Maeka
1 Wɔ Dwuda arelemgbunli+ Dwotam,+ Ehaze+ nee Hɛzikaya+ mekɛ zo, Gyihova edwɛkɛ ne rale Maeka*+ mɔɔ vi Molɛhyɛte la ɛkɛ, na ɔnwunle ɛnyelɛzodeɛnwunlɛ mɔɔ fale Samɛlea nee Gyɛlusalɛm anwo la kɛ:
2 “Maanle maanle kɔsɔɔti, bɛdie!
O azɛlɛ nee ninyɛne mɔɔ wɔ zo, bɛyɛ ɛnzolɛ,
Na bɛmaa Tumivolɛ Awulae Gyihova ɛli daselɛ ɛtia bɛ+
—wɔ Gyihova ɛzonlenlɛsua nwuanzanwuanza ne anu lɔ.
3 Ɔluakɛ nea! Gyihova vi ɛleka mɔɔ ɔde la ɔlɛba;
Ɔbadwu aze na yeatietia azɛlɛ ye azo ɛzonlenlɛ ɛleka ne mɔ* azo.
4 Awoka ne mɔ baholo wɔ ɔ gyakɛ abo,+
Na mbɔnza ne mɔ anu bakpakyekpakye
Kɛ wolɛ ndɛlamoa mɔɔ senle ɛha ye,
Kɛ nzule mɔɔ bɛwola bɛgua boka senze zo la.
5 Ɛhye mɔ amuala ɛzi ɔlua Gyekɔbo atuadelɛ ne ati,
Ɔlua Yizilayɛma ɛtane ne mɔ ati.+
Gyekɔbo atuadelɛ ne a le duzu?
Asoo tɛ Samɛlea ɔ?+
Na nienwu a Dwuda ɛzonlenlɛ ɛleka ne mɔ* wɔ a?+
Asoo tɛ Gyɛlusalɛm ɔ?
6 Mebamaa Samɛlea ayɛ suakpole mɔɔ ɛzɛkye,
Ɛleka mɔɔ bɛdua vanye la;
Mebavuandi* ye awolɛ ne mɔ meagua bɔnza nu,
Na meaza ye adiabo ne mɔ meagua zo.
7 Bɛbabubu ye ananze ne mɔ kɔsɔɔti anu azinli azinli,+
Bɛbayela ahatualɛ mɔɔ ɔnyianle ye wɔ tuutuubɔlɛ nu la amuala wɔ senle nu.+
Mebazɛkye ye ananze ne mɔ amuala.
Ɔluakɛ ɔluale tuutuubɔlɛ zo a ɔnyianle bɛ a,
Na eza bɛbava bɛadua tuutuubɔlɛ nwo kakɛ.”
Mebazu alɔbɔlɛ ɛzunlɛ kɛ ɛzonlɛ la,
Na meali nyane kɛ soholo la.
Ye ngyegyelɛ ne ɛdɛlɛ too yeradwu me menli ne anlenkɛ kpole ne anloa, yeradwu Gyɛlusalɛm.+
10 “Bɛmmabɔ ye nolo wɔ Gate;
Bɛmmasu fee.
Bɛhundohundo bɛ nwo ɛnwea nu wɔ Bɛte-afela.*
11 O Hyeefɛma, bɛlɛ bɛ nwo zɔ na bɛva nyiane bɛdu bɛvi ɛkɛ.
Zeeyanama ɛtɛfindele.
Bɛbazu alɔbɔlɛ ɛzunlɛ wɔ Bɛte-yizɛle, na ɔnrɛboa bɛ bieko.
12 Meloma ɛlɛkendɛ mɔɔ le kpalɛ la,
Noko ɛtane a vi Gyihova ɛkɛ ɛra Gyɛlusalɛm anlenkɛ kpole ne anloa a.
13 O Leekehyema,*+ bɛva bɛ konle ehwili ne mɔ bɛsosɔ mgbɔnwɔ ne mɔ.
Bɛdabɛ a bɛmaanle Zayɔn ara raalɛ ne yɛle ɛtane a,
14 Yemɔti a saa Molɛhyɛte-gate ɛlɛkɔ a ɛbamaa ye ahyɛlɛdeɛ la.
Ɛnee Akezebe+ azua ne mɔ le mɛlɛbɛla debie maa Yizilayɛ arelemgbunli.
15 O Malihyaama,+ bɔ zo mɔɔ mebamaa awie mɔɔ bali bɛ nwo zo konim* la ara a.+
Yizilayɛ anyunlunyia ne bara too yearadwu Adulam.+
16 Bɛkpa bɛ ti na bɛpepɛ bɛ enrinli ɔlua bɛ mra mɔɔ bɛkulo bɛ edwɛkɛ la ati.