< Malachi 2 >
1 and now to(wards) you [the] commandment [the] this [the] priest
“Mi nunɔlawo, miɖo to ne miase sedede sia si tso Yehowa, gbɔ.
2 if not to hear: hear and if not to set: consider upon heart to/for to give: give glory to/for name my to say LORD Hosts and to send: depart in/on/with you [obj] [the] curse and to curse [obj] blessing your and also to curse her for nothing you to set: consider upon heart
Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la be, ‘Ne mietrɔ tso miaƒe mɔ vɔ̃wo dzi hede bubu ŋunye o la, maƒo fi ade mi, eye mana be miaƒe yayrawo nazu fiƒode. Le nyateƒe me la, meƒo ƒi de mi xoxo elabena mieɖo ta me be yewoade bubu ŋunye o.’
3 look! I to rebuke to/for you [obj] [the] seed: children and to scatter refuse upon face your refuse feast your and to lift: bear [obj] you to(wards) him
“‘Kpɔ ɖa, le miawo ta la, maka ŋkume na miaƒe dzidzimeviwo, eye matsɔ lã siwo mietsɔ vɛ nam la ƒe afɔdzi ahlẽ ɖe mo na mi, eye matsɔ mi aƒu gbe ɖe aɖukpo dzi.
4 and to know for to send: depart to(wards) you [obj] [the] commandment [the] this to/for to be covenant my with Levi to say LORD Hosts
Ekema mlɔeba la, mianyae be nyee xlɔ̃ nu mi be miatrɔ ɖe nubabla si mewɔ kple mia fofo, Levi la ŋuti.’” Yehowa Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
5 covenant my to be with him [the] life and [the] peace and to give: give them to/for him fear and to fear: revere me and from face: because name my to to be dismayed he/she/it
“Nye nubabla sia ƒe taɖodzinue nye be wòanye agbe kple ŋutifafa nɛ eye metsɔ vɔvɔ̃ de asi nɛ, evɔ̃m eye nye ŋkɔ do ŋɔdzi nɛ.
6 instruction truth: true to be in/on/with lip his and injustice not to find in/on/with lips his in/on/with peace and in/on/with plain to go: walk with me and many to return: repent from iniquity: crime
Nyateƒe ƒe se le nu me nɛ, eye alakpa aɖeke mele eƒe nuyiwo nu o. Ezɔ kplim le ŋutifafa kple dzɔdzɔenyenye me, eye wòna ame geɖewo trɔ tso woƒe nu vɔ̃wo me.
7 for lips priest to keep: guard knowledge and instruction to seek from lip his for messenger LORD Hosts he/she/it
“Ele be Mawu ƒe nya kple nunya nado go tso nunɔla nu ɣe sia ɣi ale be amewo nasrɔ̃ Yehowa ƒe sewo tso egbɔ, elabena nunɔlae nye Yehowa Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la ƒe dɔla, eye wòle be amewo nava egbɔ hena nuxɔxlɔ̃ kple afɔɖoƒefiafia wo.
8 and you(m. p.) to turn aside: turn aside from [the] way: conduct to stumble many in/on/with instruction to ruin covenant [the] Levi to say LORD Hosts
Ke esia mele mia gbɔ o elabena miawo mietra tso Yehowa ƒe mɔ dzi. Miekplɔ amewo to mɔtatra dzi, to miaƒe nufiafia me eye wodze nu vɔ̃ me. Mietɔtɔ Levi ƒe nubabla la, hewɔe wòzu nu tsɛ aɖe ko.” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
9 and also I to give: make [obj] you to despise and low to/for all [the] people like/as lip: according which nothing you to keep: obey [obj] way: conduct my and to lift: kindness face: kindness in/on/with instruction
“Esia ta nye hã meɖi gbɔ̃ mi le amewo ƒe ŋkume elabena mieɖo tom o eye miekpɔ ame ŋkume le seawo ŋu dɔ wɔwɔ me.”
10 not father one to/for all our not God one to create us why? to act treacherously man: anyone in/on/with brother: compatriot his to/for to profane/begin: profane covenant father our
Ɖe menye fofo ɖeka ƒe viwoe míenye oa? Eye ɖe menye Mawu ɖekae wɔ mí katã oa? Ekema nu ka ta míewɔa nu tovowo ɖe mía nɔewo ŋuti, eye míetua mía fofowo ƒe nubabla la?
