Eklezɩyasɩtɩ 4:1-16
4 Mantasɩ kɛzʋʋ mɛ-ɛsa nɛ nazɩm lakasɩ nzɩ payɩ palakɩ tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ* yɔ sɩ-yɔɔ. Nɛ mana mba panazɩ-wɛ yɔ pɛ-ɛsɩtɛɣlɩm, nɛ nɔɔyʋ taawɛɛ se ɛhɛzɩ pa-laŋa.+ Nɛ pa-nazɩyaa kaawɛnɩ ɖoŋ, nɛ nɔɔyʋ taawɛɛ se ɛhɛzɩ pa-laŋa.
2 Peeɖe mansam sɩɖaa mba pɛtɛm sɩbʋ yɔ nɛ meyele ɛsadɩnaa mba pɛkpɛndɩ pɛwɛ wezuu yɔ.+
3 Nɛ weyi patɩlʋlɩtɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛtɩna tɛtɛ lakasɩ nzɩ peɖiɣni-sɩ labʋ tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ* yɔ,+ ɛwɛ weewee nɛ pɩkɩlɩ sɩɖaa nɛ ɛsadɩnaa.+
4 Nɛ mana ɛzɩma lʋbɩyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩwɛ ɛyaa hɛkʋ taa yɔ ɖituyuu-wɛ nɛ pañakɩ pana kpem* nɛ palakɩ ɖɔɖɔ tʋmɩyɛ nɛ lɛɣtʋ kamaɣ fɛyɩ yɔ;+ pʋbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pɩkɛ falaa, pɩkɛ helim wayɩ seu.
5 Kɩmɛlɛŋ kpɛkɩɣ ki-nesi nɛ kɩtɛŋ ɖanzɩ.*+
6 Hɛzʋʋ nikpiɖe kʋɖʋmɖɩyɛ wɛ weewee nɛ pɩkɩlɩ tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ nikpila naalɛ nɛ helim wayɩ seu.+
7 Mantasɩ kɛzʋʋ mɛ-ɛsa nɛ mbʋ pɩkɛ falaa tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ yɔ pɩ-taa lɛɛbʋ yɔɔ:
8 Abalʋ nɔɔyʋ wɛ e-ɖeke kpaɣlaaa, ɛfɛyɩnɩ taabalʋ; ɛfɛyɩnɩ pɩɣa, ɛfɛyɩnɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɖalʋ yaa neu, ɛlɛ ɛlakɩ tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ kaahɛzaɣ. Ɛ-ɛsa ɩɩhakɩ ñɩm wiɖiyi kaaʋ.+ Ɛlɛ ɛzɩ ɛpɔzʋʋ ɛ-tɩ se: «A-yɔɔ malakɩ tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ ɛzʋnɔ nɛ mɛnpɛŋ man-tɩ* wondu kɩbandʋ?»+ Pʋbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pɩkɛ falaa nɛ kʋñɔŋ tʋmɩyɛ.+
9 Ɛyaa naalɛ wɛ weewee nɛ pɩkɩlɩ ɛyʋ kʋɖʋm,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɛwɛnɩ kɩhɛyʋʋ kɩbaŋʋ* pa-tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ yɔɔ.
10 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ye pa-taa kʋɖʋm ɛtɔlaa yɔ, lɛlʋ pɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛsɩnɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛkʋyɩ. Ɛlɛ ɛbɛ pɩkaɣ tɛmnʋʋ ɛyʋ weyi ɛtɔlʋʋ nɛ nɔɔyʋ fɛyɩ se ɛsɩnɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛkʋyɩ yɔ?
11 Pɩtasɩ lɛ, ye ɛyaa naalɛ ɩhɩnɩ ɖama cɔlɔ yɔ, pɩkaɣ-wɛ soŋuu; ɛlɛ ɛzɩma ɛyʋ kʋɖʋm pɩzɩɣ ɛla nɛ pisoŋi-i?
12 Ye ɛyʋ ɛwɛ e-ɖeke yɔ nɔɔyʋ pɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛwabɩ-ɩ, ɛlɛ ye pɛkpɛndɩ naalɛ yɔ papɩzɩɣ nɛ pakaɖɩnɩ-ɩ. Nɛ nimiye nɖɩ palʋ-ɖɩ nɛ nimasɩ 3 yɔ, paapɩzɩɣ nɛ pɛcɛbɩ-ɖɩ kɛlɛʋ.*
13 Pɩɣa ŋga kɛkɛ kʋñɔndʋ ɛlɛ kɛwɛnɩ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ yɔ, kɛwɛ weewee nɛ pɩkɩlɩ wiyaʋ weyi ɛkpadɩyaa ɛlɛ ɛkɛ kɩmɛlɛŋ+ nɛ ɛɛtasɩɣ mʋʋ lɔŋ tasʋʋ yɔ.+
14 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛlɩnɩ* salaka taa nɛ ɛpɩsɩ wiyaʋ,+ paa paalʋlɩ-ɩ kʋñɔndʋ ɛlɛ kewiyitu tɛɛ yɔ.+
15 Mamaɣzɩ ɛsadɩnaa mba payɩ poyotuu tɛtʋ yɔɔ cɩnɛ* yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ, mamaɣzɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩma pɩɖɔŋnɩ evebu weyi ɛmʋ wiyaʋ lone yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ.
16 Mba payɩ patɩnɩɣ ɛ-yɔɔ yɔ, paa pɛfɛyɩ kalʋʋ yɔ, ɛ-wayɩ lɛ, mba pakaɣ kɔm yɔ pa-taa ɩɩkaɣ-ɩ labɩnʋʋ leleŋ.+ Pʋbʋ ɖɔɖɔ pɩkɛ falaa, pɩkɛ helim wayɩ seu.
Pɩ-tɛɛ tɔm
^ Piye piye, «palakɩ wɩsɩ tɛɛ.»
^ Piye piye, «labʋ wɩsɩ tɛɛ.»
^ Yaa «nɛ palakɩ tʋmɩyɛ ɖoŋ ñɩnɖɛ.»
^ Piye piye, «nɛ kɩtɔkɩ kɩ-maɣmaɣ ki-tomnaɣ.»
^ Yaa «man-kalɩzaɣ.»
^ Yaa «pɛwɛnɩ kɛzɛɣa ŋga kakɩlɩ paɣlʋʋ yɔ.»
^ Yaa «lɛɛ lɛɛ.»
^ Pʋtɔma yɔ, pɩɣa ŋga pɔyɔɔdɩ kɔ-tɔm kalɩtʋ 13 taa yɔ kɔ-tɔm pɔyɔɔdʋʋ.
^ Piye piye, «poyotuu wɩsɩ tɛɛ.»
