Maeka
7 Me gyakɔ! Meyɛ kɛ sonla mɔɔ
Boɔboale wawaa nu mbakama nloa
Na ɔsesale vanye ma bo zo wɔ vanye ɛdelɛ mekɛ nu,
Noko meannyia vanye siakɛ mɔɔ mebali,
Nee alimoa feege mɔɔ me ti akunlu* wɔ zo la.
Bɛ muala bɛbu bɛzia kɛ bɛka mogya bɛagua.+
Bɛ nuhua ko biala lɛ avonle kɛ ɔkpondɛ ɔ diema yeahye ye.
3 Bɛ sa ze ɛtane di kpalɛ;+
Kpanyinli biza ninyɛne,
Ndɛnebuavolɛ biza ahatualɛ,+
Sonlakpole ka mɔɔ ɔ ti akunlu* wɔ zo la,+
Na bɛyia bɛbɔ nwolɛ kpɔkɛ.*
4 Mɔɔ le kpalɛ wɔ bɛ avinli la le kɛ mbowule,
Mɔɔ le tenlenenli kpalɛ wɔ bɛ avinli la tɛla mbowunzaka.
Wɔ sinzavolɛma kenle nee mekɛ mɔɔ ɛbabu mgbonda la badwu.+
Akee bɛ nye zo bada bɛ.+
5 Bɛmmadie bɛ gɔnwo bɛdi
Anzɛɛ bɛmmafa bɛ rɛle bɛwula bɛ gɔnwo kpalɛ kpalɛ bɔbɔ anu.+
Nea mɔɔ ɛka ɛkile ahenle mɔɔ da ɛ kɛnra anu la boɛ.
6 Ɔluakɛ ralɛ nrenyia ɛmbu ye papa,
Ralɛ raalɛ dwazo tia ye mame,+
Yɛɛ agyalɛ raalɛ dwazo tia ye ase;*+
Sonla agbɔvolɛ a le ye sua nu amra.+
7 Noko mame, Gyihova yɛɛ mebahɔ zo meanlea ye a.+
Mebahendɛ* me ngoanelielɛ Nyamenle ne.+
Me Nyamenle ne badie me.+
8 O me kpɔvolɛ,* mmadi fɛlɛko wɔ me ti.
Medɔ aze ɛdeɛ, noko mebadwazo;
Mede awozinli nu, noko Gyihova bayɛ me kɛnlaneɛ.
9 Gyihova ɛya ne wɔ me nwo zo
—Ɔluakɛ meyɛ ɛtane metia ye+—
Kɔkpula kɛ ɔbali me edwɛkɛ na yeabua ndɛne yeamaa me.
Ɔbava me yeara wienyi nu;
Mebanwu ye tenleneyɛlɛ ne.
10 Me kpɔvolɛ ne noko banwu ye,
Na nyiane bahu mɔɔ ka kile me kɛ:
“Nienwu a Gyihova wɔ Nyamenle ne wɔ a?”+ la.
Mebava me nye meanlea ye.
Akee bɛbatietia ɔ nwo zo kɛ gua zo ndɛtɛlɛ la.
11 Ɔbayɛ kenle mɔɔ bɛbado wɔ bane ne mɔ;
Kenle zɔhane, bɛbadɛlɛ ɛweɛne ne anu.*
12 Kenle zɔhane, bɛvi Aselea nee
Azuamgbole mɔɔ wɔ Yigyibiti la azo bɛbara wɔ ɛkɛ,
Bɛvi Yigyibiti too kɔdwu Azule* ne anloa;
Bɛvi nyevile nee nyevile avinli yɛɛ boka nee boka avinli.+
13 Na azɛlɛ ne badɔ mgbane ɔlua bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛde zo la ati,
Ɔlua mɔɔ bɛyɛ* la ati.
14 Fa wɔ kpɔma ne nea wɔ menli ne, wɔ mboane ekpunli ne mɔɔ bɛle wɔ agyapadeɛ la,+
Mɔɔ ɔ ngome ɔde ɛhoayelɛ nu—wɔ tola avinli la.
Maa bɛdidi wɔ Beehyan nee Geleade+ kɛ mɔɔ bɛyɛle ye dɛba ne la.
15 “Mebamaa yeanwu nwanwane ninyɛne,
Kɛ mekɛ mɔɔ ɛvile Yigyibiti azɛlɛ zo la.+
16 Maanle maanle ne mɔ anwosesebɛ ne kɔsɔɔti anzi, bɛbanwu ye na nyiane ahu bɛ.+
Bɛbava bɛ sa bɛazɔ bɛ nloa;
Bɛ nzo badi.
17 Bɛbali ndɛtɛlɛ kɛ nwɔlɛ la;+
Bɛbava anwowosolɛ bɛavi bɛ ɛvealeka ne mɔ bɛavinde kɛ ninyɛne mɔɔ twenle bɛ nwo aze la.
Bɛbava anwowosolɛ bɛara Gyihova yɛ Nyamenle ne anyunlu,
Na bɛbazulo wɔ.”+
18 Nwane a le Nyamenle kɛ ɛdawɔ,
Mɔɔ ɔfa nvonleɛ ɔkyɛ na ɔbu ɔ nye ɔgua ye agyapadeɛ ne anu amra mɔɔ ɛha la mɛladonlɛ zo a?+
Ɔnrɛva ɛya dahuu,
Ɔluakɛ ɔ nye die ɛlɔlɛ kpundii nwo.+
19 Ɔbaze yɛ anwunvɔne bieko;+ ɔbali yɛ nvonleɛ ne mɔ azo konim.*
Ɛbavuandi bɛ ɛtane ne mɔ kɔsɔɔti wɔagua nyevile ne akunlu nehane.+
20 Ɛbala nɔhalɛlilɛ ali wɔahile Gyekɔbo,
Ɛbala ɛlɔlɛ kpundii ali wɔahile Ebileham,
Kɛ mɔɔ ɛhanle ndane ɛhilele yɛ nenyia mɔ ɔvi tete ne la.+