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\par }{\IP Nɑhumu u sɔ̃ɔsimɔ win tireru sɔɔ torɑ ni Ninifuɡibu bɑ mɔ̀. Yen sɔ̃nɑ u bu sɔ̃ɔmɔ mɑ bɑ koo ben wuu ɡe wɔri bu kpeerɑsiɑ. Yenibɑ kpuro sɔɔ, Gusunɔ u koo be bɑ nùn nɑɑnɛ sɑ̃ɑ wɔnwɔndu kɑ durom kuɑ sɑnɑm mɛ u koo Asiriɡibu siri.

\par }{\IS Tire ten kpunɑɑ

\par }{\IQ 1. Gɑrin wiru, wiru 1:1.

\par }{\IQ 2. Gusunɔn yiiko, wiru 1:2-8.

\par }{\IQ 3. Gusunɔn siribu, wiru 1:9n di sere wiru 2:3.

\par }{\IQ 4. Ninifu yɑ koo kɑm ko, wiru 2:4n di sere wiru 3:19.

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\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Gɑri wee yi Yinni Gusunɔ u ɡeruɑ wuu ɡe bɑ mɔ̀ Ninifun sɔ̃. Nɑhumu Ɛlikosiɡiiwɑ Gusunɔ u derɑ u yi wɑ kɑ̃siru sɔɔ mɑ u yoruɑ.


\par }{\SH Yinni Gusunɔ u do u sɛ̃
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{\Q \VS{2}Yinni Gusunɔ u sɑ̃ɑwɑ nisinuɡii.

\par }{\Q U rɑ mɔru kɔsie.

\par }{\Q Win mɔru yɑ kpɑ̃.

\par }{\Q U rɑ win yibɛrɛbɑ mɔru kɔsie.

\par }{\Q U ku rɑ bu suuru kue.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}U ku rɑ toro deri u kun nùn sɛɛyɑsie.

\par }{\Q Adɑmɑ u ku rɑ mɔru se fuuku.

\par }{\Q Win dɑm mu kpɑ̃.

\par }{\Q Ù n sĩimɔ, woo ɡunɑ yɑ rɑ n seewɑwɑ,

\par }{\Q kpɑ ɡuru winu nu n sɑ̃ɑ nɡe win nɑɑsun tuɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ù n nim wɔ̃ku ɡbɑ̃re, ɡɑ rɑ ɡberewɑ.

\par }{\Q U rɑ dɑɑnu kpuron nim ɡberɑsiewɑ,

\par }{\Q kpɑ yɑkɑ si su wɑ̃ɑ Bɑsɑniɔ kɑ Kɑɑmɛlin ɡɑ̃ɑnɔ su ɡberɑ,

\par }{\Q kpɑ dɑ̃ɑ wɛ̃ɛ si su wɑ̃ɑ Libɑniɔ su dɛllɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}U derɑ ɡuunu bɑ̃ɑrimɔ.

\par }{\Q Mɑ ɡunɡunu diirimɔ.

\par }{\Q Mɑ tem kɑ mɛn tɔmbu bɑ yiiyɑrɑmɔ win wuswɑɑɔ.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Wɑrɑ u koo kpĩ u yɔ̃rɑ u win mɔru mɑ.

\par }{\Q Wɑrɑ u koo kɑ win mɔru ɡɑbirinɑ.

\par }{\Q Win mɔru yɑ rɑ pusiwɑ nɡe dɔ̃ɔ.

\par }{\Q Wee yɑ kpenu bɛsukumɔ.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Yinni Gusunɔ u sɑ̃ɑwɑ tɔn ɡeo.

\par }{\Q U sɑ̃ɑwɑ be bɑ wɑ̃ɑ wɑhɑlɑ sɔɔn kuku yeru.

\par }{\Q Be bɑ nùn nɑɑnɛ sɑ̃ɑ, berɑ u rɑ nɔɔri.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}U koo Ninifu kpeerɑsiɑ mɑm mɑm kɑ nim bɑkɑm,

\par }{\Q kpɑ u win yibɛrɛbɑ nɑɑ ɡirɑ sere ɡɔribun wɑ̃ɑ yerɔ yɑm wɔ̃kuru sɔɔ.


