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Bot djas ɛpedjɛ duma nɛ Zɛɛb pɛ tɔ gwoo
1 Bhii tak, dhiiti sonok naazɛtelaa mɛ, wɔ gwak mɛ zɛbee dhiiti ɛbɛ ndjaa zokazɛbɛŋel pɛ tɔ gwoo.
Tin, gwood mɛ nagwak elii nɛ nam sok ɛ, gwood nadi egek dáa tɔŋ ɛ, eezɛke nɛ nam náá: «Byeta pɛ kak, mɛ lyaal wɔ sa aatuula bhii tak ɛ.» 2 Kasɛka ɛ, Sisim eezɛmɛt mɛ. Ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ bóó mɛkoozi pɛ tɔ gwoo, kɔ bóó tak ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ mot ndiindil. 3 Mot nadi ndiindil kɔ bóó mɛkoozi tak ɔ, bhwoob'ɛ nadi ɛ́ ɛkasɛpe dáa mɛkok mɛ mɛtaŋ di edjóoaa yaspɛ nɛ saaldwan *ɛ. É di'enek, kɔ ɛko ɛ lɛ nadi ɛ́ nɛ dhiya na kas-kas dáa ɛkok ɛ di edjóoaa emelood† ɛ naatyɛ kɔ bóó mɛkoozi mɛ tak. 4 É mengwoob mɛ bóó mɛkoozi tak, ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ bɛdhiiti mɛbhóó mɛkam-mɛmbá nɛ ená. Tin, kɔ mɛbhóó menek, bɛpaa mɛkam-mɛmbá nɛ ená nadi ɛ́ mendiindel kɔ tak. Bɛ nadi ɛ́ nɛ ekaad na puu é mɛnyel, nɛ ekɔtɔ bɛghɛŋ nasaa nɛ lɔɔd ɛ é elo. 5 Mengwyes, bhyeed nɛ bɛghɛl ɛko nadi ewyis kɔ bóó mɛkoozi menek. Sok bhwoob bóó mɛkoozi, ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ elama etɛn nɛ ebá nadi egoo ɛlyelɛpe ɛ, mengel mɛ elama binek ɛ́ eSisim etɛn nɛ ebá ɛ Zɛɛb. 6 Sok bhwoob bóó mɛkoozi menek, ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ dhiiti sonok ɛkɛɛ boo dii mɛsɔn é djhaazal dáa ɛkok ɛ mɛtaadak, dáa ɛkok na dhyaaz-dhyaaz.
Tin, kuku bóó mɛkoozi nɛ é mengwoob mɛ tak, ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ dhiiti membi mɛ edjema ená di nɛ tsik ɔ. É mɛnyel mɔɔ, ye nadi ɛ́ nɛ ebhum emis pɛ mɛbhwoob nɛ pɛ ekoŋ bɔɔ. 7 Djema di nɛ tsik ɔ, yii mɛkɛn pak'ɔɔ nadi enɔŋel ɛ nɛ boo ghee, yii bhɔɔba nadi enɔŋel ɛ nɛ mɔn ngɔmbɛ, yii elɛl, bhwoob'ɛ nadi ɛ́ dáa yii mot, yii ená, nakadi enɔŋel ɛ́ nɛ bhyel é pilal. 8 Pak edjema ená di nɛ tsik binɔk ɔ, ngɔt-ngɔt nadi ɛ́ nɛ mɛbhap etɛn nɛ wat, mɛ nyel mɔɔ nɛ si mɛbhap mɔɔ nadi ɛ́ «kpeeŋ» nɛ mis e tak. Tin, mwos nɛ pum bɛ nadi edjeeb ààwala náá:
«Dɛɛ, Dɛɛ, Dɛɛ,
Ghɛŋ Zɛɛb, Zɛɛb Mɛkake,
nyɛy ɛ́ nadi, nyɛy ɛ́ di, nyɛy ɛ́ di ezyɛ!»
9 É mɛwala djas, edjema di nɛ tsik ɔ binɔk nadi edjeeb étɛp ɛdjɛ duma, nɛ duu, nɛ ɛghaapɛɛ mot di ndiindil kɔ bóó mɛkoozi ɔ, mot di nɛ tsik kɔm-kɔm sii nɛ kɔm ɔ, 10 bɛpaa mɛkam-mɛmbá nɛ ená naazɛghaaga si, sok bhwoob mot di pɛ kɔ bóó mɛkoozi ɔ, bhii tak bɛ eezɛkwyit mɛboŋ mɔɔ si, sok bhwoob mot di nɛ tsik kɔm-kɔm sii nɛ kɔm ɔ. Bɛ naadis ekɔtɔ bɛghɛŋ bɔɔ lóo yɛ sok bhwoob bóó mɛkoozi, bɔɔ eke náá:
11 «Ghɛŋ, Zɛɛb'es, wɔy ɛ́ di egoka,
nɛ ɛdjɛaa duma, nɛ duu zɛnɔɔ mɛbwala,
etɛɛ náá, wɔy ɛ́ nakus esonok djas,
esonok binek nakusaa ɛ́, é ɛkwosak ɛ lɔ!»
* 4:3 yaspɛ nɛ saaldwan mɛkok mɛ mɛtaŋ na tɔɔbelaa † 4:3 emelood ɛkok mɛtaŋ di nɛ mɛdii na dhɔɔ dáa mɛdii mɛ eka e kɔkɔ ɛ