1 Bikyɔɔ mi atoko, aye nsɔ be di ntu lɛmana diekyi ni;

aye nnle be ninkpe ni fanfa, binu ɔlaa wɔ mmle:

SAATE nwu ntɔɔlɛɛ mi, fiɛ baalofo mi;

aalɛɛ mi leyooto di olofofɔtɔ kamɛ.

2 Aabla mi kanya fɛle kapamii blɛblɛ,

di kɔnɛɛ nɔɔ kunyĩi kalɔ aawofasa mi;

ɛɛyɔ mi ɛɛbla kɔtaa plɔplɔ

ɛɛyɔ mi eewofasa di kɔtaa kotofo kamɛ.

3 Ni aatɔkɔ mi alɛ, "Kpɛmblatɛ nii,

Israel fale, nnwɔ kamɛ kamadiki kɔlɛɛ nii ntuo nii."

4 Kafɔɔ ladiki kanya nlɛ, "Lewuo, lekuɔ kasakasa;

lɛblako osie nii ɔkpɛ kafɔɔ ninwɛ lɛsalɛsaa.

Kafɔɔ nle ninle mi ni lele nsi di SAATE nwu nnɛɛ kamɛ,

letota nii kafɔɔ nkpe di Yaa nii nfũ."

5 Kafɔɔ nunua SAATE nwu alɛ-

nnwɔɔ niɛbla mi di olofofɔtɔ kamɛ alɛ kale nwɔ kpɛmblatɛ

nkpaa Yakob nkplesa nwako nwɔ

nsiisa Israel kafɔɔ ntɔɔ,

diekye biekpee mi dibu di SAATE nwu anu

Yaa nii kafɔɔ ninle mi osie-

6 aabuɛ alɛ,

"Lɛsaa biibii dile dita fɔ alɛ faale mi kpɛmblatɛ

fansɛnkɛsa Yakob kafaabi nwu

fankpaa Israel mba lewofasa ni fankplesa fanwako.

Kamabla fɔ kafɔɔ lɛkpa nta mba ninanle ni Yuda batii,

alɛ faayɔ didiki nii fanwako kasɔ nyɛntɛlekɔ."

7 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni-

Israel Dikitɛ ku Klekletɛ nwu-

anta ni nnwɔ di nnle konyu ni nyakatãa beekyidi ni,

batunletɛ kpɛmblatɛ nwu:

"Baka kamanya fɔ mantaka manyila,

banɔɔfotii kamanya fɔ manwakasɔ

ta SAATE nwu oso, nnwɔ ninle ni onukwaletɛ,

Israel Klekletɛ nwu, nnwɔ niediki fɔ nii."

8 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni:

"Di obe wɔ kamɛ kamale ni sibualɛ, kamatuna nta fɔ,

di didiki dii nwu kamɛ kafɔɔ, kamakyakaako fɔ;

kamanyu fɔ, mbla fɔ kafɔɔ

fanle kanya ninii fanta batii nwu,

fansɛnkɛsa kasɔ nwu

fansɛ kafɔɔ atesaa nwu niate ni fukuti,

9 fantɔkɔ mba baamufũ ni falɛ, ‘Bidie biwa,’

ku mba di ditunu kamɛ falɛ, ‘Biwa lɛkpa kamɛ!’

"Babakonko di osuku lɔɔkɔ

manwɛ kafɔɔ sɛfa bokoboko di akpenkpe ya di sɛfa ditayila nii.

10 Kɔka ee otukɔnsɔ dilabaklee ma,

ɔfaafuu difila ee kufĩ dilabapɛ ma.

Diekye nnwɔ niele ma ni sibualɛ maleko ma katũ

ankpa ma ankyɛnko ntu yɔɔle ntaakɔ katũ.

11 Kamata sisuku nfe di abokote nii amuu suoto,

nlolaa kafɔɔ sisuku kplɛ nii.

12 Nyu, batii nii kamakye fanfa manwa-

bawo makye kotoo kasɔ, bawo makye kufĩ kamɛɛkɔ,

bawo makye Sini batii kasɔ."

