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Ngbere
1 Nnooba mbing kp'nobo sehnge atingi akehng es'sv eleenge,
fvfo efung bi nne kpo no kp'nobo senge efung bi bo jel-e no.
2 Ga nob re nne je go etahk ji ane nong elkv, senge re á je go etahk elkak,
tibre elkv ni li ejum ji li ka nne awohng awohng;
nobo re ane ba elkpin ko jia kak go eltim.
3 Ndon nyi ga nob sehnge asol,
tibre esahmahr ndon ndon kp'nobo ka eltim.
4 Eltim ni nnea ngbere li go etahk elkv,
wo eltim ni agboolo ane li go etahk elfo alehke.
5 Ga nob re nne wuk erehke ji nne a ngbere
sehnge re nne jo wuungu atung go ese ji agboolo ane.
6 Ana ajoong kp'tahke go agun nya etu kun no, ano wo asol nya egbooko nne li no.
Jia fvfo ejumjum lohngem.
7 Eloono nne kpo lim nnea ngbere fere jol egboolo nne,
fvfo ngu kpo rannge eltim nne.
8 Nkahlsi ejum kp'nobo sehnge mbomannahm,
fvfo elkpuumu kp'nobo sehnge agaabe.
9 Ka jo ware rak eltim sohk sohk go ega atahng,
tibre erakatahg wob go ntim nyi agboolo ane.
10 Ka jo bung re, <<Jenji wahnge afung nya mahne mahne, nobo sehnge afung nya lela?>>
Tibre fuuemem re nne jo bahb abahbe ana nyao.
11 Ngbere li nnoobo ejum ana elehkelkv,
kpi nsehng ka ane ba li go elkpin.
12 Ngbere li ejum ji kpo bulu nne
ana akpohko li ejum ji kpo bulu nne,
wo nsehng nyi elkahne li re, ngbere kpo kuuru ane ba kpi-e no.
13 Tir bada ji Esowo ma lim,
nne awoo bahke ma tanne ji á ma lim galle galle galle?
14 L'nob a na, jo bel eyebatahng; wo l'sab a na, jo buumu jia, re, Esowo eblim ejum jia ana a limi jehko.
Fvfo, nnene nehm ma kahn ejumjum bade ana bahke jolo a ne behnjehle.
15 Go elkpin ename nia ni kii lohng ejumjum, me n nyehn nsol ebal nyia:
Me n nyehn etinginne kp'kpoko tan go etingi eljini ene, ebi nne fere bel nlaabe elkpin go ege ebi eljini.
16 Ka jo tir bade elna re wo wo ga kpi etingi eljini,
jol ka tir re wo wo ga kpi ngbere, jenji wahnge a bahke rannge elna?
17 Ka jo gbal go ab'bi alimi,
fvfo ka jol egboolo nne, jenji wahnge a bahke kpoko ngare enya kehm rehnge.
18 Ga nob re wo gbo ejahm go ejum ajehng go nsol nyia,
fvfo jol ka yake jehko.
Nne awohng awohng no kpo fahl Esowo nehm gbo yel nsol nyia.
19 Ngbere kpo lim nnea ngbere awohng tahne
sehnge afiladi awubu ba li go nfam.
20 Lohko li ano re, nnene lim go njini no li etinginne;
nnene lim no kpo lim nsol go nseenga nseenge k'tiki lim abiafem
21 Ka jo kunu atung go ellum anehng anehng ni ane kp'bungu;
tohko jol ano, a bahke wuku nlokeltum ewa kp-a suku,
22 tibre a kp'kahne go ega eltim
re, akpel tvv wofonantahng kpo t'tob su ane bako.
23 Nsol nyia kpee n ko ngbere wuungu, n kehm bung re,
<<Me n ntoobo egame eltim re me n bel ngbere,>> wo ga ejum jia ebgbal sehng-m.
24 Ejum ajehng ajehng ji li no, li go fee, fere r'rahbe,
nne awoo bahke ma seb kahn?
25 Owo n kehm fere yehhke ntir enyame kunu re me n bel ekahnafem,
re me n feede, fere seb ngbere yehke, kahn ana nsol lohngo lohng,
fere lenng-m bade ademme nya li go ebiljini a esahl bi li go elgboolo.
26 Me n nyehn re ejum jia kp'yame sehnge elkv,
nenkal no li ana ekpoko, ye ji eltim ene li ekpoko, fvfo abo enye li agbekobo.
Nenlum no kpo lim ji kpo kor Esowo bahke foro go ege abo, wo nne abiafem wo bahke gboko ege ekpoko.
27 Nt'tibi kp'bungu re, <<Nyehn gae!>>
<<Ejum ji a ji m ma seb kahn, me n ko ejum ajehng budu a jehko, eji n l'kahn ana nsol lohngo lohng.>>
28 Ana n jo seb asongo, jol eji n kala ny'nyehn,
wo nyehne nnelum na awohng no li songo songo go ellong ane atahl alon nkpel ewubu (1000), wo nenkal na awohng n nyehnem go ellong ane baa kpee.
29 Ejum ajehn ji m ma nyehn ji a, ji li re, Esowo limi ane ba li elkpin songo songo,
wo bobtahm kp'sebe afehme abang gbalee.