Dwobu
3 Ɛhye anzi, Dwobu bɔle ɔ bo kɛ ɔtendɛ na ɔwale kenle mɔɔ bɛwole ye la* amonle.+ 2 Dwobu hanle kɛ:
3 “Maa kenle mɔɔ bɛwole me la ɛminli,+
Yɛɛ nɔe ne mɔɔ awie hanle kɛ: ‘Bɛnrenzɛ ralɛ nrenyia la!’
4 Maa kenle zɔhane ɛhakyi awozinli.
Maa Nyamenle arɛle ɛvi kenle zɔhane;
Mmamaa wienyi biala ta zolɛ.
5 Maa awozinli kabii* ɛva ye.
Maa ezule amungu ɛheda zo.
Maa debie biala mɔɔ maa awozinli fa alehyenlɛ la ɛha ye ɛzulolɛ.
6 Nɔe zɔhane—maa awozinli kabikabi ɛva ye;+
Mmamaa ɔboka kenle ne mɔ mɔɔ wɔ ɛvolɛ ne anu la anwo bɛdi fɛlɛko,
Yɛɛ mmamaa bɛfa ye bɛboka siane ne mɔ anwo.
7 Nɔhalɛ nu! Maa nɔe zɔhane ɛyɛ mota;
Mmamaa bɛte anyelielɛ ɛdeanlɛ biala wɔ nu.
9 Maa ye aleɛbahye nwɔlɔra ɛhakyi awozinli;
Maa ɔhendɛ alehyenlɛ wienyi ne mgbane,
Yɛɛ mmamaa ɔnwu aleɛbahye wienyi ne.
10 Ɔluakɛ yeando me mame awodeɛ nlenkɛ ne mɔ anu;+
Amaa meannwu ngyegyelɛ.
11 Duzu ati a bɛwo me la meanwu ɛ?
Duzu ati a mevi ɛkolɛ nu melɛfinde la meanga nzule nu ɛ?+
12 Duzu ati a me mame liele me dole ɔ gyakɛ azo
Na ɔmaanle menonle ɔ nyɛfo a?
13 Anrɛɛ kɛkala mela mɔɔ debie biala ɛngyegye me a;+
Anrɛɛ melɛda mealie me menle+
14 Me nee azɛlɛ ye azo arelemgbunli nee bɛ folɛtuvolɛma,
Bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛsisile bɛ azua na kɛkala bɛdɔ mgbane* la,
15 Anzɛɛ me nee mgbanyima mɔɔ ɛnee lɛ nvutuke,
Bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛvale dwɛtɛ fufule bɛyile bɛ azua ne mɔ anu la.
16 Anzɛɛ duzu ati a meanyɛ kɛ ɛkolɛ mɔɔ ɛkpɔne fealeranu,
Kɛ ngakula mɔɔ bɛtɛnwunle wienyi ɛlɛ la ɛ?
17 Nehane a amumuyɛma bɔbɔ gyakyi ɛyavalɛ a;
Nehane a menli mɔɔ ɛvɛ la ɛlɛdie bɛ menle a.+
18 Nehane a pilizama anwo tɔ bɛ a;
Bɛnde awie mɔɔ fa gyima atinlitinli bɛ nwo zo la ane.
19 Nehane a ngyikyi nee mgbole sɛ,+
Na akɛlɛ nyia ye fanwodi fi ɔ menle asa anu a.
21 Duzu ati a bɛ nwo dɔ ewule, noko ɔmba ɛ?+
Bɛkpondɛ ye kpalɛ bɛtɛla anwonyia mɔɔ vea la,
22 Bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛlɛdi fɛlɛko kpole,
Bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛnwu nla a bɛ nye die la.
23 Duzu ati a ɔmaa sonla mɔɔ ɛvo adenle la wienyi,
Sonla mɔɔ Nyamenle ɛlie ɔ nwo bane la ɛ?+
25 Ɔluakɛ mɔɔ tu me ahonle la ɛra me nwo zo,
Yɛɛ mɔɔ mesulo ye la ɛdo me.
26 Menlɛ anzodwolɛ, me nwo ɛtɛtɔle me, menlɛ ɛnwomenlelielɛ biala,
Noko ngyegyelɛ ala a ba a.”