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4 Wɔ mekɛ mɔɔ li awieleɛ la anu,
Boka ne mɔɔ Gyihova sua ne gyi zolɛ la,+
Bagyinla kpundii wɔ awoka ne mɔ ati zo,
Na bɛbamaa ye zo bɛadɛla awoka ngyikyi ne mɔ,
Na menli bapia bɛ nwo ahɔ ɛkɛ.+
2 Na maanle maanle dɔɔnwo bahɔ na bɛaha kɛ:
“Bɛrɛla, bɛmaa yɛhɔ Gyihova boka ne azo,
Na yɛhɔ Gyekɔbo Nyamenle ne sua nu.+
Ɔbahilehile yɛ ye ndenle ne mɔ,
Na yɛbalua ye ndenle ne mɔ anu.”
Ɔluakɛ mɛla* vi Zayɔn bara,
Yɛɛ Gyihova edwɛkɛ ne vi Gyɛlusalɛm bara.
Maanle bie ɛnrɛva konle dadeɛ ɛnrɛra maanle gyɛne nwo zo,
Yɛɛ bɛnrɛzukoa konle ɛhonlɛ bieko.+
4 Bɛ nuhua ko biala badɛnla ye vanye nee ye feege baka bo,+
Na awie biala ɛnrɛha bɛ ɛzulolɛ,+
Ɔluakɛ ɛlɔne Gyihova anloa anu edwɛkɛ ɛne.
5 Menli ne amuala balua bɛ nyamenle ne duma nu,
Na yɛmɛ yɛbalua Gyihova yɛ Nyamenle ne duma nu dahuu.+
6 Kɛ Gyihova se la ɛne, “Kenle zɔhane,
Mebaboɔboa mɔɔ tia tɔ zo,
Nee mɔɔ membɔle bɛ asande,+
Yɛɛ bɛdabɛ mɔɔ mengilele bɛ nyane la anloa.
7 Mebamaa mɔɔ tia tɔ zo la aha,+
Na meayɛ mɔɔ bɛva ye bɛhɔ moamoa la maanle kpole;+
Na Gyihova bali bɛ nwo zo belemgbunli wɔ Zayɔn Boka ne azo,
Ɔvi ɛnɛ mɔɔ kɔ la yɛɛ dahuu.
8 Na wɔmɔ, O mboaneneavolɛma tawa,
Boka ekyi ne mɔɔ suakpole Zayɔn gyi zo la,+
Ɛhɛe, wɔ ɛkɛ ne a belemgbunlililɛ mɔɔ limoa la bara a,+
Belemgbunlililɛ ne mɔɔ le suakpole Gyɛlusalɛm ɛdeɛ la.+
9 Na duzu ati a ɛlɛteɛdea nu kpole a?
10 O Zayɔn ara raalɛ, di nyane na kponle,
Kɛ raalɛ mɔɔ ɛlɛwo la,
Ɔluakɛ ɛbavi suakpole ne azo na wɔahɔdɛnla kpɔkɛ nu.
Ɛbahɔ too wɔahɔdwu Babelɔn,+
Na ɛkɛ ne yɛɛ bɛbalie wɔ a;+
Ɛkɛ ne a eza Gyihova badɔ wɔ avi wɔ agbɔvolɛ asa anu a.+
11 Maanle maanle dɔɔnwo baboɔboa bɛ nloa adwazo atia wɔ;
Bɛbaha kɛ, ‘Bɛmaa ɔ nwo ɛgua evinli,
Na yɛ nye ɛnwu ye kɛ ɛhye ɛdo Zayɔn.’
12 Noko bɛnze Gyihova adwenle,
Bɛnde ye bodane ne* abo;
Ɔluakɛ ɔbaboɔboa bɛ nloa kɛ ma mɔɔ bɛpɛ ye fofolɛ na bɛkyekye bɛ avile avile kɛ bɛfa bɛahɔ ma ɛwosolɛ ɛleka la.
13 O Zayɔn ara raalɛ, dwazo na woso ma;+
Ɔluakɛ mebamaa wɔ mɛne ne ayɛ bulalɛ,
Na meamaa ɛ gyakɛ ayɛ kɔbele,
Na ɛbazɛkye maanle maanle dɔɔnwo.+
Ɛbava bɛ nvasoɛ ɛtane ne wɔamaa Gyihova,
Na wɔava bɛ anwonyia ne mɔ wɔamaa azɛlɛ ye kɔsɔɔti azo nɔhalɛ Awulae ne.”+