Abɛ

 2 Oo ye binyumu, mɛni ma de mo,

Oo ye mi mi bi, mɛni ma de,

Ye bi nɛ i kã kitahi ngɛ e he, mɛni ma de?

 3 Koo ngɔ o he wami kɛ ha yihi,

Nɛ koo nyɛɛ blɔhi nɛ kpataa matsɛmɛ a hɛ mi ɔ hu nɔ.

 4 Oo Lemuel, e sɛ matsɛmɛ,

E sɛ matsɛmɛ kaa a maa nu wai,

Jã kɛ̃ nɛ e sɛ nɔ yeli kaa a ma bi si ke, “Jije ye dã a ngɛ?”

 5 Konɛ a ko nu nɛ a hɛ nɛ ba je mlaa nɛ a wo ɔ nɔ,

Nɛ́ a ba tsi he blɔhi nɛ nihi nɛ a ní ngɛ mɔbɔ ɔ ngɛ ɔ nya.

 6 Ngɔɔ dã nɛ nya wa kɛ ha nihi nɛ a hɛ mi ngɛ kpatae ɔ,

Nɛ o ngɔ wai kɛ ha nihi nɛ a hao wawɛɛ ɔ.*

 7 Á nu nɛ a hɛ nɛ je a we ohia a nɔ;

A ko kai a nyagba a hu.

 8 Moo tu munyu kɛ ha nihi nɛ a nyɛ we munyu tumi kɛ fã a he ɔ;

Mo fã he blɔhi nɛ nihi tsuo nɛ a hɛ mi ngɛ kpatae ɔ ngɛ ɔ he.

 9 Moo tu munyu, nɛ́ o kojo ngɛ dami nya;

Mo fã he blɔhi nɛ nɔ nɛ e ní ngɛ mɔbɔ kɛ ohiatsɛ ngɛ ɔ he.*

11 E huno heɔ lɛ yeɔ kɛ e tsui tsuo,

Nɛ nɔ́ ko nɔ́ ko bɔ we e huno ɔ.

12 E wami ligbi ɔmɛ tsuo ɔ,

E peeɔ e huno ɔ kpakpa, se pi nɔ́ yayami.

13 E ya hlaa lohwe he bwɔmi kɛ klala;

E bua jɔɔ kaa e kɛ e nine ma tsu ní.

14 E ngɛ kaa jua yelɔ melehi,

E ya ngɔɔ e niye ní kɛ jeɔ tsitsaa lokoo kɛ baa.

15 Jehanɛ hu ɔ, e teɔ si benɛ je nɛ lolo,

E haa e we mi bimɛ niye ní

Nɛ e haa e mawayi ɔmɛ hu a blɔ fa mi nɔ́.

16 E susuɔ zugba nɛ e ma heɔ he, nɛ e heɔ;

E ngɔɔ nɔ́ nɛ e ná kɛ je e dengme gbomi mi ɔ kɛ* peeɔ wai ngmɔ.

17 E dlaa e he kɛ haa ní tsumi kpakpataa,*

E kɔni si wa kɛ ní tsumi.

18 E yɔseɔ kaa se nami jeɔ e jua yemi ɔ mi kɛ baa;

E kane gbo we nyɔ mi.

19 E kɛ e nine pɛtɛɔ doti jemi tso he,

Nɛ e kɛ e nine pɛtɛɔ kpã tso he.*

20 E bliɔ e dɛ mi kɛ haa nɔ nɛ e ní ngɛ mɔbɔ,

Nɛ e bliɔ e dɛ mi kɛ haa ohiatsɛ.

21 Ke fĩɛ be su ɔ,* e yi tsui kaa fĩɛ maa ye e we mi bimɛ,

Ejakaa e we mi bimɛ ɔmɛ tsuo woɔ tade nɛ haa nɛ nɔ he mi dɔɔ la.*

23 A le e huno saminya ngɛ ma a agbo ɔmɛ a nya,*

Ngɛ hehi nɛ e hiɔ si ngɛ ngɛ ma nikɔtɔma amɛ a kpɛti ɔ.

24 E peeɔ klala tadehi* nɛ e juaa,

Nɛ e juaa mlɛ mi fimi níhi kɛ ha jua yeli.

25 He wami kɛ hɛ mi nyami ji bo nɛ e kɛ dlaa e he,

Nɛ e kɛ hɛ kɛ nɔ fɔmi hyɛɛ hwɔɔ se blɔ.*

26 E paa e nya mi ngɛ juɛmi mi;

Mi mi jɔmi mlaa a* ngɛ e lilɛ nɔ.

27 E hyɛɛ ní nɛ e we mi bimɛ tsuɔ ɔ nɔ,

Nɛ e yi hejɔ niye ní.*

28 E bimɛ teɔ si nɛ a tsɛɔ lɛ ke bua jɔmi;

E huno teɔ si nɛ e jeɔ e yi.

29 Yi kpakpahi* fuu ngɛ,

Se moo lɛɛ, o pe mɛ tsuo.

30 He fɛu ma nyɛ maa sisi nɔ, nɛ he fɛu ma nyɛ maa ta,*

Se yo nɛ yeɔ Yehowa gbeye ɔ, a ma je e yi.

31 Nyɛɛ wo lɛ hiɔ ngɛ nɔ́ nɛ e peeɔ ɔ he,*

Nɛ e ní tsumi ɔmɛ nɛ a je e yi ngɛ ma a agbo ɔmɛ a nya.*