\par }{\SH Gɑri yi Gusunɔ u ɡeruɑ
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{\SHB Yudɑ kɑ Ninifun sɔ̃
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{\Q \VS{9}Mbɑ i Yinni Gusunɔ bwisikusimɔ.

\par }{\Q Wiyɑ u rɑ kɑm koosie mɑm mɑm.

\par }{\Q Bɑ ku rɑ nɔni swɑ̃ɑru wɑ nɔn yiruse.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Yibɛrɛ be, bɑ sɑ̃ɑ nɡe sɑ̃ki kɔkɔnu,

\par }{\Q bɑ rɑ tɑm nɔ sere mu bu ɡo.

\par }{\Q Kɑ mɛ, bɑ koo dɔ̃ɔ mwɑɑrɑwɑ mɑm mɑm nɡe yɑkɑ ɡbebusu.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ninifu, wunɛn min diyɑ ɡoo u yɑrɑ

\par }{\Q wi u Gusunɔ kɔ̃sɑ bwisikusimɔ,

\par }{\Q mɑ u kĩ u nùn seesi.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Yinni Gusunɔ u Yudɑbɑ sɔ̃ɔwɑ u nɛɛ,

\par }{\Q bɑɑ bɛɛn yibɛrɛbɑ bɑ̀ n dɑbi ɑmɔ,

\par }{\Q mɑ bɑ dɑm mɔ ɑmɔ,

\par }{\Q kɑ mɛ, kon bu ɡowɑ mɑm mɑm.

\par }{\Q Nɑ bɛɛ sekuru doke.

\par }{\Q Nɑ ǹ mɑɑ wuremɔ n bɛɛ kuɑ nɡe mɛ.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Kon ben yoo te bɑ bɛɛ diisiɑmɔ kpeerɑsiɑ.

\par }{\Q Kon ten yɔni kɑsuku.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Bɛɛ Ninifuɡibu, wee ye nɛ, Yinni Gusunɔ nɑ ɡeruɑ bɛɛn sɔ̃.

\par }{\Q Nɑ nɛɛ, i ǹ bweseru wɑsi

\par }{\Q te tɑ koo bɛɛn yĩsiru sɔbe.

\par }{\Q Kon bɛɛn bwɑ̃ɑroku dɑ̃ɑɡinu kɑ sisuɡinu kpuro wunɑ bɛɛn bũu dirun di,

\par }{\Q kpɑ n bɛɛn sikɑ sɔɔru ko.

\par }{\Q Domi i ǹ sɑ̃ɑ ɡɑ̃ɑnu.




\par }\PoetryChap{2}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Bɛɛ Yudɑbɑ, wee ɡoo u nɑ ɡuunu wɔllɔ

\par }{\Q u bɔri yɛndun lɑbɑɑri ɡeɑ kpɑrɑmɔ.

\par }{\Q Yen sɔ̃, i bɛɛn tɔ̃ɔ bɑkɑ ni i rɑ rɑɑ di Yinni Gusunɔn sɔ̃ dio.

\par }{\Q I bɛɛn nɔɔ mwɛɛnu yibio.

\par }{\Q Domi tɔn kɔ̃so wi, u ǹ mɑɑ wee bɛɛn suunu sɔɔ.

\par }{\Q Nɑ nùn kpeerɑsiɑwɑ mɑm mɑm.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Bɛɛ Ninifuɡibu, kɑm koosio u bɛɛ wɔrim wee.

\par }{\Q Yen sɔ̃, i bɛɛn ɡbɑ̃rɑru mɑruo,

\par }{\Q kpɑ i bɛɛn swɛɛ kɔ̃su.

\par }{\Q I sɔɔru koowo,

\par }{\Q kpɑ i wɔruɡɔru sɔ̃ɔsi kɑ bɛɛn dɑm kpuro.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Wee Yinni Gusunɔ u Yɑkɔbun bweseru, Isirelibɑ ben bɛɛrɛ wesiɑmɔ,

\par }{\Q be, be yibɛrɛbɑ bɑ wɔri bɑ ben yɑ̃nu ɡurɑ

\par }{\Q nɡe mɛ bɑ rɑ resɛm kɑ̃ɑsi yɑkiri.


