Abɛi
1 David+ binuu Solomon,+ Israel maŋtsɛ lɛ,+ abɛi nɛ:
2 Abɛi nɛɛ hãa mɔ hiɛ kãa shi,+ ni etsɔseɔ mɔ;
Ehãa anuɔ wiemɔi ni jwɛŋmɔ yɔɔ mli lɛ ashishi;
3 Etsɔseɔ+ mɔ koni eyoo nii asɛɛ,
Ele nɔ ni ja,+ ekpɛ yiŋ jogbaŋŋ,*+ ni efee nɔ ni ja;
5 Hiɛshikalɔ boɔ toi, ni no hãa ekaseɔ nii kɛfataa enilee he;+
Nuu ni nuɔ nii ashishi lɛ náa kudɔmɔ kpakpa*+
6 Koni enu abɛ kɛ wiemɔ ni shishinumɔ wa* shishi,
Kɛ hiɛshikalɔi awiemɔi kɛ amɛjenui ashishi.+
7 Yehowa gbeyeishemɔ* ji nɔ klɛŋklɛŋ ni hãa mɔ náa nilee.*+
Kwashiai* pɛ gbeɔ hiɛshikamɔ kɛ tsɔsemɔ he guɔ.+
10 Mibi,* kɛ́ eshafeelɔi miilaka bo lɛ, kaabo amɛ toi.+
11 Kɛ́ amɛkɛɛ bo akɛ: “Ba wɔtee.
Ba ni wɔyatee wɔhe koni wɔshwie lá shi.
Wɔbaatee wɔhe koni wɔye mɛi ni efeko nɔ ko lɛ awui.
12 Wɔbaami amɛ hiɛkãalɔi tamɔ Gbonyobu* miɔ mɛi lɛ,
Wɔbaami amɛ emuu, tamɔ mɛi ni kpelekeɔ shi kɛyaa bu lɛ mli lɛ.
13 Wɔbaashɔ̃ amɛjwetrii ni jara wa lɛ fɛɛ;
Wɔkɛ ta mli nii baawo wɔshĩai amli obɔbɔ.
15 Mibi,* kaanyiɛ amɛsɛɛ.
16 Ejaakɛ amɛnaji joɔ foi kɛyaa efɔŋfeemɔ mli;
Amɛhe feɔ oya kɛshwieɔ lá shi.+
17 Kɛ́ okɛ yaa miitsɔ loofɔlɔ tsɔne be ni eena lɛ, oduŋ lɛ kɔkɔɔkɔ.
18 No hewɔ ni mɛnɛɛmɛi teɔ amɛhe koni amɛshwie lá shi lɛ;
No hewɔ ni amɛteɔ amɛhe koni amɛkpãtã mɛi awala* hiɛ lɛ.
20 Anɔkwa hiɛshikamɔ+ miibo waa yɛ gbɛjegbɛ lɛ nɔ.+
Eewó egbee nɔ yɛ henaabuamɔhei lɛ.*+
21 Eebo waa yɛ gbɛjegbɛi ni nɔ efee hoo lɛ akoji* lɛ anaa.
Eebo waa yɛ maŋ lɛ agbói lɛ anaa eekɛɛ:+
22 “Nyɛ mɛi ni nyɛjwɛŋmɔ esako, mɛɛ be nɔŋŋ nyɛaasumɔ buulufeemɔ kɛyashi?
Nyɛ hefɛoyelɔi, mɛɛ be nɔŋŋ nyɛaaná hefɛoyeli he miishɛɛ kɛyashi?
Ni nyɛ kwashiai, mɛɛ be nɔŋŋ nyɛaagbe nilee he guɔ kɛyashi?+
23 Kɛ́ mijaje nyɛ lɛ, nyɛkpɛlɛa.*+
24 Ejaakɛ mibo mitsɛ nyɛ shii abɔ, shi nyɛfooo midaaŋ,
Mikpã minine mli, shi mɔ ko mɔ ko efooo mli,+
25 Nyɛkuɔ nyɛhiɛ nyɛshwieɔ miŋaawoi lɛ fɛɛ anɔ,
Ni kɛ́ mijaje nyɛ hu, nyɛkpɛlɛɛɛ,
26 No hewɔ lɛ, mi hu maŋmɔ nyɛ, kɛ́ sane fɔŋ banina nyɛ,
Maye nyɛhe fɛo, kɛ́ nɔ ni nyɛsheɔ he gbeyei lɛ ba,+
27 Kɛ́ nɔ ni nyɛsheɔ he gbeyei lɛ ba tamɔ ahum,
Ni sane fɔŋ banina nyɛ tamɔ kɔɔyɔɔ ni naa wa,
Ni haomɔ kɛ naagba ba nyɛnɔ lɛ.
28 Amɛbaabo amɛtsɛ mi yɛ nakai beiaŋ, shi mihereŋ amɛ nɔ;
Amɛbaatao mi kɛ hiɛdɔɔ, shi amɛnaŋ mi,+
29 Ejaakɛ amɛgbe nilee he guɔ,+
30 Amɛbooo ŋaa ni miwo amɛ lɛ eko eko toi;
Amɛgbe jajemɔ ni mijaje amɛ lɛ fɛɛ he guɔ.
31 No hewɔ lɛ, amɛbaakpa nɔ ni amɛdu lɛ,*+
Ni nɔ ni baajɛ amɛŋaatsɔi lɛ amli kɛba lɛ baaye amɛ awui.*
32 Ejaakɛ gbɛ fɔŋ ni mɛi ni jwɛŋmɔ esako lɛ ekɔ lɛ, no nɔŋŋ baagbe amɛ,
Ni susumɔ ni kwashiai hiɛ akɛ amɛyɛ shweshweeshwe lɛ, no nɔŋŋ baakpãtã amɛhiɛ.