11 A fala e xa, i naxa: Marigina Alatalaa falan ni ito ra, a naxa, ‘Habadan Ala nan n na, n bata n kɔlɔ n yɛtɛni! N mi waxi muxu ɲaxin xa faxa, n waxi nɛn a xa xɛtɛ a kɛwanle fɔxɔ ra, a yi kisi. Ɛ xun xɛtɛ, ɛ xɛtɛ ɛ kɛwali ɲaxine fɔxɔ ra. Isirayila yamana, nanfera ɛ tinxi ɛ xa halagi?’”
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Say to them, By my life, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the evil-doer; it is more pleasing to me if he is turned from his way and has life: be turned, be turned from your evil ways; why are you looking for death, O children of Israel?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
World English Bible (WEB)
Tell them, As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn you, turn you from your evil ways; for why will you die, house of Israel?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Say unto them, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I delight not in the death of the wicked, But -- in the turning of the wicked from his way, And he hath lived, Turn back, turn back, from your evil ways, Yea, why do ye die, O house of Israel?