\par }{\SH Bɑ Ninifu wɔri
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{\SHB bɑ yen yɑ̃nu ɡurɑ
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{\Q \VS{4}Ninifun yibɛrɛbɑn tɑbu durɔ dɑmɡibun tɛrɛnu nu sɔ̃ri.

\par }{\Q Mɑ bɑ yɑ̃ɑ wunɔmɡinu doke.

\par }{\Q Tɑbun tɔ̃ru tɑ̀ n turɑ,

\par }{\Q ben tɑbu kɛkɛ be dumi ɡɑwe

\par }{\Q yi rɑ kurɑmɛwɑ yi n bɑllimɔ nɡe dɔ̃ɔ buri,

\par }{\Q kpɑ bɑ n yɑɑsi fĩɑmɔ.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Bɑ tɑbu kɛkɛbɑ yɑkiɑmɔ swɛɛ sɔɔ nɡe wiirobu.

\par }{\Q Bɑ dɑɑmɔ bɑtumɑ kpuro sɔɔ kɑ dɑm.

\par }{\Q À n bu wɑ, ɑ rɑ n tɑmɑɑ dɔ̃ɔ yɑriyɑ.

\par }{\Q Kpɑ bɑ n duki mɔ̀ nɡe ɡuru mɑɑkinu.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ninifun sinɑ boko u win tɑbu durɔ dɑmɡibu yɑɑyɑ u sokumɔ.

\par }{\Q Adɑmɑ be wee, bɑ sĩimɔ bɑ bɑ̃ɑrimɔ.

\par }{\Q Ben yibɛrɛbɑ bɑ sɛnde bɑ kɑ dɔɔ wuun ɡbɑ̃rɑru ɡiɑ.

\par }{\Q Mɑ bɑ tii kuku yenu kuɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Subɑru sɔɔ, bɑ dɑɑnun swɛɛ kɛniɑ,

\par }{\Q mɑ sinɑ kpɑɑrɑ wɔrukɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Bɑ Ninifu ye mwɑ bɑ yen yɑ̃nu ɡurɑ bɑ kɑ doonɑ.

\par }{\Q Yen tɔn kurɔbu bɑ sumɔ nɡe kpɑrukonu,

\par }{\Q mɑ bɑ toronu soomɔ.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Ninifu ye, yɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ nɡe nim bwee bɑkɑru

\par }{\Q tèn nim mu ɡɛ̃ɛrɑ mu doonɑ.

\par }{\Q Mɑ nɔɔɡirɑ nɔɔrɑmɔ tɑ mɔ̀,

\par }{\Q i yɔ̃ro, i yɔ̃ro.

\par }{\Q Adɑmɑ ɡoo kun yɔ̃re.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}I sii ɡeesu kɑ wurɑ ɡuro.

\par }{\Q Ben dukiɑ yɑ ǹ nɔru mɔ.

\par }{\Q Dukiɑ bwese bwesekɑwɑ bɑ mɔ.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Bɑ ɡurɑmɔ, bɑ ɡoomɔ, bɑ sɑnkumɔ.

\par }{\Q Tɔmbu kpuron ɡɔmɑ dwiiyɑ.

\par }{\Q Ben dũunu soonɑmɔ, mɑ ben dɑm doonɑ.

\par }{\Q Be kpuron wuswɑɑ burisinɛ.


\par }{\SH Ninifu yɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ
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{\SHB nɡe ɡbee sunɔ ɡe bɑ kɑmiɑ
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{\Q \VS{12}Mɑnɑ Ninifu ye, yɑ wɑ̃ɑ tɛ̃,

\par }{\Q ye, ye yɑ rɑɑ sɑ̃ɑ nɡe ɡbee sinɑnsun wɑ̃ɑ yeru,

\par }{\Q mi ɡbee sunɔ dwɑɑ kɑ ninu kɑ binu nu rɑ n bɔsu,

\par }{\Q ɡoo ku rɑ mɑɑ nu nɑre,


\par }{\Q \VS{13}kpɑ dwɑɑ ye, yu yen kurɔbu kɑ yen binu yɑɑ ɡoowɑ,

\par }{\Q kpɑ yu wɑ̃ɑ yee te yɑɑ yibiɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Gusunɔ wɔllu kɑ tem Yinni u nɛɛ, nɛ wee.

