1 Bosate sɔ, "Loɖi so lote mma loikarɛ me iti.

Mma loinyɔnyɔ me, ma lonya me ne.

Kaɖe ga loikpere wũ iyere ne,

kã loɣere sɔ, 'Nya Mme i ngbe, nya Mme i ngbe.'

2 Lobusi wũ nrɔɔ̃ losɛ ku iyi ɔɖuɖu,

lotã atsuele kaɖe maturi,

nga nto kabara ara wa loilɛ,

fiɛ kato kabara kã mɔmɔ ara wa kasɛ iso.

3 Maturi ma nto makɛlɛ i katɔ̃ mapia me sikpã

i wũ anɔmi ame,

mato masɔrɛ ara i kuwĩ ame

fiɛ masɛ matsuedza kuakɔrɔ̃kɔrɔã i siseata isɔrɛkusege iso.

4 Masɛ mabɔdzo masɛ i akpibiɔ ndɛ̃

fiɛ masɛ mawe marɛ kaloi i iwɛrɛ ame.

Masɛ mawe kparako sina,

fiɛ kutu ku sina dzɛ loisekele sɛ siwe i silakutu ame.

5 Maturi magbe sɛ maɣɛ sɔ, 'Ya dzoroo; daabore abo me,

alasɔ losekele gbaã loɖo-ɔ!'

Matsuelese magbe igbã ɖe kuyɔ i wũ ɔɣɔ̃ ame

gu ɔtɔ wɔ nto ɔtsue ikpɛnɛ ɔɖuɖu.

6 "Nyɔ lo, matsɛrɛ masɛ i wũ anɔmi ame sɔ,

loibalo ɣɛɛ loatã kuso iyi pɔpɔɔpɔ;

loatã ma kuso losia i ma akpabɔ iso.

7 Loatã ma, ma akpi gu ma mawa akpi kuso,"

ngbɔ i Bosate to ɔɣɛ ne.

"Alasɔ matsuedza kuakɔrɔ̃kɔrɔã i abe iso

fiɛ maiwarɛ me i abemi iso.

Loasusu ira i akpabɔ iso lotã ma

losu lotã ma ara wa mabara mafegu kuso."

8 Bosate sɔ,

"Lɛ kumɛgɔ si ndu pia i wain abo ame

fiɛ maturi sɛ maɣɛ sɔ, 'Daawɔra ne,

isɛɛ ɔkpese ipia i ne ame ne,'

kumɛɔ nto loabara i wũ maɖabo iti ne;

loibawɔra ma ɔɖuɖu.

9 Loatã sikparɛ ɔbɔrɛ i Yakob ame,

fiɛ mma loaɖe wũ abe lɛ kaɖekɔ̃ aabɔrɛ i Yuda.

Wũ maturi ma loɖi lotã so aaɖe wã

fiɛ wũ maɖabo aasɛ i mmɔ.

10 Saron aakpese mabɔi akuri sikuakaɖekɔ̃,

fiɛ Axor Kagbolomi aaɖe mabɔi akuri ngbegɔ maafu i karɔ̃,

itã wũ kaɖe ga nsɛ kabie me.

11 "Ɣɛɛ mi ma losɛ̃ Bosate

fiɛ miɣara wũ kube sekelea,

mi ma lotu ɔpɔrɔ̃ mitã Itilɛ kuɣɔ*

fiɛ mi ma loka wain sɛɛ ikɔkɔ iyi mitã Karekɔ̃ kuɣɔ*,

12 loaɖi mi lotã mikamu i ipɛmi kanya.

Mi ɔɖuɖu to miabɔ ati karɔ̃ maɖoe mi.

Alasɔ lokpere mi ɣɛɛ miitɔrã,

loɖe ika miikã atsue.

Mibara iranyanyariã i wũ anɔmi ame

fiɛ nnɛ loisɛ iɣɔ me anɔ miɖi mibara."

13 Ne ɔso Bosate Wɔ Nsiguso sɔ,

"Wũ maɖabo to maaɖe ara

mi ɣɛɛ ne, kukã to kuakpɛ̃ mi.

Wũ maɖabo to maanɛ ara

mi ɣɛɛ ne, kutukã to kuakpɛ̃ mi.