13 Oo, osi, yiisa suoto lɛyɔɔ kudu;

Oo kasɔ, pɔ;

Oo abokote, bisa sinu!

Diekye SAATE nwu ntookpee batii nɔɔ kɔnɛɛ kaafutu

abale kafɔɔ mba diobuo ni sifutulɛ.

14 Kafɔɔ Sion labuɛ alɛ, "Saate nwu ntoosĩ mi,

SAATE nwu ntooyee mi."

15 "Obi ɔya kafuo obi wɔ ɔɔta ni lɛnyɛɛ oyee

alɛ kafutu dilaanyinyi nwɔ di obi wɔ eelofo ni suoto?

Nse loo abayee yi,

ami namayee fɔ!

16 Nyu lo, lɛkpana fɔ leyooto di nnɛɛtakala nii;

seyoyiɛ lɛfɔ n-yɛ mi di anu obe lele.

17 Babisuɔtɔbi lɛfɔ kɔwa nkyenkye

mba niadiɛ fɔ baatɛ ni madie fɔ kaamɛ mansifi.

18 Takatɛsa anu faanyunyu fafenko;

babisuɔtɔbi lɛfɔ bamuu ntoosi bɔɔwa ɔkyɛ lɛfɔ.

Lɛka, lɛnya nkpe ni nkpa "SAATE nwu niebuɛ,

"Fabakpee bamuu lɛma fɛ anii

fabakpee ma fɛ ɔkafɔɔsɔfɔ.

19 "Kuntɛ baabiɛ fɔ baabla fɔ ofukuti

kasɔ lɛfɔ kafɔɔ late kafukuti,

nunua fababiibii fanta batii lɛfɔ,

mba kafɔɔ nialenkee fɔ ni kamakyo fanfa.

20 Babi ba baalofo ni di obe wɔ faatoowi nii

kamabuɛ fannu alɛ,

‘Lɛba le mmle lesii wo obiibii;

ta wo lɛba kplɛ busiɛ.’

21 Ni fababuɛ di otu lɛfɔ kamɛ falɛ,

‘Owe nielofo babi ba mmle ɛɛtɛɛ?

Lasiɛ kaku lakple kafɔɔ ɔlɛma;

baamufũ mi sɛlanle, baasĩ mi kafɔɔ.

Owe nienyu mba mmle beemuɔ?

lete nii niabu,

ni mba mmle ɔfɛ beekye bɛɛwa?’ "

22 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE Kplɛ nwu kobuɛ ni:

"Nyu, kamawii nnɛɛ nlɛɛ nnle,

kamatakatɛsa flankaa nii nkyɔɔ batii nwu;

babakpaa babisuɔtɔbi lee ninnɛɛ lɛma manwako

mantika babisankobi lee di amuusi.

23 Baka kamale babi lɛfɔ banyuntɛ,

baka-sanko kafɔɔ kamata babi lɛfɔ lɛnyɛɛ mannyɛɛfu.

Babawakasɔ di anu lɛfɔ manse ntũ kaasɔ;

babafĩfĩɔ nkpaatũ lɛfɔ kɔtɛ.

Ninfɛ fabatofo falɛ ami ninleSAATEnwu nɛ;

mba nietika mi ni disi sinunsɔ dilabakpɛ ma."

24 Baafuo kpɛtɛ asaa ɔyɔ osifiko,

ee manfũ mba beemufũ ni di sientɛ nnɛɛ?

25 Kafɔɔ nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni:

"Nwaako, mba beemufũ nii, babafũ ma di kpɛtɛ nnɛɛ kamɛ,

manfũ kafɔɔ sientɛ asaa di nnɛɛ;

kamakpɛ mba nikɔkpɛko fɔ nii

babi lɛfɔ kafɔɔ kamadiki ma.

26 Kamata mba nienyinka fɔ bɛɛtɛ ni kaasɔ nwee mma bamu suoto sina;

babasiɛ mma bamu ntɔ fɛ nta.

Ninfɛ di batii bamuu kamatofo

alɛ, ami SAATE nwu, ninle fɔ Funtɛ,

ku Dikitɛ, Yakob Sientɛ nwu."