\par }{\Q Nɛnɑ nɑ sɑ̃ɑ yen yibɛrɛ.

\par }{\Q Kon de yen tɑbu kɛkɛbɑ bu dɔ̃ɔ mwɑɑrɑ.

\par }{\Q Kon de bu yen bibu ɡo tɑbu sɔɔ.

\par }{\Q Kon de yu ku mɑɑ tɔmbun yɑ̃nu ɡurɑ.

\par }{\Q Goo kun mɑɑ yen sɔmɔbun nɔɔ nɔɔmɔ.


\par }{\SH Bɑ Ninifu kɑm koosiɑ
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\PoetryChap{3}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ninifuɡibɑ kuɑ bɔ̃rurobu.

\par }{\Q Domi bɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ tɔn ɡowobu.

\par }{\Q Bɑ weesu yibɑ.

\par }{\Q Mɑ bɑ kuurɑmɔ kɑ ɡbɑnɑ.

\par }{\Q Bɑ rɑ n tɔmbun yɑ̃nu ɡurɑmɔwɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Wee sɛnɑn dɑmusu nɔɔrɑmɔ wuu ɡe sɔɔ.

\par }{\Q Wee tɑbu kɛkɛbɑn uruun wɔkinu nɔɔrɑmɔ,

\par }{\Q mɑ dumi yi yi ɡɑwe yi yɔ̃ɔkumɔ.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Mɑɑsɔbu bɑ wee,

\par }{\Q bɑ tɑkobibɑ kɑ yɑɑsi nɛni yi bɑllimɔ.

\par }{\Q Wee bɑ tɔmbu mɛɛrɑ kuɑ,

\par }{\Q mɑ ɡonu tɛrie bɑɑmɑ, nu ǹ ɡɑrirɔ.

\par }{\Q Mɑ bɑ nu wɔrikimɔ.


\par }{\SH Bɑ Ninifu sekuru doke
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{\Q \VS{4}Ninifu yɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ nɡe kurɔ sɑkɑrɑ kowo kpoko.

\par }{\Q Yɑ bwese dɑbinu yoru diisiɑ yen burɑm kɑ yen sɔrorun sɔ̃.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Yen sɔ̃nɑ nɛ Gusunɔ, wɔllu kɑ tem Yinni, kon ye wɔrimɑ.

\par }{\Q Kon yen yɑberu ɡbɑbiɑ n kɑ yen wuswɑɑ wukiri,

\par }{\Q kpɑ n yen tereru bwesenu sɔ̃ɔsi,

\par }{\Q kpɑ yu sekuru wɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Kon ye kubɑnu sure, kpɑ tɔmbu bu ye kɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Sɑɑ yerɑ wi u ye wɑ u koo dukɑ su,

\par }{\Q kpɑ u nɛɛ, Ninifu yɑ kuɑ bɑnsu.

\par }{\Q Wɑrɑ u koo ye wɔnwɔndu kuɑ.

\par }{\Q Mɑnɑ kon bu wɑ be bɑ koo ye nukuru yɛmiɑsiɑ.


\par }{\SH Ninifu yɑ koo kowɑ
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{\SHB nɡe Tebɛsi
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{\Q \VS{8}Tebɛsi yɑ wɑ̃ɑ Nilun nim swɛɛ yi bɑ ɡbɑn bɔkuɔ.

\par }{\Q Nim mu kɑ ye sikerenɛ.

\par }{\Q Mɑ mu sɑ̃ɑ yen ɡbɑ̃rɑru.

\par }{\Q Ninifu, ɑ tɑmɑɑ ɑ Tebɛsi ye sɑnɔ kere?


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Etiopiɡibu kɑ Eɡibitiɡibɑ bɑ sɑ̃ɑ yen dɑm.

\par }{\Q Putiɡibu kɑ Libiɡibu bɑ sɑ̃ɑwɑ yen somiɔbu.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Kɑ mɛ kpuro, yen tii yɑ yoru dɑ.

