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13 Bi juɛmitsɛ kplɛɛɔ e tsɛ tsɔsemi nɔ,
Se he fɛu yelɔ bui hɛ mi kami* tue.
2 Adesa nɛ tuɔ munyu kpakpahi ɔ maa ye ní kpakpahi,
Se nɔ́ nɛ nɔ sisili suɔ ji basabasa peemi.*
3 Nɔ nɛ le e nya nɔ hyɛmi ɔ poɔ e wami* he piɛ,
Se nɔ nɛ paa e nya mi hatoo ɔ hɛ mi ma kpata.
4 Níhi fuu ngɛ nɛ hejɔtsɛ suɔ kaa e ná, se ngɛ tsuo se ɔ, e* be nɔ́ ko,
5 Dalɔ hiɔ lakpa,
Se yiwutsotsɛmɛ a ní peepeehi ngɔɔ zo kɛ hɛ mi si puemi kɛ baa.
6 Dami poɔ nɔ nɛ sane ko be e* he ɔ he piɛ,
Se yi wu tso ní peepee tsɛ̃ɛ̃ɔ yayami peelɔ kɛ fɔɔ si.
7 Nɔ ko ngɛ nɛ e bua peeɔ e ní kaa niatsɛ ji lɛ, se e be nɔ́ ko;
Nɔ ko hu ngɛ nɛ e bua peeɔ e ní kaa ohiatsɛ ji lɛ, se e ngɛ ní babauu.
9 Dali a la kpɛɔ wawɛɛ,*
Se yiwutsotsɛmɛ a kane ma gbo.
10 Pɛ pɛ́ lɛ he nɔ womi ngɔɔ kɛ baa,
Se nihi nɛ a hlaa ga womi ɔ* ngɛ juɛmi.
12 Ke nɔ ko ngɛ nɔ́ ko blɔ hyɛe* nɛ e bɛ mi mla a, e haa nɛ nɔ yeɔ tsui,*
Se ke nɔ ko suɔ nɛ e ná nɔ́ ko, nɛ e nine su nɔ ɔ, e ngɛ kaa tso nɛ haa nɔ wami.
13 Nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ gbeɔ blɔ tsɔɔmi* he guɛ ɔ maa na mi nɔ́,
Se nɔ nɛ yeɔ mlaa nɔ ɔ ma ná hiɔwo.
14 Ní nɛ juɛmitsɛ tsɔɔ nɔ ɔ* haa nɔ wami,
Nɛ e jeɔ nɔ kɛ jeɔ gbenɔ klamahi a mi.
15 Nɔ́ se kɔmi kpakpa haa nɛ nɔ hɛ mi baa nyami,
Se nɔ sisili a blɔ ɔ ngɛ googagooga.
16 Hɛ mi tɛlɔ peeɔ e ní ngɛ nile mi,
Se kuasia jeɔ lɛ nitsɛ e kuasia jemi ɔ kpo.
17 Tsɔlɔ yiwutsotsɛ sɛɔ haomi mi,
Se tsɔlɔ nɛ yeɔ anɔkuale ɔ ngɔɔ tsami kɛ baa.
18 Nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ e kuaa tsɔsemi ɔ yeɔ ohia, nɛ e hɛ mi pueɔ si,
Se nɔ nɛ kplɛɛɔ tsɔsemi* nɔ ɔ, a maa wo e hɛ mi nyami.
19 Ke nɔ ko suɔ nɛ e ná nɔ́ ko, nɛ e nine su nɔ ɔ, e ngɔɔ e nya,*
Se kuasiahi sume nɛ a jeɔ a he kɛ jeɔ nɔ́ yayami he.
20 Nɔ nɛ e kɛ ní leli nyɛɛɔ ɔ maa le ní,
Se nɔ nɛ e kɛ kuasiahi bɔɔ ɔ, haomi maa ba e nɔ.
21 Amanehlu nyɛɛɔ yayami peeli a se,
Se dali lɛɛ a maa ya nɔ.
22 Nɔmlɔ kpakpa siɔ weto ní kɛ haa e bibimɛ,
Se ní nɛ yayami peelɔ ná a, a maa ngɔ kɛ to ha dalɔ.
23 Ngmɔ nɛ ohiatsɛ huɔ ɔ baa ní babauu,
Se dami sane nɛ a yi ɔ ma nyɛ ma kpata lɛ tsuo hɛ mi.
24 Nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ e tsiɔ tsɔsemi tso nya a, e nyɛ e bi ɔ,
Se nɔ nɛ suɔ e bi ɔ tsɔseɔ lɛ saminya.*
25 Dalɔ yeɔ ní nɛ e* tɔɔ,
Se yiwutsotsɛmɛ a mi mi maa fɔ si gu.