Yawɛ ma kpata Israel hɛ mi
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2 Nyɛ deɔ nyɛ ma mi bi ɔmɛ ke, “Nyɛɛ ya nɛ nyɛ ya hyɛ Kalne ma a, Hamat ma nguaa a, kɛ Filisti bi a ma nɛ a tsɛɛ Gat ɔ. Sa a, ma nɛ ɔmɛ kle agboagbo, nɛ a ngɛ he wami hu pe Yuda kɛ Israel nɔ yemi he ɔmɛ. Se amlɔ nɛ ɔ lɛɛ nyɛɛ hyɛ mɛ ha!”
3 Nyɛ susuɔ kaa nyɛ tsitsɛɛ haomi be ɔ yi se kɛ ya tsitsaa. Se níhi nɛ nyɛ ngɛ pee ɔ mohu ma ha nɛ nimli basabasahi maa ba, nɛ a ma ba kpata nyɛ hɛ mi.
4 Nyɛ nihi nɛ nyɛ jualeɔ nyɛ se ngɛ sa tso kpakpahi nɛ a he jua wa a nɔ, nɛ nyɛ yeɔ jijɔ, kɛ na kpakpahi a lo, musu tloo nyɛ!
5 Nyɛ suɔ kaa nyɛ maa po lahi kaa bɔ nɛ David pee ɔ, nɛ nyɛɛ fia la amɛ ngɛ kpa sakuhi a nɔ.
6 Nyɛ nuɔ dã bami ngɛ tsimi agboagbohi a mi, nɛ nyɛ kpaa nu je via kpakpahi. Se nyɛ yi kɔmɔ kaa a ma kpata Israel hɛ mi.
7 Enɛ ɔ he je ɔ, nyɛ ji kekleekle nihi nɛ a maa nuu nyɔguɛ kɛ ho. Nɛ nyɛ bua jɔmi ɔ se maa po.
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10 Ke nɔ nɛ gbo ɔ tsɛko, kɛ weku ɔ mi nɔ kpa ko ba nɛ a ba ngɔ gbogboe ɔ, a ma bi nɔ nɛ ya laa e he ngɛ tsu ɔ mi ke, “Anɛ nɔ ko piɛ o he ngɛ tsu ɔ mi kɛ mwɔɔ lo?” Ke nɔ ɔ he nɔ ke, “Dɛbi!” ɔ, weku no ɔ nɛ ma gbogboe ɔ ngɔmi ɔ ma de lɛ ke, “Pee dii! Wa ko wo Yawɛ biɛ ta nɛ e ba nu.”
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12 Anɛ okpɔngɔhi ma nyɛ maa tu fo ngɛ tɛ sa nɔ lo? Dɛbi! Anɛ nɔ ko ma nyɛ ma hu wo mi kɛ na kpakplaa lo? Dɛbi! Se nyɛɛ lɛɛ nyɛ tsake dami sane yemi kɛ pee duɔ; nyɛ tsake nɔ́ nɛ da kɛ pee nɔ́ nɛ dɛ.
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