He nyɛli ba sá Yerusalem ma a yi
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2 Zion ma, Yerusalem ɔ ngɛ fɛu kaa yiheyo saminyayoo ko. Se kɛ̃ ɔ, a ma kpata e hɛ mi.
3 Matsɛmɛ ma ba pue si ngɛ Yerusalem kɛ a tabo ɔmɛ. A maa ma a bo tsu ɔmɛ kɛ bɔle ma a kɛ kpe nɔ tsuaa nɔ ngɛ e nɔ́ mi.
4 A ma de ke, “Nyɛɛ mia, nɛ nyɛ gba ta kɛ wo Yerusalem he! Nyɛ dla nyɛ he! Wa ma ya tua ma a piani!” Se jamɛ a be ɔ nɔuu ɔ, a ma de ke, “Akuanyɛ! Wa yi ta pɛ! Mamoo je jɔ wɔ. Nyɛɛ hyɛ bɔ nɛ pu ɔ ha nɛ nini ɔmɛ ka gagaa ha!
5 Nyɛɛ mia! Wa ma ya tua ma a nyɔ mi, nɛ wa maa ku mɔ ɔmɛ ngɛ ma a mi kɛ pue si.”
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7 Kaa bɔ nɛ vu jeɔ nyu ɔ, ja pɛ lɛ Yerusalem bi ɔmɛ peeɔ yayamihi babauu. I nuɔ haomi kɛ hɛ mi kpatami he hoo ngɛ ma a mi; nihi nɛ a plaa, nɛ a pee hiɔtsɛmɛ ji ni nɛmɛ nɛ i naa.
8 Nyɛ Yerusalem bi, nyɛɛ kase ní kɛ je haomi nɛ ɔmɛ a mi. Ke pi ja a, ma ngmɛɛ nyɛ he; ma ha nyɛ ma a ma plɛ pee ma doku nɛ nɔ ko nɔ ko be mi hie hu.”
Israel, atuã tsɔlɔ
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11 Yawɛ, enɛ ɔmɛ a he je ɔ, ye mi mi fu mɛ wawɛɛ nitsɛ kaa bɔ nɛ mo hu o mi mi fu mɛ ɔ pɛ; jehanɛ lɛɛ i be nyɛe tsui tomi hu.”
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13 Kɛ je nimli wawihi a nɔ kɛ ya si nimli nguahi a nɔ ɔ, nɔ tsuaa nɔ hɛ dɔ kɛ ngɛ nɔ sisie nɛ e kɛ na ní. Gbali kɛ osɔfohi po ngɛ nɔ sisie.
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15 Anɛ zo gbe mɛ benɛ a tsu musu ní nɛ ɔmɛ lo? Dɛbi, zo gbi mɛ fɛɛ; nɔ́ nɛ a tsɛɛ zo po a li. Enɛ ɔ he je ɔ, mɛ hu a ma gbo kɛ piɛ ni nɛmɛ nɛ a maa gbe ɔ a he. Ke i gbla a tue kɛkɛ a nyagbe ji lɔ ɔ nɛ. Imi, Yawɛ lɛ i de.”
Israel kua Mawu blɔ ɔ
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17 Jehanɛ, to Yawɛ buli ngɛ ma a mi konɛ ma a nɛ bu titimati ɔ pɛmi tue. Se a de ke, “Wa be tue bue fɛɛ!”
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19 Je ɔ, bu tue! Ma ngɔ haomi kɛ ba ma nɛ ɔ nɔ kaa yayamihi nɛ mɛ nitsɛmɛ a pee ɔ he tue gblami. Ejakaa a bui ye munyu ɔmɛ tue, nɛ ye mlaa a hu a yi nɔ.
20 Tsopa kɛ e he via nɛ a kɛ jeɔ Sheba kɛ ba haa mi ɔ, mɛni ma pee he? Nu he via nɛ a kɛ jeɔ ma se lokoo kɛ ba haa mi ɔ, i hla we. I be a sami bɔ ɔmɛ ngɔe; bɔ kpa amɛ hu i sume.
21 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, ma fɔ blɔ mi tso ha mɛ; a ma tɛ nɔ nɛ a maa nɔ si bum. Tsɛmɛ kɛ a bimɛ ma gbo, nɛ nihi kɛ a huɛmɛ a hɛ mi ma kpata.”
He nyɛli maa je omleyi je kɛ ba
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23 Nimli nɛ ɔmɛ ɔ, yiwutsotsɛmɛ ji mɛ; mɔbɔ nami kake too be a mi. A mia kɛ kɛ̃ɛ̃ kɛ akplɔ, nɛ a hi okpɔngɔhi a nɔ kɛ ma. Okpɔngɔ ɔmɛ a nane si ngɛ pɛe glɛi glɛi glɛi kaa wo nɛ gli. A ma nɛ a ba tua Yerusalem.”
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25 Wa be nyɛe maa je kpo kɛ ya nga a nɔ, loo waa nyɛɛ ngɛ gbɛjegbɛ ɔmɛ a nɔ hu. Ejakaa he nyɛli ɔmɛ hɛɛ klaate, nɛ he tsuaa he pee gbeyegbeye.”
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27 Kaa bɔ nɛ sika he ní tsulɔ hlaa sika nitsɛ ngɛ sika yaya kpɛti ɔ, jã kɛ̃ i hla mo Yeremia, konɛ o hyɛ ye ma mi bi ɔmɛ fitofitso kaa kɛ ji bɔ nɛ a je mi bami ngɛ kɛɛ.
28 Mɛ tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ atuã tsɔli, kɛ yakayaka nimli ji mɛ; a tue wa kaa akɔblee kɛ dade. Daa nɛ ɔ, a ngɛ nihi a sisi nyɛɛe kɛ ngɛ bee.
29 La ngɛ tsoe nɛ sumui sileɔ ngɛ mi. Se e he hia we kaa a ya nɔ nɛ a tsu ye ma mi bi ɔmɛ a he hu, ejakaa nimli yayamihi nɛ ngɛ a kpɛti ɔ, a je we mɛ.
30 A ma tsɛ mɛ ke dade fi, ejakaa imi Yawɛ, i kua mɛ.”