Mmebusɛm 31:1-31
31 Ɔhene Lemuel nsɛm. Ɛyɛ nsɛm a emu yɛ duru a ne maame de yɛɛ ɔkasakyerɛ maa no:+
2 O me ba, dɛn na menka nkyerɛ wo,O me yafunu mu ba, dɛn na menka,Dɛn koraa na menka, O me bɔhyɛ ba?+
3 Mfa w’ahoɔden mma mmea,+Na mfa akwan a ɛsɛe ahemfo no so.+
4 O Lemuel, ɛmfata ahemfo,Ɛmfata ahemfo sɛ wɔbɛnom nsã,*Na ɛmfata ahemfo sɛ wobebisa sɛ, “Me nsã wɔ he?”+
5 Na wɔannom amma wɔn werɛ amfi nea wɔahyɛ ato hɔ,Na wɔantiatia mmɔborɔwafo fahodi so.
6 Momfa nsã a ano yɛ den mma wɔn a wɔrewu,+Na momfa nsã* mma wɔn a wɔabotow.*+
7 Momma wɔnnom na wɔn werɛ mfi wɔn hia;Mommma wɔnnkae wɔn haw bio.
8 Kasa ma wɔn a wontumi nkasa,Pere wɔn a wɔrewu no ahofadi ma wɔn.+
9 Kasa na bu atɛntrenee;Pere mmɔborɔwafo ne ahiafo ahofadi ma wɔn.*+
א [Aleph]
10 Ɔyere pa,* hena na obenya?+
Ne bo yɛ den sen ɛpo mu abohene* koraa.
ב [Beth]
11 Ne kunu de ne koma nyinaa gye no di,Na adepa biara mmɔ ne kunu.
ג [Gimel]
12 Ne nkwa nna nyinaa,Ɔde papa tua ne kunu ka, na ɛnyɛ bɔne.
ד [Daleth]
13 Ɔhwehwɛ ntama pa ne nwera;Ɔde ne nsa yɛ adwuma anigye so.+
ה [He]
14 Ɔte sɛ oguadini ahyɛn;+
Ɔde n’aduan fi akyirikyiri ba.
ו [Waw]
15 Ade nnya nkyee koraa no, na wasɔre,Na wama ne fifo aduan,Na ɔde ne mmaawa nso aduan* ama wɔn.+
ז [Zayin]
16 Odwen asaase ho, na ɔtɔ;Ɔde nea wabrɛ anya* yɛ bobefuw.*
ח [Heth]
17 Osiesie ne ho ma adwumaden,*+Na ɔhyɛ n’abasa mu den.
ט [Teth]
18 Ohu sɛ n’aguadi ma onya mfaso;Ne kanea nnum anadwo.
י [Yod]
19 Ɔde ne nsa so asaawa donno mu,Na ɔde ne nsa so akorokorowa mu.*+
כ [Kaph]
20 Ɔteɛ ne nsa ma mmɔborɔwafo,Na obue ne nsam ma ahiafo.+
ל [Lamed]
21 Onsuro sɛ awɔw bɛde ne fifo,*Efisɛ ne fifo nyinaa hyehyɛ ntaade a ɛma wɔn ho yɛ wɔn hyew.*
מ [Mem]
22 Ɔyɛ ɔno ara ne mpasotam.
Ne ntama yɛ nwera ne ntama afasebiri.
נ [Nun]
23 Wonim ne kunu yiye wɔ kurow apon ano,+Baabi a ɔne asaase no so mpanyimfo tena no.
ס [Samekh]
24 Ɔpam ntaade* tɔn,Na ɔde abɔso ma aguadifo.
ע [Ayin]
25 Ntama a efura no yɛ ahoɔden ne anuonyam,Na ɔde ahotoso hwɛ daakye kwan.*
פ [Pe]
26 Obue n’ano nyansam;+Ayamye mmara* wɔ ne tɛkrɛma so.
צ [Tsade]
27 Ɔhwɛ ne fifo adwuma so,Na onni anihaw aduan.+
ק [Qoph]
28 Ne mma sɔre, na wɔfrɛ no anigye;Ne kunu sɔre, na oyi no ayɛ.
ר [Resh]
29 Mmea pii bɔ mmɔden,*Na wo de, wokyɛn wɔn nyinaa.
ש [Shin]
30 Ahoɔfɛ krabɛhwɛ betumi ayɛ nnaadaa, na ahoɔfɛ tumi twam ntɛm,*+Na ɔbea a osuro Yehowa de, wobeyi no ayɛ.+
ת [Taw]
31 Momma no akatua wɔ nea ɔyɛ ho,*+Na momma ne nnwuma nyi no ayɛ wɔ kurow apon ano.+
Ase Hɔ Nsɛm
^ Anaa “bobesa.”
^ Anaa “bobesa.”
^ Anaa “wɔn kra abotow.”
^ Anaa “Di ma mmɔborɔwafo ne ahiafo.”
^ Anaa “Ɔyere a ɔbɔ mmɔden.”
^ Hwɛ Nkyerɛkyerɛmu afã hɔ.
^ Ebetumi nso akyerɛ, “adwuma.”
^ Anaa “Ɔde ne mfaso.” Nt., “ne nsa ano aba.”
^ Anaa “bobeturo.”
^ Nt., “Ɔde ahoɔden bɔ n’asen.”
^ Asaawa donno ne akorokorowa yɛ nnua a na wɔde bobɔw hama anaa wɔde yɛ hama.
^ Anaa “Onsuro sɛ sukyerɛmma bɛtɔ ama awɔw ade ne fifo.”
^ Nt., “ntaade a ɛbɔ so abien.”
^ Anaa “ataade nhyɛase.”
^ Anaa “ɔbɛserew daakye.”
^ Anaa “Akwankyerɛ a ɔdɔ wom; Ɔdɔ a enni huammɔ mmara.”
^ Anaa “Mmea pii yɛ mmea pa.”
^ Anaa “ahoɔfɛ nka hwee.”
^ Nt., “Momma no ne nsa ano aba.”
