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13 Ralɛ nrɛlɛbɛvolɛ die ye papa ɛdenrɛdenrɛlɛ to nu,+

Noko sonla mɔɔ memaa ɔ nwo zo la* ɛndie ndeanlɛ.*+

 2 Sonla anloa anu edwɛkɛ maa ɔnyia debie kpalɛ ɔdi,+

Noko mɛlɛbɛlama atiakunluwɔzo* a le amumuyɛyɛlɛ.

 3 Sonla mɔɔ sinza ɔ nloa* la bɔ ye ngoane* nwo bane,+

Noko mɔɔ buke ɔ nloa wanaanwo la banyia ɛzɛkyelɛ.+

 4 Mgbovonle sonla atiakunlu ba debie zo, na ɔnnyia* ɛhwee,+

Noko mɔɔ bɔ mɔdenle yɛ gyima la* bɛbamaa ɔ ko ayi kpalɛ.*+

 5 Tenlenenli kyi adalɛbɔlɛ,+

Noko amumuyɛma nyɛleɛ maa bɛbɔ anyiemgba na bɛ nyunlu gua aze.

 6 Tenleneyɛlɛ bɔ sonla mɔɔ edwɛkɛ ɛnle ɔ nwo la anwo bane,+

Noko amumuyɛyɛlɛ to ɛtanevolɛ aze.

 7 Sonla ne bie wɔ ɛkɛ a ɔyɛ ɔ nwo sukoavolɛ, noko ɔnlɛ ɛhwee;+

Bie noko wɔ ɛkɛ a ɔyɛ ɔ nwo ehyianli, noko yenyia ɔ nwo kpole kpalɛ.

 8 Anwonyia a sonla fa kpɔne ye ngoane* a,+

Noko ehyianli ɛdeɛ, bɛnga ye ɛzulolɛ bɔbɔ.*+

 9 Tenlenema wienyi ta* kpole kpalɛ,+

Noko amumuyɛma kɛnlaneɛ banlu.+

10 Anwomemaazo* kɔwie konle nu,+

Noko bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛkpondɛ folɛdulɛ bo zo* la ze nrɛlɛbɛ.+

11 Anwonyia mɔɔ bɛnyia ye ndɛndɛ* la azo bade,+

Noko anwonyia mɔɔ bɛboɔboa ɔ nloa ngyikyi ngyikyi* la bayɛ kpole.

12 Anyelazo kyɛ a ɔmaa ahonle ne anwo to ye,+

Noko ɛnyia mɔɔ ɛkpondɛ la a, ɔle ngoane baka.+

13 Awie biala mɔɔ kpo adehilelɛ* la banyia anzohwenlɛ,+

Noko mɔɔ di mɛla zo la banyia ahatualɛ.+

15 Nwunu kpalɛ maa bɛnyia menli nyunlu ɛlolɛ,

Noko mɛlɛbɛlama adenle nu le ngyegyelɛ ngome.

16 Sonla mɔɔ anye gyi ɔ ti anwo la fa nrɛlɛbɛ di gyima,+

Noko koasea da ye ngoaseade ne ali.+

17 Soanvolɛ mɔɔ le amumuyɛ la yia ngyegyelɛ,+

Noko ɛbɔfoɔ nɔhavo yɛ ayile.+

18 Awie biala mɔɔ kpo ɛdenrɛdenrɛlɛ la di ehyia na ɔ nyunlu gua aze,

Noko mɔɔ die ɛdenrɛdenrɛlɛ* to nu la, bɛbawula ye anyunlunyia.+

19 Saa sonla nyia mɔɔ ɔkpondɛ la a ɔyɛ ye fɛ,+

Noko koasea kyi kɛ ɔbahwe ɔ nwo yeavi ɛtane nwo.+

20 Sonla mɔɔ nee nrɛlɛbɛvolɛ dua la banwu nrɛlɛbɛ,+

Noko mɔɔ nee koasea tu la, edwɛkɛ bado ye.+

21 Munzule foa ɛtanevolɛma,+

Noko ɛkpazilɛ tua tenlenema kakɛ.+

22 Sonlakpalɛ gyakyi agyapadeɛ maa ye nlɔnra,

Noko ɛtanevolɛ anwonyia wɔ ɛkɛ maa tenlenenli.+

23 Ehyianli egyinli maa ɔnyia aleɛ dɔɔnwo,

Noko bɛdie bɛfi ɔ sa nu wɔ nzisi nu.

24 Awie biala mɔɔ ɛnva baka ɛnga* ɔ ra la kpɔ ye,+

Noko mɔɔ kulo ye la bɔ mɔdenle tenrɛdenrɛ ye.*+

25 Tenlenenli di debie ɔ ko yi,+

Noko amumuyɛma ako ɛdɔ mgbane.+