1 Bayɔɔsa mba ninkpee ni afiofa ya ninansiɛko nii,

ku mba ninwako ni sɛlaa se ninnyinka batii sintɛ ni kaasɔ,

2 mantĩi bapiitɛ sɛlaa lɛma ɔfɔtɔ

mantika kafɔɔ batii nii ba dinaa ni lɛbɛ kɔɔnɛɛ mantɛ,

mambla ni bakpisɔfɔ nlekɔ lɛma

mantafaa ni kafɔɔ bakuɛbi.

3 Be bibabla di dii le bɔɔnanfi ye ni kootoko,

nse dikpile lekye fanfa diɛwa?

Owe nfũ bibatoso minataninko?

Ɔfɛ bibatɛ lɛsaawɛ lee nwu?

4 Lɛsalɛsaa dilɔbabu dilenkee alɛ bibatootuntula di mba beemufũ ni kamɛ

ee minnɔɔ di mba beelo ni kamɛ.

Kafɔɔ di n-ya mmle nwu amuu kamɛ, ɔblɔ nɔɔ diiyɔɔ,

eekple eekplesa kɔnɛɛ nɔɔ katoo.

5 "Asiria yɔɔsa, ɔblɔ nii kawesee nwu,

nnwɔ kɔnɛɛ kamɛ di ɔblɔ nii kawesee nwu nsi ni!

6 Lekpee nwɔ kale ka ninɔɔyɛkɛ ni Yaa nfũ,

lɛtɔɔ nwɔ lekpee batii ba niekpee mi ni ɔblɔ,

nlɛ aayu ma asaa, aafũ asaa lɛma kafɔɔ,

annanafu ma kafɔɔ di lɛkpaka fɛle apatapata.

7 Kafɔɔ diele mmle ɛɛtɛ fiɛ,

diele nle mmle ninle nwɔ disibu fiɛ;

disibu nɔɔ ninle alɛ ɔɔlalaasa asaa

anwɔɔsa nnle kpinwu.

8 Aakaalɛ alɛ, ‘Diele baka di Kakpɛ kanya bayilatɛ nii bamuu nle?

9 Ditawa di Kalno suoto fɛle Karkemis?

Hamat lele ditate fɛle Arpad,

Samaria lele kafɔɔ ditate fɛle Damasko?

10 Fɛ mmle di kɔnɛɛ nii layilasa ni sɛka nlekɔ be nintɔ ni afiɔ

sɛka nlekɔ be di afiɔ lɛma mpɔ alenke ni n-ya di Yerusalem ku Samaria-

11 ni ntambla Yerusalem nkpo ku afiɔ lɛma

fɛ mmle labla ni Samaria ku afiɔ lɛma?’ "

12 Nse Saate nwu ntooloo sɛkpɛ nɔɔ simuu ɔbla oyila di Sion Kobokote ku Yerusalem suoto yi, ababuɛ alɛ, "Kamananfi Asiria ɔka kootoko di suoto katoo ɔtakatɛsa ku lɛkanta nɔɔ. 13 Diekye oobuɛ alɛ:

" ‘Ku kɔnɛɛ nii osie lɛbla nle mmle,

ku ninumbe nii kafɔɔ, diekye nkpe lɛsɔnu.

Lekyisa nnle amɛ,

lefũ lɛsaawɛ lɛma;

fɛle lenkeetɛ lɛwakosa baka lɛma kasɔ.

14 Fɛ mmle di otii nwo antekete ni lɛkansiɛyo,

nkpo di kɔnɛɛ nii lewo letekete nnle nwu lɛsaawɛ nɛ;

fɛ mmle di otii nsiisa ni akansiɛfuɔ ya ɛɛtaka eediɛ nii,

nkpo lesiisa nnle mmuu nɛ;

kuonwii diɛpɛ kofoko,

ee abɛ kanya awi.’ "

15 Kafɛ kafuo suoto katoo ɔtakatɛsa olenkee otii wɔ nikɔblako ka ni ɔkpɛ,

sɛɛ sáa katakatɛsa suoto katoo anlenkee otii wɔ nikɔblako nwɔ ni ɔkpɛ?

Dite fɛ kawesee kalenkee otii wɔ nintakatɛsa ka ni katoo,

sɛɛ kawosoku kawanyinsa otii wɔ ninanle ni owoso!

