1 Wũ ɔbi, si aya i fɔ ɔnyii kama,

aya i kuso kanya atã ɔturi mama ne,

2 fiɛ fɔ kanya ɔɔpia-ɔ i kata ame,

fiɛ fɔ atɔ̃me wa aɣɛ ɔnyi-ɔ ato ne,

3 iyɔ ɔɔbo i fɔ ɔnyii nrɔɔ̃ ame.

Wũ ɔbi, nnɛ aabara aɖi so nɖe sɔ:

Kɛlɛ ɔ̃ kɔrɛ si abɔsokarɔ̃;

si apɛ fɔ ɔnyii nrɔɔ̃ teteree!

4 Daama anɔmi arɛ sirɛ,

daatua sirɛ ana kɔraa.

5 Ɖi so lɛ kumɛgɔ i kasɔlɔ sɛ kaɖi so kabɔrɛgu i gbere nrɔɔ̃ ame,

lɛ kumɛgɔ i karodzai sɛ kaɖi so kabɔrɛgu i karɔisɛdze ɔwɛ̃ ame awe.

6 Dãdze, kɛlɛ kabɔibi kɔrɛ;

si anyɔ kã arabarara si atsue iwola!

7 Kɔdze na wũ

nyɔisose ɣee ɖeisose kuwɛ̃ ana na wũ.

8 Ɣɛɛ ɔsɛ ɔledza araɖea ɔkɔla ɔsɛ i kusɛ ame,

fiɛ ɔsɛ ɔsira ɔ̃ araɖea kanya ku ɔraɖui ɔsɔrɛ̃wi.

9 Ɖãdze, ku me ɔwi aakɛlɛ arɛ i mmɔ isɛ iabo?

Iɖe ɔwi wɔ aata i sirɛ?

10 Si nrɛ kɛkɛĩ, ntua sirɛ kɛkɛĩ,

lopia nrɔɔ̃ i ngba ame losɛ lowarã ni -

11 siwɛrɛba to siaba-ɔ iso lɛ yukukpe awe

fiɛ idaawe aabo-ɔ iso lɛ adzoɖaɛse awe.

12 Nwɔ nɖe ipɛ̃ gu ɔtilese

ɔ̃ nsɛ ɔkiki ɔla mila ne.

13 Ɔsɛ ɔma ɔturi anɔmi,

ɔbara ikparĩ ku ngba i karɔ̃,*

fiɛ ɔsɛ ɔsu nrɔɔ̃ gu arɔĩ ɔbara ala akparĩ.

14 Ɔɖe kasɔla ɔturi, ɔsɛ ɔbara iranyanyariã adzuni -

fiɛ ɔsɛ ɔpia kulu i maturi ndɛ̃ ɔwi biara.

15 Ne ɔso kukpakpi to kuaba wũ iso ɔluwɛ̃ kere,

ɔto ɔ̃afɛ̃ ɔluwɛ̃ - gɔ ɔ̃isibawo ɔta i ɔnyɛ.

16 Ara akuɔ pia i Bosate sɛ ɔtsiri,

wã akɔdzɛ ɖe anyanyara atã wũ:

17 iteso anɔmi,

mila ɔnyagɛmi,

nrɔɔ̃ mɛ lofere mma loiɣɛrɛ ima i karɔ̃,

18 ɔtu wɔ nsɛ ɔbara siriita nyanyariã,

ngba mɛ nsɛ mipɛsiwa i iranyanyariã ibara iso,

19 aɖansiɛ ladze wɔ nsɛ ɔla mila

gu ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔpia kulu i manyiibi ndɛ̃.

20 Wũ ɔbi, mɔɛ̃ fɔ ɔse mmaraisi la

si adaanyua fɔ ɔnyi araite apɛyu.

21 Nyi wã sia i fɔ ɔtu iso ɔwi biara,

si anyi wã apia i ɔme.

22 Si asɛ ne, ato aakɔkɔ-ɔ,

si arɛ ne, aadzuɛ̃-ɔ,

si ata ne, aaɖegu-ɔ ika.

23 Alasɔ mmaraisi mɛgbe ɖe ɔkaniɛ,

araite wagbe ɖe ɔtɔ,

fiɛ ikpadzɛ̃ iyira

nɖe ngbã ɔri,

24 wa loaɖi-ɔ abɔrɛgu i sidzetɔrɔ̃go nrɔɔ̃ ame,

abɔrɛgu i rãrɔdze ɔnyamɛrɛ̃ atɔ̃me ame.

25 Daatã ɔ̃ kulɛ si kukpɛ̃-ɔ ɔkã.

Ɣee daatã ɔ̃ anɔmi ikikidza si imɔɛ̃-ɔ.

26 Alasɔ sidzetɔrɔ̃go ne, ɔ̃abɔ-ɔ karɔ̃ ase lɛ boɖoboɖo kaboi kere,

fiɛ rãrɔdze aatã ayura fɔ mɔmɔ ngbã.

27 Ɔrɛrɛ̃ aawo ɔtɔ ɔɖi ɔsia so iso

sɔ ɔ̃ arapia iibatsue?

28 Ɣee ɔturi aawo ɔsɛ i atɔgirĩ iso

sɔ ɔ̃ ngba iibatsue?

29 Ngbɔ kere ise itã ɔrɛrɛ̃ wɔ nsɛ ɔrɛgu ɔturire ne.

Ɔbiara wɔ nsɛ ɔrɔ ɔturire ne, maakpadzɛ̃ wũ kutsue.

30 Maturi iisɛ manyɔ yukukpe pupurii si kukã to wũ

fiɛ ɔyu ira ɔɖe ɔsu ɔnidza kɔ̃.

31 Ɣɛɛ si mamɔɛ̃ wũ ne, ikote sɔ ɔ̃atã kuso ikpɛ ikɔdzɛ,

atoasɔ ɔto ɔ̃asu ɔ̃ iyo ara ɔɖuɖu ɔtã kuso.

32 Ɣɛɛ ɔrɛrɛ̃ wɔ nsɛ ɔrɛgu ɔturire ne ɔna adzuni.

Ɔrɛrɛ̃ wɔ nsɛ ɔbara kumɛɔ ne ɔsɛ ɔwɔra so.

33 Agbɛ gu kunuarɛ loaɖe ɔ̃ ɔkpɛ,

fiɛ ɔ̃ kunuarɛ iibaro kuiyikuiyi.

34 Alasɔ sirerɛ sɛ sitã ɔrã ɔna sikpã gbaã,

iyɔ ɔ̃ibanyɔ nnya si ɔto ɔbara ɔtikuso.

35 Ɔ̃ibatɔrã ɔfɔ ikpata kuso kukuwɛ̃,

fiɛ ɔ̃ibafɔ kuwɛrɛso kumekume kusi.