Taitɔɔ
1 Ya Pɔɔl, buɛi Mɛlɛkaa a kiilanɔɔ le Chiisu Kiliti cho yauwo hoo poonyiaa ni. Laalaŋ nuu a wali lekiila ya cho tosaa wo cho o chɛlaŋ a laalaŋ wanaa Mɛlɛka hɛli wa, kɔl kalu kpeekpei cho a tonyaa okɔɔ wo, vɛlɛ a yɔŋgɔŋndo o Mɛlɛka lo. 2 O tɔlnuŋ o tiindaŋ yoomu fafɛɛŋndo choo,+ o Mɛlɛka dimi lachoo le wo+ mɛi lediom sindɛ niŋ pa wo. 3 Kɛ a boondii ndupila kɛɛsiaa ve, mbo chɔɔmuu diom ndɔɔ sanaa a yooŋgu kɛndɛ o ke ya le dimioo wo.+ Nduyɛ Mɛlɛka Piŋi naa wo, ndu vem ya ndu dimioo ni. 4 I cho ndu poonyiaa naa num Taitɔɔ chua, po ni kpeekpei naŋ nɔ laalaŋ pilɔɔ wo:
Maa Mɛlɛka Finyaa, nda Chiisu Kiliti cho wana naa Piŋiaa wo tosal nya kɛndɛi ndɛi bɛnduei, nduyɛ ma ke nya kɔl nyuloo fɔ!
5 Mi mɛi num Kilɛti le ma siɛɛnduu sɔɔŋ cho loŋ ndoŋ, nduyɛ ma yulu laŋgbaa iso o chiee o chiee bɛndu niŋ le waa bɛnduaa. A mɛɛ ya dimul num yɛ, 6 bɛndu kundaa nɔ mbo nɔ tɔɔ wɔɔŋ te. O nɔ mbo nɔ lanɔɔ o pilɛ kpe. Chuauwaa nduaa nɔ ma wa wanaa laalaŋnda. Tɔɔ wɔɔŋ nɔ mbo wa nda choo le. A nɔ ma wa chuauwaa nilakalu le.+ 7 Mɛɛ wana chua chilaŋ o kundaa niŋndo cho wallo le Mɛlɛka yɛ, tɔɔ wɔɔŋ nɔ mbo wa ndu choo le.+ O nɔ mbo nɔ yoŋga le. O nɔ mbo dɔɔnuŋ tumbe chɔ chɔ le.+ O nɔ mbo wa wana hiu mamuɛi kolɔɔ le. O nɔ mbo wa wana lasɔŋgɔ le. O nɔ mbo nɔ hɔlteŋ le nyɔɔŋ sɔlaa tau o kafalaŋ choo le. 8 Kɛ o nɔ mbo wa wana chaa mialla biyɔɔ wo,+ mbo kaala sɔɔŋ kɛndɔŋ tosaa,+ mbo wa sakpo, mbo chɔm lo lechoo wo,+ nduyɛ mbo tiu kɔl ndɔɔ ba.+ 9 O nɔ mbo sim yi o tonyaa choo o pɛɛku ndɔɔ niŋ,+ le halikpeŋ mbo luei waŋnda yoomuaŋ a pɛɛku tonyaa,*+ nduyɛ mbo sila+ wanaa sɛɛŋgiaa pɛɛku koŋ nda.
10 Kanifuule, wanaa nilakaluaa, wanaa dimi sɔɔŋ ŋdiɔmndoŋ nda, a wanaa hui waŋnda wa cho tau. Taama taama, wanaa baŋnuŋ hivi chiɛi kɔɔlioo wa.+ 11 O bɛnda ma kinda nda sondolaŋ, kanifuule waŋnda haa cho yuŋgulaŋ laasiaa a pɛɛkula lachoowalaŋ, le nda sɔlaa nyɛ o ba o kafalaŋ choo. 12 Mi wana pilɛ o lɛŋnde Kilɛti leŋ niŋ, o ndoo suaa le Mɛlɛka wo dimi aa: “Wanaa lachoowaa, visiaa wɔɔŋ wɔɔŋnda, a wanaa lepuluaa waŋnda Kilɛti cho lɔɔlɔɔ ni.”
13 Tonya kpeekpei i cho ni. Le saboo hoo, hiou lachi a nda silaa o kala kala, le halikpeŋ mi laalaŋ ndaa kendu poŋ. 14 Okoŋ, a yeŋ lani o bundɔŋ lachoowaŋ Chuuwa dimi woŋ te. A yeŋ vɛlɛ lani o sawala wanaa mulul tonyaa kɔɔ wa dɔu laŋ te. 15 Nyɛ o nyɛ cho o diandaa le wanaa cho a diandaa Mɛlɛka o hɔl la.+ Kɛ wanaa cho a nɔɔlɛi, nduyɛ a nɔ laalaŋ te wa, nyɛ o nyɛ cho o diandaa le nda le. Kanifuule, yiyaŋnda ndalaŋ a kɔlta iyamala ndalaŋ kpou, la cho la nɔɔlɛi.+ 16 Ma chɔm waŋnda o hɔl kpendekele maa a sina Mɛlɛka. Kɛ mi walta nda tosalaŋ+ la chɔm maa a sina ndu le. Kanifuule, a kuisiŋ Mɛlɛka o kɔl, nduyɛ a cho wanaa nilakalu. O chɛl nda le wali o wali kɛndɛ tosa le.