Amor de casal
O amor de casal é celebrado na Bíblia como dom sagrado. O Cântico dos Cânticos exalta a beleza do amor conjugal — íntimo, exclusivo e forte como a morte.
M’emfa okyɛ, bɔ k’àbekal baal buaal wɛ, ayii kɛn a mbuul ngɔmɔ̃." Oŋɔ̃ yɔɔl kwɛn b’ebvool Nziã, mbuul abee bɔ otsal!»
Mbuul wu adzii oli y’okuru b’ɔ̃kwal, bvool abewuaal a baal. Ndɛ k’ayoo mbuul ɔ̃kwal nsɔɔ wɛ, ndɛ k’ali ye nzal-a-nsia wɛ, ndɛ k’ali y’ondɛɛl o nzuru wɛ. Mbuul wa ye dzii k’asa ndɔɔ yi opfuru wɛ, ndɛ k’abii kɛn obvɛ o ndyam wɛ, ndɛ k’aya mpuru wɛ, ndɛ k’awal mbuul ɔ̃lyɛn wɛ. Ndɛ k’asia-mpaa me ndɔɔ yi mbi wɛ, ndɛ asia-mpaa me ndɔɔ yi taa-taa. Mbuul wa ye dzii abedzeel mbueel, ndɛ akiool mbueel, ndɛ abeta kaã m’ãndɔɔ mbueel, ndɛ oli y’osɛ-mwiĩ m’ãndɔɔ mbueel.
Emfa kiki, alam ebvaan adzii akal a bɔ onge ãnzuru ã bam. Mbuul wu odzii ɔ̃kal a ndɛ wu odzii nzuru a ndyam. Ke ngwel wɛ, mbuul lɔɔ-okal kɛn abyel nzuru a ndyam wɛ, kɛn a ndɛ abeliil yɔ bvool abefaal yɔ ngesɛ-ngesɛ, emfa okyɛ hɛ̃ ki ebesa Mãsia m’Ebvɔɔn,
Me b’otal byɛ, ebvaan kwɛn mbuul bwɛn a mbuul onse byɛ adzii ɔ̃kal a ndɛ onge ndyam. Ɔ̃kal hɛ̃ ebvaan awa ɔ̃lam a ndɛ dzuun.
Ke ywel ãndɔɔ omɔ̃ bueel, ekal ye dzii. Lɔ li ebvool baal m’emfa ki ɔ̃koo.