1 «Wunɛ ɗîy nɛ sɔsɔ, wunɛ tî kel kimɔ mɛkele kɛ misi mɛ ɓomɔ, nɛ́ ɓo ɓɛŋ ɗete yí tɔndɔ nɛ wunɛ na. Ŋgɛ wunɛ kelɛ ɗete, ko wunɛ tí ɓɛ nɛ sol kɛ mɛɓɔ mɛ Saŋgwɛ wun te ɛ ɗiyɛ kɛ ɗyoɓɔ kɔ na. 2 Kɛ ŋgimɔ te yi wɛ kɛ kelɔ ŋgay nɛ buka ɓomɔ, wɛ tî paŋ pa jembɔ jembɔ kɛ numbu kɛ mbɔmbu ɓomɔ nda yi ɓotu ɓe likisi ɗiki kelɔ kɛ mɛmbanjɔ mɛwesiɗya mɛ Ɓeyudɛn nɛ̀ kɛ ɓoku mɛnje kɛ̀ nɔ kɛ́ na. Ɓo kél ɗete, nɛ́ ɓomɔ lukse nɛ ɓo. Gbakasi yi mi lɛpɛ nyɛ wunɛ kɛ́: Sol te yi ɓa̧ nde, ɓo ɓɛ̂ki nɔ kɛ́, ɓo ma dolɔ yo kɛ yite. 3 Yo nde, ŋgɛ wɛ kɛ̀ nyɛ buka mumɔ yasi, ɓɔ wɔ ɛ gare tî dukwɛ yasi te yi mbam ɓɔ kelɛ kɛ́ na. 4 Yo kêlnaŋgwɛ ɗete, nɛ́ nyɛna yasi te yi wɛ nyɛ kɛ́ kwaŋna kɛ sɔ. Ɗete, sɔŋgwɛ ɛ ɓɛŋɛ yasi te yi kwaŋna sɔɗyate kɔ ta duwɛ yɔkiɗye yo nyɛ wɛ.»

5 «Ŋgɛ wunɛ ŋgwɛta nɛ Njambiyɛ, nɛ tî kel nda yi ɓotu ɓe likisi ɗiki kelɔ kɛ́ na. Ɓo kwáɗyikwɛ tɛmɛ tɛma kɛ mɛmbanjɔ mɛwesiɗya mɛ Ɓeyudɛn nɛ̀ kɛ ɓoku mɛnje ŋgwɛta nɛ Njambiyɛ, nɛ́ ɓomɔ ɓɛŋ ɓo. Gbakasi yi mi lɛpɛ nyɛ wunɛ kɛ́: Sol te yi ɓa̧ nde, ɓo ɓɛ̂ki nɔ kɛ́, ɓo ma dolɔ yo kɛ yite. 6 Yo nde, ŋgɛ wɛ kɛ̀ ŋgwɛta nɛ Njambiyɛ, nyiŋa toŋgari yɔ ndaɗyɛ numɛy ŋgwɛta nɛ Sɔŋgwɛ womɛte kɛ sɔ. Ɗete, Sɔŋgwɛ ɛ ɓɛŋɛ yasi te yi kwaŋna sɔɗyate kɔ ta duwɛ yɔkiɗye yo nyɛ wɛ.

7 «Ŋgɛ wɛ ŋgwɛta nɛ Njambiyɛ, wɛ tî ɓuɗyukwɛ lɛpi nɛ ndambu ndambu nda yi ɓotu ɓete ɓe yeti kɛ duwɛ Njambiyɛ kelɛ kɛ́ na. Kɛto ɓo táka nde, ŋgɛ ɓo lɛpina ɓuɗyate, yite Njambiyɛ ta yeŋsa kɛ mɛŋgwɛta man. 8 Wunɛ tî ɓekiɗyaŋgwɛ nɛ ɓo na, kɛto Saŋgwɛ wun sima duwɛ yasi te yi wunɛ kwaɗyɛ piŋɔ te yi wunɛ tì pa diyɛ nyɛ na. 9 «Ɗete, ŋgɛ wunɛ ŋgwɛta nɛ Njambiyɛ, wunɛ lɛ̂pi ɗekɛ:

