Yeremia
4 Yehowa de ke, “Oo Israel, moo kpale kɛ ba,
Ke o maa kpale kɛ ba ye ngɔ
Nɛ o ma je o mawuhi nɛ a he ngɛ tai ɔ kɛ je ye hɛ mi ɔ,
Lɛɛ o be lalaalo woe hu.
2 Nɛ ke o yeɔ anɔkuale, o yeɔ dami sane nɛ o peeɔ nɔ́ nɛ da nɛ o kã kita ke,
‘Be abɔ nɛ Yehowa ngɛ nɛ ɔ!’
Lɛɛ, je ma amɛ maa gu e nɔ kɛ ná jɔɔmi kɛ ha a he,
Nɛ a maa fĩa ngɛ e he je.”
3 Ejakaa nɔ́ nɛ Yehowa ngɛ Yudabi ɔmɛ kɛ Yerusalem dee ji nɛ ɔ nɛ:
“Nyɛ hu zugba nɛ hi kɛ ha ní dumi kɛ ha nyɛ he,
Nɛ́ nyɛ kpa ní dumi ngɛ miohi a kpɛti.
4 Nyɛ Yuda nyumuhi kɛ nyɛ nihi nɛ nyɛ ngɛ Yerusalem,
Nyɛɛ tsu nyɛ he kɛ ha Yehowa,
Nɛ nyɛɛ tsu nyɛ tsui ɔmɛ hu a he,
Konɛ ye mi mi fumi ɔ nɛ ko tso kaa la
Nɛ́ e tso nɛ́ nɔ ko be nyɛe maa gbe,
Ngɛ nyɛ yiwutso ní peepee ɔmɛ a he je.”
5 Nyɛɛ tu munyu nɛ ɔ ngɛ Yuda, nɛ nyɛɛ jaje ngɛ Yerusalem.
Nyɛ kpa ngmlaa nɛ nyɛ kpa titimati kɛ kpa zugba a nɔ tsuo.
Nyɛ kpa ngmlaa wawɛɛ nɛ nyɛ de ke: “Nyɛ bua nyɛ he nya,
Nɛ waa tu fo kɛ ho ma amɛ nɛ a fia gbogbo wo a he ɔmɛ a mi ya.
6 Nyɛ wo okadi* ko nɔ kɛ tsɔɔ Zion.
Nyɛ ko da si, nyɛ hla he ko nɛ́ nyɛɛ laa nyɛ he ngɛ,”
Ejakaa i ngɔ haomi kɛ je yiti je kɛ ma, e ji haomi ngua.
7 E hia kpo kaa jata nɛ je kpo kɛ je e laami he;
Je ma amɛ a hɛ mi kpatalɔ ɔ ma.
E je kpo kɛ je he nɛ e ngɛ ɔ kɛ ma konɛ e ha nɛ o zugba a nɛ pee he gbeye womi nɔ́.
A ma kpata o ma amɛ a hɛ mi pɛsɛpɛsɛ nɛ nɔ ko nɔ ko be a mi hie hu.
8 Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, nyɛɛ ha kpekpe,
Nyɛɛ ye aywilɛho* nɛ nyɛ fo ya,
Ejakaa Yehowa we abofu nɛ nya wa a ji wa nɔ.
9 Yehowa de ke, “Jamɛ a ligbi ɔ, matsɛ ɔ tsui maa po,
Nɛ ganɔ ɔmɛ hu a tsui maa po;
Osɔfo ɔmɛ maa ye gbeye nɛ gbali ɔmɛ a hɛ mi maa pee mɛ yaa.”
10 Kɛkɛ nɛ i de ke: “Ao, Nyɔmtsɛ Matsɛ Yehowa! Niinɛ, o sisi nimli nɛ ɔmɛ kɛ Yerusalembi ɔmɛ saminya, nɛ o de ke, ‘Nyɛ ma ná tue mi jɔmi,’ be mi nɛ klaate ɔ ngɛ wa kuɛ si.”*
11 Jamɛ a ligbi ɔ, a ma de ni ɔmɛ kɛ Yerusalembi ɔmɛ ke:
“Kɔɔhiɔ nɛ mi dɔ la ko maa je kpongu kpataa amɛ nɛ a ngɛ nga kplanaa a nɔ ɔ nɔ kɛ ba
Nɛ e ma ba fia kɛ pue ye ma a biyo ɔ* nɔ;
Pi nɛ e ma nɛ e ba sa a mi loo e je mu ngɛ a mi.
12 Ma ha nɛ kɔɔhiɔ nɛ nya wa nɛ ɔ maa je he nɛ ɔmɛ kɛ ba.
Amlɔ nɛ ɔ, ma kojo mɛ.
13 Hyɛ! E maa ba kaa bɔku nɛ yu tuu,
Nɛ e ta zugba lɛ ɔmɛ ngɛ kaa kɔɔhiɔ nɛ nya wa.
E we okpɔngɔ ɔmɛ a he sɔɔ pe kɔle.
Kpoo ha wɔ, ejakaa a kpata wa hɛ mi!
14 Oo Yerusalem, mo fɔ yayami peemi kɛ je o tsui mi, konɛ a he o yi wami.
Kɛ yaa si mɛni be nɛ o maa hi ní yayahi a he susue?
