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Si kitoŋ ki Babilɔŋ gii ki we
1 Lɛjiŋ lɛlu ŋɛŋ nchindaa wu Nyɔ wumu shiiti bɛɛ liboo kɛmi buŋga bu nɔŋa, kiŋ'wofu kee bɛndi li kikoo ki nshɛ-ɛ kichu. 2 Se dzɛŋgi liboo bɛ jɛ yi tɛɛmi le, “Babilɔŋ wu nyɔŋa weɔ kituŋ! Wu weɔ kituŋ! Wu toɔ fɛ bintsii bi bɔɔŋ bɛ kiŋkundi tsiiŋ fe-e. Wɛ ntuuŋ wu fiana yi tii chichi. Wɛ ntuuŋ wu muniiŋ mu nyɛŋ bɛ mu bɛ baanini munchu. 3 Wu weɔ kituŋ kifɛ bitoŋ bichu woŋ biɛɛ ntsɛ we wu nyɛŋ yi bukwɛɛ wu kɔɔ be si mbiiŋ, bɛmfɔŋ bɛ li nshɛ-ɛ fɛ baa ntsɛ wu nyɛŋ bɛ wu. Bɛniiŋ bɛ wa-aŋ bɛchu bɛ li nshɛ-ɛ loo baa kii wu kii kwa wee wuu banchɛ ŋge.”
4 Nse ntuu ŋ'woo jɛ yimi dzɛŋgi liboo yi tiiti le,
“Bɛniiŋ beŋ, bo yɛɛŋ fe,
kiiŋ nɛ ni lɛ li bibifi biee li kɛ,
bɛ le kiiŋ nɛ ni lɛ tɛ li ŋgɛ wu gii naa bɛ lɛ wu-u kɛ.
5 Bibifi biee gbɛɛŋ biɛɛ bi yisɛ bi bo liboo,
Nyɔ kimi yɛ wu li biee biee bibifi-i.
6 Bɛ fɛ bɛ wu si feti li bɛniiŋ bamu-u.
Bɛ sooŋ wu li kiŋge kee li kiŋga kifɛ.
Bɛ gɛɛ mbiiŋ mɛ nuuŋ ŋgɛ,
muka mumfɛɛŋ lɛ fika fi ti giki li bɛniiŋ bamu le,
bɛ nyɛ li wuu le woŋ.
7 Bɛ fichɛ ŋgɛ bɛ ntɔnyɛ bɛ nyɛ li wuu,
nɛɛ si tɛ̀ gii tsakisi yi li bunɔŋa-a linti jii kikuuŋ kee.
Shiiti juti ŋkondi tiiti le,
‘Nnuuŋ Yaa li kabara,
nnuuŋ yɛ kwɛɛ ŋku kɛ,
nnuuŋ ntɛ̀ naa le ni ndii nseti kikoo kɛ.’
8 Si tiiti lɛ, ɛ nɛɛlɛ si ŋgɛ gii bɛ li wuu jobɛ chi mumkpaŋ.
Chigɔŋ gii chi we li wuu ni dii seti kikoo.
Dzeeŋ gii yi kɔɔ wu.
Bɛ gii bɛ tɔŋ wu bɛ wi,
kifɛ Taa Nyɔ wu gii saa wu nuuŋ wi wu kɛmi buŋga.
Bɛniiŋ bɛ li nshɛ-ɛ gii be ni be dii Babilɔŋ
9 Bɛmfɔŋ bɛ li nshɛ-ɛ bɛ tuu be feti nyɛŋ yi bukwɛɛ bɛ wu, be jii kikuuŋ bɛ wu, be gii be ni be dii be fieŋgi mfi wu be ŋɛŋ si njiŋ yɛki li wuu mɔɔ si duti. 10 Be gii be ni be lemi mfiiŋ bɛ chɛnɛ, be se ni be ŋiŋgi si bɛ ŋwɛki bɛ wu. Be gii be ni be jaachi yi yi be tiiti le, ‘Hebee! Hebee! Babilɔŋ, wɛ wu kitoŋ ki nɔŋa! Ɔ nuuŋ kitoŋ ki ko! Ŋgɛ geeŋ wu bɛ li wɛ mfwaa mumkpaŋ ni?’
