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.

7 Ɔtilese si ɔnyua ɔ̃ nsɛgbai

si ɔturi nyanyariã si ɔnyua ɔ̃ adzuni nyanyariã.

Tã ɔfiriki ɔkɛlɛ Bosate kɔrɛ, si ɔ̃abara wũ kayiribielea.

Ɔfiriki ɔkɛlɛ bo Ɣaa kɔrɛ alasɔ ɔ̃asu akpi ɔtsɛ.

8 Alasɔ Bosate sɔ,

"Wũ adzuni iiɖe mi adzuni,

fiɛ mi siri iiɖe wũ siri.

9 "Kumɛgɔ i kato ɔkɔlɛ kaɖo karɔ̃ ne,

ngbɔ i wũ siri ɔkɔlɛ siɖo mi siri ne

fiɛ ngbɔ i wũ adzuni ɔkɔlɛ aɖo mi adzuni ne.

10 Lɛ kumɛgɔ i kado gu sno

sɛ apɛ abɔrɛ i kato ne

aisɛ akpese akɛlɛ kato,

sɔ aipia karɔ̃ ndu.

Isɛ itã sɔ ɔraɖui ɔre ɔmɔ

ɔtã kpɛ̃dze abi gu raɖese araɖea ɔɖe.

11 Ngbɔ i itɔ̃me nɛ lobɔrɛ i wũ kanya ame sɛ ise ne.

Iibakpese iba i wũ kɔrɛ ikunu,

ɣɛɛ iabara iwiri lɛ kumɛgɔ lobie

fiɛ karabara ga ɔso losese ne aaba ne ame fiɛ."

12 Mito miabɔrɛ* mikɛlɛ ku isoɣɔ

fiɛ miasɛ mi ɔri i isobuɛ ame.

Abe gu abemi

aapia kuka ika nrɔɔ̃ i mi katɔ̃

fiɛ adziri wa i iputu ame

aapɛ arɔ̃kpasa.

13 Adziri kɔlɛa wa mba ɔle aare i miyu kasɛkɔ̃ kanya,

fiɛ anya aare i kuposɛ̃ kanya.

Ara wagbe aabɔ kuwarɛ siare kutã Bosate iyere,

aaɖe inyigira gu ikparĩ daaro

nɛ maibamɔɛ̃ maɖi."