Yesaya

 2 Ngɛ nyagbe ligbi ɔmɛ a mi ɔ,*

Yehowa we ɔ yoku ɔ

Maa ma si kpɛii ngɛ yoku ɔmɛ a nɔ,

Nɛ a ma wo nɔ kɛ be yoku wawi ɔmɛ a he,

Nɛ je ma amɛ tsuo ma bu yuu kɛ ya he.

“Nyɛɛ ba, nyɛ ha nɛ waa kuɔ kɛ ya Yehowa yoku ɔ nɔ,

Kɛ ya Yakob Mawu ɔ we ɔ.

E maa tsɔɔ wɔ e blɔ ɔmɛ,

Nɛ wa maa nyɛɛ e blɔ ɔmɛ a nɔ.”

Ejakaa mlaa* maa je Zion,

Nɛ Yehowa munyu ɔ maa je Yerusalem.

 4 E maa kojo je ma amɛ a kpɛti,

Nɛ e ma dla sanehi kɛ ha mahi babauu.

A kɛ a klaate ɔmɛ maa sɔ̃ kpakplaahi,

Nɛ a kɛ a we akplɔ ɔmɛ maa sɔ̃ tso he suami hahi.

Je ma ko be klaate nɔ woe kɛ si je ma ko,

Nɛ a be ta hwumi kasee hulɔ.

 5 Oo Yakob we, nyɛɛ ba,

Nyɛ ha nɛ waa nyɛɛ ngɛ Yehowa la a nya.

 6 Ejakaa o kua o we bi ɔmɛ, Yakob we ɔ,

Ejakaa níhi nɛ a kɛ je Puje He ɔ hyi mɛ tɔ;

A tsuɔ kunya kaa Filistibi ɔmɛ,

Nɛ ma se bi a bimɛ sɔuu ji a kpɛti.

 7 A zugba a nɔ hyi tɔ kɛ sika hiɔ kɛ sika tsu,

Nɛ a li a juetli ɔmɛ a nya.

A zugba a nɔ hyi tɔ kɛ okpɔngɔhi,

Nɛ a li a ta zugba lɛ ɔmɛ a nya.

A kplãã si kɛ haa mɛ nitsɛmɛ a nine nya ní tsumihi,

Kɛ haa nɔ́ nɛ mɛ nitsɛmɛ a nine nguɛhi pee.

 9 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, adesa kplãã si, nɛ e baa si,

Nɛ o be nyɛe maa ngɔ kɛ ke mɛ.

10 Yaa sɛ tɛsa mi, nɛ o laa o he ngɛ zu mi

Ngɛ Yehowa we abofu nɛ ngɛ gbeye

Kɛ e we agboje kɛ e hɛ mi nyami ɔ he je.

11 A maa ba adesa hɛngmɛ nɛ woɔ e he nɔ ɔ si,

Nɛ a maa ba adesa he nɔ woli si.

E ma nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ e ji he nɔ wolɔ kɛ pupuupu peelɔ ɔ nɔ,

E ma nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɔ, nɔ nɛ a wo e nɔ jio, nɔ nɛ a ba lɛ si jio,

13 E ma Lebanon seda tso ɔmɛ tsuo nɛ a ya hiɔwe nɛ a wo a nɔ ɔ nɔ,

Kɛ Bashan oak tso ɔmɛ tsuo a nɔ,

14 E ma yokuhi tsuo nɛ a ya hiɔwe ɔ a nɔ,

Kɛ kponguhi nɛ a ya hiɔwe ɔ tsuo a nɔ,

15 E ma mɔ fɛɛ mɔ nɛ ya hiɔwe kɛ gbogbo fɛɛ gbogbo nɛ e he wa a nɔ,

16 E ma Tarshish mele ɔmɛ tsuo a nɔ,

Kɛ lɛhi nɛ a ngɛ fɛu tsuo a nɔ.

17 A maa ba adesa he nɔ womi si,

Nɛ a maa ba adesa he nɔ woli si.

19 Benɛ e maa te si konɛ e ha nɛ zugba a kɛ gbeye yemi nɛ mimiɛ ɔ,

Nihi ma ya sɛ tɛsahi a mi puɔhi a mi,

Kɛ muɔhi nɛ a ngɛ zugba a mi ɔ mi,

Ngɛ Yehowa we abofu nɛ ngɛ gbeye

Kɛ e we agboje kɛ e hɛ mi nyami ɔ he je.

20 Jamɛ a ligbi ɔ, adesahi maa ngɔ a sika hiɔ kɛ a sika tsu mawuhi nɛ se nami be a he

Nɛ́ a pee kɛ ha a he konɛ a kplã si ha mɛ ɔ,

Nɛ a ma ya sake mɛ ngɔ pue he kɛ ha kɔkueatɔhi* kɛ apanihi,*

21 Konɛ a ya sɛ tɛsahi a mi puɔhi a mi,

Kɛ tɛsahi a kpɛ,

Ngɛ Yehowa hɛ mi gbeye yemi

Kɛ e we agboje kɛ e hɛ mi nyami ɔ he je,

Benɛ e maa te si konɛ e ha nɛ zugba a kɛ gbeye yemi nɛ mimiɛ ɔ.

22 Bɔ nɛ pee nɛ e hi ha nyɛ nitsɛmɛ ɔ, nyɛɛ jɔɔ nyɛ hɛ ngɔmi kɛ fɔ nɔmlɔ adesa nɔ,

Nɔ nɛ e ngɛ kaa lɛ nitsɛ e gugwɔ mi kɔɔhiɔ ɔ.*