1 Oo Israel batii, binu ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ antɔkɔ ye ni. 2 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni alɛ:
"Bitantekete nnle nwu sɛsaabla
ee lɛyɛkɛ dipɛ ye di atuosaa di kolo suoto,
kuntɛ difu ninya mpɛ nnle nwu.
3 Diekye batii nwu amanle sɛsaabla diele lɛsalɛsaa;
mambudi kowoso mankyeko lepoo kamɛ,
asaawolatɛ kafɔɔ n-wola kũ andiki ku lɛfɛbi nɔɔ.
4 Man-yɔ koto fututu ku koto sɛɛle manklɛɛ ni;
man-yɔ ɔmankyi mampɛ sibuɛ ninmufũ ni ninklee
mmle ninaatũkũ nii.
5 Afiɔ lɛma nwu nte fɛle asaa ya nintososa ni bakansiɛ di afe,
ananfuo ni ɔkakatɛ;
ɔkɛnkɛ dikpeni bɛɛkɛnkɛ nya
diekye anfuo ɔkyɛ.
Bitanyɛkɛ nya;
blɔbafuo ye okpile kuninwii ɔbla
ee babla dibiene kuninwii."
6 Oo SAATE, kuonwii diete fɛle afɔ;
feemuɔ,
leyooto lɛfɔ kafɔɔ nkpe onutũ di osie kamɛ.
7 Oo nnle nwu Ɔka,
Owe ninamayɛkɛ fɔ?
Nle mmle ninle lele fɔ nɛ.
Di nnle nwu banumbentɛ bamuu kamɛ
ku sɛkanlekɔ lɛma nwu mmuu kamɛ yi,
kuonwii nnaa fɛle afɔ.
8 Bamuu lɛma banaa disibu, baaye kafɔɔ lɛsaa;
afiɔ awosoku ya ninandie ni lɛsalɛsaa nintuo ma asaa.
9 Mankyeko koto fututu ko bɛɛbɛntɛ ni Tarsis
ku koto sɛɛle di Ufas manwako.
Nse batoololaa asaa ya di asaawolatɛ ku koto sɛɛle asaatukatɛ lɛyɔ
dibula bluu ku nle niɛbla ni fɛ ɔsɛɛ bɛɛbla nii-
bakpɛntɛ ba ninkpe ni kusi-ɛ niabla nya amuu.
10 Kafɔɔ SAATE nwu ninle onukwale Yaa nwu nɛ;
Yaa wɔ ninkpe ni nkpa ale, Ɔka wɔ ninaa ni kaloo.
Nse ɔblɔ lɛfiɛ nwɔ yi, kasɔ ntũkũ;
nnle nwu dilɔbafuo oyila di lɛblɔfiɛ yakayaka nɔɔ nwu kanya.
11 "Tɔkɔ ma ɔlaa wɔ mmle falɛ: ‘Bayaa ba mmle, ninambla ni osi ku kasɔ, kamawɔɔ mandie kaasɔ suoto di osi kalɔ.’ "
12 Kafɔɔ Yaa labla kasɔ di osie nɔɔ kamɛ;
ninumbe nɔɔ aayɔ aabla kayi
ni aablɛfɛsa osi di lɛsɔnu nɔɔ kamɛ nɛ.
13 Nse eekpududuu yi, ntu nwu di osi nkpanko suoto;
anta alokonkyɛ ntaka di kasɔ nwu nyɛntɛlekɔ.
Anta ɔtɔ mmunaa ku kanto
andieko afɛɛfɔ kafɔɔ ankyeko asaa nɔɔ ntɛkɔ anwako.
14 Otii biala dieye lɛsaa, banaa kafɔɔ lɛsaatofo;
sinunsɔ kɔkpɛ koto sɛɛle asaatukatɛ biala di afiɔ nɔɔ suoto.
Atembi nɔɔ nwu nle kakyɔnkyɔ;
ninwuna diesi ma kaamɛ.
15 Baadie lɛsalɛsaa, amansaa di asaa nwu nle;
nse lɛkanko lɛma lɛwa yi, babawɔɔ.
16 Otii wɔ ninle ni Yakob kalekɔ diete fɛle n-ya mmle,
diekye nnwɔɔ ninle asaa amuu Blatɛ nɛ,
dikyakaa ni di Israel, atesaa nɔɔ nwu kɔna-
leyooto nɔɔ ninle SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni nɛ.
17 Aye ba ninsi ni di ɔmana okyi nwu kamɛ,
bisiisa asaa lee biedie di kasɔ nwu bisifi.
18 Diekye nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni alɛ:
"Kamadiki batii ba ninsi ni di kasɔ ka mmle suoto
nfuki n-yu di obe wɔ mmle kamɛ;
kamayɔ nimiina n-wako ma di suoto
alɛ baafuo ma omufũ."
19 N-yɔɔsa ta nkɔ be lefũ ni oso!
Kakɔ nii ninkpi!
Kafɔɔ latɔkɔ suoto nii nlɛ,
Ofiɛ nii ninle nnwɔ mmle nɛ, dikpeni lekpee otu lefe nwu kaamɛ."
20 Batɔɔlalaasa akpanta nii;
batoobubudi sikũ nini simuu.
Babi nii kafɔɔ ntoodie di ɔkyɛ nii beesifi, basinnaa;
kuonwii nsinnaa kanunua aapɛ ni akpanta nii
ee abatakatɛ lɛkpaayo nii anse nii.
21 Babɔkɛɛ bakpatɛ nwu dieye lɛsaa
mannwolaa kafɔɔ asaa kamɛ baakyeko SAATE nwu ɔkyɛ;
nkpo oso asaa ninlɛ ata ma,
babɔkɛɛ lɛma bamuu kafɔɔ ntɔɔsamii.
22 Bikyɔɔ atoko bienu! Sɛlaa nwu nfɛ kɔwa-
kakpɔtɔkpɔtɔ kplɛ ka niekye ni katookasɔ kɔwa!
Dibata Yuda sekpoo nwu nte sifukuti,
simmabla lepoo kamɛ baweewee kasiɛkɔ.
23 Oo SAATE, n-ye nlɛ otii nkpa diele nle nwɔ mmu;
diɛlɛ dita otii alɛ aatofo nkpaa nɔɔ kasekɔ.
24 Oo SAATE, lolaa mi, kafɔɔ di onukwale kanya lete-
diele di ɔblɔ lɛfɔ kanya,
nse diele nkpo fabawakosɛɛ kasɔ ninamadie ni lɛsalɛsaa.
25 Nyɛɛnɛ lɛblɔfiɛ yakayaka lɛfɔ fakpete di nnle be
ninanta fɔ ni dibu suoto,
faakpete kafɔɔ di batii ba ninanansumu fɔ ni suoto.
Diekye batɔɔbɛbɛɛ Yakob;
batɔɔbɛbɛɛ nwɔ fɛɛ
bɛɛwɔɔsa kafɔɔ okpoo nɔɔ.