11 Bɛniiŋ bɛ wa-aŋ bɛ li nshɛ-ɛ gii be ni be dii wu be seti bikoo kifɛ wi mɛɛŋ yɛ lu wu gii naa ni guti biee bi bee kɛ. 12 Wi mɛɛŋ yɛ lu wu gii ni guti biee bi bee si bi bɛ nachɛ bɛ kikwa ki yɛchi kɛ ki ncherere, kɛ bi bɛ nachɛ bɛ ŋwaani ta yi tɛɛmi kwa, kɛ bige bi fɛŋkeŋ bi tɛɛmi kwa. Nɛɛ si wi mɛɛŋ yɛ lu wu gii ni guti ndú yi be yi shiŋgii kɛ yi yɛchi ŋgɛmiŋgɛmi, kɛ yi nuuŋ miɛfimiɛfi, kɛ yi yɛchi gaa kɛ. Wi mɛɛŋ yɛ lu wu gii ni guti biti bi bee bi sɛɛndi shuuŋŋ, kɛ biee bi bee bichu bi bɛ nachɛ bɛ bige bi kiyɔ-ɔ bɛ biee bichu bi bɛ nachɛ bɛ biti bi tɛɛmi kwa kɛ kikwa kɛ kitu mɔɔ ta yi lɛɛbi kɛ. 13 Wi mɛɛŋ yɛ lu wu gii ni guti biti bi bee bi bɛ feti mɛɛŋ mɛ sɛɛndi lu mɔɔ biee bi sɛɛndi bi bɛ deeki biee lu mɔɔ kidzoma mɔɔ ŋwaani mɛɛŋ mɛ sɛɛndi mamu, mɔɔ ŋwaani kidzoma kimu kɛ.* Mɔɔ mbiiŋ mɔɔ mɛɛŋ mɔɔ musu mɛ giiŋ lɛ bɛ giiŋ yi fɔŋ kɛ. Wi mɛɛŋ yɛ lu wu gii ni guti bɛnaŋ bɛ bee mɔɔ nshɔ́ɔŋ mɔɔ bikuŋ mɔɔ bikpɔtɔ bi bee bi nyáŋ chiiti kɛ. Wi mɛɛŋ yɛ tɛ lu wu gii ni guti bɛniiŋ bɛ bee bɛyoŋ bɛ bɛ kabini li bɛmfa-a kɛ. 14 Bɛ gii bɛ ni bɛ tiiti li wu le, ‘Biee bichu bi shéŋ ya tɛ̀ nuuŋ li bi-i gɛɛŋ biɛɛ waaŋ, kwa wa bɛ bunɔŋa bwo buchu ma bwɛɛ, ɔ mɛɛŋ yɛ ɔ tuu ɔ naa ɔ ŋɛŋ bi kɛ.’ 15 Bɛniiŋ bɛ wa-aŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kabini biee be jii mbeŋ li tsaŋ yee li, gii be leŋ mfiiŋ bɛ chɛnɛ si be bichi wu ŋiŋgi ŋgɛ lɛ. Be gii be ni be woki kwe lɛwe ŋge, be ni be seti bikoo be jaachi yi be tiiti le, 16 ‘Hebee mi! Hebee mi! Nshiiŋ yi ŋge li kitoŋ ki nɔŋa kini-i, ki tuu ki sɛti ndú yi shiŋgii kɛ yi yɛchi ŋgɛmiŋgɛmi kɛ yi yɛchi gaa, yi miɛŋini bɛ biee bi bɛ nachɛ bɛ kikwa ki yɛchi kɛ ŋwaani ta yi tɛɛmi kwa yimi kɛ ŋwaani biee bi tɛɛmi kwa bimu. 17 Bɛ yɛnsi baa bunɔŋa bwee li kikaa ki mfi-i kimumkpaŋ?’
