Hezekiel 2

1 Egblɔ nam be, “Ame vi, tso, nànɔ tsitre, eye maƒo nu na wò.”

and to say to(wards) me son: child man to stand: stand upon foot your and to speak: speak [obj] you

2 Esi wòƒo nu la, Gbɔgbɔ la ge ɖe menye, fɔm ɖe tsitre, eye mesee wònɔ nu ƒom nam.

and to come (in): come in/on/with me spirit like/as as which to speak: speak to(wards) me and to stand: stand me upon foot my and to hear: hear [obj] to speak: speak to(wards) me

3 Egblɔ be, “Ame vi, mele ɖowòm ɖe Israelviwo gbɔ, ɖe dukɔ dzeaglã aɖe si dze aglã ɖe ŋunye la gbɔ. Woawo kple wo fofowo dze aglã ɖe ŋunye va se ɖe egbeŋkeke sia dzi.

and to say to(wards) me son: child man to send: depart I [obj] you to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel to(wards) nation [the] to rebel which to rebel in/on/with me they(masc.) and father their to transgress in/on/with me till bone: same [the] day [the] this

4 Ame siwo gbɔ mele ɖowòm ɖo la nye kɔlialiatɔwo kple tosesẽtɔwo. Gblɔ na wo be, ‘Nya si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ la nye esi.

and [the] son: descendant/people severe face and strong heart I to send: depart [obj] you to(wards) them and to say to(wards) them thus to say Lord YHWH/God

5 Ne woɖo to wò alo womeɖo to wò o hã la, ame dzeaglãwo wonye, ke woanya be nyagblɔɖila nɔ yewo dome.

and they(masc.) if to hear: hear and if to cease for house: household rebellion they(masc.) and to know for prophet to be in/on/with midst their

6 Eye wò la, ame vi, mègavɔ̃ woawo ŋutɔ loo alo woƒe nyawo o, togbɔ be dza kple aŋɔkawo ƒo xlã wò kpe ɖo, eye nèle ahɔ̃wo dome hã. Mègavɔ̃ nya si woagblɔ, eye mègana woado ŋɔdzi na wò o, togbɔ be wonye aglãdzelawo hã.

and you(m. s.) son: child man not to fear from them and from word their not to fear for thorn and briar with you and to(wards) scorpion you(m. s.) to dwell from word their not to fear and from face their not to to be dismayed for house: household rebellion they(masc.)

7 Ele be nàgblɔ nye nyawo na wo ne woɖo to loo alo gbe toɖoɖo, elabena aglãdzelawo wonye.

and to speak: speak [obj] word my to(wards) them if to hear: hear and if to cease for rebellion they(masc.)

8 Ke wò la, ame vi, lé to ɖe nya si gblɔm mele na wò la ŋu. Mègadze aglã abe ame dzeaglã mawo ene o; ke nu me, eye nàɖu nu si matsɔ na wò.’”

and you(m. s.) son: child man to hear: hear [obj] which I to speak: speak to(wards) you not to be rebellion like/as house: household [the] rebellion to open lip your and to eat [obj] which I to give: give to(wards) you

9 Mekpɔ nu, eye mekpɔ wodo asi aɖe ɖe gbɔnye. Agbalẽ aɖe le asi la me.

and to see: see and behold hand to send: reach to(wards) me and behold in/on/with him scroll scroll: book

10 Wokekee ɖe nye ŋkume. Woŋlɔ konyifanyawo, vevesenyawo kple nublanuinyawo ɖe agbalẽ la ƒe akpa eveawo.

and to spread [obj] her to/for face: before my and he/she/it to write face: before and back and to write to(wards) her dirge and moaning and woe