Solomon Dwom
6 “Mmea mu ɔhoɔfɛfo,+ ɛhe na wo dɔfo kɔ? Ɛhe na wo dɔfo de n’ani akyerɛ? Kyerɛ yɛn na yɛne wo nyinaa nkɔhwehwɛ no.”
2 “Me dɔfo kɔ ne turo mu,+ baabi a aduhuam akofi wɔ.+ Ɔrekɔhwɛ ne nguan+ wɔ nturo no mu na watetew sukooko. 3 Mewɔ hɔ ma me dɔfo, na me dɔfo wɔ hɔ ma me.+ Ɔhwɛ ne nguan+ wɔ sukooko mu.”
4 “O me komam hemmaa,+ wo ho yɛ fɛ te sɛ Anika Kurow,*+ wo ho twa te sɛ Yerusalem,+ na wo ho yɛ hu te sɛ asraafodɔm+ a wɔahyia wɔn frankaa ase.+ 5 Yi w’ani+ fi m’anim na egyigye me. Wo nhwi te sɛ mmirekyi a wɔresian fi Gilead.+ 6 Wo sẽ te sɛ nguan a wofi aguaree aba, nguan a wɔn nyinaa awowo nta a obiara ba nwui.+ 7 W’asontɔrem te sɛ granate akutu a wɔapae mu abien, wo nkataanim mu.+ 8 Ahemmaa aduosia ne ayefam aduɔwɔtwe ne mmabaa a wonni ano wɔ hɔ.+ 9 Nanso obiako pɛ ne m’aborɔnoma+ a odi mũ.+ Ɔno na ɔda ne maame koma so, ne nã a ɔkyem woo no no ba a asɛm nni ne ho. Mmabaa hu no na woyi no ayɛ; ahemmaa ne ayefam hu no na wɔkamfo no sɛ,+ 10 ‘Ɔbea+ bɛn na ɔhwɛ fam te sɛ adekyee,+ ne ho yɛ fɛ te sɛ ɔsram a atwa puruw,+ ɔhyerɛn te sɛ owia,+ na ne ho yɛ hu te sɛ asraafodɔm a wɔahyia wɔn frankaa ase yi?’”+
11 “Mekɔɔ atea* turom+ kɔhwɛɛ nnua a afefɛw subon mu.+ Mekɔhwɛe sɛ bobe afefɛw na granate akutu nnua agu nhwiren anaa.+ 12 M’ani baa me ho so no, na me kra de me akɔtena me man ayamyefo nteaseɛnam mu.”
13 “San bra, san bra, O Sulamit! San bra ɛ, san bra na yɛnhwɛ wo!”+
“Dɛn koraa na muhu wɔ Sulamit ho?”+
“Biribi a ɛte sɛ akuw abien asaw!”