1 Kafɔɔ nunua, nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni-

nnwɔ niɛbla ni afɔ Yakob,

nwɔ nieloso ni afɔ Israel:

"Tanyɛkɛ diekye ntoodiki fɔ;

ntɔɔlɛɛ fɔ ku leyooto nlɛ; ole mi fale.

2 Nse fasi di ntu kamɛ,

kamasiɛ ko fɔ;

nse fasi di sekle kamɛ,

silabayɔ fɔ.

Nse fasi di ɔtɔ kamɛ,

flabafiɛ;

ɔtɔ ɔflɛɛ nwu dilabafiɛ fɔ.

3 Diekye ami ninle Saate nwu, Yaa lɛfɔ,

Israel Klekletɛ Nwu, Dikitɛ lɛfɔ;

layɔ Egipte lata ta afɔ oso,

Kus ku Seba lata di disi lɛfɔ.

4 Di obe wɔ feefũ ni kɔya di anu nii, di dibu ntika fɔ ni di suoto

nimbɔmbɔ fɔ ni kafɔɔ oso,

kamayɔ batii nta di disi lɛfɔ,

n-yɔ nnle kafɔɔ nta ta nkpa lɛfɔ oso.

5 Tanyɛkɛ diekye nsiko fɔ;

kamakpaa babi lɛfɔ nkyeko kufĩ katunkɔ

nsiisa ye kafɔɔ nkyeko di kufĩ kamɛɛkɔ.

6 Kamatɔkɔ katoo kasɔ nlɛ, ‘Diɛ ma!’

Kala kasɔ kafɔɔ nlɛ, ‘Tanmufũ ma faase.’

Kpaa babisuɔtɔbi nii fakyeko fanfa fawako

ku babisankobi nii fakyeko nsɔ nyɛntɛlekɔ-

7 otii lele bɛɛlɛɛ ku leyooto nii,

nnwɔ lɛbla lɛta ni dibu nii,

nnwɔ leloso lɛbla ni kafɔɔ fawakoe."

8 Kpaa mba ninkpe ni anu kafɔɔ bɔlɔɔnya ni fawako,

bakpe ni atoko kafɔɔ boloonu ni.

9 Nnle nwu mmuu disiisa bawo

batii nwu kafɔɔ basi.

Owe kaamɛ lɛma nimabuɛ nle mmle

antɔkɔ wo kafɔɔ sekofolaa se nintɔɔwa siɛbafe ni?

Bakpaa kamaabayilatɛ lɛma bawako baababuɛ alɛ siate nkpo,

mmle okle baabamba kanu mambuɛ alɛ, "Kute nkpo."

10 Saate nwu niebuɛ alɛ, "Aye ninle mi kamaabayilatɛ,

ku bakpɛmblatɛ nii ba lediki nii,

alɛ biatofo, minfũ mi kafɔɔ minnu

minnu kasɔ kafɔɔ alɛ ami ninle nnwɔɔ.

Yaa kuonwii diele mi katũ,

kuonwii kafɔɔ dilabasinwa sɛɛmaa nii.

11 Ami, nwaako Ami, ninle SAATE nwu,

Ami kamaa, dikitɛ kuonwii nsinnaa.

12 Ladiki latuo, ni ladiki ye nɛ, ni labuɛ latɔkɔ kayi nɛ

Ami, diele kasɔ bamba afiɔ kaamɛ lee.

Aye ninle mi kamaabayilatɛ," SAATE nwu niebuɛ alɛ, "Ami ninle Yaa.

13 Nwaako, diɛyɔ ni di saa obe Ami ninle nnwɔɔ.

Kuonwii dilaafuo otii ofũ di nnɛɛ nii kamɛ.

Nse lɛbla lɛsaa, owe nimafuo ni omunikĩisa?"

14 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu-

Dikitɛ lee, Israel Klekletɛ nwu kobuɛ ni:

"Aye oso kamakyese batii mankyɛ Babilon

mantikanko Babilon batii ɔtɔ ɔtɔ

di seklo se suoto mankanta nii.

15 Ami ninle SAATE nwu, Klekletɛ lɛfɔ nwu,

Israel blatɛ, Ɔka lɛfɔ."

16 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni-

nnwɔ nindiki ni osuku di lekpo kamɛ,

kafenkɔ di sekle kplɛ kamɛ,

17 nnwɔ niata ni bakeke ba di bapɔnkɔ nnanfi ni ku bapɔnkɔ,

bakpɛtɛ ku basientɛ bamuu,

mannɔɔ ni kɔyaa di ntu kamɛ, manansinfuo ni ɔtaka kafɔɔ

mannii ni fɛ kandiɛ okũ:

18 "Biyee asaa ya nintɔɔwa ɛɛbafe ni;

bitansimbu nya disi.

19 Binyu, nfɛ kamabla lɛsaa fɔle!

Nfɛ diɔkyɔɔ, biinya ni?

Kodiki osuku di ɔfaafuu kasɔ

kɔta ntu ntaa di kasɔ ka nintookpi ni suoto.

20 Babɔkɛɛ ba ninkpe ni kobe kamatɛɛ dibu,

lepoo kamɛ baweewee ku asukusuku,

diekye lɛta ntu di ɔfaafuu

ku sekle di kasɔ kpile suoto,

kɔta batii nii ntu, mba lediki nii,

21 batii ba lɛbla lɛta ni suoto

alɛ baadiki katansa nii mambuɛ.

22 "Oo Yakob, kafɔɔ fatalɛɛ mi,

Oo Israel, fatata dibuo fɔ di suoto nii

23 Fatawakoe bafoso fata ofiɛ asaaɔta,

ee fakpee mi dibu ku oleɔta.

Ntakpee fɔ kubuɛ ku alesaa asaaɔta

ee nkpee fɔ dibuo di olufui ɔkaalɛ suoto.

24 Diidii fatayɔ koto lɛfɔ faya olufui fatɛɛ,

ee fayɔ babɔkɛɛ oleɔta lɛla famiɛsɛɛ.

Kafɔɔ fɛɛyɔ sikpile lɛfɔ fookpee mi kubuɛ

foodiki mi ninwuna kafɔɔ ku ɔtanlolaa ɔbla lɛfɔ.

25 "Ami, nwaako ami, nimayɛɛsa,

ɔtanlolaa ɔbla lɛfɔ ta ami omu leyooto oso,

namasinyuma sikple lɛfɔ kafɔɔ diidii.

26 Nyumasɛɛ sɛmaa ɔlaa

faata bunanfi ɔlaa nwu buta baawo;

faabuɛ ɔlaa nwu di ole fɔ kuwɛ.

27 Ɔwa lɛfɔ kasale labla okpile;

Kanya bafuntɛ lee lataka baayila mi di suoto.

28 Nkpo oso kamakpee olekatakɔ lee banɔɔfotii sinunsɔ,

kamadiki Yakob nta kawɔɔ

Israel kafɔɔ nta sinunsɔ.