Sɔlɔmɔn Edwɛne
8 “Saa ɛle kɛ me diema nrenyia,
Mɔɔ nlonle me mame anyɛfo a,
Anrɛɛ menwu wɔ wɔ alienwo a, mebavo ɛ nloa anwo,+
Na awie biala ɛnrɛha nwolɛ edwɛkɛ.
Anrɛɛ mebamaa wɔ nwanye mɔɔ debie evuanlɛ wɔ nu la meamaa wɔanlo,
Pɔmegelanate nu nzule fofolɛ.
3 Me ti bala ɔ sa bɛne ne azo,
Yɛɛ ɔ sa fema ne babɛla me.+
4 O Gyɛlusalɛm mraalɛ, meka ndane meado bɛ nwo kɛ:
Bɛmmatwe me adwenle bɛkɔ ɛhulolɛ zo kɔkpula kɛ ye mekɛ kɛdwu.”+
5 “Nwane a le raalɛ ɛhye mɔɔ vi fienemgbole ne anu ɛlɛba,
Mɔɔ nee ye kulovolɛ ne dedɛ bɛ sa la?”
“Mendunwuele wɔ wɔ ampolo baka ne abo.
Ɛleka mɔɔ wɔ mame ako hanle ye la.
Ɛleka mɔɔ ahenle mɔɔ wole wɔ la dele awolɛ nyane la.
Ye senle ne sɔ kpole, Gyaa* sendɔlɔra.+
Saa sonla fa ye sua nu anwonyia kɔsɔɔti kɛ ɔfa yeadɔ ɛhulolɛ a,
Menli anye ɛnrɛlie nwolɛ* fee.”
8 “Yɛlɛ yɛ diema raalɛ ekyi bie,+
Na ɔtɛsuozuale nyɛfonlɛ.
Duzu a yɛbayɛ yɛamaa yɛ diema raalɛ ne
Wɔ kenle mɔɔ awie babiza ye agyalɛ la ɛ?”
9 “Saa ɔle bane a,
Yɛbava dwɛtɛ fufule yɛayɛ debie yɛado ɔ ti zo,
Noko saa ɔle anlenkɛ a,
Yɛbava sida ndaboa yɛadua ye.”
10 “Mele bane,
Yɛɛ me nyɛfo le kɛ tawa la.
Yemɔti ɔ nye zo a
Mele kɛ awie mɔɔ lɛ anzodwolɛ la.
11 Ɛnee Sɔlɔmɔn lɛ vanye egyinli bie+ wɔ Beeyale-heemɔn.
Ɔvale ɔwulale menli sa nu kɛ bɛnlea zo.
Ɛnee bɛtete ma ne a, bɛ nuhua ko biala fa dwɛtɛ fufule apenle ko ba.
12 Melɛ me ti anwo vanye egyinli.
O Sɔlɔmɔn, dwɛtɛ fufule apenle ko ne le wɔ ɛdeɛ,
Yɛɛ ɛya nwiɔ le bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛnea zo la ɛdeɛ.”
13 “O wɔmɔ mɔɔ ɛwɔ tola ne anu,+
Agɔnwolɛma ne ɛlɛkendɛ adie ɛ ne.
Maa mende ɛ ne.”+
14 “Me kulovolɛ, ka ɛ nwo,
Na maa ɛ nwo ɛyɛ ndɛ kɛ kɛtɛboɛ+
Anzɛɛ weɛlɛ kakula
Wɔ ninyɛne evuanlɛ awoka ne mɔ azo.”