16 Nkpo oso, Saate nwu, SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni,

kamakyesee ofiɛ kpile di bakpɛtɛ nɔɔ nwu ninkpe ni suoto mankoso;

leklekle nɔɔ nwu kamafiɛ asaa

fɛle mmle di ɔtɔ nfiɛ nii.

17 Israel Lɛkpa nwu kamakple ɔtɔ,

Klekletɛ lɛma nwu kamakple ɔtɔ ɔkplalomii;

di dii ninwii kamɛ kubayila kunfiɛ kafɔɔ

akuna nɔɔ ku siwuu nɔɔ.

18 Apoo nɔɔ nwu sɛlɛ ku afe biene

abalalaa fɛɛ,

fɛ mmle di ofiɛ nlenkee ni fiɛtɛ.

19 Awoso ya nimabu ni di apoo nɔɔ kamɛ kamale asɛɛ

alɛ obisɔ kamafuo nya ɔka.

20 Di dii nwu nkpo Israel batii ba niebu ni,

Yakob leyo batii ba nintakpi ni,

dilɔbasintika nwɔ disi

nnwɔ niapɛ ma aatɛ ni kaasɔ

kafɔɔ nwaako babatika SAATE nwu,

Israel Klekletɛ nwu disi.

21 Batii ba niabu ni kamakple manwa, Yakob batii ba niabu ni

kamakple manwa Yaa Sientɛ nwu nfũ.

22 O Israel, kuntɛ batii lɛfɔ, nte fɛle lekpo ɔtɛnsia,

batii basɛɛ nimabu mankple manwa.

Atoobuɛ kawɔɔ ɛɛtɛ,

ɔsaabla tinini kafɔɔ ntoobiɛ kuofe.

23 Saate nwu, SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni kamabla

di kawɔɔ ka eebuɛ ni di kasɔ nwu kamuu suoto.

24 Nkpo oso, nnya ɔlaa wɔ di Saate nwu, SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni kobuɛ ni alɛ:

"O batii nii ba ninkpe ni di Sion,

bitanyɛkɛ Asiria batii nwu,

mba niapɛ ye ni ku kawesee

baatakatɛsa kawosoku kafɔɔ baakyɔɔ ye ni, fɛ mmle di Egipte batii labla ni.

25 Di obe kakuii kamɛ, ɔblɔ nii di suoto lee kamayɔɔ

kafutu nii kamɛ ɔtɔ kamamunikĩi kunkyɔɔ kawɔɔ lɛma."

26 SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni kamapɛ ma ku mpile,

fɛ mmle aapɛ ni Midian batii aatɛ ni kaasɔ di Oreb difuɔ ɔlɔɔkɔ;

abatakatɛsa ɔkyɛnwoso nɔɔ di ntu suoto,

fɛ mmle aabla ni di Egipte.

27 Di dii nwu nkpo babatekete atoo lɛma nwu di amuusi lee,

atoo lɛma di simu lee

bibasoosa atoo nwu mintɛ

diekye bibamuɔ.

28 Batoobuo Ayat okpoo;

beefe di Migron;

beediɛ asaa lɛma di Mikmas.

29 Batɔɔtaalɛ beefe di kobokote kalɔ osuku boobuɛ alɛ,

"Bubasiɛ di Geba munte nfa."

Rama batii kotũtũkũ;

Saul okpoo Gibea batii ntootoso.

30 O, Galim Babisankobi kowi mampɛ mmuntũ!

O, Laisa batii, bikyɔɔ ma atoko!

Anatof batii, bikpe nyaami!

31 Madmena batii ntootoso;

Gebim batii biwofa.

32 Miɛ dii le mmle babayila di Nob;

babatũkunsa lɛklɔklɔɛ lɛma

di Sion Obisankobi kobokote nwu,

di Yerusalem lekpenkpe nwu suoto.

33 Nyu lo, Saate nwu, SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni,

kamabudi sewosola ku osie kplɛ.

Ababudi awoso takale nwu an-yu,

abawakosa atakale nwu kasɔ.

34 Ababudi lepoo awoso nwu antɛ kaasɔ ku kafɛ;

Lebanon kamanɔɔ di Sientɛ nwu anu.