1 Bikpee ɔnyɛɛ, bikpee batii nii ɔnyɛɛ,

Yaa lee niebuɛ.

2 Bikakatɛ buɛɛ bita Yerusalem,

biɛtɔkɔ nwɔ kafɔɔ

bilɛ kakpɛ nɔɔ siene nwu ntɔɔwa kaloo nfɛ,

atoofũ okpile nɔɔ letota,

le eefũ eekyeko ni SAATE nwu kɔnɛɛ kamɛ

sɛnyɔ di sikpile nɔɔ simuu suoto.

3 Otii onwii kɔfaa:

"Di ɔfaafuu kamɛ biloolaa

osuku bita SAATE nwu,

bibla nwu tinini di ɔfaafuu nwu kamɛ

osuku kplɛ nwu bita Yaa loo.

4 Bietĩi aba ya amuu niekyofo ni,

Biebiɛ kafɔɔ abokote ku akpenkpe amuu bitɛ kaasɔ;

biekyɛkyɛsa aba ya kafɔɔ niekukyukukyu ni,

bieyilasa aba ya nieyie eesoo ni.

5 Ni babadiki SAATE nwu lɛkpa mantuo,

ni batii bamuu kamasi mannya ni.

Diekye SAATE nwu kanya niebuɛ."

6 Sɛlɔ sinwii labuɛ alɛ, "Faa fabuɛ."

Ni lakaalɛ nlɛ, "Be ninfaa mbuɛ?"

"Buɛ falɛ batii bamuu nte fɛ sɛfa,

sɛlɛ lɛma kafɔɔ nimuu nte fɛle atoto di lepoo kamɛ.

7 Sɛfa nwu nkpi, atoto nwu kafɔɔ nkpa,

diekye SAATE nwu ninwuna nfɛ ma.

Nwaako sɛfa di batii nle.

8 Sɛfa nwu nkpi, atoto nwu kafɔɔ nkpa,

kafɔɔ Yaa loo ɔlaa nnwu, diidii kunaa kaloo."

9 Afɔ wɔ ninwako ni ɔlaa biene Sion,

kata fasifi kobokote takale nwu.

Afɔ wɔ ninwako ni ɔlaa biene Yerusalem,

takatɛsa sɛlɔ lɛfɔ katoo faafaa

takatɛsa sĩ katoo, tanyɛkɛ;

faabuɛ fatɔkɔ Yuda sekpoo nwu falɛ,

"Nnya Yaa lee!"

10 Nyu,SAATEKplɛ nwu kɔwa ku osie,

abale sɛka ku kɔnɛɛ siene.

Nyu, ɔɔwa ku letota nɔɔ

letoko nanfi nɔɔ kafɔɔ nkyakaa.

11 Abanyu bafoso nɔɔ fɛ bafosokpatɛ:

Ansiisa afosobi di nnɛɛ nɔɔ kamɛ

an-yɔ ma antika di lɛkankpɛɛ;

ankpa kafɔɔ baya ba ninkle ni abi buɛɛ.

12 Owe nitodiklapoosa lekpo ntu di kɔnɛɛ nɔɔ kamɛ,

ee ɛɛyɔ kɔnɛɛ nɔɔ lɛblɛfɛ ɛɛklapoosaa kolo?

Owe nintɔɔlɛ kasɔ kamuu kɔtɛ eekpete di kakyikyɛ kamɛ,

ee ɛɛklapoosa abokote di lɛklapoosaa suoto

ku akpenkpe di lɛklapoosaa suoto?

13 Owe nimafuo SAATE nwu Ninwuna kasɔ onu

ee ankà nwɔ fɛ saatuotɛ?

14 Owe nfũ di SAATE nwu nkyɛ alɛ akpasɔɔ ɔlaa kamɛ,

antuo nwɔ kafɔɔ osuku biene?

Owe niatuo nwɔ lɛsaatofo

ee aatuo nwɔ lɛsɔnu osuku?

15 Nwaako nnle nwu nte fɛ ntu lɛlɛsɛ di dibukii kamɛ;

ɔɔnya ma fɛ kudu di lɛklapoosaa suoto;

nsɔ be di ntu lɛmana diekyi nii, ɛɛklapoosa mi fɛ kɔtɛ muɛmuɛ.

