Yeremia
1 Osɔfohi nɛ a ngɛ Anatot ngɛ Benyamin zugba a nɔ ɔ, a kpɛti nɔ kake nɛ a tsɛɔ lɛ ke Hilkia a binyumu Yeremia* munyuhi ji nɛ ɔ nɛ. 2 Yehowa kɛ lɛ tu munyu ngɛ Amon binyumu Yosia, nɛ ji Yuda matsɛ ɔ be ɔ mi ngɛ Yosia nɔ yemi jeha 13 ɔ mi. 3 Mawu ya nɔ nɛ e kɛ lɛ tu munyu ngɛ Yosia binyumu Yehoyakim nɛ ji Yuda matsɛ ɔ be ɔ mi, kɛ ya si Yosia binyumu Zedekia, nɛ ji Yuda matsɛ ɔ nɔ yemi jeha 11 ɔ nyagbe, kɛ ba si benɛ a nuu Yerusalembi ɔmɛ kɛ ho nyɔguɛ tso mi ya ngɛ nyɔhiɔ enuɔne ɔ nɔ.
4 Yehowa kɛ mi tu munyu nɛ e de mi ke:
I pee mo gbalɔ kɛ ha je ma amɛ.”
6 Se i de ke: “Ao, Nyɔmtsɛ Matsɛ Yehowa!
I li munyu tumi, ejakaa niheyo wayoo kɛkɛ ji mi.”
7 Yehowa de mi ke:
“Mo ko de ke, ‘niheyo wayoo kɛkɛ ji mi.’
Ejakaa nihi tsuo nɛ ma tsɔ mo a ngɔ ɔ, e sa nɛ o ya,
Nɛ́ o ya de mɛ níhi tsuo nɛ ma fã mo kaa o de ɔ.
8 Koo ye mɛ gbeye,
Ejakaa ‘I kɛ mo ngɛ, nɛ ma he o yi wami,’ Yehowa lɛ de.”
9 Kɛkɛ nɛ Yehowa kpa e nine mi nɛ e ta ye nya he. Nɛ Yehowa de mi ke: “I ngɔ ye munyu ɔ kɛ wo o nya mi. 10 Hyɛ, mwɔnɛ ligbi nɛ ɔ, i ngɔ mo kɛ to je ma amɛ kɛ matsɛ yemi ɔmɛ a nya kaa o hia nɛ́ o ku kɛ pue si, o kpata hɛ mi nɛ́ o hule kɛ pue si, o fia kɛ ma si nɛ́ o du.”
11 Yehowa kɛ mi tu munyu ekohu nɛ e de mi ke: “Yeremia, mɛni o na?” Kɛkɛ nɛ i de ke: “I na almond tso* kɔni ko.”*
12 Yehowa de mi ke: “Nɔ́ nɛ o na a da, ejakaa ye hɛngmɛ ngɛ ye munyu ɔ he bɔ nɛ pee nɛ ma ha nɛ nɔ́ nɛ i de ɔ nɛ ba mi.”
13 Yehowa kɛ mi tu munyu si enyɔne, nɛ e bi mi ke: “Mɛni o na?” I de ke: “I na buɛ* ko nɛ e mi ngɛ fiae, nɛ́ e plɛ e hɛ mi kɛ je yiti je kɛ tsɔɔ woyi je.” 14 Kɛkɛ nɛ Yehowa de mi ke:
“Amanehlu ko maa je yiti je kɛ ba
E maa ba nihi tsuo nɛ a ngɛ zugba a nɔ ɔ a nɔ.
15 Ejakaa ‘i ngɛ wekuhi tsuo nɛ a ngɛ matsɛ yemi ɔmɛ a mi ngɛ yiti je ɔ tsɛe,’ Yehowa lɛ de,
‘Nɛ a maa ba; a ti nɔ fɛɛ nɔ kɛ e matsɛ sɛ maa ba
A kɛ ma ba ma si ngɛ Yerusalem agbo ɔmɛ a nya,
Ngɛ e gbogbo ɔmɛ a he tsuo kɛ bɔle si
Kɛ Yuda ma amɛ tsuo a he.
16 Nɛ ma kojo mɛ ngɛ a yiwutso ní peepee ɔmɛ a he je,
Ejakaa a kua mi,
Nɛ a haa nɛ afɔle sami lasuku jeɔ kɛ haa mawu kpahi
Nɛ a kplãã si kɛ haa mɛ nitsɛmɛ a nine nya ní tsumihi.’
17 Se moo lɛɛ, moo pee klaalo,
Nɛ́ o te kɛ da si nɛ o de mɛ nɔ́ fɛɛ nɔ́ nɛ ma fã mo ɔ.
Mo ko ye mɛ gbeye,
Ke pi jã a, ma ha nɛ sawale maa nu mo ngɛ a hɛ mi.
18 Ejakaa mwɔnɛ ɔ, i pee mo ma nɛ a fia gbogbo kɛ wo he,
Dade titima kɛ akɔblee gbogbohi konɛ o nyɛ nɛ o da zugba a tsuo hɛ mi,
Nɛ́ o da Yuda matsɛmɛ ɔmɛ kɛ e nikɔtɔma amɛ
Kɛ e we osɔfo ɔmɛ kɛ zugba a nɔ bi ɔmɛ a hɛ mi.
19 Nɛ bɔ fɛɛ bɔ nɛ ji ɔ, a kɛ mo maa nɔ kunɔ,
Se a be nyɛe maa ye o nɔ kunimi,
Ejakaa ‘I piɛɛ o he konɛ ma he o yi wami,’ Yehowa lɛ de.”