Bɛte bikoo bɛ yíh yi dzɔɔ lɛ bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ deŋgi lɛ yíh yi dzɔɔ li mɔɔ bɛ nindi le mɔɔ bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ deŋgi li dzɔɔ be kabini waŋ, be gii be leŋ tɛ mfiiŋ. 18 Be gii be ni be ŋiŋgi si njiŋ yɛki mɛ duti be tuu be ni dii be kweŋgi le, ‘Kitoŋ ki tuu ki nuuŋ si kitoŋ ki nɔŋa kini nuuŋ ki la?’ 19 Be gii be ni be lendi kiboŋ li fa be dii kwe be seti bikoo, be ni be dii be kweŋgi le, ‘Hebee mi! Hebee mi! Nshiiŋ yi ŋge li kitoŋ ki nɔŋa kini-i ki bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ kɛmi yíh yi dzɔɔ loo baa li bunɔŋa bwee li! Bɛ yɛnsi baa wu li kikaa ki mfi kimumkpaŋ ni?’ 20 Beŋ bɛ nuuŋ li kwɛɛŋ wu Nyɔ-ɔ, nɛ nɛki finɛ li fiee fi kɛti bɛ wuu. Beŋ bɛchu bɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ bɔɔŋ bɛ nto-oŋ bɛ Jiso-o mɔɔ bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛchu, nɛ nɛki yɛɛŋ kifɛ Nyɔ sondɛ yɛ nsa li fiee fi wu fɛ bɛ be-eŋ!”
21 Nchindaa wu Nyɔ wu tɛɛmi wumu se dza too tɛtɛ chi nɔŋa si jeni chi nɔŋa, shiiki chi shee li dzɔɔ yi nyɔŋa ni guuu. Si wu shiiki lɛ tuu tee le, “Ɛ nɛɛ lɛ si bɛ gii bɛ shiiki wɛ wu kitoŋ ki nɔŋa ki Babilɔŋ ɔ shee bɛ buŋga lɛ, bɛ tɛ tuu le bɛ ŋɛŋ wɛ kɛ. 22 Bɛ mɛɛŋ yɛ bɛ tuu bɛ woo kɔmi mɔɔ tebi cho mɔɔ nuuŋ sɔŋ ya kɛ. Bɛ mɛɛŋ yɛ mɔɔ bɛ ŋɛŋ wi wu nindi fiee mɔɔ nuuŋ fi la le kii wɛ kɛ. Bɛ mɛɛŋ yɛ bɛ woo jeni yeti li kintsii ko-o kɛ. 23 Lambo mɛɛŋ yɛ le wu tuu wu woo kii wɛ kɛ. Bɛ mɛɛŋ yɛ bɛ tuu bɛ woo tɛ jɛ yi nyuŋ wutso mɔɔ nuuŋ yi kwɛɛtso yeti li wɛ-ɛ kɛ. Fi gii fi nuuŋ lɛ kifɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ wa-aŋ bɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ li wɛ-ɛ tɛ̀ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ nɔŋa bɛ nɔŋa bɛ li nshɛ-ɛ, ɔ tɛ̀ gii ɔ yɛŋgi bɛ bitoŋ bichu bɛ mfiŋ ya. 24 Ɛ kitoŋ kini ki ŋgɔŋ mɛ bɛntomfɔŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ mɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ nuuŋ bɛ Nyɔ-ɔ nuuŋ li tsaŋ yi ki-i. Ɛ ki ki bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ be woyi li nshɛ-ɛ baa li tsaŋ yi ki-i.”
* 18:13 Ŋwaani kidzoma kini nuuŋ lɛ jɛ́ yi Bara-a le, “fraŋkinsɛŋ”, se ŋwaani biee bi sɛɛndi bini nuuŋ tɛ le, “mɛɛr”.