1 Baayɔ Yaa lɛlakaa nwu baawako baabayɔ ni baase di lɛkpaayo le di Dawid lapɛ aata nini kamɛ, ni baata ofiɛ asaaɔta ku atoko ɔkyɛ ole asaaɔta di Yaa anu nɛ. 2 Di Dawid laloo ni ofiɛ asaaɔta ku atoko ɔkyɛ ole asaaɔta sɛmaa yi, aata batii nwu lɛtɔtrɔ di SAATE nwu leyooto kamɛ. 3 Ni aayɔ bloblo dikudi, sina dikudi ku nta lewosobi kosole aata Israel otii biala osuɔtɔ ku ɔsanko nɛ.

4 Ninfɛ aadiki Lewi batii bawo alɛ babla kasumu ɔkpɛ di SAATE nwu lɛlakaa anu, baapɛ ɔlaa, baapɛ sɛfa, baatansa kafɔɔ SAATE nwu, Israel Yaa nwu nɛ: 5 Asaf niale disi, Sakaria latika, kamaa Yeiel, Semiramot, Yehiel, Matitia, Eliab, Benaia, Obed-Edom ku Yeiel. Mma dikpeni manfɛ basanku ku bakyitaa nɛ, Asaf ninsa abɔɔsaa anɛɛkya, 6 olebatatɛ Benaia ku Yahasiel kafɔɔ dikaatɛ bɛɛfɛ akyukyoo obe lele di Yaa kanya ninii lɛlakaa nwu anu.

7 Dii nwu nkpo niale lɛkasale di Dawid layɔ SAATE nwu sɛfa ɔpɛ onu wɔ mmle aakpee di Asaf ku bakpɛmblatɛ wo nɔɔ nnɛɛ nɛ.

8 Biyɔ sɛfa ɔpɛ bita SAATE nwu, bilɛɛ nwɔ leyooto;

Bita batofo di nnle nwu kamɛ lɛsaa le atɔɔbla ni.

9 Bisa sinu bitɔɔ, bisa katansa sinu bitɔɔ;

bibuɛ sɛsaabla nɔɔ se simuu niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ.

10 Biyɔ dibu bita leyooto klekle nɔɔ;

biɛta batii ba situ ninwolaa ni SAATE nwu banya suoto lɛyɔɔ.

11 Biwolaa SAATE nwu ku osie nɔɔ;

biwolaa anu nɔɔ obe lele.

12 Binyuma asaa ya niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ atɔɔbla ni,

atuosaa nɔɔ, ku akanko ya aabuɛ ni.

13 Oo bakpɛmblatɛ nɔɔ Israel banantii,

Oo Yakob babisuɔtɔbi, aye ba eediki ɛɛta ni suoto nɔɔ.

14 Nnwɔɔ ninle SAATE Yaa loo nɛ;

akanko nɔɔ nkpe di nsɔ nwu mmuu kamɛ.

15 Anyuma kanya ninii nɔɔ dinaa ni kaloo,

ɔlaa wɔ aabuɛ aata ni banantii kakpe,

16 kanya ninii le aabla ni ku Abraham,

ntam be aaka aata ni Isak.

17 Aatika nwu difuɔ aata Yakob fɛ kufiofa,

aata Israel fɛ kanya ninii le ninaa ni kaloo:

18 "Afɔ kamayɔ Kanaan kasɔ nwu nta

fɛ atesaa kalekɔ ka bibafũ nii."

19 Obe wɔ baale ni batii basɛɛ di lɛpɔ kamɛ,

nwaako kafuii, bafɔɔ kafɔɔ baale ninwu kamɛ,

20 baakyɛ baakyi kale, baafe kale,

baadie di sɛka kalekɔ kanwii baasifi kabamba.

21 Atata otii kuonwii lanyinka ma;

aasĩ ɔlaa aata baka ta mma oso alɛ:

22 "Bitankpanko mba lɛpɛ ni ɔfɔɔ;

bitambla ɔlaa babuɛtɛtɛ nii dikpile kuninwii."

23 Kasɔ kamuu, bisa sinu bita SAATE nwu;

biyie lɛkya di didiki nɔɔ suoto dii biala.

24 Bidiki dibu nɔɔ bibuɛ di nnle nwu kamɛ,

sɛsaabla nɔɔ se niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ di batii bamuu kamɛ.

25 Diekye SAATE nwu lemuɔ, ɛɛtɛ eesiɛko ni katansa kafɔɔ;

dikaatɛ alɛ man-yɛkɛ nwɔ manlenkee ni bayaa bamuu.

