1 Ninfɛ di Elifas, Teman otii nwu ladiki kanya alɛ:

2 "Numbentɛ kadiki kanya ku sibuulaa,

ee an-yiisa kafutu nɔɔ ku kufĩ katunkɔ kɔfɛɛfɔ kpankpa nwu?

3 Abayɔ sibuulaa

ku lɛkakatɛ le ninandie ni lɛsalɛsaa annanfiko ɔlaa?

4 Kafɔɔ bia afɔ foodiɛ Yaa ɔyɛkɛ,

fɔɔwakosa kafɔɔ Yaa kasumu kasɔ.

5 Sikpile lɛfɔ kotuo kanya lɛfɔ asaa;

fakpe ɔkplalomii wɔ nin-ye ni kakyɔnkyɔ.

6 Kanya lɛfɔ kamu ninlo fɔ lɛpɔɔ, diele kale mi;

anyasibi lɛfɔ amu niɛtaka ayɛ di suoto lɛfɔ.

7 "Afɔ ninle otii kasale baalofo ni?

Baalofo fɔ fiɛ nfɛ di akpenkpe lawa?

8 Fantoonu mmle di Yaa kamadiki ni kɔkpaa?

Feenyu falɛ lete lɛfɔ ninkpe ninumbe?

9 Obe lɛsaa faye di awo buoye?

Obe lɛsaatofo ninkpe fɔ di awo dinaa wo?

10 Asi pule nwu ku banɔɔfo benne nwu nkpe di kakyɛ loo,

batii ba bia nintoobe balenke ni teefɔ.

11 Yaa sɛlaa se ɛɛkakatɛ ɛɛta fɔ ni buɛɛ,

eekpee fɔ ni kɔnɛɛ kaafutu diipɔ fɔ?

12 Obe oso di otu lɛfɔ kɔkpaa fɔ kunsifiko nkpo,

obe oso kafɔɔ di anu lɛfɔ kofenfe nkpo,

13 alɛ faasoosa ɔblɔ lɛfɔ di Yaa suoto

fandiki sɛlaa nwu nkpo di kanya lɛfɔ?

14 "Obe di otii nle, alɛ abakpa kɔmɛ,

ee nnwɔ di ɔsanko lelofo ni, alɛ aate tinini?

15 Nse Yaa dietika disi di baklekletɛ suoto,

nse bia osi diɛkpa kɔmɛ di anu nɔɔ

16 fiɛ nfɛ aatika disi di otii wɔ ninle ni diyududusaa, oole ni sikpile,

oonyi ni akpilesaa fɛle ntu!

17 "Kyɔɔ mi atoko nindiki kamɛ nta fɔ;

tɛɛ ntɔkɔ fɔ lɛsaa le ntɔɔnya ni,

18 lɛsaa le di banumbentɛ labuɛ nii,

batawofasa ni lɛsalɛsaa baafũ ni bate lɛma nfũ

19 (di mma lete baata ni kasɔ nwu

alɛ ɔfɔɔ kuonwii atankpɔtɔɔ ni di kamɛ lɛma):

20 Dibuo kamɛ di kpiletɛ nsiɛ di ayi nɔɔ amuu kamɛ,

amumublatɛ kafɔɔ di alɛɛ nɔɔ amuu kamɛ.

21 Difu sɛlɔ n-yii atoko nɔɔ;

nse asaa amuu lɛlɛ ɛɛtɔɔ yi, bayu ndieko nwɔ.

22 Annfũ aanu alɛ abadie di ditunu kamɛ;

kapamii ninte kasoko nwɔ nɛ.

23 Ankyikyii- amiɛ alɛsaa;

aye ni alɛ ditunu dii nwu ntoosũ nwɔ nii.

24 Nimiina ku dibuo nkpee nwɔ difu;

anfua nwɔ fɛle ɔka wɔ niɛtaka ni kakpɛ,

25 diekye eemu lɛklɔklɛ nɔɔ ɛɛkyɔɔ Yaa

antaka an-yila di Nnwɔ Ninlenke ni suoto,

26 an-yɔ onunsie antaka anyila di Yaa suoto

ku kubidifunsaa pinle siene.

27 "Nu di anu nɔɔ nkpe suoto asi lɛla

ɔtɔ nɔɔ kafɔɔ lekpinkpĩ yi,

28 abasiɛ di sekpoo se nintoobiɛ ni,

di ayo ya di otii kuonwii diesi nii,

ayo ya nintoobibiɛ ɛɛbla ni wɔkyɔwɔkyɔ.

29 Dilɔbasinlɛ nwɔ diidii, lɛsaawɛ nɔɔ kafɔɔ dilɔbasinte,

ee asaa nɔɔ akpɛ akyaka kasɔ nwu.

30 Ɔlɔbatoso ditunu nwu;

ɔtɔ kamafiɛ sɛla nɔɔ,

Yaa owiidi kafɔɔ kamatuka nwɔ kunsifiko.

31 Tanta aakyɔnkyɔ suoto nɔɔ alɛ aatika asaa ya ninandie ni lɛsalɛsaa disi,

diekye ɔlɔbawɛ lɛsalɛsaa sɛɛmaa.

32 Fiɛ di obe nɔɔ kamawo nii, babatɔɔ koto kumuu,

sɛla nɔɔ kafɔɔ dilɔbatataa.

33 Abate fɛle lewosobi le ninambe ni fiɛ diɛkpa nii,

fɛle nnɔnyi kowoso ko atoto nikɔkpakpaa nii.

34 Diekye mba ninan-ye ni Yaa dikudi kamale ɔlɛma,

ɔtɔ kafɔɔ kamafiɛ mba nimbɔmbɔ ni ditunu kamɛ asaa ofũ.

35 Manlaka sɛlaa kpile lɛmɛ, manlofo okpile;

olofofɔtɔ lɛma nlofo kakyɔnkyɔ."