1 “Fan baa fan da sʋ kɛ fan man waa fanɛ adanbɩrasa asa ansi sʋ, kɛ ba nyɛ wu fanɛ. Nɩɩ fan kan waa kanɩn mʋ, fan mɛɛ yɛ fan nyɛ kʋkɔka lɩɩ fanɛ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ bʋ sʋsʋ mʋ asɛ.

2 “Ɩmʋ sʋ nɩɩ fʋ kan kɛɛ otiripu atɔ mʋ, man taa da kibonbon fɛɛ kanan mʋ nɩɩ nnɔ nnyɔ‐nnyɔ wuya ana mʋ bɛɛ waa kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ ɩgyaŋɛkpa yɛ agbenbi sʋ kɛ asa ba nyɛ yɩn bamʋ mʋ. N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin fɛɛ ba tɛɛ wʋla nyɛ bamʋ kʋkɔka lʋwɛ. 3 Amaa nɩɩ fʋ kan kɛɛ atiripu afulee mʋ, man yɛgɛ fʋ‐bɩna kɩbaa ɔ bɩɩ kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ fu gyisa kɩbaa mʋ waa mʋ, 4 kɛ fʋ kakɛɛ ɩ waa asiiri tɔ. Saamʋ fʋ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ee wu kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ fɩɩ waa asiiri tɔ mʋ, ii biti ɔ ka fʋ kʋkɔ.

5 “Nɩɩ fɛn kan fɛn kʋlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ mʋ, fan man waa fɛɛ nnɔ nnyɔ‐nnyɔ wuya ana mʋ, lɩɩ fɛɛ bee biti kɩyɩlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ ɩgyaŋɛkpa yɛ agbenbi nkpankyɛɛrɛ bɛɛ kʋlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ, kɛ asa ba nyɛ wu bamʋ. N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin fɛɛ, ba wʋla nyɛ bamʋ kʋkɔka lʋwɛ. 6 Amaa nɩɩ fʋ kan fɩɩ kʋlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ mʋ, loo fu obu to kɛ fu tii, kɛ fʋ kʋlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ sa fʋ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔkʋ mee wu mʋ mʋ. Saamʋ fʋ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ee wu kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ fɩɩ waa asiiri tɔ mʋ, ii biti ɔ ka fʋ kʋkɔ. 7 Nɩɩ fan kan fen kʋlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ mʋ, fan man tɔwɛ ntɔwɛ bʋnswɩɩsa mʋ nɩɩ ɩ man sʋ kasɛ fɛɛ ɩdakpa asunpu lɛɛ mʋ. Lɩɩ fɛɛ bɛɛ fɛ nfɛɛrɛ nɩn fɛɛ bamʋ kʋkʋlɛ bʋnswɩɩsa mʋ, ii biti ɩ yɛgɛ kɛ ɩ ba tɔ sa bamʋ. 8 Ɩmʋ sʋ fan man waa fɛɛ bamʋ, lɩɩ fɛɛ fanɛ‐Sɛ nyi kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ kii tiri fanɛ pɔyɩ nɩɩ fɛn kʋlɛ mʋ mʋ.

9 “Nɩɩ fen biti fan kʋlɛ kabwaarɛ‐kʋlɛ mʋ, falɛ nɩɩ ɩ dagaa fan maa tɔwɛ.

16 “Nɩɩ fan kan waa noŋmina mʋ, fan man waa fanɛ ansi tɔ kʋwɛɛ kuwu fɛɛ kanan mʋ nɩɩ nnɔ nnyɔ‐nnyɔ wuya ana bɛɛ waa mʋ. Bɛɛ nyaaŋɛ bamʋ ansi tɔ kɛ asa ba nyɛ wu yɛ ba ŋmina kɔnɔ. N tɔwɛ fanɛ kesintin fɛɛ ba wʋla nyɛ bamʋ kʋkɔka lʋwɛ. 17 Amaa nɩɩ fʋ kan ŋmina kɔnɔ mʋ, fwɩɩ fu ansi tɔ, sʋswa nfɔ kɛ fʋ sɛyɩ fu kumu tɔ. 18 Saamʋ, asa ba mɛɛ yɛ ba wu fɛɛ fu ŋmina kɔnɔ, amɔɔ fʋ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔkʋ mee wu mʋ mʋ nkʋn. Fʋ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ee wu kʋtɔ mʋ nɩɩ fɩɩ waa asiri tɔ, ii biti ɔ ka fʋ kʋkɔ.

19 “Fan man kʋʋla kapatɩyɛ yɩla kasɛ sʋ nfɩɩ sa fanɛ n‐yɩɩ, nfɩɩ nɩmʋ nɩɩ ɩtabɩrɩta yɛ nkandɩra ii nyita ɩmʋ, nɩɩ ayu bee loo bee yuuri ɩmʋ. 20 Amaa fan kʋʋla kapatɩyɛ yɩla sʋsʋ sa fanɛ n‐yɩɩ, katɩn mʋ nɩɩ ɩtabɩrɩta yɛ nkadʋrɔ ɩ mɛɛ taalɛ nyita ɩmʋ, nɩɩ ayu ba mɛɛ taalɛ loo naa yuuri ɩmʋ. 21 Lɩɩ fɛɛ katɩn mʋ nɩɩ fʋ kapatɩyɛ bʋ mʋ, tʋtɔ nɩɩ fʋ nfɛɛrɛ gbaa ɩ bʋ.

