Habakɛke
1 Nrɛlaleɛ mɔɔ ngapezonli Habakɛke* nyianle ye wɔ ɛnyelɛzodeɛnwunlɛ nu la ɛne:
2 O Gyihova, menzu memkpondɛ moalɛ ɔhɔdwu kenlenzu na wɔadie me?+
Menvɛlɛ wɔ ɔhɔdwu kenlenzu na wɔalie me wɔavi basabasayɛlɛ nu?+
3 Duzu ati a ɛmaa menwu ɛtaneyɛlɛ a?
Na duzu ati a ɛmaa nzisi nwo adenle a?
Duzu ati a ɛmaa menwu ɛzɛkyelɛ nee basabasayɛlɛ ɛ?
Na duzu ati a butule nee manzonle ɛbu a?
4 Yemɔti bɛnli mɛla zo,
Yɛɛ bɛnli pɛlepɛle ɛlɛ.
Ɔluakɛ amumuyɛma ɛbɔ tenlenema ɛyia;
Ɛhye ati a pɛlepɛlelilɛ ɛnyɛ gyima la.+
5 “Bɛnlea maanle maanle ne mɔ na bɛdie!
Bɛnlea ye azibɛnwo nu na bɛmaa ɔyɛ bɛ nwanwane;
Ɔluakɛ debie bie bazi bɛ mekɛ zo
Mɔɔ saa bɛka bɛkile bɛ bɔbɔ a, bɛnrɛlie bɛnrɛli a.+
Bɛkɔ azɛlɛ tɛtɛlɛ dɔɔnwo azo
Na bɛfa azua mɔɔ ɛnle bɛ ɛdeɛ la.+
7 Bɛ nwo ka ɛzulolɛ yɛɛ menli sulo bɛ.
Bɛdabɛ mumua ne bɛhyehyɛ bɛ mɛla nee bɛ tumililɛ.*+
8 Bɛ mgbɔnwɔ ne mɔ anwo yɛ ndɛ tɛla sobolɛ,*
Yɛɛ bɛ nwo yɛ ɛzulolɛ tɛla bedi mɔɔ ɛvinde nɔsolɛ nu la.+
Bɛ mgbɔnwɔ ne mɔ ɛngyakyi ɛnriandilɛ;
Bɛ mgbɔnwɔ ne mɔ vi moamoa a ba a.
Bɛtu kɛ kɔleɛ mɔɔ ɛlɛkɔ ahɔhye debie ali la.+
9 Bɛ muala bɛba kɛ bɛba bɛarayɛ basabasa.+
Bɛ muala bɛlɛkɔ a, bɛle kɛ aduduleɛ anwoma,+
Na bɛkye menli dɔɔnwo bɛkuohua bɛ nloa kɛ ɛnwea.
10 Bɛgolo arelemgbunli nwo
Na bɛsele maanle mgbanyima.+
Bɛsele sua biala mɔɔ bɛlie nwolɛ bane la;+
Bɛkuohua ndɛtɛlɛ bɛsua bane ne na bɛko bɛfa.
11 Akee bɛkɔ bɛ nyunlu kɛ anwoma la na bɛdua azɛlɛ ne azo,
Noko bɛbali fɔlɛ,+
Ɔluakɛ bɛfa bɛ tumi ne anwo nganvolɛ bɛmaa bɛ nyamenle ne.”*+
12 O Gyihova, asoo tete ne amuala ɛnee ɛnle ɛkɛ ɔ?+
O me Nyamenle, me Nwuanzanwuanza Ko ne, ɛnwu.*+
Duzu ati a akee ɛmaa mɛlɛbɛla nwo adenle,+
Na ɛyɛ koonwu wɔ mekɛ mɔɔ ɛtanevolɛ kɛme awie mɔɔ le tenlenenli tɛla ye la ɛ?+
14 Duzu ati a ɛyɛ sonla kɛ nyevile nu fɛlɛ,
Kɛ ninyɛne mɔɔ twenle bɛ nwo aze mɔɔ bɛnlɛ neavolɛ biala la ɛ?
15 Ɔfa* koba ɔkye ɛhye mɔ amuala.
Ɔkye bɛ wɔ ye avonle ne anu,
Na ɔboɔboa bɛ nloa wɔ ye asawu nu.
Ɛhye ati a ɔ nye die kpole la.+
16 Ɛhye ati a ɔbɔ afɔle ɔmaa ye avonle ne
Na ɔbɔ afɔle* ɔmaa ye asawu ne la;
Ɔluakɛ bɛdabɛ ti ɔdi aleɛ kpalɛ,*
Yɛɛ ɔdi aleɛ mɔɔ ɔkulo la.
17 Asoo ɔbahɔ zo yeayeye fɛlɛ yeavi ye avonle nu ɔ?*
Asoo ɔbahɔ zo yeahu maanle maanle ne mɔ mɔɔ ɔnrɛze anwunvɔne ɔ?+