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9 Nyamenle nrɛlaleɛ ɛne:
“Gyihova lɛ edwɛkɛ tia Heedelake azɛlɛ ne,
Na ɔbahɔwie Damasekɛse+ anwo zo
—Ɔluakɛ Gyihova anye wɔ alesama
Nee Yizilayɛ mbusua ne mɔ kɔsɔɔti anwo zo+—
2 Yɛɛ ɔlɛ edwɛkɛ ɔtia Heemate+ mɔɔ ɔ nee ye bɔ ɛweɛne la,
3 Taya ɛzi aranemgbole.
Yeboɔboa dwɛtɛ fufule nloa kɛ munlutu
Na yeboɔboa nvutuke nloa kɛ awɔdenle zo ndɛtɛlɛ la.+
4 Nea! Gyihova balie ye agyadeɛ ne mɔ,
Na yeaha ye ɛlɔnema yeagua nyevile ne anu;*+
Na bɛbayela ye wɔ senle nu.+
5 Ahyekɛlɔn banwu ye na yeazulo;
Gaza banwu amaneɛ kpole,
Yɛɛ Ɛkelɔn noko, ɔluakɛ bɛmaa mɔɔ ɔ nye la ɔ nwo zo la ɛbɔ anyiemgba.
Gaza ɛnrɛnyia belemgbunli bieko,
Yɛɛ menli ɛnrɛdɛnla Ahyekɛlɔn.+
6 Nyɛvolɛ baradɛnla Ahyedɔdo,
Na mebaye Filisitia anwomemaazo ne meavi ɛkɛ.+
7 Mebaye ninyɛne mɔɔ mogya wɔ nu la meavi ɔ nloa anu
Na meaye kyibadeɛ ninyɛne meavi ɔ gye nu,
Na awie* biala mɔɔ bɛbagyakyi ye la bayɛ yɛ Nyamenle ne ɛdeɛ;
Na ɔbayɛ kɛ abusua kpanyinli la wɔ Dwuda,+
Yɛɛ Ɛkelɔnoma bayɛ kɛ Gyibɛsema la.+
8 Mebadɛnla me sua ne anyunlu meazinza,+
Amaa awie biala ampɛ nu wɔ ɛkɛ anzɛɛ amba ɛkɛ;
Yɛɛ awie mɔɔ sisi bɛ la ɛnrɛze ɛkɛ ne bieko,+
Ɔluakɛ kɛkala meva me nye menwu ye.*
9 O Zayɔn ara raalɛ, di fɛlɛko kpole.
O suakpole Gyɛlusalɛm, fa anyelielɛ tea nu.
Nea! Wɔ belemgbunli ne ɛlɛba ɛ nwo ɛkɛ.+
Ɔle tenlenenli, ɔ nee ngoanelielɛ* ɛlɛba,
Ɔbɛlɛ ɔ nwo aze+ yɛɛ ɔde asoaso zo,
Ɔde asoaso ralɛ zo, asoaso belɛ ra.+
10 Mebaye konle ehwili meavi Yifelaem
Na meaye ɛkpɔnwɔ meavi Gyɛlusalɛm.
Bɛbava konle ɛda ne mɔ bɛahɔ.
Na ɔbabɔ anzodwolɛ nolo yeahile maanle maanle ne mɔ;+
Ye tumililɛ ne bavi nyevile nloa yeahɔdwu nyevile nloa
11 Na wɔmɔ, O raalɛ, ɔlua wɔ ngyekyeleɛ ne mogya ne ati,
Mebaye wɔ pilizama meavi kuma ne mɔɔ nzule ɛnle nu la anu.+
12 Bɛzia bɛhɔ aranemgbole ne anu, bɛmɛ pilizama mɔɔ bɛlɛ anyelazo la.+
‘O raalɛ,’ ɛnɛ melɛka meahile wɔ kɛ,
‘Mebadua wɔ kakɛ mɔnwo.+
13 Mebakpo Dwuda kɛ me ɛda.
Na meava Yifelaem* meawula ɛda ne anu,
O Zayɔn, mebadunwue ɛ mra mrenyia ne mɔ,
Amaa bɛadwazo bɛatia ɛ mra mrenyia ne mɔ, O Gilisi
Na mebamaa wɔayɛ kɛ kovolɛ dadeɛ.’
14 Gyihova bamaa yeala ali wienyi kɛ ɔ nee ye menli ne lua,
Na ye atwɛ ne bavinde ahɔ kɛ ɛsɛlɛmanye.
Na Tumivolɛ Awulae Gyihova babɔ aweɛne ne,+
Na ɔbalua nyiakɛ ahumuakyima ne anu yeahɔ.
15 Ɛlɔne Gyihova bagyinla ye menli ne anzi,
Kpɔvolɛma bava totoabɔ ara bɛ nwo zo, noko bɛbali kpɔvolɛma ne anwo zo konim.+
Bɛ nye balie na bɛadeɛdea nu kɛ asɛɛ bɛnlo nwanye;
Na bɛbayi tetɛkɛɛ kɛ kyɛnze,
Kɛ afɔlemokyea ne mgbɛnezo ne mɔ la.+
16 Kenle zɔhane, Gyihova bɛ Nyamenle ne balie bɛ,
Ye menli ne, kɛ mboane ekpunli la;+
17 Nea kɛzi ye kpalɛyɛlɛ ne kpole de,+
Nee kɛzi ye anwofɛlɛko ne de a!
Aleɛ nee nwanye fofolɛ
Bamaa mgbavolɛ nee mbɛlɛra akpazi.”+