Atsɔɔ yiŋtoo ni yɔɔ Abɛi awolo lɛ sɛɛ yɛ nɛkɛ hiɛkpamɔ wiemɔi nɛɛ amli: “Israel maŋtsɛ Salomo, David bi lɛ, abɛi nɛ: Ní akɛle nii kɛ tsɔsemɔ, ní akɛnu wiemɔi ni jwɛŋmɔ yɔɔ mli ashishi; ní akɛná tsɔsemɔ ni tsɔɔ mɔ nilee, kɛ jalɛ kɛ kojomɔ kɛ nɔ ni ja gbɛ; ní akɛtsɔɔ mɛi ni nako jwɛŋmɔ lɛ ahiɛtɛ̃ɛ, kɛ oblanyo hu nilee kɛ jwɛŋmɔ.” (Wɔma efã ko nɔ mi.)​—Abɛi 1:​1-⁠4.

Nilee ji nibii babaoo ni akɛfutu, ní sane shishinumɔ, sɛɛyoomɔ, hiɛtɛ̃ɛ kɛ jwɛŋmɔŋ nyɛmɔ fata he.[11] Sane shishinumɔ ji nyɛmɔ ni akɛnaa saji anaa ni akɛyɔseɔ bɔ ni eji kɛtsɔ efãi srɔtoi ni tsara ni aaafee lɛ ekome lɛ nɔ, kɛkɛ lɛ, ayoo sɛɛ.[12] Sɛɛyoomɔ biɔ sanesɛɛkɔmɔ ni akɛ susuɔ nii ahe kɛ sane shishinumɔ ni akɛleɔ nɔ hewɔ ni nifeemɔ ko ja loo ejaaa.[13] Ákɛ nɔkwɛmɔnɔ lɛ, mɔ ni yɔɔ sane shishinumɔ lɛ baanyɛ ana beni mɔ ko miiya he ko ni ejaaa, ni ekolɛ ebaabɔ lɛ kɔkɔ amrɔ nɔŋŋ akɛ oshara yɛ jɛmɛ. Shi ebiɔ sɛɛyoomɔ yɛ egbɛfaŋ koni ekɛnu nɔ hewɔ ni gbɔmɔ lɛ yaa jɛmɛ lɛ shishi koni ena gbɛ ni hi fe fɛɛ ni eeetsɔ nɔ eye ebua lɛ.