< Psalmowo 120 >
1 Mɔzɔha. Meyɔ Yehowa le nye xaxa me, eye wòtɔ nam.
[the] song of The ascents to Yahweh in distress of me I called out and he answered me.
2 O! Yehowa, ɖem, tso aʋatsonuyiwo kple alakpaɖewo ƒe asi me.
O Yahweh deliver! self my from a lip of falsehood from a tongue deceit.
3 O! Alakpaɖe, nu ka wòawɔ na wò, eye nu ka wòatsɔ akpee na wò?
What? will anyone give to you and what? will anyone add to you O tongue deceit.
4 Atsɔ aʋawɔla ƒe aŋutrɔ ɖaɖɛwo ahe to na wòe kpe ɖe yɔkuti ƒe dzoka xɔxɔwo ŋuti.
Arrows of a warrior sharpened with burning coals of broom plants.
5 Baba nam be mele Mesek, eye mele Kedar ƒe agbadɔwo me!
Woe! to me that I have sojourned Meshech I have dwelt with [the] tents of Kedar.
6 Menɔ ame siwo lé fu ŋutifafa la dome wòdidi fũu akpa.
Much it has dwelt itself self my with [one who] hates peace.
7 Ŋutifafamee menye, gake ne meƒo nu la, woawo kpea aʋa.
I [am] peace and that I speak they [are] for war.