Ntrubo Old Testament Project
Aduya 31
Lemuele Nombia Keyako
Kɛŋa yɛna nombia ŋan Masa gyoo Lemuele ɔ naa ba wola e.
Me bu, tei, me tɔɔman lolobu, tei,
me bu tei, nyaŋ yɛna ma kefane nɔɔketira.
Na wɔlɛɛ n doŋ ala dɔɔ ya,
n doŋ ala baŋ bɛɛ wɔlɛɛ gyooneŋ nɛ dɔɔ ya.
Lemuele, te yɛɛ gyooneŋ wui ya,
be dei nyi gyooneŋ baa nyɔɔ soloŋ ya,
gyooneŋ bɛɛ nyɔɔ soloŋ doŋte ya,
na mena ya baa nyɔɔ na baa wolee kebakesee ŋan,
na baa tulii baŋ ba wose be kyaŋ wɔ nɛ nombia.
Mo soloŋ doŋte fa ŋon ɔ ne wɔlɛɛ,
waen fa ŋon ɔ doo kayeyɛɛ man.
Yela baa nyɔɔ na baa wolee ba diyem,
na bɔɔ tɔɔse ba diyem kena bela ya.
Kolosi lɛɛ baŋ bɔɔ tale kolosi fa ba wose ya nɛ,
fa ayematena kenyiŋ keŋ kaboena wɔ.
Gyuusu n nɔɔ di nombia kegbɛɛ dɔɔ,
di seŋ ayematena na baŋ bɔɔ dana kolo ya nɛ wɔle.
Alo Yalale Kpaakpaa
Wɛɛle kpaakpaa, amɔ ne gyaela waa nyiŋ?
Ɔ na lee koya kela kegyaŋase kpaakpaate.
Ɔ baale na mo ɔ loo pou gyakaa ɔ dɔɔ,
keŋ kolo na kolo bee hia e ya.
Alo ŋon kekyaabii man pou ɔ ne yɛɛ baale ŋon deeli,
ɔ bɛɛ yɛɛ e dukum ya.
Ɔ na lese kuŋtuŋ na dukurufa,
na ɔ ta mo ɔ nyiŋmaase yɛɛ tom gyoŋ man.
Ɔ yɛɛ ŋgba kebudiira pantuu dinaa nɛ,
ɔ na mo ɔ weenɛɛ lee lemlem kɔŋ.
Ɔ ne karatɛɛ koro pɛ tɛɛ kena,
ɔ ne fa ɔ dekpaŋalaŋmantena weenɛɛ,
na ɔ te fa wa alebia tomse ŋan baa yɛɛ.
Ɔ ne kɛo tɛɛle na ɔ te lɛɛ ke,
ɔ na mo keŋ ɔ be nyim nɛ fara gerepo wɔɔ.
Ɔ ne kpaŋ abɔsɔɔ yɛɛ ɔ tom nedoŋ,
ɔ na do ɔ kakyeŋ yɛɛ tom.
Ɔ ne kɛɛ nyi ɔ ne nyiŋ tɔnɔɔ ɔ kebu kedi man,
te ɔ kanea bɛɛ yem nelim ya.
Ɔ dana ɔ dukurufadaŋ ɔ nyiŋmaa man,
na ɔ ta mo ɔ nyimbia kyaŋ dukurufa keŋ.
Ɔ ne yɛɛ wɔe fa ayematena,
te ɔ ne kyɔ baŋ bɔɔ dana koo ya nɛ.
Ɔ bee yee fa ɔ dekpaŋalaŋmantena waaretɛɛ ya,
nawolo nyi be popou ne wuu kuŋtuŋ.
Ɔ ta loo kuŋtuŋ wuu ɔ dofoŋoŋ dɔɔ,
ɔ kaana kanyaŋ kpaakpaate na amɔlaloŋ kanyaŋse.
Bee bu ɔ baale donɔɔ dinaa keŋ denaanɔɔ man,
botɔɔ keŋ ɔ ne gyu kekyaa tɛɛle keŋ kegyiise man nɛ.
Ɔ ne ŋara kanyaŋ kpaakpaate abɔɔ yɔɔ,
te ɔ ne yɔɔ kanyaŋse ŋan bɛɛ mo kpaŋ teŋase man nɛ fa kebudiira.
Yele kelɛɛ na doŋ yɛna ɔ kanyaŋse ŋan ɔ ne wuu,
ɔ bee yee weeya akaŋ ŋan ne kɔŋ nɛ ya.
Ɔ ne kolosi nyansa man,
te anokoare nombia kawola gyakaa ɔ laakem dɔɔ.
Ɔ sia gyakaa ɔ denimantena pou dɔɔ,
te ɔ be dana kebɔŋale ya.
Ɔ bia na koro na ba te baake e nyi kehiraa,
ɔ baale mɔ mena, na ɔ ta lese ɔ yele.
<<Ala burum ne yɛɛ ŋan kaboena,
mɔna nyaŋ kela be popou.>>
Aleebiri yɛɛ kabeo ke, te kyeo yɛɛ yakaa,
mɔna kaboena nyi baa lese alo ŋon ɔ ne yee Degbeŋgyoo yele.
Ɛ mo obuo fa e lee ŋan pou ɔ ba mo ɔ nyiŋmaase yɛɛ dɔɔ,
na ɔ tomse ka lese ɔ yele donɔɔ dinaa keŋ denaanɔɔ man.
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