Mawu sinsɛn le jiŋukunsin
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1 E mɛ godo, ko na kpɔn kpoŋu, ko kpɔn ohɔn ɖe le hunhun le jiŋukunsin.Ogbe xeni ɖi kpodo axwa lelele ɖi ahwankpɛn ha, xena ko o se jɛ ŋukɔn saa la, lɔ na-a tun mɔ: «Xɛ jigbe bwɛ, na ma xlɛ we onu xeni ɖo na jɔ le swɛ godo.» 2 Zɔnɖokpo, Gbigbɔ Kinkwɛn la jɛ ji ye. Ko bo kpɔn xɔluzinkpwe ɖe le jiŋukunsin la, ɛmɛ ɖe bo xlɔn e ji. 3 Ɛmɛ xeni xlɔn e ji la, bo da ozo nɔ ɖi ɛkpɛn xeni vɛ oho, xeye na ye nɔ yɔ tun jasipu kpo sadwanu ha. Anyiɖohwɛɖo bo lɛdo xɔluzinkpwe la, bo klɛn nɔ ɖi emɛlodukpɛn ha. 4 Xɔluzinkpwe oko ŋukun ɛnɛ bu ye, mɔ lɛdo xɔluzinkpwe ɖe la; ɛmɛhyɔn oko ŋukun ɛnɛ bo xlɔn okpo mɛ laye ji. Ye bo do awu owee, bo cɔn xɔlugba xena ye sɔ sika do wasi. 5 Kinklɛnye, ogbe ɖiɖeye, kpodo oju we ogbe ɖiɖeye lo tɔn sɔn xɔluzinkpwe la mɛ nɔ. Le xɔluzinkpwe la we ŋukɔn, zogyan acowe ɖeye bo lo hun ozo nɔ hɛhɛhɛ, yee wɛ nyi gbigbɔ acowe Mawutɔn laye. 6 Le xɔluzinkpwe la we ŋukɔn, onu ɖe le ɖi ɛxu ha, bo da ozo nɔ ɖi nukpwɛn ha, bo kɔn ceɖe-ceɖe ɖi klisitalikpɛn ha.
Onu le ɛgbɛ ɛnɛ, xeye na ŋukunsin gbakpe gbɔn ŋukɔn kpodo godo na ye, le dodomɛ na xɔluzinkpwe la, bo mɔ lɛto do-e. 7 Onu le ɛgbɛ tantyan la le ɖi kinni-kinni jaŋuta ha, onu le ɛgbɛ owegɔ bo ɖi onyisu ɖe ha, onu le ɛgbɛ atɔngɔ bo do ɛgbɛtɔ we ŋumɛ, onu le ɛgbɛ ɛnɛgɔ bo ɖi gangan xeni zɔn nɔ ha. 8 Onu le ɛgbɛ ɛnɛ laye we ɖokpo-ɖokpo bo ɖo axwe ɛdɛn, ŋukunsinye bo gbakpe gbɔn gaji kpodo dɔmɛ na ye. Le oklo kpodo ozan, ye nɔ ji ohan nɔ tɛgbɛ tun mɔ:
«Kinkwɛn, Kinkwɛn, Kinkwɛn
Wɛ nyi Xwetɔ Mawu
Hɔnhlɔn zɛtɛyetɔ
Ɛmɛ xeni o le saa
Ɛmɛ xeni le, bo lo gbɔn nɔ!»
9 Le hwe ɖekpekpe nu na onu le ɛgbɛ ɛnɛ laye nɔ lo kpa gigo nɔ, a bo do bubu kpo ɛkpɛ na ɛmɛ xeni xlɔn onyi le xɔluzinkpwe la ji nɔ, ɛmɛ xeni le ɛgbɛ do yi mavɔ la nɔ, 10 ɛmɛhyɔn oko ŋukun ɛnɛ laye nɔ do onu odo na ɛmɛ xeni xlɔn onyi le xɔluzinkpwe la ji, a bo sɛn ɛmɛ xeni le ɛgbɛ sɔn mavɔ do yi mavɔ la. Ye nɔ ɖe xɔlugba yetɔnye flɛn do xɔluzinkpwe la we ŋukɔn a bo ji ohan nɔ tun mɔ:
11 Xwetɔ míatɔn, Mawu míatɔn
O jɛ na gigo, bubu kpodo hɔnhlɔn,
Ɖo myɔ wɛ ɖo onu zɛtɛye seŋu,
Le na ye le, ojlo tɔwe wɛ,
Myɔ wɛ jlo na ye do ɖo ye.