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Mbʋ Ɛsɔ ɖʋwa se ɛlakɩ Nowee yɔ
1 Pʋ-wayɩ lɛ, Ɛsɔ wazɩ Nowee nɛ ɛ-pɩyalaa pɔ-yɔɔ. Eheyi-wɛ se, pálʋlɩ píhuúu nɛ pisu tɛtʋ yɔɔ. 2 Pɩkpaɣʋnɩ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ yɔ, ye tɛtʋ yɔɔ kpɩna tɩŋa nɛ sumasɩ tɩŋa ɛsɔdaa nɛ mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pʋɖɔŋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ, nɛ kpakpasɩ tɩŋa teŋgu taa pana-wɛ yɔ, sɔɔndʋ kpaɣ-wɛ. Ɛɖʋsɩ-wɛ pe-nesi taa. 3 Mbʋ pɩtɩŋa payɩ pɩwɛ wezuu nɛ pɩɖɔŋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ, mbʋ kɛɣnɩ pɔ-tɔɔnaɣ. Lɛɛlɛɛyɔ, ɛhaɣ-wɛ pɩ-tɩŋa ɛzɩ ɛɛhaʋ-wɛ tɩŋ hatʋ nɛ ñɩtʋ yɔ. 4 Paa mbʋʋ yɔ, pataatɔɔ nandʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa wɛ wezuu yɔ, pʋ-tɔbʋʋ se: ndʋ tɩ-taa nɛ calɩm yɔ. 5 Pa-calɩm ɖɔɖɔ lɛ, pɩkɛ pe-wezuu, ɛpɔzʋʋ kʋ-yɔɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ye kpɩnɛ naɖɩyɛ yaa ɛyʋ nɔɔyʋ ɛkʋ ɛyʋ yɔ, ɛpɔzʋʋ e-wezuu yɔɔ. Tovenim, ɛpɔzʋʋ kʋ-yɔɔ.
6 Weyi ɛkpɛdɩɣ ɛyʋ calɩm yɔ,
ɛyʋ kpɛdɩɣnɩ ɛ-calɩm ɖɔɖɔ.
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, Ɛsɔ labɩ ɛyʋ ɛzɩ ɛ-maɣmaɣ yɔ.
7 Ɛsɔ tasɩ-wɛ heyuu se, mbaa lɛ, pálʋlɩ píhuúu nɛ pisu tɛtʋ yɔɔ nɛ pɔtɔyɩ tɩ-yɔɔ.
8 Pʋ-wayɩ lɛ, Ɛsɔ tasɩ Nowee nɛ ɛ-pɩyalaa heyuu se, 9 ɛɖʋʋ Nɔɔ Haʋ ɛ nɛ wɛ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa. Pa-wayɩ lɛ, kɛwɛɣ ɖɔɖɔ ɛ nɛ pa-sayɩnaa pɛ-hɛkʋ taa. 10 Nɔɔ haʋ ḿbʋ, pɩwɛɣ ɖɔɖɔ ɛ nɛ mbʋ pɩ-tɩŋa payɩ pɩwɛ wezuu pɔ-cɔlɔ yɔ, pɛ-hɛkʋ taa. Mbʋʋ yɔ: sumasɩ nɛ ɖɩɣa kpɩna nɛ tɛyɛ ñɩna, pʋ-tɔbʋʋ se, kpɩna wena alɩnɩ mɛlɛ taa yɔ, a-tɩŋa nɛ wena akaɣ wɛʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ. 11 Ɩɩnaɣ mbʋ manɖʋwa se malakɩ yɔ, mbʋʋ lɛ se: lɩm nabʋyʋ ɛɛtasɩɣ walʋʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ nɛ pɩkʋ mbʋ pɩwɛ wezuu tɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, pɩ-tɩŋa, kigiluu tɛʋ nakʋyʋ ɛɛtasɩɣ nɩʋ nɛ kʋkʋ mbʋ pʋwɛ tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ, pɩ-tɩŋa. 12 Ɛyɔɔdɩ ḿbʋ lɛ, ɛtasɩ-wɛ heyuu se, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-tɩŋa payɩ ɛyaa wɛɣ kedeŋa yɔɔ yɔ, yʋsaɣ ŋga kawɩlɩɣ se Nɔɔ Haʋ wɛ ɛ nɛ wɛ nɛ mbʋ pɩ-tɩŋa pɩwɛ wezuu yɔ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ, ŋgaa lɛ se, 13 ɛɖʋʋ ɛ-tɩŋkaɣyʋʋ ɛsɔmɩndʋ yɔɔ, ŋgʋ kɛɣnɩ Nɔɔ Haʋ mbʋ pɩwɛ ɛ nɛ mbʋ pɩwɛ tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ, pɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ, pɩ-yʋsaɣ. 