
Esuɔlɔi lɛ ateŋ mɔ kome folo po bɛ ni baashɛje emii.+
Lɛ diɛŋtsɛ ehe gbɔmɛi lɛ eje esɛɛ;+ amɛtsɔmɔ ehenyɛlɔi.
ג [Gimel]
3 Yuda etee nomŋɔɔ mli+ kɛ nɔnaa kɛ nyɔŋyeli ni naa wa.+
Eyahi jeŋmaji lɛ ateŋ;+ enáaa hejɔɔmɔhe ko.
Mɛi ni waa lɛ yi lɛ fɛɛ eba enɔ yɛ ehaomɔ be lɛ mli.
ד [Dalet]
4 Gbɛi ni yaa Zion lɛ miiye awerɛho, ejaakɛ mɔ ko baaa gbijurɔyeli lɛ.+
Egbói lɛ fɛɛ efite;+ esɔfoi lɛ miikɛ̃mɔ.
Eblayei froi* lɛ anii efee mɔbɔ, ni ehao waa.
ה [He]
5 Ehenyɛlɔi lɛ etsɔ enuŋtsɔ;* ehenyɛlɔi lɛ ahe ejɔ amɛ.+
Ejaakɛ Yehowa ehã enii efee mɔbɔ yɛ etɔmɔi babaoo lɛ ahewɔ.+
Ebii lɛ enyiɛ ehenyɛlɔ lɛ hiɛ kɛtee nomŋɔɔ mli.+
ו [Waw]
6 Zion biyoo lɛ anunyam lɛ fɛɛ etã.+
Elumɛi lɛ etsɔ tamɔ baayelɔi ni náaa he ko aye nii yɛ,
Ni etɔ amɛ bliboo kɛnyiɛ mɔ ni tiuɔ amɛ lɛ hiɛ.
ז [Zayin]
7 Yɛ Yerusalem nɔnaa gbii lɛ kɛ gbii ni enáaa he ko ewɔ lɛ amli lɛ, Yerusalem kaiɔ
Enibii ni eyɔɔ kɛjɛ blema ni jara wa lɛ fɛɛ.+
Be ni emaŋbii lɛ yaje henyɛlɔ lɛ dɛŋ ni enáaa mɔ ko aye abua lɛ lɛ,+
ח [Het]
8 Yerusalem efee esha waa.+
No hewɔ ni etsɔ nɔ ko ni anyaŋeɔ lɛ.
Mɛi fɛɛ ni be ko ni eho lɛ amɛkɛ woo hãa lɛ lɛ ebuuu lɛ amɛhãaa nɔ ko, ejaakɛ amɛna ehe.+
Lɛ diɛŋtsɛ lɛ ekɛ̃mɔɔ,+ ni etsɔɔ ehe kɛ hiɛgbele.
ט [Tet]
9 Emuji lɛ yɛ etadei lɛ amli.
Ejwɛŋŋ ewɔsɛɛ he.+
Eshigbeemɔ lɛ yɛ naakpɛɛ; ebɛ mɔ ko ni baashɛje emii.
Ao Yehowa, kwɛmɔ minɔnaa lɛ, ejaakɛ henyɛlɔ lɛ efee ehe agbo.+
י [Yod]
10 Henyɛlɔ lɛ kɛ enine efɔ̃ ejwetrii lɛ fɛɛ nɔ.+
Ejaakɛ Yerusalem ena akɛ jeŋmaji lɛ ebote ejamɔhe lɛ,+
Mɛi ni ofã akɛ amɛkaba osafo lɛ mli lɛ.
כ [Kaf]
11 Emaŋbii lɛ fɛɛ miikɛ̃mɔ; amɛmiitao niyenii.*+
Amɛkɛ amɛnibii ni jara wa lɛ eyatsake niyenii, koni amɛyi aná wala.*
Ao Yehowa, kwɛmɔ ni ona akɛ mitsɔ yoo* ni bɛ nɔ ko mli.
ל [Lamed]
12 Nyɛ mɛi fɛɛ ni nyɛtsɔɔ gbɛ lɛ he kɛhoɔ lɛ, ani enɛ jeee nyɛhe sane ko?
Nyɛkwɛa ni nyɛnaa.
