Choobu
27 Mi Choobu hiau lachi a suɛi,* mbo dimi aa:
2 “I mɛnaŋ po o Mɛlɛka cho yoomu wo lo, o kilul la yamɛi lakafɛi yo,+
Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo, o tusi ya nyɛpalaa choo wo maa,+
3 Te hueiyii Mɛlɛka wou ya o miliŋ nde cho wɔ pɛ ya niŋ,
Nduyɛ mi wa wɔ yoomu,+
4 I cho suɛi wɔɔŋ soliŋ o sondo le,
Kɛlɛŋgaa niŋ te mi dimi choolaŋ!
5 Fɛɛŋ bɛɛ I dimi maa wanaa sakpuaa le nya cho le!
Nduyɛ haaa mi vi, I feŋaŋ o lo lechoo nuu choo le!*+
6 I cho lo o sakpoyɛi nii choo, nduyɛ fɛɛŋ bɛɛ I feŋaŋ lechoo le.+
Te I cho wɔ pɛ yoomu,* kɔl nuu yaala* ya le.
7 Maa nyɛpalaa tol yaamɔɔwaa niaa choo maa wanaa dɛnɛ wɔɔŋnda,
Mi nyɛpalaa tol wanaa chiŋalaŋ ya wa choo maa wanaa sendu le wa.
8 Tiindaŋ yɛɛ wana sina Mɛlɛka le wo nɔ yɛ te o sɔla pɛ tambei,+
Nduyɛ mi Mɛlɛka chua yoomu ndɔɔ?
9 Te dɛnɛ palaa komal ndu pɛ,+
Baa Mɛlɛka yaŋ pa nilaŋ o chaŋ o cho wa wo?
10 O nɔ pa yeemɛi o Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo niŋ?
O nyuna pa Mɛlɛka o piɛileŋ niŋ teleŋ o teleŋ le malaa?
11 I cho nya pɛɛku a kpaaya* Mɛlɛka nɔ wo okɔɔ.
I cho nya nyɛ o nyɛ viŋ a Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo okɔɔ le.
12 Te o yɔŋ pɛ maa nya kpou che niŋ yilaŋndoŋ,
Mɛɛ le yɛɛ nya cho yɛ niŋ sɔɔŋ fondoŋ dimioo?
13 Paawa* wana dɛnɛ wɔɔŋndo sɔla Mɛlɛka o ba wo cho hoo ni,+
Nduyɛ nyɛm kɛŋ o sɔla Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo o ba woŋ cho muŋ ni.
14 O yɔŋ bɛɛ mbo nɔ chuauwa tau, a cho nda diu a muɛi faŋnde,+
Nduyɛ chuauwaa nduaa mamaa nɔ niŋ nyɛdiaa bɔɔ le dio le.
15 Wanaa cho lo yoomu o yuŋgu ndɔɔ choo wa, naa wɔɔŋ wɔɔŋndo cho nda chii ni,
Nduyɛ laandaa nda mɛi niŋ yoomu wa cheŋ niŋ le nda le.
16 O yɔŋ bɛɛ mbo nɔ kaniŋ humboŋ ŋ hɔbɛi maa chundu,
Nduyɛ mbo kɛsi nyɛla chuɛɛnaŋndaŋ la hɔbɛi mɛɛ nda dii nuaa puuloo bemboo yɛ,
17 O yɔŋ bɛɛ mbo chuuŋgiaa laŋ tau,
Wanaa sandu wa cho laŋ wounɔŋ ni,+
Nduyɛ wanaa tɛɛmbuu isɔɔ le wa cho kaniŋ ndɔŋ humboŋ piɔuwaŋ ni.
18 Mɛɛ chiɛi kaaŋguaa nɛi tambu le yɛ, lende koni chiɛi wana koŋ nɛi tambu le ni.
O cho ko mɛɛ bafɛi*+ wana mɛŋgɛlaa taŋgul lo cho yɛ.
19 Te o wa kɔlaŋ hinilaŋ pɛ, mbo nɔ nyɛsɔlaa tau, kɛ nyɛsɔlaa koŋ lo ndu o ba le.
Te o chɛŋ pɛ idii, o chi lɛ nyɛ o nyɛ le.
20 Siooŋii bɛnduei cho ndu biyɔɔ mɛɛ mɛŋma koŋgi bɛnduaŋ ma kumbu nuaa lɛŋndeŋ yɛ,
Nduyɛ mi hueiyii fuku fukuei hiou a ndu a nyumndaŋ.+
21 Hueiyii fula ba paaleŋ le chaŋ ndo ve cho hiouwɔɔ a ndu, wana chi lɛ ndu le,
Mi i faŋa ndu bau o fondaŋ ndɔɔ.+