14 Ɛtɔm se, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ eyeki nɛ tɛʋ piyi ɛsɔdaa yɔ, ye tɩŋgaɣyʋʋ ɛlɩ ɛsɔmɩndʋ yɔɔ yɔ, 15 pʋbʋ, ɛtɔsʋʋ Nɔɔ Haʋ mbʋ pɩwɛ ɛ nɛ wɛ nɛ mbʋ pɩ-tɩŋa payɩ pɩwɛ wezuu tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ, pɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ, pʋ-yɔɔ. Lɩm nabʋyʋ ɛɛtasɩɣ walʋʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ nɛ pɩkʋ mbʋ pɩwɛ wezuu yɔ pɩ-tɩŋa kaʋ. 16 Tɩŋgaɣyʋʋ ŋ́gʋ, kɩkakɩ nɛ ɛnʋʋ Ɛsɔ ɛ́na-kʋ mɩndʋ yɔɔ lɛ, ɛ́tɔsɩ Nɔɔ Haʋ mbʋ pɩwɛ ɛ nɛ mbʋ pɩ-tɩŋa payɩ pɩwɛ wezuu tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ, pɛ-hɛkʋ taa tam yɔ, pʋ-yɔɔ. 17 Ɛsɔ tɛm yɔɔdʋʋ ḿbʋ lɛ, ɛtasɩ Nowee heyuu se, tɩŋgaɣyʋʋ lɛ Nɔɔ Haʋ mbʋ ɛnʋʋ Ɛsɔ ɛɖʋ ɛ nɛ mbʋ pɩ-tɩŋa payɩ pɩwɛ wezuu tɛtʋ yɔɔ yɔ, pɛ-hɛkʋ taa yɔ, pʋ-yʋsaɣ.
Nowee pɩyalaa naadozo tɔm
18 Nowee pɩyalaa yɩla yɔ: Sɛm, Kam nɛ Yaafɛɛtɩ. Ḿba lɩnɩnɩ mɛlɛ taa. Kam lɛ weyi payaɣ se Kanaanɩ yɔ, ɛ-caa. 19 Nowee pɩyalaa ḿba, pa-naadozo pa-sayɩnaa ɖeke wɛnɩ tɛtʋ tɩŋa yɔɔ.
20 Nowee lɛ haɖʋ weyi ɛcalɩ sɔʋ tɩŋ weyi popuu e-pe sʋlʋm yɔ. e 21 Nakʋyʋ wiye ɛñɔ tɩŋ ɛnʋ e-pe sʋlʋm nɛ pɩkʋʋ-ɩ nɛ ɛhɔsɩ e-wondu nɛ ɛhɛnɩ ŋtaakpeɖe ɛ-kɩɖanɖʋʋ tɛɛ. 22 Pɩkɛdaa lɛ, Kanaanɩ caa Kam sʋʋ nɛ ɛna ɛ-caa ŋtaakpeɖe mbʋ. Ɛna-ɩ lɛ, ɛlɩɩ nɛ eheyi ɛ-ɖalʋ nɛ e-neu, paba ñaawɛ tɩŋtɛɛ. 23 Peeye Sɛm nɛ Yaafɛɛtɩ pakpaɣ pa-caa Nowee toko sɔsɔʋ nɛ palaɣyɩ-kʋ pa-hazasɩ yɔɔ nɛ piyele pasʋʋ kɩɖanɖʋʋ tɛɛ ŋgiligiɖiye nɛ pohuuzi ɛ-yɔɔ. Pɔɖɔŋaɣ ŋgiligiɖiye se, pataana pa-caa ŋtaakpeɖe yeɣyeɣ. 24 Pɩkɔma pɩcɛ Nowee yɔɔ nɛ ɛkʋyɩ lɛ, ɛnɩɩ mbʋ ɛ-pɩyalʋ cikpelu laba yɔ.
25 Peeye Nowee wɩlɩ Kanaanɩ kpalʋʋ
nɛ eheyi-i se,
ɛkɛɣ ɛ-ɖalʋ nɛ e-neu,
yomaa taa yom.
26 Pʋ-wayɩ lɛ, ɛtɔ se,
Pása KƖPAƔLƲ, Sɛm Ɛsɔ!
Kanaanɩ ɛ́kɛ Sɛm yom!
27 Ɛsɔ ɛ́walɩsɩ Yaafɛɛtɩ tɛtʋ!
Ɛlɛ, ɛ́wɛɛ Sɛm kɩɖanɖɩŋ tɛɛ,
Kanaanɩ ñɛkɛ Yaafɛɛtɩ yom!
28 Ɩ́nɩɩ ɖeu se, kigiluu tɛʋ wayɩ lɛ, Nowee tasɩ wɛʋ wezuu pɩnzɩ nasidozo nɛ nɩɩnʋwa (350). 29 Nowee wɛnɩ pɩnzɩ taŋga nɛ nasɩnaza nɛ nɩɩnʋwa (950) lɛ, ɛsɩ.