Solomon Dwom
8 “Menyae a, anka wote sɛ me nuabarima,
Me nuabarima a ɔnom me maame nufo.
Anka mehu wo abɔnten a, mɛfe w’ano,+
Na obiara remmu me animtia.
4 O Yerusalem mma mmaa, meka ntam gu mo so sɛ:
Monnkanyan ɔdɔ wɔ me mu kɔsi sɛ ne berɛ bɛso.”+
5 “Hwan na ɔfiri serɛ so reba,
A ne tiri da ne dɔfo so yi?”
“Aprɛ dua ase na menyanee wo.
Ɛhɔ na awoɔ kaa wo maame.
Ɛhɔ na awoɔ kaa deɛ ɔwoo wo no.
6 Fa me yɛ ahyɛnsodeɛ to w’akoma so,
Na fa me si wo basa so sɛ ahyɛnsodeɛ,
Ɛfiri sɛ ɔdɔ ho yɛ den te sɛ owuo,+
Na sɛ obi de n’akoma ma obi a, ɛte sɛ deɛ Adamena* kura adeɛ mu; ɛnnyaa mu da.
Ɛte sɛ egya a ɛredɛre buruburuburu, Yah* gyaframa.+
Sɛ ɔbarima bi de ne fie agyapadeɛ nyinaa mpo ma sɛ ɔde bɛtɔ ɔdɔ a,
Wɔbɛbu no* adehunu koraa.”
Ɛda a obi bɛbisa n’ase no,
Deɛn na yɛbɛyɛ ama yɛn nuabaa yi?”
9 “Sɛ ɔyɛ fasuo a,
Yɛde dwetɛ bɛsi abantenten asi ne so,
Na sɛ ɔyɛ ɛpono a,
Yɛde sida dua ntaaboɔ bɛbram n’akyi.”
10 “Meyɛ ɔfasuo,
Na me nufo te sɛ abantenten.
Enti n’ani so deɛ,
Mete sɛ obi a n’asom adwo no.
11 Ná Solomon wɔ bobefuo* bi+ wɔ Baal-Hamon.
Ɔde bobefuo no maa ahwɛfoɔ.
Na sɛ wɔte so aba a, wɔn mu biara de nnwetɛbena apem ba.
12 Mewɔ me bobefuo; ɛyɛ me ara me dea.
Nnwetɛbena apem* no yɛ wo dea, O Solomon,
Na ahanu yɛ wɔn a wɔhwɛ bobefuo aba no so no dea.”
Ma me nso mente wo nne.”+