Sɔlɔmɔn Edwɛne
4 “Nea! Me kulovolɛ, ɛ nwo yɛ fɛ.
Nea! Ɛ nwo yɛ fɛ.
Ɛ nye ma le kɛ abubule nye wɔ ɛ ti zo aguzo ne abo.
Wɔ enrinli le kɛ mbɔnkye
Mɔɔ vi Geleade awoka zo ɛlɛtolo la.+
2 Ɛ gye le kɛ mboane mɔɔ bɔ zo mɔɔ bɛpepɛ bɛ nwo enrinli
Na bɛvi ɛleka mɔɔ bɛhɔbiale bɛ bɛra la,
Bɛ muala bɛwo ndalɛ,
Yɛɛ bɛ nuhua ko bɔbɔ ara ɛtɛwule.
3 Ɛ nloa le kɛ nyɛma kɔkɔlɛ,
Yɛɛ wɔ ɛdendɛlɛ yɛ fɛ.
Ɛ nvoka le kɛ pɔmegelanate mɔɔ bɛkpuke nu
Wɔ ɛ ti zo aguzo ne abo.
4 Ɛ kɔme+ le kɛ Devidi tawa ne,+
Mɔɔ bɛva awolɛ bɛzi bɛdoɔdoa zo
Na enyinlike apenle ko hendɛhenda ye la,
Bɛ muala bɛle mrenyia katakyiema enyinlike.+
6 “Kɔkpula kɛ anwoma ne babɔ bɛtɛɛ na alubo ne aminli la,
Mebahɔ alufuanlɛ boka ne
Nee ɛyɛlɛvuanlɛ boka ekyi ne azo.”+
8 Me atɔfolɛ, bɛla maa yɛvi Lɛbanɔn,
Bɛla maa yɛvi Lɛbanɔn yɛhɔ.+
Ɛvi Ameena boka ne,
Sinɛ boka ne, Hɛmɔn boka ne,+
Awenade ne mɔ dabelɛ ne, sobolɛ awoka ne mɔ azo dwu aze.
9 Me diema raalɛ, me atɔfolɛ, wɔmaa me ahonle ɛhwe me,+
Meneanle ɛ nye ma ne kokye na menwunle wɔ ndweabane ne la,
Me ahonle hwenle me.
10 Me diema raalɛ, me atɔfolɛ, wɔ ɛhulolɛ edwɛkɛ yɛ fɛ!+
11 Me atɔfolɛ, wolɛ vi ɛ nloa anwo sonyi gua.+
Wolɛ nee meleke wɔ ɛ tafinlima abo,+
Yɛɛ wɔ adɛladeɛ nu evuanlɛ le kɛ evuanlɛ mɔɔ vi Lɛbanɔn.
12 Me diema raalɛ, me atɔfolɛ ne le kɛ tola mɔɔ bɛdo nu,
Ɔle kɛ tola mɔɔ bɛdo nu, nzubula mɔɔ bɛdo nuhua.
13 Wɔ ngane ne mɔ* le kɛ paladaese* mɔɔ pɔmegelanate
Mbakama ngɛnlɛma yɛɛ hɛna nee naade mbaka,
14 Naade+ nee safolɔn, baka evuanlɛ+ nee senamɔn,+
Ɛyɛlɛvuanlɛ, alufuanlɛ nee alo ngakyile,+
Yɛɛ ninyɛne evuanlɛ kɔsɔɔti wɔ nu la.+
15 Ɛle kɛ tola nu nzubula, bula mɔɔ nzukpa wɔ nu,
Yɛɛ azudenle mɔɔ vi Lɛbanɔn se la.+
16 O sɔlɔ anwoma, dwazo;
O nyiakɛ anwoma, bɛla.
Bɔ bɛtɛɛ wɔ me tola ye anu.
Maa ye evuanlɛ ne ɛhɔ moa.”
“Maa me kulovolɛ ne ɛrɛla ye tola ne anu
Na ɔli nuhua mbakama kpalɛ ne bie.”