1 Agur, Yake ɔbibirɛrɛĩ ikpakpatɔ̃me i ngbe ne.

Agur wɔgbe ɔɣere Itiel,

Itiel gu Ukal sɔ,

2 "Mme nɖe nwɔ isɛ̃iɖo i maturi ndɛ̃;

lona ara karɔ̃inɔ lɛ ɔturi awune awe.

3 Loisuã iwola,

fiɛ loiɣe kuira i Ɔsekelea iso.

4 Kuwɛ̃ iikɛlɛ kato ɔkpese ɔba karɔ̃ ɔnya.

Kuwɛ̃ iisa ɔwiri kanya ɔpia i ɔ̃ nrɔɔ̃tata ame ɔnya.

Kuwɛ̃ iinyi ndu ɔɖuɖu ɔpia i ɔ̃ ɔkati ame ɔnya.

Kuwɛ̃ iisɛra karɔ̃ kuwirikɔ̃ ame ɔɖuɖu.

Si ɔrere ɔɔbara ara wagbe igbã ne ɣere me ɔ̃ iyere. Si ɔrere ɔɔbara ara wagbe igbã ne ɣere me ɔ̃ ɔbi iyere.

Ɣere me si aɣe!

5 "Ɣaa itɔ̃me biara nɛ ɔɣɛ ɖe ɔnukuare.

Ɔɖe akpiraifɔra ɔtã mma lobara katarikɔ̃ i ɔ̃ kɔrɛ.

6 Daasu itɔ̃me kuiwɛ̃ abua i ɔ̃ are iso.

Si iiɖe ngbɔ ne ɔto ɔ̃anyagalagu-ɔ ɔte-ɔ sɔ ladze aɖe.

7 "Ara anyɔ nto lokarɛ-ɔ, O Bosate;

bara wã tã me fiɛ loakpi, wã nɖe sɔ:

8 Rera iturisɔsɔla gu mila ila kama dzoroo i wũ kɔrɛ.

Daatã me siwɛrɛba ɣee karana,

ɣɛɛ tã me wũ ikpɛnɛ araɖea kere.

9 Si iiɖe ngbɔ ne, nto loana gbodzoo iyɔ loɔsɛ̃-ɔ

loɣɛ sɔ, 'Nna nɖe Bosate?'

Ɣee loakpese wɛrɛba, losɛ loayu kayu,

iyɔ loaɣɛra wũ Ɣaa iyere.

10 "Daanina ɔɖabo iyere i ɔ̃ ɔkɔse kɔrɛ.

Si iiɖe ngbɔ ne, ɔɖabo to ɔ̃agbarĩ-ɔ, fiɛ aafɔ ne kuso.

11 "Maturi mawɛ̃ pia gɔ masɛ magbarĩ ma mase

fiɛ maisɛ mafere ma manyi kusɛkusɛ.

12 Mma nsɛ mabu so sɔ makpa

ɣɛɛ maifore ma anyini maɖi.

13 Mma mpia fiɛ masɛ manyɔ so,

fiɛ masɛ makɔlɛ ma anɔ manyɔ maturi mama pupurii.

14 Mma mba anyɛ ɖe atekpe

fiɛ ma aregba ɖe apɛmi

wa maasu makɛkɛ mawɛrɛba i karɔ̃ iso

gu maɣiãni maɖi i maturi awune ndɛ̃.

15 "Ndutoto ba mabibirɔ̃gomi inyɔ.

Mato mabiɛ maɣɛ sɔ, "Tã bo! Tã bo!"

"Ara atɛ pia gɔ aisɛ ami kuiyikuiyi.

Ana wa loisɛ aɣɛ sɔ, 'ka ilɛ!' Wã nɖe:

16 Ikpibiɔ, ɔlɛma ɔɣekoto,

karɔ̃ ga loisɛ kami ku ndu

gu ɔtɔ wɔ loisɛ ɔɣɛ kuiyikuiyi sɔ, 'Ka ilɛ!'

17 "Inɔmi nɛ nsɛ ibara ɔse aɣiãra,

fiɛ iisɛ iwarɛ ne ɔnyi ipia i kuira ame ne,

ne i kagbolomi ame kakparodza aarui kaɖi

fiɛ akolomo aawe ne ne.

18 "Ara atɛ pia wa nsɛ abara me ɣaa gbaã,

ara ana wa loisɛ lonɔkarɔ̃, wã nɖe:

19 kumɛgɔ i finikpo sɛ ɔfɛrɛrɛ i kuɖokpo ame,

kumɛgɔ i aɣɛ sɛ asɛ i itasiare iso,

kumɛgɔ i nduisoibuɛ sɛ isia i ɔpo iso ikɛlɛ,

gu kumɛgɔ i ɔrɛrɛ̃ gu ɔbitɛ̃ ɔsɛ.

20 "Kumɛgɔgbe i rãrɔdze sɛ ɔsɛ:

Ɔsɛ ɔɖe aɖera, ɔnukutu kanya

iyɔ ɔsɛ ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Loibara ku ira nyanyariã."

21 "Ara atɛ nsɛ atã karɔ̃ ɔti,

ara ana ɔɖo kã isore, wã nɖe:

22 si ɔɖabo ɔkpese igara,

si kadzunisɛĩ ɔɖe ara ɔmi,

23 si ɔrɔ̃go wɔ maisɛ maɖɔɛ ɔyiri kurã,

gu si ɔɖaborɔgomi ɔba ɔ̃afɔ ɔ̃ ɔkɔnyi kasɛkɔ̃.

24 "Ara ana se tɛmi i karɔ̃ iso,

ɣɛɛ aɣe iwola gbaã, wã nɖe:

25 Kubɔibi ɖe ara wa mabara ana ɔle,

ɣɛɛ kusɛ kusira araɖea kanya kusɛ ku ɔraɖui ɔsɔrɛ̃wi.

26 Mamiɛĩ ɖe ara wa nna ɔle,

ɣɛɛ masɛ mabara ma kawekɔ̃ ta ata ndɛ̃;

27 kugbadzedzei na igara,

ɣɛɛ ma ɔɖuɖu ɔsɛ isia isia i ma siɖebia ame masakanya.

28 Ikpalamo ne, aawo ne ɔmɔɛ̃ ku kɔrɔ̃,

ɣɛɛ isɛ iwe i igaraiyo ame.

29 "Ara atɛ pia wa nsɛ asɛ sigara ɔsɛ,

ara ana sɛ asɛ ikɛrɛ ɔsɛ, wã nɖe:

30 dzata wɔ nɖe kpãrɛrɛĩ i mabɔi ndɛ̃,

fiɛ ɔ̃isɛ ɔrui ɔtere i kuira kanya;

31 ikɔle nɛ lowarɛ abue, itekpã,

igara wɔ i ɔ̃ makpakpɛ̃dze ɔki malɔ wũ.

32 "Si abara adzunisɛ̃ra fiɛ ato akɔlɛ so kato,

ɣee si abara adzuni nyanyariã ne,

lokanana!

33 Si mapɛ kakpei ɔraũ ne, isɛ ise kpɛ̃kpɛɛkpɛ̃,

fiɛ si manyɛdɛ̃ ɔɣɔ̃ teteree ne, ima nsɛ ibɔrɛ.

Ne ɔso si mapia sikpã lala ne isɛ ibɔ kulu."