Psalmowo 129

1 Mɔzɔha. Wotem ɖe anyi ale gbegbe tso nye ɖekakpuime ke. Israel negblɔ be,

A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

2 “Wotem ɖe anyi ale gbegbe tso nye ɖekakpuime ke, gake womeɖu dzinye o.

Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.

3 Agbleŋlɔlawo ŋlɔ nye dzimegbe, eye woɖe boliƒowo wodidi,

The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity.

4 gake Yehowa nye dzɔdzɔetɔ, etso kam tso ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe babla me.”

The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

5 Na be ame siwo katã tsri Zion la, nagbugbɔ ɖe megbe kple ŋukpe.

Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

6 Na be woanɔ abe gbe si wotsɔ gbã xɔe ene, gbe si yrɔna, hafi ayi miemie ge.

Let them be as the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up.

7 Ale gbetsola mate ŋu atsoe alɔ ɖe asime loo, alo ame si le elɔm la, nayi elɔ ge ɖe abɔdome o.

Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.

8 Ame siwo to afi ma yi la megagblɔ be, “Yehowa ƒe yayra nenɔ dziwò; míeyra wò le Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ me” o.

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.