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.
Wa weem coot, Nikiɗi Kooh woosa ne : « Ɗaay kiik ce baahɗi ngaŋ ɓo'. Ŋ hey ɗe haɓɗiɗe ɓaatɗohoh yi min kerhiɗoh na ɗe. »
Nikiɗi Kooh ɓayya ƴoha a nihsoh ŋ ɓoya weem, a mahha ɓitiɓ naa, a kommba ɓoya ɗe.
Wa ɓoya hot ɗe, a ƴeella, a woosa ne :
« Waasii,
yii a ƴohiŋ ƴoh ciŋ ngo
na nehiŋ nehiŋ ngo !
Ɓoyii teeksan ɓo' ɓitiɓ,
laam a kooɗohu ŋ ɓo' ƴaar. »
Wa taamboh ɗaa po, ƴaar hey saɓsukohe na yaay na baab, a ŋoɗ ŋ ɓitiice, ɓa nik faan yino.
Mbaa, ɓa nikisɗi kanak, ɓa faan yino kotii. Kon, ini Kooh ambsoh, ɓo' kinaata saɓsoh. »
Ɓoyi na tume sagu waaɗ-waaɗ,
a na muñe muñ,
a na raake keeñ moɗiɗ,
a na siisoheeɗi,
a na tipkeeɗi,
a na yaksiɗkeeɗi.
A na tumeeɗi in supkiɗohiɗ,
a na waakeeɗi ini njirñan haf ce,
a na yooɓeeɗi ayruk,
a na ɗaakeeɗi aay-keeñ.
A na sumeeɗi ŋ ini lahɗi waas,
waaye a na sume ŋ ini nik keeh.
Ɓoyi na tume sagu waaɗ-waaɗ,
a na degge in nu nik,
a raak ooluk ŋ in nu nik,
a gen yaakaar in nu nik,
a teyɗuk gaduk in nu nik.
Ƴaar ci joy waaɗoh ɓitiɓ ciŋ ɓa ɗaa, findi ɓa waaɗoh faan ciŋ ɓa haf ɓa. Yaa nu waaɗ ɓitiice ɗah, a waaɗ haf ce.
Laam ali ɓo' moosɗi sangoh faaniŋ ɗe haf ce ; a na pesɗee wa pesiɗ, a taambkohee wa, findi Kiristaani na tume na Janguuni,
Ini wir te wa woorra, weɗ ne yaa nu nga ɗu waaɗaat ɓitiice findi a waaɗoh haf ce, te ɓitiɓ eɗ ƴaar ce cir.
Waaye ini uupiɗ in ceem jen etoh, weɗ ne ɗu waaɗtiɗoh, te waaɗoh weɗ ambtiɗohi mit.