1 Bosate sɔ,

"Mibara ara wa loya fiɛ asia i ɔri iso

si mibara nnɛ nlɛ,

alasɔ ikuti kɛkɛĩ maaɖi mi

fiɛ wũ ara bɔlɔlɔa ibara ana aabɔrɛ kayi.

2 Maafere ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔbara i ara wagbe iso

ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔmɔɛ̃ wã ɔla teteree,

ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔbara i Iwarãyi asɛra iso fiɛ ɔ̃isɛ ɔpia ne ɔgu,

fiɛ ɔ̃isɛ ɔbara iranyanyariã kuiwɛ̃ kusɛkusɛ."

3 Midaatã ɔfɔ wɔ loɔsu so ɔtã Bosate si ɔɣɛ sɔ,

"Gbaã ne Bosate to ɔ̃aɖi me ise i ɔ̃ maturi ame."

Midaatã ɔrɛ̃rɛgɔã kuwɛ̃ si ɔɣɛ sɔ,

"Kudziri korea kere loɖe."

4 Alasɔ Bosate sɔ,

"Marɛ̃rɛgɔã ma nsɛ mamɔɛ̃ wũ Iwarãyi asɛra mala,

mma loɖi nnɛ nsɛ iɣɔ me anɔ

fiɛ mamɔɛ̃ wũ ndamu mato ne -

5 mma loatã wũ isɔrɛyo ame gu ne abere

inyigira gu iyere nɛ nlɛ

iɖo mabibirɛrɛĩ gu mabibirɔ̃gomi ne.

Loasu iyere nɛ loibaro lotã ma

maibanukutu ne manya.

6 Mafɔ ma losu so matã Bosate

sɔ maasumu wũ,

maaɖɔɛ Bosate iyere

fiɛ maasɔrɛ wũ,

mma ɔɖuɖu lobara i Iwarãyi asɛra iso fiɛ maisɛ mapia ne ɔgu

fiɛ masɛ mamɔɛ̃ wũ ndamu mala ne -

7 loatã ma masɛ wũ kube sekelea iso

fiɛ loatã ma isoɣɔ i wũ kayiikparama iyo ame.

Loafɔ ma araifɛ̃ asɔrɛ gu asɔrɛ

i wũ isɔrɛkasege iso.

Mato maakpere wũ iyo sɔ

nɖebi ɔɖuɖu kayiikparamakɔ̃."

8 Bosate Wɔ Nsiguso -

nwɔ nsɛ ɔsa Israel mafɔrɔĩ kanya sɔ,

"Loasa maturi mama kanya lobua ana

i mma loɔsakanya koko kama iso."

9 Miba, kuputubɔi ɔɖuɖu miba miakɛkɛ ara

ipoamemabɔi ɔɖuɖu!

10 Israel madzuɛ̃se ɔɖuɖu ɖe manɔbiɛdze,

ma ɔɖuɖu na inɔkpa;

maɖe makpɛkpɛ mumu,

maisɛ mawo ɔfafã,

marɛ kere i kakɔi biara mato masɛ̃ arɛ

masɛ maɖɔɛ sirɛ irɛ.

11 Makpɛkpɛ ɖeɖei maɖe;

maisɛ maɖe ara mami kuiyikuiyi.

Masɛrɛkɔdze ma nna karɔ̃inɔ maɖe.

Ma ɔbiara sɛ ɔsu ɔ̃ ɔri,

ɔbiara to ɔbie ɔ̃ kusia.

12 Ɔbiara sɛ ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Miba, tã lobɔ wain!

Mitã si bonɛ ndã mɛ mba ɔle bomi kukaakɔ!

Kɔrãkaɖe to kaase lɛ nɔme,

fiɛ ito ialɛ iɖo kɔraa."