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Yehowa lakɩnɩ tɛʋ sɔsɔʋ mɩndʋ,

Ɛnʋ yekina nɛ tɛʋ nɩɣ nɛ pɩwazɩɣ ɛyaa,+

Nɛ ɛhaɣ paa anɩ mbʋ pɩñɔʋnɩ tɛtɛɛ yɔ hayɩm taa.

 2 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ sɩʋ kpelisi* yɔɔdɩ cɛtɩm tɔm;*

Nɛ nayaa na cɛtɩm natʋ.

Pɔyɔɔdʋʋ ɖoza wena aawazɩɣ pʋyʋ yɔ a-tɔm,

Nɛ pañakɩ pana se pɛhɛzɩ laŋa, ɛlɛ falaa.

 3 Man-pana mʋ miŋ ninɖiɣyaa yɔɔ,

Nɛ mankaɣ pɔzʋʋ akɔnta ñʋndɩnaa mba pɛkɛ nazɩyaa yɔ;*

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ yoyaa tɛ Yehowa kɛzɩ ɛ-lɩmaɣza nɛ e-ewiɖe yɔɔ kiŋ,+ Yuuda ɖɩɣa yɔɔ,

Nɛ ɛpɩsɩ-wɛ ɛzɩ ɛ-kpaŋnʋ sɔsɔ you taa yɔ.

 4 Ɛ-taa ɛyʋ weyi ɛ-tɔm cɛyaa yɔ* ɛlɩɣna,

Ɛ-taa ñʋʋdʋ weyi ɛsɩɣna yɔ* ɛlɩɣna,

Ɛ-taa you tɔʋ lɩɣna;

Ɛ-taa paa tʋmɩyɛ yɔɔ cɔnɩyʋ weyi ɛlɩɣna, pa-tɩŋa payɩ pɛkpɛndɩɣ nɛ palɩɩnɩ ɛ-taa.

 5 Nɛ pakaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɛzɩ you laɖaa

Mba pɛfɛyɩɣ habɛɛ yɔɔ ahɔya taa you taa yɔ.

Pakaɣ you labʋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Yehowa wɛ pɔ-cɔlɔ;+

Nɛ fɛyɛ kaɣ kpaʋ kpaŋnaŋ yɔɔ caɣyaa.+

 6 Mankaɣ labʋ nɛ Yuuda ɖɩɣa kɩlɩ,

Nɛ mankaɣ yabʋ Yosɛɛfʋ ɖɩɣa ñʋʋ.+

Mankaɣ-wɛ pɩsɩnʋʋ,

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mankaɣ naʋ pa-pʋtɔdɩyɛ;+

Nɛ pakaɣ wɛʋ ɛzɩ wiɖiyi mantaalɔ-wɛ yɔ;+

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mɛnkɛ pɛ-Ɛsɔ Yehowa, nɛ mankaɣ-wɛ cosuu.

 7 Efrayim mba kaɣ pɩsʋʋ ɛzɩ you laɖʋ ɖoŋ tʋ yɔ,

Nɛ pa-laŋa taa kaɣ labʋ leleŋ ɛzɩ pɔñɔ vɛɛ yɔ.+

Pa-pɩyalaa kaɣ naʋ mbʋ, nɛ pa-taa la leleŋ;

Yehowa yɔɔ lɛ, pa-laŋa taa kaɣ labʋ leleŋ.+

 8 “Mankaɣ hʋlʋʋ nɛ mayaanɩ-wɛ nɛ menkpeɣli-wɛ;

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mankaɣ pa-ñʋʋ yabʋ,+ nɛ pakaɣ ɖɔʋ,

Nɛ pakaɣ wɛʋ ɖɔʋ yɔɔ.

 9 Paa mamɩzɩ-wɛ ɛzɩ ɖomaɣ yɔ ɛyaa samasɩ taa yɔ,

Pakaɣ mɔ-yɔɔ tɔzʋʋ poliŋ lona taa;

Pa nɛ pa-pɩyalaa pakaɣ ɖaɣnʋʋ kpaʋ ɖoŋ* nɛ papɩsɩ.

10 Mankaɣ-wɛ pɩsɩnʋʋ nɛ Ejipiti ɛjaɖɛ taa,

Nɛ malɩzɩɣ-wɛ Asiirii nɛ menkpeɣli-wɛ;+

Mankaɣ-wɛ kɔnʋʋ Galaadɩ egeetiye taa+ nɛ Libaŋ taa,

Nɛ ɖɩjaɣyɛ ɛɛkaɣ-wɛ talʋʋ.+

11 Pɩwɛɛ se ɛtɛzɩ teŋgu nɛ ɛla nɛ kɩnɩɩ siziŋ;

Nɛ teŋgu taa lɛ, ɛkaɣ mabʋ lɩm hola;+

Niili lɩm cukaŋ ñɩmbʋ tɩŋa kaɣ sɔʋ.

Nɛ pakaɣ tisuu Asiirii tɩ kpazʋʋ,

Nɛ Ejipiti kewiyaɣ ɖaʋ kaɣ kʋyʋʋ nɛ kɩɖɛɛ.+

12 Yehowa yɔɔ lɛ, mankaɣ labʋ nɛ pakɩlɩ lalaa+

Nɛ pakaɣ ɖɔm ɛ-hɩɖɛ taa,”+ Yehowa yɔɔdʋʋna.»