1 Nɛnɛɛ kɛɛ, Debeŋgyoo

Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere ŋon,

ne gyae waa lese kefa na kekyɔ pou,

weenɛɛ na loŋ kefa,

2 baalebu na yoonɔɔte,

nombiadiiri na Wurubuarɛ gbalare,

gbalare na kegyia.

3 yoonɔɔtena sɔŋola na kufu siamante, na obuo walaŋ,

na ŋon ɔ ne kolosido balaŋ na ŋon ɔ gyeŋ adao nyiŋmaa man tomse na ŋmeeseŋtena lee Yerusalɛm na Yuda.

4 <<Maa mo tewulɛɛbia yɛɛ be kyaarabia,

na bia kaa di be dɔɔ.>

5 Balaŋ baa ŋere dɔŋa do,

baale waa seŋ tia baale, na dɔɔ ka seŋ tia dɔɔ.

Tewulɛɛ baa seŋ tia kegyiise,

walaŋ yakaate waa seŋ tia obuo walaŋ.

6 Baale waa lɔ kyaŋ ɔ naabu ŋolo,

be kya dekpaŋalaŋ man na waa yako nyiaa,

<<N dana baala kanyaŋ, nyaŋ yɛɛ de siamante,

na n keta de siaman wose kekyaŋ kei man.>>

7 Mɔna wee kenaŋ waa bɛɛ nyiaa,

<<Mɔɔ tale kyɔ ŋon ya,

Mɔɔ dana weenɛɛ yaa abɔɔ anadoŋ me dɛɛ ya,

mena dɔɔ ɛ naa mo maŋ yɛɛ balaŋ baŋ siamante ya.>

8 Yerusalɛm ne kpaŋte,

Yuda ne yale,

be nɔɔwoya na ba ayɛɛsa ne tia Degbeŋgyoo,

ba te yɛɛ deŋeledoŋ ɔ gyoorobiiri keŋ siaman.

9 Be siagbɛɛ ne di adansɛɛ tia wɔ,

bɛɛ lese be dukum debɔɔ ŋgba Sodomtena nɛ,

bɔɔ na weese ke ya.

Baa laako.

nawolo nyi be ta mo nombiikum lɔ ba wose dɔɔ.

10 Yako baŋ ba tenɛɛ nɛ nyi gyae ke de fa wɔ,

nawolo nyi baa di gyoŋ lee ba ayɛɛsa man.

11 Akpanyanyaŋtena baa laako,

nombiikum gyae ke yala wɔ,

Baa tɔ wɔ kom,

lee keŋ bɔɔ yɛɛ nɛ dɔɔ.

12 Tewulɛɛ ta ŋere me balaŋ do,

ala ne diina be dɔɔ.

Me balaŋ, ɛ siamantena te yele ɛ ta yo gbɛɛ,

bee yele ɛ ne kpase lee detɛe keŋ man.

13 Degbeŋgyoo te kyaa ɔ dekyae man nombia dedii man,

ɔ ta koro waa di balaŋ baŋ nombia.

14 Degbeŋgyoo te kɔŋ ɔ kaa di nombia,

tia ɔ balaŋ baŋ kegyiise na siamantena baŋ nyiaa,

<<Ɛmɛɛ wɔlɛɛna ma gerepo wɔɔ keŋ,

te ɛ kuu ayematena yooman abɔɔ wulu yaa akpaŋalaŋse,

15 Woŋ doŋ yaa ɛ dana te ɛ ne wuritii me balaŋ,

te ɛ na mo ayematena sia tiu tɛɛle?>>

Degbeŋgyoo kolosila, Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere ŋon.

16 Degbeŋgyoo kpa,

<<Siyɔn ala ne gate ba wose,

bɛɛ tɛɛ tenee be wɔŋese,

te bɛɛ mo be sia gyae baala,

be dɔŋ bee wosi ba mokɔɔse,

na ba doona man kegyaŋase ne wii kyakaakyakaa.

17 Mena dɔɔ Degbeŋgyoo waa yela gyamɛɛ kaa gyɔ Siyɔn ala nyeeya man,

Degbeŋgyoo waa yela ba nyeeya ke gbee kolikoli.>>

18 Mena wee kenaŋ nɛ Degbeŋgyoo waa lɛo be nawɔɔ man agbaraagbaraase na abuterese na wɔŋe man kegyaŋase, 19 na asomdɛɛse na nyiŋmaa man kegyaŋase na kanyaŋbii keŋ bɛɛ mo wuu tɔ sia, 20 na ala kotɔtɔɔ na kaboŋboŋ man kegyaŋase na wɔŋe man kanyaŋbii na lafenta porontiase na pɔɔlase,

21 na kɔɔla keŋ yele gyakaa ke dɔɔ na memɔɔ man kɔɔla,

22 na kegba wurikyim kpaakpaa nyiŋan na kanyaŋse na abɔsɔɔse, 23 na diikuse na kegba keŋ bɔɔ mo ŋmeleŋ kpaakpaa loo na ala gyooro kotɔtɔɔ na baŋfela dɔɔ kanyaŋ.

24 Wɔŋ gyae kaa seŋ ofoŋ nawɔɔ man,

ŋmeleŋ gyae kaa seŋ keŋ ɔ na mo kpaŋ gyakaa wurikyim keŋ dɔɔ nɛ nawɔɔ man,

nyee kegbee gyae kaa seŋ nyeenyɔɔse burum nawɔɔ man,

titere gyae kaa seŋ kanyaŋ kpaakpaa nawɔɔ man,

desɛŋ gyae kaa seŋ ba kyeo nawɔɔ man.

25 N baala baa yala yoosila nɔɔman,

n yoonɔɔtena baa yala yoo man.

26 Siyɔn anaanɔɔse gyae ka toroŋ na kedi waraŋsa,

ke gyae ke doo yakaa na waa kyaa tɛɛle man.