16 Lebanon awoso diɛpɔ dita oleɔta akyikye ɔtɔ,

ee babɔkɛɛ nɔɔ diɛpɔ bata ofiɛ asaaɔta.

17 Nnle mmuu diedie lɛsalɛsaa di anu nɔɔ

ɔɔnya mi fɛ lɛsaa le ninansi ni mpu

ku lɛsaa le ninanle ni lɛsaa.

18 Owe nfɛ, fabayɔ Yaa fankaatɛsako?

Lɛmɛnsaa fabayɔ nwɔ fankaatɛsako?

19 Afiɔ nnya yi, asaa wolatɛ niewola nya,

ni di koto sɛɛle kpɛmblatɛ lefifia nya kotosɛɛle

anlolaa nya kafɔɔ ku kotofututu anyɛnɛ nɛ.

20 Otii wɔ ninle ni piitɛ anamafuo ni asaa ya mmle ɔta yi

andiki kowoso ko ninamatɔ nii.

Amiɛ asaa wolatɛ nwaa

anwola afiɔ ya ninantũkũ nii.

21 Bieye?

Biinu?

Baditɔkɔ ye diɛyɔ ni di kasɔkakyekɔ?

Biinu kasɔ mmle diɛbla fiɛ bɛɛbla ni kasɔ?

22 Yaa nsi di kasɔ kyilankyila nsintɛɛ,

ni di kamɛ basiɛtɛ nte fɛ atoree nɛ.

Nnwɔɔ niɛnanfi kolo fɛ dibula,

ɛɛblɛfɛsa kũ fɛle lɛkpaayo alɛ oosiɛ kaamɛ.

23 Nnwɔɔ niɛwakosa banɔɔfotii kasɔ

ɛɛbla kayi ka mmle baka kafɔɔ baadie lɛsalɛsaa.

24 Badipɛ ma bia,

badisɔ ma bia,

badiwɛ bia sidu base kaasɔ,

ni aafɛ aakpete ma di suoto, ni baayɔɔ nɛ,

ni di kakitikɔ lafɛ ma aasifiko fɛ sɛsɔ nɛ.

25 Klekletɛ nwu lakaalɛ alɛ, "Owe bibayɔ mi minkaatɛsako?

ee owe ninkyɛkyɛ ku ami?"

26 Bitakatɛsa anu bienyu osi:

Owe niɛbla n-ya mmle amuu?

Nnwɔɔ niɛbla awɛntrɛbi ɔlambu ninwii ninwii,

ni anlɛɛ dibiala ku leyooto lɛnya nɛ.

Ta ɔnyɛɛ kplɛ nɔɔ ku osie kplɛ nɔɔ oso,

kuninwii ninya dilooyu.

27 Oo, Yakob, obe oso fɔɔkakatɛ,

Oo Israel kafɔɔ kobuɛ alɛ,

"Osuku nii ntoowofa di SAATE nwu anu;

Yaa nii ntookyisa anu di ɔsaabla tinini nii suoto"?

28 Bieye?

Biinu?

SAATE nwu ninle Yaa anaa ni kaloo,

kasɔ kamuu blatɛ.

Ɔsaabla nintuudi nwɔ ee diabuo nwɔ,

kuonwii kafɔɔ dilaafuo nwɔ lɛsaatofo kamɛ owolaa.

29 Nnwɔɔ ninkpee mba ditoobuo ni osie

ankpee kafɔɔ mba ninaa ni osie ɔnyɛɛ ankyakaa.

30 Bia bakosopo nnu dibuo ɔnyɛɛ nloo ma,

basuɔtɔ kuntu, kuntu kafɔɔ ntuula manɔɔ;

31 kafɔɔ mba nietika ni SAATE nwu disi

kamawɛ osie fɔle lɛma.

babayila afoko fɔle fɛ klikpo;

babatoso dilababuo ma kafɔɔ,

babakyɛ kafɔɔ ɔnyɛɛ dilabaloo ma.