Dwobu
30 “Kɛkala bɛsele me+
—Menli mɔɔ menyi medɛla bɛ,
Mɔɔ anrɛɛ menrɛva bɛ papa mɔ
Menrɛboka ahwea mɔɔ sinza me mboane nwo la.
2 Duzu nvasoɛ a menyianle menvile tumi mɔɔ wɔ bɛ sa nu la azo a?
Bɛ anwosesebɛ ɛwie.
3 Ehyia nee ɛhɔne ɛmaa bɛnwa;
Bɛdi ndɛtɛlɛ ketekete
Mɔɔ yezɛkye dɛbadɛba na yedɔ mgbane la.
4 Bɛtete nya mɔɔ le ngyenle ngyenle la bɛfi kpɔkɛ nu;
Baka buzuu bo ndinli a le bɛ aleɛ a.
5 Bɛfoa bɛ bɛfi menli ne avinli;+
Menli kpaye bɛ kɛ mɔɔ bɛkpaye awule la.
6 Bɛde mbɔnza ndololeɛ nu,
Azɛlɛ mbɔne nee bodane ne mɔ anu.
7 Bɛsu wɔ kpɔkɛ ne mɔ anu
Na bɛboɔboa bɛ nloa wɔ mbowumbaka* avinli.
8 Kɛmɔ bɛle ahoasea mralɛ na bɛ nwo ɛnlɛ nvasoɛ la ati,
Bɛvoa bɛ* bɛvi azɛlɛ ne azo.
11 Kɛmɔ Nyamenle ɛlie me akodeɛ ne* na yebɛlɛ me aze la ati,
Bɛfuandi ninyɛne mɔɔ si adenle la* kɔsɔɔti bɛgua me nyunlu ɛkɛ.
12 Bɛdwazo kɛ menli mɔɔ yɛ basabasa la wɔ me sa fema zo;
Bɛmaa menriandi
Na bɛtua* me adenle ne amaa bɛazɛkye me.
13 Bɛsi me adenle
Na bɛmaa me amaneɛnwunlɛ ne yɛ kpole,+
Awie biala ɛnle ɛkɛ ne mɔɔ ɔmaa bɛagyakyi a.*
14 Bɛba me nwo zo kɛ asɛɛ bɛbu bane a bɛlua nu a;
Bɛba me nwo zo wɔ me ɛzɛkyelɛ nu.
15 Ɛzulolɛ kpole ɛha me;
Bɛvoa me enililɛ kɛ anwoma,
Yɛɛ me ngoanelielɛ ɛminli kɛ amungu la.
18 Yeva anwosesebɛ kpole yehwe me tɛladeɛ ne;*
Yemia me kɛ me tɛladeɛ ne akɔme mɔɔ mia me la.
19 Nyamenle ɛvuandi me ɛdo azia nu,
Meyɛ kɛ ndɛtɛlɛ nee nzonle.
20 Mesu mekpondɛ wɔ moalɛ, noko ɛnlie me zo;+
Medwazo megyinla, noko ɛnea me ala.
21 Wɔhakyi ɛ nzi wɔzi me atisesebɛ nu;+
Wɔva ɛ sa nu anwosesebɛ ne kɔsɔɔti wɔteta me.
22 Ɛmaa me zo na ɛmaa anwoma ne bɔ me kɔ;
Akee ɛfuandivuandi me wɔ ahumu ne anu.*
23 Ɔluakɛ meze kɛ ɛbava me wɔahɔ ewule nu,
Ɛbava me wɔahɔ sua ne mɔɔ anyewɔzoamra kɔsɔɔti bayia ɛkɛ la anu.
24 Noko awie biala ɛnrɛva ɔ sa ɛnrɛha mɔɔ ɛnlɛ boavolɛ*+
Wɔ mekɛ mɔɔ ɔlɛsu yeakpondɛ moalɛ wɔ ye anwongyelelɛ mekɛ nu la.
25 Asoo metɛsunle metɛmaanle bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛwɔ anwongyelelɛ nu* la?
Asoo metɛdile* ehyiavolɛma anwo nyane?+
26 Ɛnee me nye la kpalɛ ade, noko ɛtane a rale a;
Ɛnee me nye la wienyi ade, noko awozinli a rale a.
27 Nyane mɔɔ melɛdi ye me nu la ɛngyakyi;
Menyiale ngyegyelɛ dahuu.
28 Medua ye alɔbɔlɛ alɔbɔlɛ nu;+ ewia ɛnle ɛkɛ.
Medwazo ayiama ne anu, na mesu mekpondɛ moalɛ.
29 Meyɛ ɛzonlɛ adiema nrenyia
Yɛɛ soholo amra mraalɛ le me gɔnwo mɔ.+
31 Nyanelilɛ edwɛne ala a bɛfa me haape ne bɛto a,
Yɛɛ bɛfa me fulutu* ne noko bɛto ɛzunlɛ edwɛne.