Maeka
2 “Bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛbɔ amumuyɛ adwenle,
Nee bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛfa adwenle ɛtane wɔ bɛ ɛkpa zo la, bɛ gyakɔ!
Saa aleɛ kye ala a bɛdi nwolɛ gyima,
Ɔluakɛ tumi wɔ bɛ sa nu.+
3 Ɔti kɛ Gyihova se la ɛne:
‘Melɛfa munzule mɔɔ awie biala ɛnrɛhola ɛnrɛvi nu* la meara abusua ɛhye anwo zo.+
Bɛnrɛmemaa bɛ nwo zo wɔ bɛ ɛdialɛ nu bieko,+ ɔluakɛ ɔle munzule mekɛ.+
4 Wɔ kenle zɔhane, menli babu bɛ nwo ɛrɛlɛ,
Na bɛbazu bɛali bɛ nwo nyane.+
Bɛbaha kɛ: “Yebɔ yɛ bo zo bɔkɔɔ!+
Yelie mɔɔ le yɛ menli ne ɛdeɛ la yevi yɛ sa nu na yeva yemaa awie mɔ!+
Yehyɛ yɛ azɛlɛ ne yemaa menli mɔɔ ɛnli nɔhalɛ la.”
5 Ɔti ɛnrɛnyia awie mɔɔ baza ɛzuzunyɛma ne anu,
Na wɔahyɛ azɛlɛ ne wɔ Gyihova asafo ne anu a.
6 Bɛka kɛ: “Bɛgyakyi edwɛkɛ ne ɛhanlɛ!
Bɛmmaka ninyɛne ɛhye mɔ anwo edwɛkɛ;
Yɛ nyunlu ɛnrɛgua aze!”
7 Asoo bɛha kɛ, O Gyekɔbo sua nu amra:
“Gyihova sunsum ne ɛnlɛ abotane ɔ?
Asoo ye gyima a le ɛhye mɔ?”
Asoo tɛ me edwɛkɛ a maa ɔwie tenlenema boɛ a?
8 Noko kenlensa ye medame mumua ne me menli ne ɛdwazo ɛtia me kɛ kpɔvolɛ.
Bɛye bɛ nyunlu bɛyeye ninyɛne ngɛnlɛma mɔɔ wɔ* adɛladeɛ nu la
Bɛfi menli mɔɔ ɛlɛpɛ nu anwodozo nu kɛ menli mɔɔ ɛhɔ konle na bɛlɛba la ɛkɛ.
9 Bɛtu me menli ne mraalɛ bɛfi awuke mɔɔ bɛ nye die nu la anu;
Bɛdie nyilalɛ mɔɔ mefa memaa bɛ mra la dahuu.
10 Bɛdwazo bɛhɔ, ɔluakɛ ɛke ɛnle ɛleka mɔɔ bɛdie bɛ menle a.
Ɔlua evinli nyɛleɛ ti,+ ɛzɛkyelɛ, ɛzɛkyelɛ kpole ɛlɛba.+
11 Saa awie dua anwoma nee mɛlɛbɛla nu na ɔbɔ adalɛ kɛ:
“Mebaha nwanye nee nza nwo edwɛkɛ meahile bɛ” a,
Yemɔ a ɔbayɛ menli ɛhye mɔ edwɛkɛkavolɛ a!+
12 O Gyekɔbo, mebaboɔboa bɛ kɔsɔɔti bɛ nloa;
Mebaboɔboa Yizilayɛma mɔɔ ɛha la amuala anloa.+
Mebamaa bɛayɛ ko kɛ mboane mɔɔ wɔ tunli nu,
Kɛ mboane ekpunli mɔɔ wɔ adidileka;+
Menli bayɛ dede wɔ ɛkɛ.’+
13 Awie mɔɔ babu bane ne la a bali bɛ nyunlu a;
Bɛbabu bane ne na bɛava anlenkɛ kpole ne anu bɛavinde.+
Bɛ belemgbunli ne bali bɛ nyunlu ava nu,
Na Gyihova bali bɛ ti.”+