Solomon Dwom

6 “O mmea mu hoɔfɛfo,

Ɛhe na wo dɔfo kɔ?

 2 “Me dɔfo asian kɔ ne turo mu,

Ɔkɔ baabi a aduhuam nkofi wɔ.

Ɔrekɔhwɛ ne nguan wɔ nturo no mu

Na watetew nhwiren.*+

 3 Mewɔ hɔ ma me dɔfo,

Na me dɔfo nso wɔ hɔ ma me.+

 4 “Me komam hemmaa,+ wo ho yɛ fɛ te sɛ Tirsa,*+

Wo ho twa te sɛ Yerusalem,+

Wote sɛ asraafodɔm a wɔahyia wɔ wɔn frankaa ase; mihu wo a, na mabɔ birim.+

 5 Yi w’ani+ fi m’anim,

Na ɛregyigye me.

Wo nwi yɛ fɛ te sɛ mpɔnkye a wɔabom yuu

A wɔresian Gilead mmepɔw.+

 6 Wo se yɛ fɛ te sɛ nguankuw

A wɔaguare wɔn seesei ara,

Nguan a wɔn nyinaa awowo nta

A obiara ba nwui.

 7 W’afono* yɛ fɛ wo nkataanim mu;

Ɛte sɛ granate akutu* a wɔapae mu.

 8 Ahemmaa 60,

Mpenafo* 80,

Ne mmabaa pii wɔ hɔ de,+

Mmabaa hu no, na woyi no ayɛ;

Ahemmaa ne mpenafo hu no, na wɔkamfo no.

10 ‘Ɔbea bɛn na ɔhyerɛn* sɛ adekyee,

A ne ho yɛ fɛ te sɛ ɔsram a atwa puruw yi?

Ɔhyerɛn sɛ owia;

Ɔte sɛ asraafodɔm a wɔahyia wɔ wɔn frankaa ase; wuhu no a, na woabɔ birim.’”+

11 “Misian kɔɔ atea* turom+

Kɔhwɛɛ nnua a afefɛw wɔ subon mu,

Mekɔhwɛe sɛ bobe afefɛw anaa,

Mekɔhwɛe sɛ granate akutu nnua agu nhwiren anaa.

12 Bere a m’ani baa me ho so no,

Na ahwehwɛ-ahwehwɛ*

De me akopue me man adehye* nteaseɛnam so.”

San bra, san bra ɛ!

Bra ma yɛnhwɛ w’ahoɔfɛ!”