1 Ndã sɛ mibɔ aɣiãra, ndã kpokporoa sɛ mibɔ imami.

Mma nsɛ manɛ fiɛ misɛ mikɔ ma miyura iiɣe iwola.

2 Igara sikpã teterea ina se lɛ dzata sifafã awe;

ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔpia wũ sikpã sɛ ɔyura ɔ̃ ngbã.

3 Ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔkpɛ so ɔɖi i kulu ame ne, ɔsɛ ɔpia so kuwarɛ,

ɣɛɛ kadzunisɛĩ biara sɛ ɔlɔ kalɔ mala.

4 Dãdze iisɛ ɔkpɛ̃ ɔwĩ ku ɔkpɛ̃wi;

ne ɔso ɔraɖui ɔsɔrɛ̃wi ne ɔ̃isɛ ɔna kuira ɔsɔrɛ̃.

5 Ɔturi awune adzuni se lɛ ɔpo wodoroa,

ɣɛɛ ara karɔ̃inɔse sɛ ɔɖi wã ɔbɔ.

6 Maturi gbodzoo sɛ maɣɛ sɔ maɖe manukuarese,

ɣɛɛ lɛ aanya nukuarese ɔwɛ̃?

7 Ɔturi bɔlɔlɔa sɛ ɔsɛ ngbã mɛ nna iɣɛrɛ;

kusɛkusɛ aaba i ɔ̃ mabiama iso.

8 Si igara ɔsɛ i ɔ̃ iyara iso si ɔɣɛ itɔ̃me ne,

ɔsɛ ɔfɛ fiɛ ɔnya aranyanyariã ɔɖuɖu ɔɖiite.

9 Nna loawo ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Lokpa i ɔtu ame;

losekele fiɛ ikpi na me iso."?

10 Akerera wa loiyi gu ara isusu ne loiyi ne,

Bosate ɔtsiri wã anyɔ ɔɖuɖu.

11 Ɔbiɛtɛ kɔraa ne, ɔ̃ arabarara masu matsue wũ,

si ɔ̃ nsɛgbai lɛ gu si mikote.

12 Kutsue gɔ nsɛ kunɔ ara gu inɔmi nɛ nsɛ inya ara ne,

Bosate lobara wã anyɔ ɔɖuɖu.

13 Daaɖɔɛ sirɛ si iiɖe ngbɔ ato aamɔ wɛrɛba.

Busi anɔmi si araɖea aawe-ɔ.

14 Raɣadze sɛ ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Kuɣa iilɛ, kuɣa iilɛ!"

Iyɔ si ɔrui ne, ɔsɛ ɔle so i kuɣaiɖe iso.

15 Sikãrɛtɛa pia gu ata wa lofɔ kuɣa gbodzoo pia,

ɣɛɛ kanya ga nsɛ kaɖi inɔkpa kaɣɛ ɖe ikɛrɛra nɛ lofɔ kuɣa iɖo fiɛ iibɔ.

16 Fɔ ɔturi wɔ loya i ɔfɔ kuso kama awu,

si asu apia awoba ame si ɔya i ɔrɔ̃go wɔ ɔ̃iɣe kama.

17 Aɖera wa masɔsɔla ɔturi mafɔ ne, asɛ awe nwɔ losɔsɔla ɔturi ɔmɛrɛ̃,

ɣɛɛ ne kama ne, kutai nsɛ kuyi wũ i kanya.

18 Bara adzuni iki i kuka sɛɛ ifɔ tɔtɔ ame.

Fɔ kuka gu isɔ̃ra si ato aakpɛ̃ kakpã.

19 Ituriraɣɛse sɛ ɔɖi itɔ̃me wɛrɛa ɔɣɛ;

ne ɔso daabara mawɛ̃ ku minukuarese.

20 Si ɔturi ɔgbarĩ ɔ̃ ɔse ɣee ɔnyi ne,

ɔ̃ ɔkaniɛ aanyi i idududu kpirikpiria ame.

21 Kaɖekɔ̃ ga mayasoiso mafɔ ku karɔ̃kasɛkɔ̃ ne,

kusɛkusɛ iisɛ kuwe i ne ame ku kawirikɔ̃.

22 Daaɣɛ sɔ, "Loatã-ɔ ikpi nɛgbe kuso!"

Nyɔ Bosate ɔri, ne ɔto ɔ̃aɖi-ɔ.

23 Bosate ɔtsiri akerera wa loiyi

fiɛ isusura nɛ loiyi iisɛ iɣɔ wũ anɔ.

24 Bosate nsɛ ɔte ɔturi kukpa kanekɔ̃.

Nda ngbɔ ɔturi aawo ɔ̃ mɔmɔ nsɛgbai karɔ̃ ɔnɔ?

25 Kata kaɖe sɔ ɔturi aasu ira ɔsɛ ise ɔtã Ɣaa ku siwa

fiɛ ne kama ɔ̃aba ɔ̃abara adzuni i ndamu mɛ ɔkã iso.

26 Igara wolai sɛ ɔfɛ fiɛ ɔnya maturi nyanyariã ɔɖiite,

fiɛ ɔsɛ ɔtã manene ma iso ku kamɔipɛ kubore.

27 Bosate ɔkaniɛ sɛ ɔsa ɔbo i ɔturi awune siwarã ame;

ɔsɛ ɔfiɛ ɔfere i ɔturi kame ame.

28 Nnyainyɔ gu ɔnukuareiɖe nsɛ atã igara kaɣɔ;

fiɛ iki i kuɖɔɛ ame ne, ɔ̃ sigaraiyara ɣɛ teteree.

29 Maporoporoi ikɛrɛra nɖe ma ɔle,

siɣaa i iti nɖe ɔkpakpa kuwarɛ.

30 Akama gu agbɛ sɛ afore iranyanyariã aɖi,

fiɛ ipɛ sɛ iɖi nsɛgbai nyanyariã i ɔturi ame.