16 «Ŋgɛ wunɛ kiyɛ mɛɗye yí kanɔ nɛ Njambiyɛ, wunɛ tî kel mɛmbɔlɛ nde, wunɛ nɛ ŋgambi nda yi ɓotu ɓe likisi ɗiki kelɔ, tiŋɔ mɛŋgembi nɛ siɓiɓi ɗiyɔ nɔ, nɛ́ ɓomɔ taki nde, ɓo kɛ kiyɔ mɛɗye yí kanɔ nɛ Njambiyɛ kɛ́ na. Gbakasi yi mi lɛpɛ nyɛ wunɛ kɛ́: Sol te yi ɓa̧ nde, ɓo ɓɛ̂ki nɔ kɛ́, ɓo ma dolɔ yo kɛ yite. 17 Ma ŋgɛ wɛ kiyɛ yɔ mɛɗye yí kanɔ nɛ Njambiyɛ, weya misi lɔmbɛ lɔbinda kɛ to, 18 kambɔ ɓomɔ mɛ nje duwɛ nde, wɛ kɛ kiyɔ mɛɗye. Ma ndi sɔŋgwɛ ɛ ɗiyɛ womɛte kɛ sɔ kɔ kɛ duwɛ. Ɗete nyɛ, mɔ te ɛ ɓɛŋɛ yasi te yi kwaŋna sɔɗyate kɔ ta duwɛ yɔkiɗye yo nyɛ wɛ.

19 «Wunɛ tî ndɛm kusuku komɔ kɛ mɛnɛti maka kɛ mbɛy te yi ɓenya nɛ̀ ŋgalma ɓekiɗye kɛ́ na, kɛ mbɛy te yi ɓotu ɓeguɓɔ lekɛ tu̧ ɓu̧ yo kɛ́ na. 20 Yasi wɛtɛ, wunɛ ndɛ̂m kusuku komɔ kɛ ɗyoɓɔ kɛ mbɛy te yi ɓenya nɛ̀ ŋgalma tí ɓekiɗye kɛ́, kɛ mbɛy te yi ɓotu ɓeguɓɔ tí lekɛ tu̧ ɓu̧ kɛ́. 21 Kɛto kɛ mbɛy te yi kusuku yɔ ɗiyɛ kɛte, temɔ yɔ sendi womɛte.

22 «Misi yo nda lambo kɛ yi mumɔ. Ŋgɛ misi mɔ ɓɛŋna kimɔte, yotu yɔ hɛnɛ kɛ mɔy mɛjasi. 23 Ma ŋgɛ misi mɔ ti ɓɛ́ŋna kimɔte na, yotu yɔ hɛnɛ ta ɓɛ kɛ mɔy yitil. ’Ŋgɛ ɓɛ nde, mɛjasi mɛte yi ɗiyɛ kɛ yotu kɛ́ mɛ yitil, komɛte, yitil te yite má nje yindɔ ɓa nan?