26 Diekye nnle nwu bayaa bamuu yi, afiɔ bale,

kafɔɔ SAATE nwu niabla osi nɛ.

27 Dibu ku sɛka ole nte di anu nɔɔ;

osie ku suoto lɛyɔɔ nkpe di kasiɛkɔ nɔɔ.

28 Oo nnle nwu banantii, biyɔ bita SAATE nwu,

biyɔ dibu ku osie bita SAATE nwu,

29 biyɔ SAATE nwu leyooto le di dibu lesiɛko ni bitɔɔ.

Biyɔ asaaɔta biɛwa di anu nɔɔ;

bisumu SAATE nwu di lɛkpa nɔɔ sɛlɛ kamɛ.

30 Kasɔ kamuu katũkũ di anu nɔɔ!

Bɛɛtɛ kayi nwu kpinkpĩ; balaafuo ka otũkunsa diidii.

31 Bita osi asaa anya suoto lɛyɔɔ, biɛta kafɔɔ suoto siyɔɔ kasɔ nwu;

biɛta ma babuɛ di nnle nwu kamɛ alɛ, "SAATE nwu koole sɛka!"

32 Bita lekpo ku asaa ya amuu ninsi ni ninni kamɛ ayiisa kudú;

bita afe ku lesaa biala ninsi nya ni kaamɛ anya suoto lɛyɔɔ!

33 N-se lepoo kamɛ awoso ntɔɔsa sinu,

babasa sinu mampɔ di SAATE nwu anu,

diekye ɛɛwa alɛ ɔɔbakanko kasɔ nwu.

34 Bipɛ SAATE nwu sɛfa, diekye alɛ̀;

lɛbɔmbɔ nɔɔ nkpe dinaa ni kaloo.

35 Bibuɛ bilɛ, "Oo Yaa, dikitɛ loo, diki wo;

siisa wo, faadiki wo kafɔɔ fakyeko nnle nwu nnɛɛ,

alɛ buapɛ leyooto klekle lɛfɔ nwu sɛfa,

alɛ buayɔ katansa lɛfɔ muntakatɛsa suoto loo katoo."

36 Bitansa SAATE nwu, Israel Yaa nwu,

diɛyɔ ni di nua diesifi ni dinaa ni kaloo.

Ninfɛ di batii nwu bamuu labuɛ alɛ "Diwa kaanya" ni "Biɛtansa SAATE nwu."

37 Dawid lakyɛ aadiɛ Asaf ku bakpɛmblatɛ wo nɔɔ di SAATE nwu kanya ninii lɛlakaa nwu anu alɛ babla kasumu ɔkpɛ nwu obe lele, di mmle kanya diesiɛko diɛta ni dii biala. 38 Aadiɛ kafɔɔ Obed-Edom ku bakpɛmblatɛ wo nɔɔ afosi-akuɔ-banɛ alɛ babla kasumu ɔkpɛ ku mma. Yedutun obisuɔtɔbi Obed-Edom ku Hosa kafɔɔ lale n-yoko banyuntɛ.

39 Dawid ladiɛ oletatɛ Sadok ku olebatatɛ wo nɔɔ di SAATE nwu akpanta klekle anu di Gibeon olekatakɔ nwu 40 alɛ baata ofiɛ asaaɔta manta SAATE nwu di ofiɛ asaaɔta oleɔta akyikye suoto obe lele, olesɛ ku kɔtɔɔfɔ, di lɛsaa biala le bɛɛkpana ni di SAATE nwu kufiofa kukũ kamɛ kanya, nko aata ni Israel. 41 Heman ku Yedetun ku batii bule ba baadiki ni di ayooto kanya alɛ baasa ni sinu mampɛ ni SAATE nwu sɛfa lawɛ ku mma, "Diekye lɛbɔmbɔ nɔɔ nkpe dinaa ni kaloo." 42 Heman ku Yedutun niale mba ninfɛ ni akyukyoo mansa ni abɔɔsaa anɛɛkya, mansa ni asansaa bamba, mansa ni kafɔɔ Yaa katansa sinu nɛ. Yedutun babisuɔtɔbi baase di kayoko kanya.

43 Ninfɛ di batii nwu bamuu lasifi nɛ, obiala lasifi leyo nɔɔ nimu, ni di Dawid lakple aasifi leyo aalaata leyo nɔɔ kamɛ batii lɛtɔtrɔ nɛ.