15 Ejakaa gbi ko bɔ amaniɛ kɛ je Dan,
Nɛ e jaje haomi kɛ je Efraim yoku ɔmɛ a nɔ.
16 Moo bɔ amaniɛ, ee, moo bɔ je ma amɛ amaniɛ;
Moo jaje kɛ tsɔɔ Yerusalem.”
Buli* komɛ je he ko tsitsaa kɛ ma,
Nɛ a ma wo a gbi nɔ kɛ si Yuda ma amɛ.
17 A guɔ he fɛɛ he kɛ ba tuaa lɛ kaa buli nɛ a ngɛ ngmɔ he bue,
Ejakaa e tsɔ atuã kɛ si mi,” Yehowa lɛ de.
18 “O maa wo o je mi bami kɛ o ní peepee ɔ he hiɔ.
O we amanehlu ɔ nya wa,
Ejakaa e su o tsui he tɔɔ!”
19 Ao! Ye mi mi!* Ye mi mi!
Ye tsui* ngɛ mi yee!
Ye tsui ngɛ fiae kpla kpla ngɛ ye mi!
20 A bɔ amanehlu nɛ́ eko nyɛɛ eko se ɔ he amaniɛ,
Ejakaa a kpata zugba a tsuo hɛ mi.
A kpata ye bo tsu ɔmɛ a hɛ mi tlukaa,
Ye bo tsu ɔmɛ a hɛ mi kpata si kake too.
21 Kɛ yaa si mɛni be nɛ ma hi okadi* ɔ hyɛe,
Nɛ kɛ yaa si mɛni be nɛ ma hi titimati ɔ pɛmi ɔ nue?
22 “Ejakaa ye we bi ɔmɛ ji kuasiahi;
Tsa pi a kɔmɔ ji mi.
A ji bimɛ nɛ a biɛɛ, nɛ́ a nui nɔ́ sisi.
Ke e ba nɔ́ yaya peemi mi ɔ lɛɛ, a hɛ mi tsɔ,*
Se nɔ́ kpakpa lɛɛ, a li peemi.”
23 I na zugba a, nɛ hyɛ! nɔ́ ko nɔ́ ko be nɔ, nɛ e plɛ pee ma doku.
I hyɛ hiɔwe, nɛ e kane ɔ be hu.
24 I na yoku ɔmɛ, nɛ hyɛ! a ngɛ hosoe,
Nɛ kpongu ɔmɛ ngɛ mimiɛe.
25 Nɛ hyɛ! i na kaa nɔ ko nɔ ko be lejɛ ɔ,
Nɛ hiɔwe lohwe pɛlitsɛ ɔmɛ tsuo te kɛ je.
26 Nɛ hyɛ! i na kaa zugba kɛ e nɔ tsohi nɛ woɔ yiblii ɔ plɛ pee nga nɔ,
Nɛ a kpata e ma amɛ tsuo a hɛ mi.
Yehowa he je nɛ e ba jã,
E mi mi fumi nɛ nya wa a he je nɛ e ba jã.
27 Nɔ́ nɛ Yehowa de ji nɛ ɔ nɛ: “Zugba a tsuo ma plɛ pee ma doku,
Se, tsa pi nɔ́ fɛɛ nɔ́ hɛ mi nɛ́ ma kpata.
28 Enɛ ɔ he je ɔ, zugba a maa ye aywilɛho,
Nɛ hiɔwe maa wo diblii.
Ejakaa imi nitsɛ lɛ i de, nɛ i ma ye juɛmi nya si,
I be ye juɛmi tsakee,* nɛ i be ye nya se kpalee.
29 Ke a nu okpɔngɔ nɔ hili ɔmɛ kɛ kɛ̃ɛ̃ tsɛli ɔmɛ a he ɔ,
Ma a tsuo maa ma fo.
A maa ma fo kɛ sɛ a laami he ɔmɛ,
Nɛ a maa kuɔ tɛsa amɛ.
Ma fɛɛ ma mi maa fɔ si gu,
Nɛ nɔ ko nɔ ko be a mi hie.”
30 Amlɔ nɛ ɔ nɛ a kpata o hɛ mi nɛ ɔ, mɛni o maa pee?
Jinɛ o haa bo tsutsu,
O kɛ sika tsu junehi dlaa o he,
Nɛ o kɛ tsopa yumu kpaa o hɛngmɛ se konɛ a na o hɛngmɛ ɔmɛ saminya.
Se o he dlami nɛ ɔ tsuo pee yaka,
Ejakaa nihi tsuo nɛ a ná o he akɔnɔ ɔ kua mo;
Amlɔ nɛ ɔ, a ngɛ hlae nɛ a gbe mo.*
31 I nu gbi ko nɛ ngɛ kaa yo nɛ be he wami gbi,
Kaa yo nɛ ngɛ kɛmɛe nɛ e ma fɔ e kekleekle bi,
E ji Zion biyo ɔ gbi, e mumi nya ngɛ tae.
E gbɛ e dɛ mi nɛ e de ke:
“Kpoo ha mi, ejakaa nɔ gbeli ɔmɛ ha nɛ pɔ tɔ mi!”*