Mrɛlɛbulɛ
23 Saa ɛtɛnla aze kɛ ɛ nee belemgbunli di aleɛ a,
Suzu tɛnlabelɛ ne anwo kpalɛ.
2 Saa wɔ atiakunluwɔzo ne le kpole a
Fa dadeɛ to ɛ komenzia.*
3 Mmamaa ɛ ti akunlu ba ye aleɛ sosɔɔ ne azo,
Ɔluakɛ ɔle mɛlɛbɛla aleɛ.
4 Mmaku ɛ nwo ɛvɛlɛ* kɛ ɛkɛnyia ɛ nwo.+
Gyinla na da ndelebɛbo ali.*
6 Mmadi sonla mɔɔ le abokɛ* la aleɛ;
Mmamaa ɛ ti akunlu ba ye aleɛ sosɔɔ ne azo.
7 Ɔluakɛ ɔle kɛ sonla* mɔɔ ɛlɛbu mgbonda la.
Ɔka ɔkile wɔ kɛ: “Di na no,” noko ɔnvi ye ahonle nu.*
8 Ɛbave aleɛ ne mɔɔ wɔli la
Na wɔ nganvolɛ ne ayɛ mgbane.
12 Fa wɔ ahonle kɔ ɛdenrɛdenrɛlɛ zo
Na maa ɛ nzo ɛhɔ edwɛkɛ mɔɔ maa nrɛlɛbɛ la azo.
13 Mmakpo kɛ ɛkɛdenrɛdenrɛ kakula.+
Saa ɛfa baka ɛbo ye a, ɔnrɛwu.
17 Mmamaa wɔ ahonle anye bolo ɛtanevolɛma,+
Emomu, sulo Gyihova alehyenlɛ biala.+
18 Ɛhye bamaa wɔanyia anyelazo*+
Na wɔ anyelazo ne ɛnrɛyɛ mgbane.
19 Me ra, tie na nwu nrɛlɛbɛ,
Na maa wɔ ahonle ɛva adenle kpalɛ ne azo.
20 Mmakɔboka bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛno nwanye dɔɔnwo,+
Nee bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛdi nane dɔɔnwo la anwo.+
21 Ɔluakɛ nzabovoma nee aleɛmgbolema bali ehyia,+
Yɛɛ ngɔsɔkɛbɔlɛ bamaa sonla aheda avuazinli.
22 Tie wɔ papa mɔɔ wole wɔ la,
Yɛɛ mmakpo wɔ mame ɔluakɛ yeyɛ ɛrelera la ati.+
24 Tenlenenli ɛ papa bali fɛlɛko kpalɛ;
Awie biala mɔɔ kɛwo ralɛ nrɛlɛbɛvolɛ la anye balie ɔ nwo.
25 Wɔ papa nee wɔ mame bali fɛlɛko,
Yɛɛ raalɛ mɔɔ wole wɔ la anye balie.
26 Me ra, fa wɔ ahonle maa me,
Na maa ɛ nye ɛlie me ndenle ne mɔ anwo.+
28 Ɔbu ɔsia kɛ awule la;+
Ɔmaa mrenyia mɔɔ ɛnli nɔhalɛ la anwo so.
29 Nwane a munzule ɛdo ye a? Nwane a adwenleadwenle ɛdɔ ɔ nwo a?
Nwane a kulo butule a? Nwane a kulo edwɛkɛ ɛhehanlɛ a?
Nwane a tudu nganlɛ mgbane gyɛne nu a? Nwane a anye ɛyɛ ngɔkɔlɛ* a?
31 Mmanea nwanye anye kɔkɔlɛ ne
Mɔɔ ɔwu awubue wɔ kanrɛlɛ nu na ɔgua aze bɛtɛɛ la,
32 Ɔluakɛ awieleɛ ne ɔka kɛ ɛwɔlɛ,
Na ɔkpu pɔezen kɛ bɔna la.
33 Ɛ nye banwu ninyɛne ɛzulolɛ,
Na wɔ ahonle aheha mgbane mgbane.+
34 Ɛbayɛ kɛ sonla mɔɔ la nyevile ne akunlu nehane,
Kɛ sonla mɔɔ la meli avela baka ti zo la.
35 Ɛbaha kɛ: “Bɛbɔle me, noko meande.*
Bɛbole me, noko meannwu ye.
Mekɛ boni a mebadunwue a?+
Mehyia nza bieko.”*