Ma ngɔ tɛ nɛ he jua wa nɛ a tsɛɛ rubi tɛ kɛ ma gbogbo ɔmɛ a yi mi ngɛ saflɛ ɔmɛ a nɔ. Ma ngɔ tɛ nɛ kpɛɔ kaa la, nɛ a tsɛɛ karbunkle tɛ ɔ kɛ pee agbo ɔmɛ. Gbogbo nɛ bɔle mo ɔ, tɛ nɛ he jua wa sɔuu ma ngɔ kɛ fia.
Nihi nɛ wa mo yi mi ɔ a bimɛ ɔmɛ maa ba, nɛ a ma ba kpla si ha mo. Nihi nɛ gbe o he guɛ be ko ɔ, mɛ hu a ma ba kpla si ngɛ o nane nya. Nɛ a ma tsɛ mo ke, ‘Yawɛ ma,’ ‘Zion, Israel Mawu klɔuklɔu ɔ ma.’
Ye ma nɛ piɛ ɔ, ma bua a nya kɛ maa je zugbahi a nɔ hehi nɛ i fie mɛ kɛ ho ɔ, nɛ i kɛ mɛ maa ba mɛ nitsɛmɛ a zugba a nɔ ekohu. A ma fɔ, nɛ a he maa hiɛ babauu.
Yawɛ ke, “Nyɛ je mahi, nyɛɛ bu mi tue nɛ nyɛɛ fiɛ ye munyu ɔmɛ ngɛ wo kpɔ ɔmɛ a nɔ tsitsaa lokoo ke, ‘Nɔ nɛ gbɛ Israel ma a ngɔ fĩa a, lɛ nɔuu e ma bua a nya ekohu, nɛ e maa hyɛ a nɔ kaa bɔ nɛ to hyɛlɔ hyɛɛ e tohi ɔ.’
Bɔ nɛ to hyɛlɔ hlaa e tohi nɛ gbɛ fĩa, nɛ e buaa a nya ekohu ɔ, jã ma hla ye to ɔmɛ a se blɔ. Ma kpaka mɛ kɛ je he tsuaa he nɛ a gbɛ fĩa ligbi ɔ nɛ jamɛ amanehlu kɔɔhiɔ yaya ba fia mɛ ɔ.
Ke matsɛ nɛ ɔ ba a, e maa ye e ma a nɔ kɛ he wami, kɛ kã nɛ je Yawɛ Mawu ɔ nitsɛ ngɔ. E ma mi bi ɔmɛ maa hi si ngɛ he jɔmi mi, ejakaa a maa bu lɛ ngɛ je ɔ mi he tsuaa he.
Yawɛ, moo hyɛ o ma a nɛ o hla a nɔ kaa bɔ nɛ to hyɛlɔ tsɔɔ e tohi. E ngɛ mi kaa a gbɛ ngɔ fia nga a nɔ mohu, se zugba kpakpa nɛ baa ní bɔle mɛ. Ha nɛ a ya ye Bashan kɛ Gilead zugba kpakpa amɛ a nɔ ní kaa bɔ nɛ a pee blema a.
Be ma! Ma ngɔ nihi nɛ gbɛ fĩa a kɛ maa ba we ekohu. Ma ha nɛ nyɛ ma he biɛ ngɛ je ɔ mi tsuo; je ma amɛ ma je nyɛ yi, nɛ nyɛ ma na ní babauu ekohu.” Yawɛ lɛ de.
“Ma wo Yuda ma a he wami; ma he Yosef we ɔ yi wami. Ma na mɛ mɔbɔ, nɛ ma kpale mɛ tsuo kɛ ba we ekohu. A maa pee kaa nihi nɛ i kua we mɛ hyɛ. Imi ji Yawɛ, a Mawu ɔ nɛ; ma he a kue fami ɔ nɔ.
Jamɛ a be ɔ, nibwɔhi maa je ma slɔɔtohi a mi kɛ ba Yuda; ni nyɔngma ma ba nu Yuda no kake nɛ a maa pɛtɛ e tade he, nɛ a ma de lɛ ke, ‘Waa kɛ mo maa ya, ejakaa wa nu kaa Mawu kɛ nyɛ ngɛ.’ ”