1 SAATE nwu labuɛ alɛ, "Aye nsɔ be di ntu lɛmana diekyi ni, bilo kanana beenu mi!
Bita nnle nwu disɛnkɛsa osie lɛma fɔle!
Bita ma bawa sitũ baakakatɛ;
biɛta busi di kakankɔ.
2 Owe niɛsɛnkɛsa otii nwu eekyeko kufĩ kantunkɔ,
nnwɔ di nkpaa didiki biala nwako ni lelenkee klekle?
Ɛɛyɔ nnle eekpee nwɔ ninnɛɛ
ni ɛɛwakosa baka kasɔ di anu nɔɔ nɛ.
Ɛɛbla ma fɛ kudu ku kapamii nɔɔ,
kɔtaa nɔɔ kafɔɔ lɛsamiisa ma fɛ sɛsɔ di kɔfɛɛfɔ kanya.
3 Antikanko ma ankyɛ sitũ lɛsalɛsaa nimbla nwɔ,
di sisuku se di nkpaa nɔɔ diife ni diidii.
4 Owe niɛbla nle mmle ɛɛta diɛwa kaanya,
ɔɔlɛɛ ni ana diɛyɔ ni kaasɔ kakyekɔ?
Ami, SAATE nwu ninle ni ɔkasale ku ɔnyɛntɛle nwu, Ami ninle nnwɔɔ."
5 Nsɔ be di ntu lɛmana diekyi ni ntɔɔnya lɛyɛkɛ lemufũ ma;
kasɔ nyɛntɛlekɔ kotũkũ.
Beesiisa bawo bɛɛwa;
6 obiala kɔkyakaako owo nɔɔ
ɔɔtɔkɔ owo nɔɔ kafɔɔ alɛ, "Nwini lo!"
7 Asaa wolatɛ nkpee koto sɛɛle kpɛmblatɛ osie,
nnwɔ kafɔɔ ninkyɔlɔkyɔlɔsa ni ku ditukasaa
nkpee nnwɔ nikɔpɛ ni ditukafuɔ osie.
Antɔkɔ nnwɔ nikɔkyasa ni alɛ, "Dilɛ."
Ampɛ obuɛ di afiɔ nwu suoto alɛ alabatũkũ
8 "Kafɔɔ afɔ, Oo Israel, kpɛmblatɛ nii,
Yakob, afɔ wɔ ladiki ni,
aye Abraham siɛwo nii banantii,
9 lɛkpaa fɔ lekyeko kasɔ nyɛntɛlekɔ,
lɛlɛɛ fɔ lekyeko kasɔ nwu fanfa akɔ.
Ni labuɛ nlɛ, ‘Kpɛmblatɛ nii fale’;
ntoodiki fɔ ninsĩ fɔ kafɔɔ.
10 Nioso tanyɛkɛ, diekye nsiko fɔ,
tanta ɔfɔɔ lasifi fɔ diekye ami ninle fɔ Yaa.
Kamakpee fɔ osie, nkyakaako fɔ kafɔɔ;
kamaklee fɔ ku koletanɛɛ nii siene nwu.
11 "Batii ba bamuu nimanya ni ɔblɔ di suoto lɛfɔ
nwaako sinunsɔ kamakpɛ ma nimbla ma kpo kafɔɔ;
mba nimataka manyila fɔ ni di suoto
blabadie kusi, babawɔɔ kafɔɔ.
12 Fabawolaa balo lɛfɔ,
flabanya ma.
Mba niɛtaka ni kakpɛ di suoto lɛfɔ
blabadie kusi diidii
13 Diekye ami ninle SAATE Yaa lɛfɔ,
nnwɔ ninkle fɔ ni di koletanɛɛ lɛfɔ
lɛtɔkɔ fɔ kafɔɔ nlɛ, tanyɛkɛ nii;
kamakyakaako fɔ.
14 Oo, Yakob wɔ niɛyɔɔ ni fɛ kunnwɔɔ, tanyɛkɛ,
Oo, Israel biibii,
diekye ami omu nimakyakaako fɔ," SAATE nwu niebuɛ,
Dikitɛ lɛfɔ Israel Klekletɛ Nwu niebuɛ.
15 Nyu, kamayɔ fɔ mbla kamɔɔ ɔpɛ lekloo,
le niemuɔ dikpeni osie.