Ani piŋmɔ ko yɛ ni naa wa tamɔ bɔ ni ahã mipiŋ lɛ,
Piŋmɔ ni Yehowa hã mitsɔ mli yɛ emlifu ni naa wa lɛ gbi lɛ nɔ lɛ?+
מ [Mem]
13 Etsu la kɛjɛ ŋwɛi tɔ̃ɔ kɛbawo miwui lɛ amli,+ ni eeshã amɛteŋ eko fɛɛ eko.
Ekɛ yaa eha shi kɛtsɔ minaji tsɔne; enyɛ minɔ koni maku misɛɛ.
Ehã mitsɔ yoo ni ashi lɛ.
Gbi muu fɛɛ lɛ, mináaa hewalɛ.
נ [Nun]
14 Ekɛ enine efimɔ minɔtɔmɔi lɛ tamɔ kɔɔŋtso.
Akɛshwie mikɔɔŋ nɔ, ni mihewalɛ etã.
Yehowa kɛ mi ewo mɛi ni minyɛɛɛ amɛ lɛ adɛŋ.+
ס [Samek]
15 Yehowa eshɛrɛ hii ni he wala ni yɔɔ mimli lɛ fɛɛ eshwie.+
Etsɛ kpee ewo mi koni abatswia miblahii lɛ nii.+
Yehowa enaanaa Yuda oblayoo fro lɛ nɔ yɛ bu ni aŋaa wain yɛ mli lɛ mli.+
ע [Ayin]
16 Nibii nɛɛ ahewɔ lɛ, miifó;+ yaafonui miiho kɛmiijɛ mihiŋmɛiiaŋ.
Ejaakɛ mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni baanyɛ ashɛje mimii loo ewaje mi lɛ kɛ mi teŋ ejekɛ.
Mibihii lɛ efee basaa, ejaakɛ henyɛlɔ lɛ eye kunim.
פ [Pe]
17 Zion egbɛ enijiaŋ,+ ebɛ mɔ ko ni baashɛje emii.
Yehowa efã Yakob henyɛlɔi ni bɔle ehe lɛ fɛɛ koni amɛte shi amɛwo lɛ.+
Yerusalem etsɔ nyaŋemɔ nii ehã amɛ.+
צ [Tsade]
18 Yehowa lɛ, jalɔ ji lɛ,+ ejaakɛ miyeee ekitãi lɛ anɔ.*+
Nyɛ majimaji fɛɛ, nyɛboa toi, ni nyɛnaa mipiŋmɔ lɛ.
Aŋɔ miblayei froi* lɛ kɛ miblahii lɛ nom kɛtee.+
ק [Kof]
19 Mibo mitsɛ misuɔlɔi lɛ, shi amɛje misɛɛ.+
ר [Resh]
20 Ao Yehowa, kwɛmɔ, ejaakɛ mihao waa.
Mimusuŋ miishã mi.*
Mitsui etsɔ ebu shi yɛ mimli, ejaakɛ mitse atua waa.+
Klante miigbe mɛi yɛ agbó lɛ naa;+ ni gbele hu yɛ shĩa lɛ mli.
ש [Shin]
21 Mɛi enu mikɛ̃ɛmɔ lɛ he; mɔ ko bɛ ni baashɛje mimii.
Mihenyɛlɔi lɛ fɛɛ enu sane fɔŋ ni eba minɔ lɛ he.
Amɛná miishɛɛ ejaakɛ bo ohã eba lɛ nakai.+
Shi obaahã gbi ni owie he lɛ aba,+ be ni amɛbaatsɔ tamɔ mi lɛ.+
ת [Taw]
22 Amɛnɔfɔŋfeemɔi lɛ fɛɛ aba ohiɛ, ni okɛ amɛ aye kɛ joomɔ+
Tamɔ bɔ ni okɛ mi eye kɛ joomɔ yɛ minɔtɔmɔi lɛ fɛɛ ahewɔ lɛ.
Ejaakɛ mikɛ̃ɛmɔ lɛ fa, ni mitsui he miiye.