Eklezɩyasɩtɩ

6 Mantasɩ naʋ asɛyʋʋ lɛɛkʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ,* nɛ kɩlakɩ ɛyaa hɛkʋ taa ɖoŋ ɖoŋ: 2 Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ haɣ ɛyʋ ñɩm, tomnaɣ yɔɔ wondu nɛ samtʋ se ɛtaatɛɖɩ mbʋ e-liu wɛɛ yɔ pɩ-taa nabʋyʋ;* ɛlɛ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ ɛɛhaɣ-ɩ waɖɛ se ɛnɩɩ pɩtɩŋa mbʋ yɔ pi-leleŋ, ŋgʋ ɛgɔm ñapɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛnɩɩ pi-leleŋ. Pɩkɛ falaa nɛ kʋñɔŋ sɔsɔʋ. 3 Ye abalʋ ɛwɛnɩ piya 100 nɛ ɛcaɣ wezuu pɩnzɩ sakɩyɛ nɛ ɛkpadɩyɩ, ɛlɛ ɛtɩnɩɩ* wondu kɩbandʋ ndʋ ɛwɛna yɔ ti-leleŋ pʋcɔ nɛ etii pɩlaʋ taa yɔ,* mɔntɔŋ se pɩɣa ŋga kasɩba pʋcɔ nɛ palʋlʋʋ-kɛ yɔ kɛwɛ weewee nɛ pɩkɩlɩ-ɩ.+ 4 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɩɣa ŋga kɔkɔm falaa, nɛ kɛɖɛɛ cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa, pohuuzi ka-hɩɖɛ yɔɔ cɩkpɛndʋʋ taa. 5 Paa katɩna wɩsɩ wiɖiyi nɛ kana, nɛ katɩtɩlɩ nabʋyʋ yɔ, kɛwɛ weewee* nɛ pɩkɩlɩ abalʋ ɛnʋ.+ 6 Ye ɛyʋ ɛcaɣ wezuu pɩnzɩ 2 000 ɛlɛ ɛtɩnɩɩ leleŋ nɩɩyɩ yɔ, kɛzɛɣa ŋga ɛwɛna? Pa-tɩŋa paawoki ɖoli kʋɖʋm yaa we?+

7 Tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ nɖɩ payɩ ɛyʋ lakɩ yɔ, e-lotu yɔɔ yɔɔ ɛlakɩ-ɖɩ;+ ɛlɛ ɛɛhakɩ* wiɖiyi kaaʋ. 8 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ lɔŋsɩnɖʋ wɛnɩ we nɛ pɩkpaɖɩ kɩmɛlɛŋ?+ Nɛ kʋñɔndʋ tɩlʋʋ ɛzɩma ɛla nɛ ehiɣ mbʋ pɩpɔzʋʋ-ɩ nɛ ɛcaɣ wezuu yɔ* pɩwazɩɣ-ɩ we? 9 Pɩwɛ weewee se ɛyʋ ɛnɩɩ leleŋ mbʋ ɛ-ɛsa naɣ yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ nɛ pɩkɩlɩ se eyotuu nɛ ɛɖʋʋ mbʋ e-liu wɛɛ yɔ pɩ-wayɩ.* Pʋbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pɩkɛ falaa, pɩkɛ helim wayɩ seu.

10 Mbʋ payɩ pɩwɛɛ yɔ, paatɛm-pʋ hɩɖɛ haʋ, nɛ pasɩm mbʋ ɛyʋ kɛnaa yɔ; nɛ ɛyʋ ɛɛpɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛlʋbɩnɩ weyi ɛkpaɖɩ-ɩ ɖoŋ yɔ.* 11 Tɔm* ɛɖɔ sakɩyɛ yɔ, mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ tɩɩwɛɣnɩ wazaɣ nakɛyɛ; nɛ kɛzɛɣa ŋga tɩkɔŋnɩ ɛyʋ? 12 Asɩm mbʋ pɩwɛ weewee se ɛyʋ ɛla e-wezuu caɣʋ kɩyakɩŋ pazɩ weyi ɩkɛ falaa nɛ ɩɖɛɣ ɛzɩ kuzotuu yɔ+ ɩ-taa yɔ? Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ apɩzɩɣ nɛ eheyi ɛyʋ mbʋ pɩkaɣ labʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ* ɛ-sɩm wayɩ yɔ?