\par }{\Q Bɑ ye mwɑ mɑ bɑ yen bibu ɡo swɛɛ kpuro sɔɔ.

\par }{\Q Bɑ yen wiruɡibu tɛtɛ toosi,

\par }{\Q mɑ bɑ yen dɑmɡibu mwɛɛrɑ bɑ yɔni doke.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Wunɛ Ninifu, kɑɑ nɔni sɔ̃ɔrɑwɑ,

\par }{\Q kpɑ ɑ n sɑ̃ɑ nɡe wi u tɑm ɡoore,

\par }{\Q kpɑ ɑ kuku yeru kɑsu yibɛrɛbɑn sɔ̃ ɑ kuke.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Sɑɑ ye sɔɔ, wunɛn ɡbɑ̃rɑnu kpuro nu ko n sɑ̃ɑwɑ nɡe dɑ̃ɑ nìn mɑrum mu ye.

\par }{\Q Bɑ̀ n mu sirɑ kpɑ mu wɔri wi u koo mu din nɔɔwɔ.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Wee wunɛn tɔmbu bɑ sɑ̃ɑ nɡe tɔn kurɔbu wunɛn suunu sɔɔ.

\par }{\Q Wunɛn tem wusun kɔnnɔsu su kɛniɑrɑ mɑm mɑm yibɛrɛbɑn wuswɑɑɔ.

\par }{\Q Mɑ dɔ̃ɔ u sin kɔkɔrɔbɑ di.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Bɛɛ Ninifuɡibu, i nim tɑkirio i yi.

\par }{\Q Domi bɑ koo bɛɛn wuu tɑrusi.

\par }{\Q I bɛɛn ɡbɑ̃rɑrun dɑm sosio.

\par }{\Q I birikibɑ muro kpɑ i sɔndu tɑɑku i kɑ tu bɑni.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Bɑɑ ì n yebɑ kpuro kuɑ,

\par }{\Q kɑ mɛ, dɔ̃ɔ u koo nɑ u bɛɛ di,

\par }{\Q ǹ kun mɛ bu bɛɛ ɡo kɑ tɑkobi.

\par }{\Q Bɑ koo bɛɛ kpeerɑsiɑwɑ nɡe mɛ twee yi rɑ dɑ̃ɑ wurusu di.

\par }{\SH Bɑ Ninifun tɔmbu kpuro ɡo
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{\Q Wee, i dɑbiɑ nɡe twee.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Bɛɛn tenkubɑ bɑ kperi dɑbiru kere.

\par }{\Q Adɑmɑ be kpuro bɑ doonɑ

\par }{\Q nɡe twee yi yi yɔ̃ɔwɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Bɛɛn kɔ̃sobu bɑ dɑbi nɡe ɡbɑbu swɛ̃ɛ.

\par }{\Q Bɛɛn sɔm kowobu bɑ dɑbi nɡe twee

\par }{\Q yi yi sinɑ dɑ̃ɑ kikisɔ bururu.

\par }{\Q Adɑmɑ ye sɔ̃ɔ u yɑrɑ mɑ yi yɔ̃ɔwɑ yi doonɑ,

\par }{\Q bɑ ǹ tubɑ mi yi dɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Wunɛ Asirin sinɑ boko,

\par }{\Q wee wunɛn kpɑrobu bɑ dom yĩbirimɔ.

\par }{\Q Wunɛn tɑbu durɔ dɑmɡibu bɑ ǹ mɑɑ wɑsi.

\par }{\Q Mɑ wunɛn tɔmbu bɑ yɑrinɛ yɑm kpuro ɡuunu wɔllɔ,

\par }{\Q ɡoo sɑri wi u koo bu kpɑɑsinɑ.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Goo kun wunɛn mɛɛrɑ ye nɔɔrimɔ.

\par }{\Q Yɑ koo nun ɡowɑ.

\par }{\Q Wi u nuɑ ye yɑ nun deemɑ, u koo tɑkɑ kowɑ nuku dobun sɔ̃.

\par }{\Q Domi ɡoo sɑri wi ɑ ǹ nɔni sɔ̃ɔwɑ.

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