Israel yi Mawu anɔkuale
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2 Wo o yi nɔ nɛ o hyɛ yoku kpataa amɛ a nɔ. Anɛ he ko ngɛ nɛ a kɛ mo hwɔɛ ngɛ lo? O ya hiɔ si ngɛ blɔ tue kɛ hii o suɔli blɔ hyɛe. Mo nɔ kake o ya hiɔ si ja, kaa Arabia no ngɛ nga kplanaa nɔ. O kɛ yahomi, kɛ ní yayamihi peemi ble zugba a.
3 Enɛ ɔmɛ a he je lɛ a tsi hiɔmi nɛmi nya, nɛ gbo hiɔmi po nɛ ɔ nɛ. O ngɛ kaa yo yaholɔ nɛ e zo tɔ ywia pɛ.
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5 Anɛ o mi mi ma fu mi daa kɛ yaa neneene lo?’ Israel, bɔ nɛ o deɔ ji nɛ ɔ nɛ; se kɛ̃ ɔ, o hɛ ngɛ o he nɔ nɛ o ngɛ ní yayamihi pee kɛ mwɔɔ.”
E hia kaa Israel kɛ Yuda nɛ a tsake a tsui
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7 Jinɛ i susu kaa nɛ Israel pee ní nɛ ɔmɛ tsuo se ɔ, e maa kpale kɛ ba ye ngɔ nɛ e ba pee ye nɔ́ ekohu; se e pee we ja. Nɛ e nyɛmiyo Yuda, nɛ lɛ hu e yi anɔkuale kaa lɛ nɔuu ɔ na nɔ́ nɛ ɔ.
8 Yuda na kaa i ha Israel gba mi pomi womi nɛ i fie lɛ, ejakaa e je ye se nɛ e ya bɔ ajuama. Se Yuda nɛ ngɛ kaa e nyɛmiyo Israel ɔ yi gbeye.
9 E kɛ yahomi ble zugba a, nɛ nɔ́ nɛ ɔ si we lɛ kpu. E juɛmi ji ke e ya ja tso kɛ tɛ ɔ, tsa pi nɔ́ ko kulaa ji lɔ ɔ.
10 Ní nɛ ɔmɛ tsuo a se ɔ, Yuda, Israel nyɛmiyo yaholɔ ɔ kpale we kɛ bɛ ye ngɔ kɛ e tsui tsuo; e ní peemi níhi tsɔɔ we kaa e tsake. Imi, Yawɛ lɛ i de.”
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12 E ke ma ya de Israel ke, “Israel, yaholɔ, moo kpale kɛ ba ye ngɔ ekohu; ejakaa mɔbɔ nalɔ ji mi, nɛ i be ye hɛ mi tue kɛ wo mo. Ye mi mi be fue kɛ wo mo kɛ ya neneene.
13 Moo lɛɛ moo kplɛɛ kɛkɛ kaa o ye fɔ, kaa o tsɔ Yawɛ, o Mawu ɔ hɛ mi atuã. Moo jaje kaa o ngɔ o suɔmi ya ha ma se mawuhi, nɛ o ja mɛ ngɛ tsohi tsuo nɛ bɔ kusuu a sisi. Moo jaje kaa o yi ye mlaa amɛ a nɔ. Imi, Yawɛ lɛ i de.
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15 Ma ha nyɛ nɔ yeli nɛ peeɔ ye suɔmi nya ní, nɛ a kɛ nile kɛ nɔ́ sisi numi maa hyɛ nyɛ nɔ.
16 Pee se ke nyɛ ba fɔ babauu, nɛ nyɛ he ba hiɛ ngɛ zugba a nɔ ɔ, nihi pa be ye somi daka a he ní sɛɛe hu. A pa be he susue, nɛ a be kaie hu. E he pa be mɛ hiae hu, nɛ ekpa hu a be pee.
17 Ke jamɛ a be ɔ su ɔ, a ma tsɛ Yerusalem ke, ‘Yawɛ matsɛ sɛ,’ nɛ je ma amɛ tsuo ma ba bua a he nya ngɛ lejɛ ɔ, nɛ a ma ja mi. A pa be a tsui kpliie nɛ a pee mɛ nitsɛmɛ a suɔmi nya ní yayamihi hu.
18 Jamɛ a be ɔ mi ɔ, Israel bi, kɛ Yuda bi maa ye a he kɛ je nyɔguɛ si himi mi ngɛ omleyi je zugba a nɔ, nɛ a ma tsa bo nya kɛ kpale kɛ ba zugba a nɛ i ngɔ kɛ ha nyɛ nɛmɛ ɔmɛ kaa a weto ni ɔ nɔ ekohu.”
Mawu ma a ja amagahi
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23 Niinɛ, wɔhi nɛ wa ngɛ jae ngɛ yoku ɔmɛ a nɔ kɛ huhui bami nɛ ɔ, wa na we a he se ko. Yawɛ, wa Mawu ɔ pɛ ji Israel he piɛlɔ, kɛ yi wami helɔ.
24 Baal jami kpata níhi tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ nɛ wa nɛmɛ ɔmɛ gbo dengme kɛ na ha wɔ blema a, tohi, nahi, kɛ binyumuhi kɛ yihi a hɛ mi.
25 Nyɛ ha nɛ waa kɛ zo nɛ pee wa heha nɔ́ kɛ hwɔ si, ejakaa wa pee yayami kɛ si Yawɛ, wa Mawu ɔ. Wa nɛmɛ ɔmɛ pee a nɔ́, nɛ wɔ hu kɛ je wa jokuɛwi a si kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ɔ, wa kpa we. Wa yi Yawɛ, wa Mawu ɔ mlaa amɛ a nɔ.”