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12 Nɔ nɛ suɔ tsɔsemi ɔ suɔ nile,
Se nɔ nɛ hiɔ hɛ mi kami ɔ susuu we nɔ́ he.*
2 Yehowa bua jɔɔ nɔmlɔ kpakpa he,
Se e buɔ nɔ nɛ toɔ ga yayahi fɔ.
3 Nɔ ko be nɛ yi wu tso ní peepee haa nɛ e hiɔ si slɔkee,
Se a be dali hiae kɛ a sipoku gblegbleegble.
4 Yo kpakpa ji jlasi kɛ ha e huno,
Se yo nɛ peeɔ zo ní ngɛ kaa hiɔ nɛ haa nɛ e huno wuhi a mi saa.
5 Dali a susumihi da,
Se blɔ tsɔɔmi nɛ yiwutsotsɛmɛ kɛ ha a sisiɔ nɔ.
6 Yiwutsotsɛmɛ a munyuhi ngɛ kaa ká nɛ a woɔ kɛ gbeɔ nɔ,*
Se dali a nya heɔ nɔ yi wami.
7 Ke a kpata yiwutsotsɛmɛ a hɛ mi ɔ, a nɛ mɛ hu,
Se dali a we maa ya nɔ maa hi si.
8 A jeɔ adesa yi ngɛ nile munyu nɛ e tuɔ ɔ he je,
Se nɔ nɛ e tsui mi dɛ ɔ, a maa gbe e he guɛ.
9 Nɔ nɛ a bui lɛ se e ngɛ sɔmɔlɔ ɔ
Hi pe nɔ nɛ woɔ lɛ nitsɛ e hɛ mi nyami nɛ e be niye ní.*
10 Dalɔ hyɛɔ e we mi lohwehi a nɔ,*
Se mɔbɔ nɛ yiwutsotsɛ naa e lohwe ɔ po ji yi mi wami.
11 Nɔ nɛ huɔ e zugba a maa ye ní nɛ e maa tɔ,
Se nɔ nɛ diɔ yaka níhi a se ɔ be juɛmi.*
12 Yiwutsotsɛ hɛ kɔ̃ɔ nɔ́ nɛ yayami peeli kpahi a nine su nɔ ɔ nɔ,
Se dali a sipoku woɔ yiblii.
13 Yayami peelɔ ɔ, lɛ nitsɛ e munyu yaya plɛ peeɔ klama nɛ duɔ lɛ,
Se dalɔ jeɔ haomi mi.
14 Munyu nɛ jeɔ adesa nya a ma nyɛ ma ha nɛ níhi a mi nɛ hi ha lɛ,
Nɛ e ma ná e nine nya ní tsumi he hiɔwo.
15 Kuasia blɔ da ngɛ lɛ nitsɛ e hɛ mi,
Se juɛmitsɛ kplɛɛɔ ga womi nɔ.
17 Anɔkuale odase yelɔ tuɔ anɔkuale,*
Se lakpa odase yelɔ tuɔ sisimi munyu.
18 Munyu nɛ a tuɔ nɛ a susuu we he ɔ gbɔɔ nɔ kaa klaate,
Se juɛmitsɛ lilɛ tsaa nɔ.
19 Nya nɛ tuɔ anɔkuale ɔ maa hi si daa,
Se lakpa lilɛ maa hi si be bɔɔ pɛ.
20 Sisimi ngɛ nihi nɛ a toɔ ga yaya a tsui mi,
Se nihi nɛ a haa nɛ tue mi jɔmi baa a* ngɛ bua jɔmi.
21 Nɔ́ yobu ko be dalɔ nɔ bae,
Se yiwutsotsɛmɛ maa na amanehlu babauu.
22 Yehowa hieɔ nya nɛ yeɔ lakpa,
Se nihi nɛ a yeɔ anɔkuale ɔ haa nɛ e bua jɔɔ.
23 Nɔ nɛ e hɛ mi tɛɔ laa nɔ́ nɛ e le ɔ nɔ,
Se kuasia jeɔ e kuasia jemi ɔ kpo.
24 Nihi nɛ a tsuɔ ní wawɛɛ ɔ maa ye tsɛ,
Se nihi nɛ a tsu we ní ɔ, a maa nyɛ a nɔ konɛ a tsu ní.
25 Yeyeeye peemi haa nɛ nɔ yeɔ tsui,*
Se munyu kpakpa haa nɛ tsui nyaa.
26 Dalɔ hlaa ní yemi hehi kɛ haa e lohwehi,
Se blɔ nɛ yiwutsotsɛmɛ nyɛɛɔ nɔ ɔ haa nɛ a tlaa blɔ.
27 Hejɔtsɛ fiee we lohwe nɛ e ngɛ lɛ dae ɔ se,
Se ní nɛ adesa tsuɔ wawɛɛ ɔ ji e juetli nɛ he jua wa.
28 Dami blɔ kɛ nɔ yaa wami mi,
Nɛ gbenɔ be blɔ nɛ ɔ nɔ.