Translation of "Smile" (#conlang Challenge of the Week (CotW))

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Original: A voice said to me: "Smile and be happy! Things could be worse!" So I smiled And was happy. And things got worse.
Translation:
Ĩhiho jẽdĩ cãde: "Qã-saspru bĩ-nakeskoc ar bĩ-neft. Utnav mak nup cacaurta!" Vjẽd kakeskocho bar keftho bar askho mak ver-cacaurta.
Interlinear:
ĩh-iho  jẽd-ĩ           cãd-e       :
say-PST something-speak PRO.DAT-1SG :
ĩ'hi.ho 'jẽ.di		'cã.de      

" qã=s-asp-r-u                 bĩ=n-akeskoc     ar  bĩ=n-eft            .
" if=you-want-DIM-3SG.NTOP.OBJ should=INF-smile AND should=INF-be.happy .
  qã'sas.pɹu                   bĩ.na'kes.koc    a˞  bĩ'neft

utnav   mak        n-up   cac-au-rta    ! "
can     everything INF-be bad-ADJ-COMP  ! "
'ut.nav mak        nup    ca'caʊ˞.ta

vjẽd k-akeskoc-ho
so   1SG-smile-PST
vʲẽd ka.kes'koc.ho

bar k-eft-ho
AND 1SG-be.happy-PST
ba˞ 'keft.ho

bar ask-ho     mak        ver=cac-au-rta   .
AND become-PST everything trans=bad-ADJ-COMP .
ba˞ 'ask.ho    mak        ve˞.ca'cau˞.ta