Wũ maɖabo to maana isoɣɔ

mi ɣɛɛ ne, mato maapia mi kunuarɛ.

14 Wũ maɖabo to maaka kuka

mana isoɣɔ mabɔrɛgu i ma situ ame,

ɣɛɛ mito miabiɛ

mibɔrɛgu i ɔtu ibo gu ibɛbɛrɛ ame

fiɛ mi siwarã aamararã so mibiɛ kaku.

15 Mito mianyua mi iyere misɛ mitã

wũ maturi ma loɖi losɛ mala maɔgbarĩ ala.

Bosate Wɔ Nsiguso to ɔ̃aɖoe mi.

Ɣɛɛ ɔto ɔ̃atã ɔ̃ maɖabo iyere mama.

16 Ɔbiara wɔ loafere so kusɛkusɛ i karɔ̃ iso

aasu Ɣaa wɔ nsɛ ɔɣɛ ɔnukuare ɔfere so kusɛkusɛ.

Ɔbiara wɔ loakã ndamu i karɔ̃ iso

aakã me i ɔnukuare Ɣaa iso.

Alasɔ mato maaɣara inyɛwe nɛ mawe kokooko mafegu

fiɛ wũ anɔmi iisibasia i ne iso.

17 "Nyɔ lo, nto loabara

kato ɣɛtɛ gu karɔ̃ ɣɛtɛ.

Maisibanyigi akuerera

ɣee aisibaba i adzuni ame.

18 Ɣɛɛ mina isoɣɔ si milɛlɛ ɔwi ɖaa

i nnɛ nto loabara iti.

Alasɔ nto loabara Yerusalem ɔɖe ilɛlɛ

fiɛ ɔ̃ maturi aaɖe isoɣɔ.

19 Loana isoɣɔ i Yerusalem iso

fiɛ loana isoɣɔ i wũ kaɖe iso.

Kaku ibiɛ gu imararãso

iisibare manɔ i ɔ̃ ame kini.

20 "Itɔbu kuwɛ̃ iisibafɔ ayi kɛkɛĩ kere

ikpi i ɔ̃ ame kuiyikuiyi,

ɣee ɔkpakpa kuwɛ̃ iibakpi si ɔ̃ agbanayi iiyi.

Nwɔ lokpi gɔ ɔfɔ akɔ kulafa ne

manyɔ wũ sɔ ɔporoporoi kere ɔɖe.

Ɔturi wɔ loifɔ akɔ kulafa ne

maanyɔ wũ sɔ sigbarĩ siɖe.

21 Mato maatsue ayo masɛ i wã ame.

Mato maakpɛ̃ wainnkpɛkɔ̃ fiɛ maaɖe ma mɔmɔ adziribi.

22 Maisibatsue ayo fiɛ maturi mama aaba maasɛ i wã ame.

ɣee maisibapia ɔraɖui fiɛ maturi mama aaba maaɖe.

Alasɔ lɛ kudziri sɛ kufɔ akɔ gbodzoo ne

ngbɔ i wũ maturi ma loɖi lotã so aasɛ ngbã dzoroo ne.

Wũ maturi ma loɖi losɛ aaɖe ara wa masu

ma nrɔɔ̃ mabara karabara mana, ne ɔwi aadzoro.

23 Maito maabara karabara siefe

fiɛ maibaɣe mabi makpi kutɔfɔkpi.

Alasɔ maɖe Bosate maturi ma ɔfere kusɛkusɛ ɔso,

Bosate aafere ma mabi gu mawa kusɛkusɛ ana.

24 Loatɔrã koko fiɛ maakpere me.

Maibaɖe ika maro fiɛ loanɔ atɔ̃me.

25 Ɔgidi gu sɛrɛrerɔ̃ibi aaɖe ara masakanya,

fiɛ dzata aawe sikua lɛ nantsuĩ awe.

Ɣɛɛ sise loaɖe aɣɛ aɖera.

Bɔi kuwɛ̃ iibabara iboa ɣee iibawɔra ira mama

i wũ kube sekelea ɔɖuɖu iso."

Bosate loɣɛ ne.