22 “Nyɩmɩsa ansi ɩ gyɛ mʋ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ mʋ fɩtɩla. Nɩɩ fu ansi ɩ kan ɩ bʋrɔn bɩrɛ, fʋ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ mʋ kpini gyɛ ɩŋmaŋɛsa nɩn. 23 Amaa nɩɩ fu ansi ɩ kan ɩ man bʋrɔn bɩrɛ, fʋ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ mʋ kpini bʋ kitentenbiri tɔ nɩn. Ɩmʋ sʋ nɩɩ fɩtɩla mʋ nɩɩ kɩ bʋ fʋ tɔ mʋ gyɛ kitentenbiri mʋ, ii biti ɩ waa kitentenbiri tumm.

24 “Ɔkʋ ɩ gyɛ ɔkʋ mɛɛ taalɛ sun anyɩrɩpɛ anyɔ. Ee biti o kisi ɔkʋ kɛ ɔ nyɛ kebiti sa ɔkʋ, abɛɛ ee biti ɔ nyɛ saŋa sa ɔkʋ kɛ ɔ yɛgɛ ɔkʋ. Fan mɛɛ taalɛ sun Ɩbwaarɛ maa afulee.

25 “Ɩmʋ sʋ n tɔwɛ fanɛ yɛ, fan man yɛgɛ fanɛ nkpa yɛ agyitɔ mʋ nɩɩ fen biti fan gyii, abɛɛ ɩmʋ nɩɩ fen nuu, abɛɛ fanɛ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ yɛ atɔ bunsa asɩn ɩ tɔɔrɔɔ fanɛ. Nkpa ɩ man kyɔ agyitɔ abɛɛ? Nɩɩ kayɩɩ‐wʋlɛ mɔɔ man kyɔ atɔ bunsa? 26 Fan kɩɩ nbwiibi mʋ nɩɩ ba bʋ afuu tɔ mʋ, be mee duu nɩɩ ba mɛɛ tɩŋɛ, nɩɩ ba mɛɛ kʋʋla agyitɔ bɛɛ gyaga agyan sʋ, amaa fanɛ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ bʋ sʋsʋ mʋ ɩɩ sa bamʋ agyitɔ. Fanɛ asɩn ɩ man tiri ɩ kyɔ bamʋ nɩn abɛɛ? 27 Fanɛ tɔ ɔmɔɔ nɩɩ asɩn ɩ maa tɔɔrɔɔ mʋ sʋ mʋ, nɩɩ ɛɛ taalɛ taa kerefi kʋlʋn tii mʋ nkpa sʋ?

28 “Nɩɩ mɩnɛ ɩ waa nɩɩ atɔ bunsa asɩn ɩ tɔɔrɔɔ fanɛ? Fan kɩɩ kanan mʋ nɩɩ iyu ntʋtʋlɛ ɩ dan mʋ. I mee sun kusun nɩɩ ɩ mɛɛ lʋʋ atɔ bunsa ɩ sa ɩmʋ n‐yɩɩ. 29 Amaa n tɔwɛ fanɛ yɛ, halɩɩ Owura Solomon maa mʋ atɔ bunsa danbɩrasa kpini mʋ, ɩ man bʋrɔn fʋʋ ntʋtʋlɛ mʋ. 30 Nɩɩ falɛ nɩɩ Ɩbwaarɛ ɩɩ lɔŋɔ afitiri mʋ nɩɩ ndaga ɩ bʋ tɔ, nɩɩ ɔkɛ bɛɛ taa ɩmʋ funti waa fʋlɔn tɔ mʋ, mɩnɛ waa nɩɩ ɔ mɛɛ yɛ ɔ sa fanɛ atɔ bunsa kʋkyɔ? O, fanɛ kɩkɔɔlɛ‐gyii kɩ man kyɔ? 31 Ɩmʋ sʋ fan man tɔɔrɔɔ fanɛ n‐yɩɩ fɛn taasɛ yɛ, ‘Mɩnɛ nɩɩ an biti a gyii?’ abɛɛ ‘Mɩnɛ nɩɩ an biti a nuu?’ abɛɛ ‘Mɩnɛ nɩɩ an biti a bun?’ 32 Bamʋ nɩɩ be mee nyi Ɩbwaarɛ mʋ falɛ atɔ kpini sʋ nɩɩ bamʋ ansi ɩ payɩ. Nɩɩ fanɛ‐Sɛ mʋ nɩɩ ɔ bʋ sʋsʋ mʋ nyi fɛɛ falɛ atɔ nɩmʋ maa tiri fanɛ.

33 “Amaa fan gyankpaa kɩɩ biti Ɩbwaarɛ kuwura‐gyii mʋ ɩkpa yɛ mʋ ɩkpa kikyiigisa mʋ, kɛ ɔ taa atɔ nɩmʋ kpini tii sʋ sa fanɛ. 34 Kanɩn sʋ fan man tɔɔrɔɔ fanɛ n‐yɩɩ lɩɩ atɔ mʋ nɩɩ ii biti ɩ ba ɔkɛ. Fan yɛgɛ ɔkɛ atɔ ɩ kɩɩ ɩmʋ gbaa‐gbaa ɩmʋ asɩn tirisa sʋ.