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2 Juɛmitsɛmɛ a lilɛ ngɔɔ nile kɛ tsuɔ ní saminya,
Se kuasiahi a nya jeɔ kuasia jemi kpo.
3 Yehowa hɛngmɛ ngɛ he fɛɛ he,
E naa nihi nɛ a peeɔ ní yayamihi kɛ nihi nɛ a peeɔ ní kpakpahi tsuo.
5 Kuasia bui e tsɛ tsɔsemi,
Se nɔ nɛ e hɛ mi tɛ ɔ kplɛɛɔ hɛ mi kami nɔ.
6 Juetli babauu ngɛ dalɔ we mi,
Se nɔ́ nɛ yiwutsotsɛ kpaa a* ngɔɔ haomi kɛ baa e nɔ.
7 Juɛmitsɛmɛ a nya gbɛɔ nile kɛ fĩaa,
Se kuasiahi pee we jã.
8 Yehowa hiee* yiwutsotsɛmɛ a we afɔle,
Se e bua jɔɔ dali a sɔlemi he.
9 Yehowa hiɔ yiwutsotsɛ ní peepee,
Se e suɔ nɔ nɛ diɔ dami ní peemi se.
10 Nɔ nɛ kpa nɔ́ nɛ da peemi ɔ, e naa tsɔsemi kaa nɔ́ yaya,*
Se nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ hiɔ hɛ mi kami ɔ ma gbo.
11 Yehowa naa Yɔkɔ* kɛ hɛ mi kpatami muɔ ɔ* po heii;
Hluu nɛ́ adesahi a tsui mi!
12 He fɛu yelɔ sume nɔ nɛ kãa e hɛ mi.*
E be juɛmitsɛmɛ a ngɔ yae.
13 Tsui nɛ e bua jɔ ɔ haa nɛ nɔ tsɔɔ e hɛ mi,
Se tsui yemi gbeɔ nɔ mumi.
14 Tsui nɛ nuɔ nɔ́ sisi hlaa nile se blɔ,
Se kuasia bua jɔɔ kuasia jemi he.*
15 Nɔ́ nalɔ ligbi ɔmɛ tsuo ɔ, haomi sɔuu,
Se nɔ nɛ e ngɛ bua jɔmi tsui ɔ* ngmɛɔ okplɔɔ daa.
16 Nɔ́ ko bɔbɔyoo nɛ nɔ ko ngɛ nɛ Yehowa gbeye yemi piɛɛ he ɔ
Hi pe ní nami babauu nɛ yeyeeye peemi piɛɛ he.
17 E hi kaa o maa ye ba flɔɔ ngɛ he nɛ suɔmi ngɛ
Pe nɛ o maa ye na ku nɛ wo zɔ ngɛ he nɛ ninyɛ ngɛ.
18 Nɔ nɛ woɔ e mi mi la a tleɔ pɛ si,
Se nɔ nɛ e mi mi fu we mla a jɔɔ pɛ he.
19 Hejɔtsɛ blɔ ngɛ kaa mio piɛ,
Se dali a blɔ ngɛ kaa gbɛjegbɛ ngua nɛ nɔ da.
20 Bi juɛmitsɛ haa nɛ e tsɛ nyaa,
Se kuasia gbeɔ e nyɛ he guɛ.
21 Nɔ nɛ be juɛmi* ɔ bua jɔɔ kuasia jemi he,
Se nɔ nɛ kɔɔ nɔ́ se ɔ nyɛɛɔ kɛ yaa e hɛ mi tɛɛ.
22 He nɛ nɔ́ he susumi be ɔ,* yi mi tomihi yi manye,
Se kɛ gu ga woli babauu a nɔ ɔ, níhi yaa nɔ saminya.
23 Nɔ nɛ haa* heto nɛ da a bua jɔɔ,
Nɛ munyu nɛ a tuɔ ngɛ be nɛ sa mi ɔ—hyɛ bɔ nɛ e hi ha!
24 Nɔ nɛ ngɛ nɔ́ se kɔmi ɔ ngɛ blɔ nɛ kuɔ kɛ yaa wami mi ɔ nɔ,
E yuɔ e he ngɛ blɔ nɛ kple kɛ yaa Yɔkɔ* mi ɔ he.
25 Yehowa maa hule he nɔ woli a we kɛ pue si,
Se e maa po yalɔyo* huzu he piɛ.
26 Yehowa hiɔ yiwutsotsɛ ga tsɔmi ɔmɛ,
Se munyu ngɔngɔɛhi a he tsɔ ha lɛ.
27 Nɔ nɛ e guɔ sisimi blɔ nɔ kɛ náa ní ɔ ngɔɔ haomi* kɛ baa lɛ nitsɛ e we mi bimɛ a nɔ,
Se nɔ nɛ hiɔ nyɔ mi ní ɔ maa ya nɔ maa hi wami mi.
29 Yehowa kɛ yiwutsotsɛmɛ a kpɛti kɛ wawɛɛ,
Se e buɔ dali a sɔlemi tue.
31 Nɔ nɛ buɔ hɛ mi kami nɛ haa nɔ wami tue ɔ
Kɛ juɛmitsɛmɛ lɛ ngɛ we mi.
32 Nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ e kuaa tsɔsemi ɔ bui e wami,*
Se nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ e buɔ hɛ mi kami tue ɔ náa nɔ́ sisi numi.*
33 Yehowa gbeye yemi ji tsɔsemi nɛ haa nɔ peeɔ juɛmitsɛ,
Nɛ he si bami baa loko hɛ mi nyami baa.