Fabapɛ abokote, fambibiɛ nya muɛmuɛ,
fababiɛ kafɔɔ akpenkpe ante fɛ sɛsɔ.
16 Fabafɛɛlɛ ma, kɔfɛɛfɔ ntuka ma,
kɔfɛɛfɔ siene kafɔɔ nsamiisa ma.
Kafɔɔ afɔ fabanya suoto lɛyɔɔ di SAATE nwu kamɛ
fantansa kafɔɔ ami Israel Klekletɛ nwu.
17 "Nse bapiitɛ ku mba diefĩ ni komiɛ ntu,
di kunnwii nnaa;
di sɛkplalomii lɛma lekoso ta otukɔnsɔ oso.
Ami SAATE nwu kamatuna nta ma;
Ami, Israel Yaa, namadiɛ ma nnɛɛ.
18 Kamata sekle mbiɛ sinfe di abokote ya niekpi ni nsintɛɛ,
ntu ntaa kafɔɔ di sɛtaata.
Kamata sɛfaafuu nkple ntu apanta,
kasɔ kosole kafɔɔ nkple ntu ntaakɔ.
19 Kamata awoso nyie di ɔfaafuu
sida ku akasia awoso, mitle awoso ku nnɔnyi awoso.
Kamata pine awoso nyie di kasɔ ka ninte ni kafukuti,
fir awoso ku sipres awoso kamayie ankpɔtɔɔ,
20 mmle okle di batii kamanya mantofo,
mambu ni diisi mannu ni kasɔ kafɔɔ,
alɛ SAATE nwu kɔnɛɛ niɛbla nle mmle,
alɛ Israel Klekletɛ Nwu niɛbla ni.
21 SAATE nwu alɛ "Biyɔ ɔlaa lee biwako.
Biɛyɔ ɔlaa ɔnanfi lee nwu biwako." Yakob Ɔka nwu niebuɛ.
22 "Bikpaa afiɔ lee nwu biwako aabatɔkɔ wo
lɛsaa le nimawa ni di kayi kamaa.
Biɛtɔkɔ wo sekofolaa se niawa ni,
alɛ buabu sĩ disi
muntofo kafɔɔ mmle okle siawa nii.
Ee bitɔkɔ wo asaa ya nimawa ni,
23 bitɔkɔ wo lɛsaa le nimawa ni di kayi kamaa,
alɛ buatofo bulɛ aye ninle afiɔ.
Bibla lɛsaa lewo, lɛnwaa ee lɛlalaale,
alɛ diabla wo ɔkpɛ, lɛyɛkɛ mpɛ wo ni.
24 Kafɔɔ biedie lɛsalɛsaa
sɛkpɛ ɔbla lee kafɔɔ diedie lɛsalɛsaa;
mba nikɔtɔ ye nii, ayududusaa bale.
25 Ntookpee otii onwii eekye katoo kasɔ ɔɔwa-
lɛlɛɛ nwu ku leyooto nii lekyeko kufĩ katunkɔ
Ɔɔnwɔtɔ baka fɛ kɔtɛ bale,
fɛ mmle di dibukii blatɛ nnwɔtɔ ni kɔtɛ.
26 Owe niabuɛ ɔlaa wɔ mmle di kasɔkayekɔ, alɛ buatofo,
ee aabuɛ aatɛ, alɛ buafuo obuɛ bulɛ, ‘Ole nwɔ nkpe’?
Kuonwii ditabuɛ nnwɔ mmle,
kuonwii ditabuɛ nwu aatɛ,
kuonwii ditanu ɔlaa kuonwii akyeko ɔkyɛ lɛfɔ.
27 Ami niale ɔkasale niatɔkɔ ni Sion nlɛ, ‘Nyu, nnya ma!’
Lakpee ɔlaa biene tɔkyɛntɛ Yerusalem.
28 Lakpekpee anu kafɔɔ ntanya kuonwii-
kuonwii nnaa kaamɛ lɛma aaka ma nii,
kuonwii nnaa aadiki ni kanya nse lɛkaalɛ ɔlaa.
29 Nyu, amuu asaa fukuti ale!
Ɔsaabla lɛma diesi di lɛsalɛsaa kamɛ;
afiɔ lɛma nwu nte fɛ kɔfɛɛfɔ ku kakpɔkpɔtɔ.