11 to act treacherously Judah and abomination to make in/on/with Israel and in/on/with Jerusalem for to profane/begin: profane Judah holiness LORD which to love: lover and rule: to marry daughter god foreign
Ŋunyɔnuwɔwɔ xɔ aƒe ɖe Yuda, Israel kple Yerusalem eye Yuda ŋutsuwo do gu Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ kɔkɔe si gbɔ melɔ̃a nu le o la elabena woɖe nyɔnu siwo subɔa mawu bubuwo.
12 to cut: eliminate LORD to/for man which to make: do her to rouse and to answer from tent Jacob and to approach: bring offering to/for LORD Hosts
Yehowa netsrɔ̃ ame sia ame si awɔ nu sia la ɖa tso Yakob ƒe ƒomea me, eɖanye nunɔla loo alo hamevi, togbɔ be wòtsɔa vɔsa dona ɖe Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkume gɔ̃ hã.
13 and this second to make: do to cover tears [obj] altar LORD weeping and groaning from nothing still to turn to(wards) [the] offering and to/for to take: recieve acceptance from hand: power your
Nu bubu si miegawɔe nye be, mietsɔ aɖatsi, avifafa kple hũɖeɖe tsɔ tsyɔ Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui dzi elabena megatsɔa ɖeke le miaƒe vɔsasa me o, eye megayraa mi hã o.
14 and to say upon what? upon for LORD to testify between you and between woman: wife youth your which you(m. s.) to act treacherously in/on/with her and he/she/it consort your and woman: wife covenant your
Miefa avi bia Yehowa be: “Mawu, nu ka tae nègblẽ mí ɖi?” Magblɔ nu si ta wògble mi ɖi la na mi; Yehowa kpɔ ale si miewɔ tamesesẽ hegbe miaƒe ɖekakpuimesrɔ̃ siwo nɔ anyi kpli mi le nyateƒetoto me ƒe geɖe lae. Evɔ mieɖe adzɔgbe be miakpɔ wo dzi, eye miagblẽ wo ɖi ɣe aɖeke ɣi akpɔ o.
15 and not one to make and remnant spirit to/for him and what? [the] one to seek seed: children God and to keep: guard in/on/with spirit your and in/on/with woman: wife youth your not to act treacherously
Yehowae bla mi kple mia srɔ̃wo ɖekae, le Mawu ƒe nunya ƒe ɖoɖo nu, esi mieɖe mia nɔewo la, mi ame eve la miezu ŋutilã ɖeka le eƒe ŋkume eye nu ka wòdi tso mia si be miawɔ? Mawu di vi ɖotowo tso miaƒe srɔ̃ɖeɖe la me eya ta milé be na mia ɖokui, miaɖu miaƒe fieŋufieŋuwo dzi! Miku ɖe miaƒe ɖekakpuimesrɔ̃ siwo mieɖe la ŋu eye miato nyateƒe na wo.
16 for to hate to send: divorce to say LORD God Israel and to cover violence upon clothing his to say LORD Hosts and to keep: guard in/on/with spirit your and not to act treacherously
“Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔ be yetsri srɔ̃gbegbe kple ŋutsu ŋutasẽla vɔ̃ɖiwo. Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.” Eya ta miɖu mia ɖokuiwo dzi ne miadzudzɔ srɔ̃gbegbe.
17 be weary/toil LORD in/on/with word your and to say in/on/with what? be weary/toil in/on/with to say you all to make: do bad: evil pleasant in/on/with eye: seeing LORD and in/on/with them he/she/it to delight in or where? God [the] justice
Mietsɔ miaƒe nya kukluiwo do dziku na Yehowa. Gake miebua biae be, “Aleke míedo dziku na wòe?” Miedo dziku nɛ elabena miegblɔ be, “Nuvɔ̃wɔla ɖe sia ɖe nye ame nyui le Yehowa ŋkume eye woawo gɔ̃ hã ƒe nue nyoa eŋu” Miebia be, “Afi ka Mawu, ʋɔnudrɔ̃la la le?”