1 "Mi ma ɔɖuɖu kutukã to, miba,

miba miafɔ ndu;

Mi ma nna sikã kɔraa

miba miaɣa aɖera si miɖe!

Miba miaɣa ndã gu inyɛndu

kuso ɣɔa, kuɣa na iso.

2 Be ɔso mito minina sikã i nnɛ loiɖe araɖea,

fiɛ mito minina ɔle i nnɛ maisɛ mami iso?

Minɔ, mikã atsue kukaakɔ, si miɖe ira nɛ nlɛ,

fiɛ mi sosina ame aalɛ ku aɖera sɛɛ miana isoɣɔ.

3 Minɔ si miba i wũ kɔrɛ;

minɔ wũ itɔ̃me si miawe ngbã.

Loanyigu mi kanya ku ndamu mɛ loase ɔwi daaro,

loasu kuɖɔɛ lotã mi lɛ ndamu kuɖɔɛ gɔ lotã David awe.

4 Nyɔ lo, loɔtã ɔɖe aɖansiɛ ɔtã nɖebi,

fiɛ lobara wũ tɔ̃ɖedze gu kpãrɛrɛĩkpakpa lotã nɖebi.

5 Gbaã ne, ato aakpere nɖebi mɛ aiɣe,

fiɛ nɖebi mɛ loiɣe-ɔ atere ise maba i fɔ kɔrɛ.

Ito iaba ne ame ala Bosate fɔ Ɣaa,

Israel Ɔsekelea ɔso

alasɔ ɔpia-ɔ kuwarɛ."

6 Ala nwagbe ɔso ne, bie Bosate gɔ aawo wũ ɔnya,

kpere wũ gɔ ɔbore ɔmatã-ɔ.