Mrɛlɛbulɛ
7 Me ra, di me edwɛkɛ zo,
Na fa me mɛla ne mɔ sie.+
3 Fa bɛ kyekye ɛ sa mrɛlɛsɛka;
Kɛlɛ bɛ wɔ wɔ ahonle zo.+
4 Ka kile nrɛlɛbɛ kɛ, “Ɛle me diema raalɛ,”
Na fɛlɛ ndelebɛbo kɛ “me busuanli,”
6 Ɛnee megyi me sua ne nvɛnzɛlɛ ne anu,
Meneanle me nvɛnzɛlɛ* ne anu na menwunle aze,
7 Na mekɛ mɔɔ melɛnea bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛ adwenle ɛtɛtinli* la,
Menwunle kpavolɛ bie mɔɔ ɛnlɛ adwenle* la wɔ mgbavolɛ ne mɔ anu.+
8 Ɔvale awɔdenle ne mɔɔ bikye raalɛ ne kodoka ne anu la azo,
Na ɔvale raalɛ ne sua nu adenle ne azo
9 Ɛnee maanle nu ɛlɛmua, wɔ nɔsolɛ nu,+
Mɔɔ aleɛ ɛlɛdwo na awozinli ɛlɛba la.
11 Ɔ nwo soa yɛɛ ɔmbu ɛhwee.+
Ɔndɛnla sua nu.*
12 Ɛkanwu ye la ɛnee ɔwɔ alienwo, ɛnwu ye bieko la ɛnee ɔwɔ gua ne mɔ azo lɔ,
Ɔbu ɔsia kodoka biala anu.+
13 Ɔsɔ ye nu dwaa na ɔfo ɔ nloa;
Ɔfa akɛnrazilɛ ɔka ɔkile ye kɛ:
14 “Ɛnee ɔwɔ kɛ mebɔ anzodwolɛ afɔle.+
Ɛnɛ meye me ɛwɔkɛ ne mɔ.
15 Ɛhye ati a mevinde merayia wɔ la,
Kɛ mebakpondɛ wɔ, na menwu wɔ noko!
16 Meva kundu kpalɛ mezɛ me ɛkpa ne azo,
Lenen kɛnlɛma mɔɔ bɛ nee ye vi Yigyibiti.+
17 Meva alufuanlɛ, alo nee senamɔn+ mekponde me ɛkpa ne azo.
18 Bɛla maa yɛnlo ɛlɔlɛ kanrɛlɛ ne anu too alehyenlɛ;
Maa yɛhulo yɛ nwo,
19 Ɔluakɛ me hu ɛnle sua nu;
Yedu adenle yehɔ moamoa.
20 Ɔvale ezukoa baage ɔhɔle,
Na ɔnrɛzia ɔnrɛra kɔkpula kenle mɔɔ siane ne kɛyɛ mumua la.”
21 Ɔvale ɛdendɛlɛ fɛlɛko kpalɛ ɔbɛlɛbɛlale ye.+
Ɔvale ɔ nloa anu menlemenle ɔlile ye adwenle.
22 Ɛkɛ ne ala ɔlile ɔ nzi kɛ ɛnlankɛ nyinli mɔɔ bɛkahu ye,
Kɛ koasea mɔɔ bɛgua ye kyeenyi kɛ bɛkahwe ɔ nzo la,+
23 Kɔkpula kɛ ɛda baka kɛwɔ ye ɛbolɛ nwo;
Kɛ mɔɔ aloma nriandi kɔtɔ ɛhane nu la, ɔnze kɛ ɔbamaa ye ngoane* abɔ ye.+
24 Kɛkala me mra, bɛdie me;
Bɛyɛ ɛnzolɛ bɛdie edwɛkɛ mɔɔ mebaha la.
25 Mmamaa wɔ ahonle makyi kɔfa ye ndenle ne mɔ anu.
Mmaminli ɛkɔfa ye ndenle ne mɔ azo,+
26 Ɔluakɛ yemaa bɛhu menli dɔɔnwo,+
Na bɛdabɛ mɔɔ yehu bɛ la anwo zonle kpalɛ.+
27 Ye sua nu adenle kɔ Nla* nu;
Ɔkɔ too ɔkɔdwu ewule suakunlu.