Choobu
22 Mi Ɛlifaasi+ Tɛmanaitiinɔɔ dimi aa:
2 “Mako yɛɛ Mɛlɛka nɔ yɛ a wanachioo?
Tɔnɔ yɛɛ o sɔla yɛ wana nɔ taasioo wo o ba?+
3 Baa Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo buulaŋ pa* a sakpoyɛi numnde?
Ɔɔ o sɔla pa tɔnɔɔ le mɛɛ ŋ cho lo lechoo wo chɔmndo yɛ?+
4 Baa o cho num nyɛpalaa tusi choo,
Nduyɛ mbo kuɛ a num o lemasa le mɛɛ ŋ nɔ siooŋii nduɛi yɛ?
5 Baa o cho le mɛɛ ŋ cho wana dɛnɛ wɔɔŋ bɛndu,
Nduyɛ hakila numndaŋ la chuu chɔm te yɛ le?+
6 A wa puaapiliaa numnda landoŋ biyɔɔ o ba o fondo fuuwo choo,
Nduyɛ ma yuŋga waŋnda nyɛlaŋ lekɔɔ, ma mɛi nda kɔɔle fondo.+
7 Wanaa wa o saŋgaa niŋnda, a ke nda mamɛŋ le kolɔɔ le.
Nduyɛ wanaa wa a yiaaŋ nda, ma tuŋ nda nyɛdiaa.+
8 Wanaa ndaa nɔ kpaayaa maa num nda sɔla lɛŋndeŋ tau ni,+
Nduyɛ nda koni sɔla dioo le waa lechoo ni.
9 Kɛ ma mal wanaa vii piaanduaa wa miiŋgoo bala fondo,
Nduyɛ ma yimi yimi chuauwaa nɔ ŋ finya le wa* balaŋ.
10 Le sabu koŋ kpeekpei yaŋɔɔlaŋ* la cho num la balaa silɔ ni,+
Nduyɛ mi kpundɛla ŋ ve kɔl te laŋ la luei num siooŋnde.
11 Lelaŋ nyumndaŋ ma tol num nuaa o hɔl ni a nɔla ma che le,
Nduyɛ mi mɛŋma koŋgi bɛnduaŋ ma kumbu num kpu.
12 Mɛlɛka cho filioŋ mbo hiau choo choo, lende le?
Looŋ o choo choo niŋ bɛɛ choŋnuŋ filioŋ.
13 Kɛ ma dimi aa: ‘Yɛɛ kpeekpei Mɛlɛka sina yɛ?
Baa o nɔla pa mbo kelu yamɛi o nyumma kpiŋgbiaŋ niŋ?
14 Te o wa pɛ balɔɔ o fondaŋ tiilaŋndo o choo choo niŋ,
Yumbu yumboo cho ndu hɔlla kumbɔɔ o nɔla mbo che le.’
15 Baa a cho pa nɛi masindɔɔ tolɔɔ kɔɔli,
O wanaa dɛnɛ wɔɔŋnda ndaa kua choo wo?
16 Waŋnda haa teleŋ ndaa nɔ le piɔmndo sɔlaa wo fuuluu le, ma basu nda tɛɛ,
Mɛɛ mɛŋma koŋgi bɛnduaŋ ma* basu nuaa chiyii chiɛiyo, mi ma hiounuŋ a chiɛi kalaa yɛ.+
17 A wa Mɛlɛka tonyaa dimullo aa: ‘Mal naa o ba naa choo!’
Nduyɛ ma dimi vɛlɛ aa, ‘Yɛɛ Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo tiu yɛ ba mbo tosal naa?’
18 Kɛ, ndu Mɛlɛka koŋ koni pei chiɛila ndalaŋ a nyɛm kɛndɔŋ ni.
(Ya I nɔ yiyaŋ dɛnɛ wɔɔŋ nda nɔ koŋ ndo le.)
19 Wanaa sakpuaa cho hei chɔ nduyɛ ma dɔɔnuŋ nyaale,
Mi wanaa tɛɛmbuu isɔɔ le wa mam nda, okoŋ ma dimi aa:
20 ‘Yaamɔɔwaa naa sɔla tambei,
Nduyɛ yiŋndeŋ le cho lomɔɔ nyɛm nda mɛi yoŋ.’
21 Kindiŋ ma sina Mɛlɛka, le ma wa o kɔl nyulu niŋ.
Okoŋ, sɔɔŋ kɛndɔŋ kposoŋ cho num wa komallo ni.
22 Chɛl sawala ndɔlaŋ,
Nduyɛ ma kɛsiŋ nyɛ sawalaŋ ndaŋ la dimi wo o kɔl.+
23 Te a miiŋgu pɛ Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo o ibuŋ, a cho miiŋgu maa paandu.+
Te a soli pɛ sɔɔŋ wɔɔŋndoŋ o tɛndii numndo niŋ,
24 Ma viou kooliŋ numndoŋ o chundoo niŋ,
Nduyɛ ma viou vɛlɛ kooliŋ fula Ofii woŋ+ o kpoloŋ cho o poutaŋ tɛɛŋ ndo niŋ,
25 Mɛɛ Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo cho simnɔŋ kooliiyoŋ,
Vɛlɛ a kaniŋ humbuŋ kɛndɛ kɛndɔŋ le num.
26 Okoŋ, a cho hini kɔl a Mɛlɛka Kpaaya Kpou Kpou Wo.
Hei cho num mala ma sɔɔŋguu* Mɛlɛka ikɛi, siooŋii bii num te.
27 A cho piɛi o ndu lo, mbo tuei num diom.
Nduyɛ, ma peelu buŋgaŋ ŋ chua woŋ.
28 Nyɛ o nyɛ ŋ kɛɛsiaa le tosaa pɛ, a cho batiuwaa sɔla.
Nduyɛ paŋgeloo cho wa diondɔɔ o nɛi numndo choo.
29 Te a soo pɛ a yoŋgaa, o cho num nyɛpalaa tusi choo.
Kɛ mbo piŋi wanaa tusiaŋnda.
30 Mɛlɛka cho wanaa tɛɛmbuu isɔɔ le wa baŋa.
Lelaŋ te bala numnda ve o sɔɔŋ wɔɔŋ niŋ te, mɛɛ a cho baŋaa sɔla.”