1 Israel igara David ɔbibirɛrɛĩ, Solomon iwola agbã i ngbe ne:

2 Wã nsɛ atã ɔturi ɔtsue iwola fiɛ ɔsɛ ɔna ikpadzɛ̃;

asɛ atã ɔturi karɔ̃inɔ i atɔ̃me wa lowodoro ame.

3 Asɛ atã ɔturi ɔna ikpadzɛ̃ fiɛ ɔsɛ ɔsɛ ngbã sɛɛ,

ɔbara nnɛ nlɛ fiɛ iya gu i ɔri iso.

4 Asɛ ate ɔturi wɔ loinya kayi ame inɔkpa gu ikososo,

fiɛ asɛ abara makoso manya ara maɖiite gu mma losɛ iti ame.

5 Mitã kawolai si ɔkã atsue si ɔsu ɔbua i nwa ɔto ɔsuã iso

si nwɔ nsɛ ɔnya ara ɔɖiite si ɔna kuka -

6 gɔ ɔ̃atsue agbã, agbã ipɛ,

simai gu adzolo karɔ̃.

7 Bosate kunigã nɖe inɔkpa karɔ̃isɛ,

ɣɛɛ madzunisɛĩ sɛ manyɔ iwola gu ikpadzɛ̃ pupurii.

8 Wũ ɔbi, kã fɔ ɔse iturikpadzɛ̃ atsue,

si adaanyua fɔ ɔnyi araite apɛyu.

9 Ato aaɖe itinyira nɛ nto ilɛnyɔ i fɔ iti,

gu kusanya gɔ loakɛrɛ fɔ ɔme.

10 Wũ ɔbi, si makpibaradze to masɔsɔla-ɔ ku kanyamɛrɛ̃ ne,

daatɔrã asia iso.

11 Tã bosu lɛ maɣɛ sɔ, "Ba bokɛlɛ,

si bosɛ boawɛrɛ bosia, boɖoe ɔturi.

Tã bobo ɔrere wɔ loiɣɛrɛ iso siefe kere.

12 Boawɔra ma boɖi pelepele fiɛ maisibawe.

Maabiara ma lɛ kumɛgɔ i makpise sɛ makɛlɛ iwo ame pelepele.

13 Boto boana karana sɛɛ agbãagbã

bosu kakpãramɔɛã boyira bo ayo ame.

14 Ba baragu bo mawɛ̃,

sikã kakotoi kawɛ̃ awe katã bo ɔɖuɖu."

15 Wũ ɔbi, daasɛgu ma,

daasia kukpa i ma siri iso.

16 Alasɔ masɛ makarara i ira lalaa ibara iti

fiɛ ima ifere i karɔ̃ iti mato mapɛsiwa.

17 Siefe kere magbere asabu masɛ

i kurodzai ɔɖuɖu anɔmi ame!

18 Marɛrɛ̃ magbe sɛ mawɛrɛ masia ma mɔmɔ ima;

masɛ magbere kere masia so!

19 Ngbɔ i mma ɔɖuɖu nsɛ masu ɔtile mabie kusia kawirikɔ̃ se ne;

mma nsɛ mana kusia ne, kɔ̃ nsɛ kuwɔra ma ngbã.

20 Iwola to kulu teteree i ɔvurã iso,

ɔsɛ ɔkɔlɛ silɔ kato i itiri.

21 Ɔto ɔkpere maturi i sivurã iso i ngbegɔ maturi ɔsi ku kulu,

ɔɣɛ i ɔmagɛ̃siare kubɔrɛnya ɔto ɔɖeika.

22 Ɔto ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Madzunisɛĩ, iɖe ɔwi wɔ mianyua mi adzunisɛ̃ra iɖɔɛ?

Maɣiãrase, iɖe ɔwi wɔ mianyua aɣiãra ibara?

Mma loikpa anɔ, iɖe ɔwi wɔ mianyua inɔkpa itsiri?

23 Si ɔkã mikã wũ iyira atsue ne,

tee lobusi wũ ɔtu lotã mi,

lotã mitsue wũ adzuni.

24 Ɣɛɛ ɔwi wɔ lokpere ne misɛ̃ me

fiɛ gɔ loɖi wũ kɔrɔ̃ losɔ̃ ne, kuwɛ̃ iikpa anya.

25 Alasɔ misɛ̃ wũ kuka ɔɖuɖu

fiɛ misɛ̃ wũ iyira.

26 Ne ɔso mme wũ loama mi si kukpakpi ɔba i mi iso.

Loabara mi aɣiãra si inyɛwe ɔba i mi iso -

27 si ifu mi iso lɛ awɛ awe

fiɛ ipɛ ifere mi lɛ kagbadadururu awe,

ne isoma gu imɔrɛ̃ ɔba mi iso.

28 "Iyɔ mato maakpere me ɣɛɛ loibatɔrã;

mato maanyɔnyɔ me ɣɛɛ maibanya me ɖa.

29 Gɔ matsiri inɔkpa

fiɛ masɛ̃ maisu Bosate kunigã,

30 gɔ masɛ̃ wũ kuka

fiɛ manyɔ wũ iyira pupurii,

31 iyɔ mato maaɖe ma nsɛgbai adziribi

fiɛ mamigu ma siriita adziribi.

32 Alasɔ madzunisɛĩ ne iturikpadzɛ̃ kuka atsue idaakã nsɛ iɖoe ma;

fiɛ mma loikpa anɔ ne, iti isiasoiso nsɛ iwɔra ma.

33 Ɣɛɛ ɔturi wɔ lokã me atsue aasɛ ngbã i kaɣɔ ame

fiɛ ɔsɛ ɔwe fala, ɔ̃isɛ ɔnigã iraboa."