Hendu taa Hendu
1 Hendu taa hendu,* Salomɔɔ hendu:+
2 «Tɛtɛ nɛ ɛmʋzɩ mɔ-nɔɔ,
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ñɔ-sɔɔlɩm wɩlʋʋ wɛ ɖeu nɛ pɩkpaɖɩ vɛɛ.+
3 Ño-num sɔzɩŋ wɛ ɖeu.+
Ña-hɩɖɛ wɛ ɛzɩ sɔzɩŋ num mbʋ papɩyaa yɔ.+
Pʋyɔɔ pɛlaa sɔɔlɩ-ŋ.
4 Kpɛndɩnɩ-m;* ɖise.
Wiyaʋ woni-m e-kuduyuŋ pɩ-taa ñɩŋ taa!
Ñɔ-yɔɔ yɔɔ lɛ, ɖɩnɩɩ leleŋ nɛ ɖɩmɛyɩ.
Ðɩyɩɣyɩ ñɔ-sɔɔlɩm wɩlʋʋ* nɛ pɩkpaɖɩ vɛɛ.
Pɩmʋnɩ mbʋ se pɔsɔɔlɩ-ŋ.*
5 Oo Yeruzalɛm pɛlaa, mɛnkɛ ɛyʋ kɩkpɛɛdʋ,* ɛlɛ menɖewa,
Mɛwɛ ɛzɩ Kedaarɩ kizinzikiŋ yɔ,+ ɛzɩ Salomɔɔ kizinzikiŋ pɩsaŋ+ yɔ.
6 Ɩtaacɔnɩ-m se mon-tomnaɣ piyaa,
Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ wɩsɩ ñaɣnɩ-m.
Mon-ɖoo pɩyalaa taa wɩnɩ-m;
Paɖʋ-m tʋmɩyɛ se mɔncɔnɩ viiñi hayɩm yɔɔ,
Ɛlɛ ma-maɣmaɣ men-viiñi hayɩm lɛ, mantɩcɔnɩ pɩ-yɔɔ.
Le ŋwokini-tʋ nɛ tɩhɛzɩɣ wɩsɩ taa?
Ɛbɛ yɔɔ pɩwɛɛ se mɛwɛɛ ɛzɩ halʋ weyi ehuuzi kɛdɛɛka* ɛ-ɛsɩndaa yɔ
Ñɛ-ɛgbaɣdɩnaa wondu hɛkʋ taa?»
8 «Hayɩ, ña weyi ŋkpaɖɩ ɖeu halaa taa yɔ, ye ŋŋsɩŋ yɔ,
Tɩŋ wondu nɩŋgbanzɩ taa
Nɛ ŋwoni ña-pʋŋ* ñɩtʋ ɖɩdɔɔyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩwɛ ninɖiɣyaa kizinzikiŋ cɔlɔ yɔ ɖɩ-taa.»
9 «Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, ŋwɛ-m ɛzɩ kpaŋnʋ* halɩñɩnʋ Farawɔɔ kɛɛkɛɛnaa hɛkʋ taa yɔ.+
10 Ña-lɩkpaɣzasɩ yɔɔ ajana wondu yeba nɛ siɖe,*
Nɛ ñe-liu tɛɛ lɩtʋ yele nɛ ñe-liu ɖe.
11 Ðɩkaɣ-ŋ lubu sika ajana wondu
Ndʋ pacanɩ-tʋ nɛ liidiye yɔ.»
12 «Wiyaʋ caɣ ɛ-taabɩlɩ yɔɔ lɛ,
Man-tɩlaaɖɩ+ sɔzɩŋ ñɛyɩ fɛmm.
13 Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ wɛ-m ɛzɩ miiri huyuu ŋgʋ kɩlɩɣ sɔzɩŋ yɔ,+
Eɖou ma-hɩla hɛkʋ taa ɖoo taa.
15 «Na! Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, ŋɖewa.
Na! Ŋɖewa. Ñɛ-ɛsa wɛ ɛzɩ ahoo ɛsa yɔ.»+
16 «Na! Man-kʋsɔɔlʋ, ŋɖewa,* nɛ ñɔ-tɔm wɛ ɖeu.+
Ða-ñalʋʋ wɛ tɩŋ hatʋ hɛkʋ taa.
17 Ða-ɖɩɣa* lɔbɩtʋ ɖasɩ kɛ sɛɛdrɩ tɩŋ ɖasɩ,
Nɛ jenevriyee tɩŋ ɖasɩ.