24 «Kiya mumɔ wɛtɛ ti yaka ɓɛ nɛ ɓemasa yiɓa na. Ho a ta ɓenɔ wɛtɛ, kwaɗyɛ mbaŋa, ho a ta wokuna nɛ wɛtɛ, yɛliyɛ mbaŋa. Wunɛ ti yaka kelɔ Njambiyɛ mɛsay, ɓeŋgwɛ sendi kasi kusuku na. 25 Ɗete, mi kɛ lɛpɔ nyɛ wunɛ nde: Nɛ tî gwaki kaŋ kɛ joŋgwɛ ɗyun kɛ kasi mɛɗye ho kɛ kasi yasi te yi wunɛ ta hɔɓiye ho gwe kaŋ yotu yun kɛ kasi mɛlɛŋgwe na. ’Joŋgwɛ ti kwa̧ ka mɛɗye? ’Yotu ti kwa̧ ka lambɔ? 26 Wunɛ pâŋ pa ɓɛŋɛ ɓenɔn ɓete ɓe jɛ nɛ kwey ɓaka. Ɓo ti ɓɛ́ki mbɛki ho soŋɛ nyambi kɛ ŋgwaŋ ndɛmɔ nyɛ kɛ mɛndam na. Ma ko ɗete, sɔŋgwɛ wun te ɛ ɗiyɛ kɛ ɗyoɓɔ kɔ kɛ nyɛ ɓo mɛɗye. ’Yeti wunɛ kwa̧ ka yun ɓo mɛtu gɔmay na? 27 Mɔ te nda kɛ njoka yun yakama sɛwɗye mɛtu mɛ joŋgwɛ ɗyenɛ ko nɛ mbɛt kɛto gwena kaŋ te yi nyɛ nɔ kɛ́? 28 Ŋgɛ ɓɛ ɗete, kɛto ŋge yi wunɛ nje gwe kaŋ kɛ kasi mɛlambɔ kɛ́? Wunɛ ɓɛ̂ŋa nda yi mɛmbunjɔ ju̧ nɔ kɛ́. Mɛmbunjɔ yeti kɛ kelɔ yiŋa mɛsay ho sa mɛlambɔ na. 29 Ko ɗete, mi kɛ lɛpɔ nyɛ wunɛ nde: Ko kumande Salomɔŋ nɛ nyaŋgwɛ ɗiyɔ mɛluksa mɛnɛ tì lɛŋɛ yiŋa kpasa kimɔ lambɔ nda njam mɛmbunjɔ maka wɛtɛ nɛ wɛtɛ na. 30 Wuy, tikina temɔ te yi wunɛ tikɛ kɛ yi Njambiyɛ kɛ́ gba ɗekɛ nɛ mbɛt. Ma ŋgɛ Njambiyɛ nyɛ kimɔ njam nyɛ mɛmbunjɔ mɛte yi likɔ yi ɗiyɛ ndi muka, nɛmɛnɔ ɓo ɓoŋma ɓetɛ kɛ ɗitɛ kɛ́, ’suŋgwa nɛ wunɛ? ’A ta ɗiyɔ ka kinɛ lɛnje wunɛ lambɔ na? 31 Ma ɗete, nɛ tî gwaki kaŋ yaŋa lɛpɔ nde: ‹Hɛ ta ɗye ɓa ŋge? Hɛ ta hɔɓiye ɓa ŋge? Hɛ ta lɛŋɛ ɓa ŋge?› na. 32 Yo nde, yo ɓotu ɓete ɓe yeti kɛ duwɛ Njambiyɛ ɓaka sa̧ mɛyasi mɛte yinɔri hɛnɛ. Saŋgwɛ wun te ɛ ɗiyɛ kɛ ɗyoɓɔ kɔ duwa̧ nde, wunɛ yâkaŋgwɛ ɓɛ nɛ mɛyasi mɛte kɛ joŋgwɛ ɗyun. 33 Wunɛ kânda gɔsɔ *Kandɔ te yi Njambiyɛ nɛ̀ ŋgbeŋ mɛkele mɛnɛ, ɗete a má nje dokiɗye mɛyasi mɛte yiri hɛnɛ kɛ to te nyɛ wunɛ. 34 Ɗete, wunɛ tî gwaki kaŋ yasi te yi ta kwaŋna nɛmɛnɔ kɛ́ na. Yesɔ te ɛ nɛmɛnɔ ta gwe kaŋ yotu te yenɛ, kɛto yesɔ hɛnɛ kɛ soɓɛ mapi mɛbɔnɛ mɛte yenɛ.