Hendu taa Hendu

2 «Mɛnkɛ ñɩtʋ taa hɛɖʋʋ* yem, ŋgʋ kɩwɛ teŋgu nɔɔ kɛdɛɛŋa taa yɔ,

Mɛnkɛ fɛɛŋ taa hɛɖʋʋ* yem.»+

 2 «Ɛzɩ hɛɖʋʋ wɛɣʋ sɔɔ taa yɔ,

Mbʋ man-kʋsɔɔlʋ wɛ pɛlaa hɛkʋ taa.»

 3 «Ɛzɩ pɔɔm tɩʋ wɛɣʋ laʋ tɛɛ tɩŋ hɛkʋ taa yɔ,

Mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ man-kʋsɔɔlʋ wɛ evebiya hɛkʋ taa.

Me-liu wɛɛ pɩŋŋ se mancaɣ e-kuzotuu tɛɛ,

Nɛ ɛ-tɩʋ piye wɛ leleŋ mɔ-nɔɔ taa.

 4 Ewoni-m kazandʋ ɖɩɣa taa,*

Nɛ ɛ-sɔɔlɩm wɛ mɔ-yɔɔ ɛzɩ kɛdɛɛka yɔ.

 5 Ɩha-m viiñi pee kakayɩsɩ nɛ ɩkpazɩnɩ-m ɖoŋ;+

Ɩha-m pɔɔm tɩʋ pee nɛ ɩsɔzɩnɩ-m ɖoŋ,

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ sɔɔlɩm kʋdɔŋ kpa-m.

 6 Ɛsaɣyɩ ma-ñʋʋ taa nɛ ɛ-nɩmɩyɛ,

Nɛ ekpibi-m nɛ e-nesi kɩbanzɩ.+

 7 Oo Yeruzalɛm pɛlaa,

Iɖuuni nɛnzɛŋ+ nɛ tɛyɛ namɩŋ se

Ɩɩkaɣ fezuu man-taa sɔɔlɩm yaa ɩɩkaɣ-pʋ kʋsʋʋ pɩkɔɔ nɛ pɩsɩɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ pɩmaɣ-pʋ yɔ.+

Na! Eɖiɣni kɔm,

Ɛkpaɣ pʋŋ, ɛmaɣ piyisi yɔɔ.

Ɛnʋ lɛ! Ɛsɩŋ ɖo-koloŋa wayɩ,

Ɛwɛɛ nɛ ɛcɔŋnɩnɩ mondoɖebɔʋ,

Ɛwɛɛ nɛ elosuuni mondoɖebɔʋ.

“Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, kʋyɩ,

Mɛn-tɛŋga maɣzaɣ, kɔɔ ɖɩɖɛɛ.

12 Tɩŋ kpaɣ hɛtʋ ɛjaɖɛ taa,+

Tɩŋ pilinzi pasʋʋ alɩwaatʋ talaa,+

Nɛ panɩɣ ehooye taŋ ɖɛ-ɛjaɖɛ taa.+

13 Kajalaɣ fiigi pee pɩ fiigi tɩʋ yɔɔ;+

Viiñi tɩŋ kpaɣ hɛtʋ nɛ tɩ-sɔzɩŋ ñɛyɩ.

14 Oo me-ehooye, ña weyi ŋwɛ ɛwaɣ pɔŋ taa+

Nɛ pʋʋ hɛɛnzɩ taa yɔ,

Yele nɛ mana-ŋ nɛ manɩɩ ñɔ-nɔɔ,+

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ñɔ-nɔɔ wɛ leleŋ nɛ ŋɖewa pɩdɩɩfɛyɩ.”»+

15 «Ɩkpa-ɖʋ sɔŋgɔlɔ hasɩ,

Sɔŋgɔlɔ hasɩ cikpesi nzɩ sɩwɛɛkɩɣ viiñi hayɩm yɔ,

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɖe-viiñi tɩŋ kpaɣ hɛtʋ.»

17 Oo man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, pɩsɩ lɔŋ;

Tɛzɩ pʋŋ weyi ɩtayɩ ma nɛ ŋ ɖɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ,* ɛzɩ nɛnzɛm+ yaa cɩyʋʋ pɩɣa yɔ;+

Pʋcɔ nɛ helim paɣzɩ mabʋ, pʋcɔ nɛ kuzotiŋ ɖɛɛ.