Lododowo 31

¹Fia Lemuel ƒe nyawo, nyagblɔɖi si dadaa fiae lae nye esi:

²“Oo vinye,

³Mègagblẽ wò ŋusẽ ɖe nyɔnuwo ŋu

⁴“O Lemuel, esia menye fiawo tɔ o,

⁵Ne menye nenema o la,

⁶Tsɔ aha muame na ame siwo le tsɔtsrɔ̃m

⁷na woanoe aŋlɔ woƒe ahedada be

⁸“Ƒo nu ɖe ame siwo mate ŋu aƒo nu ɖe

⁹Ƒo nu eye nàdrɔ̃ ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe,

¹⁰Ame ka akpɔ srɔ̃nyɔnu si ƒe agbe dze ame ŋu?

¹¹Srɔ̃a kana ɖe edzi blibo

¹²Le nyɔnu sia ƒe agbemeŋkekewo katã me la,

¹³Edia ɖetifu kple avemeka

¹⁴Ele abe asiʋu ene

¹⁵Efɔna ne ŋu mekpɔ ke o,

¹⁶Ebua ta me le agble ŋu eye wòƒlenɛ,

¹⁷Ewɔa dɔ kple ŋkubiã

¹⁸Ekpɔa egbɔ be yeƒe asitsatsa ɖe vi geɖe

¹⁹Ɖetifutreti le eƒe asi me

²⁰Eʋua asi na ame dahewo

²¹Ne snodzaɣi ɖo la,

²²Elɔ̃a abadzivɔ na eƒe aba

²³Wodea bubu srɔ̃a ŋu le dua ƒe agbonu

²⁴Etɔa aklala biɖibiɖi ƒe awuwo dzrana

²⁵Edo ŋusẽ kple bubu abe awu ene

²⁶Eƒoa nu kple nunya

²⁷Ekpɔa eƒe aƒekɔ ƒe nyawo gbɔ nyuie

²⁸Viawo tsona yɔnɛ be yayratɔ,

²⁹“ ‘Nyɔnu siwo wɔa nu ɖɔʋuwo la li fũu,

³⁰Nyonyo la, beblee,

³¹Mitsɔ fetu si wòdze na la nɛ,