1 Iwola iisɛ ɔkperegu, kulu ɣɛɛ?

Karɔ̃inɔ iisɛ ikɔlɛ silɔ kato ɣɛɛ?

2 Ɔta ɔɣɛ i kubemi iso i ɔri kuruɛ,

ɔɖi kayakɔ̃ i irikpasa.

3 Ɔɣɛ i kuyogodɔ̃ kuruɛ, to ikɛlɛ ɔmagɛ̃siare ame,

i kubɔrɛnya ne ɔto ɔɣɛ teteree sɔ,

4 "Maturi awune, mi nto lokpere lo.

Maturi awune mabi ɔɖuɖu, mi nto lokɔlɛ silɔ kato lokpere.

5 Mi ma nɖe makoso, mitsɛ iwola itsue gu ikososo.

Mi madzunisɛĩ minɔ ara karɔ̃.

6 Mikã atsue, alasɔ atɔ̃me nyaa loaɣere mi.

Nnɛ loya, ilɛ loabusi kanya loɣɛ.

7 Loto lobusi kanya loɣɛ ɔnukuare,

alasɔ wũ kanya ɔtsiri mila.

8 Wũ kanya ame atɔ̃me ɔɖuɖu ɔya;

kasɔla gu mila na i wã kuiwɛ̃ ame.

9 Wã ɔɖuɖu ame ɔkpa nwɔ nsɛ ɔnɔ ara karɔ̃,

asɛ akote nwɔ mba inɔkpa.

10 Miɖi wũ araite i sikãfudza kanya,

miɖi inɔkpa i sikãrɛtɛa sɛɛ kanya.

11 Alasɔ iwola lɛ iɖo ikɛrɛra sɛɛ,

kuira na aabie sɔ iakategu ne.

12 "Mme iwola, lopiagu anɔibe losakanya;

loba inɔkpa gu inyaiɖiite.

13 Bosate kunigã nɖe iranyanyariã itsiri.

Lotsiri iteso gu katoikɔlɛso.

Lotsiri nsɛgbai nyanyariã gu mila atɔ̃me iɣɛ.

14 Kuka gu iwola ɖe wũ are;

loba karɔ̃inɔ fiɛ loba ɔle.

15 Wũ iso i magara sɛ maki maɖe sigara

fiɛ wũ iso maɖeisoi sɛ maki mabara mmara mɛ loya.

16 Wũ iso i maɖeisoi sɛ maki maɖeiso,

fiɛ wũ iso i makpakpaturi ɔɖuɖu sɛ maɖeiso i karɔ̃ iso.

17 Nsɛ loɖɔɛ mma nsɛ maɖɔɛ me

fiɛ mma nsɛ mabie me teteree sɛ manya me.

18 Karana gu kuwarɛ se me;

karana gu ara bɔlɔlɔa ibara wa loasɛ pia i wũ kɔrɛ.

19 Wũ idziribi lɛ iɖo sikãrɛtɛa sɛɛ.

Wũ kusia ɔfɔ kuɣa kuɖo sikãfudza sɛɛ.

20 Ara bɔlɔlɔa ibara i ɔri iso nsɛ losɛ,

fiɛ itɔ̃me nɛ loya ɔri iso nsɛ loki,

21 sɔ si loɣɛ karana lotã maturi ma loɖɔɛ me,

si lotã ma ara si ayi ma ara kakɔlakɔ̃.

22 "Mme nɖe ira ɖeakatɔ̃ nɛ i Bosate ɔbara ku ɔwi wɔ ɔsɛ ɔ̃ karabara karɔ̃,

fiɛ ka ɔbara ɔ̃ kokowi ara.

23 Ɔɖi me ɔsɛ kokooko,

ita karɔ̃kasɛkɔ̃ fiɛ kayiiso ɔba kaare kaya.

24 Maɔɣe me ku ɔwi wɔ sipo na,

loɖe siwore kugodɛkɔ̃ ngbegɔ i ndu ɔyi pelepele katɔ̃.

25 Fiɛ maasɛra abe i karɔ̃,

si abemi aaba ne, maɔɣe me koko.

26 Maɔɣe me mpia fiɛ mabara karɔ̃, kã adziri gu sikua,

ɣee fiɛ mabara kayiiso sise sirere ana.

27 Lopia fiɛ Bosate ɔsɛra kato i kã kasɛkɔ̃,

fiɛ ɔsia igbado ɔkpɛ giligilia i ndu kuwodorokɔ̃ iso.

28 Ka mpia ku ɔwi wɔ ɔsɛra adɔdɔ i kato,

fiɛ ɔɣedza kuwodorokɔ̃ ndu kugodɛkɔ̃ i karɔ̃.

29 Ka mpia ku ɔwi wɔ ɔsɛ ame ɔtã ɔpo

sɔ ndu iibatu ɔ̃ mmaraisi,

ka mpia fiɛ ɔsɛra sikaĩ ɔtã karɔ̃.

30 Iyɔ ne mme loɖe kusɛ̃baradze i ɔ̃ kɔrɛ.

Loyigu isoɣɔ ku ikpɛnɛ biara.

Nsɛ lona isoɣɔ i ɔ̃ anɔmi ame ɔwi biara.

31 Nsɛ lona isoɣɔ i ɔ̃ kayiiso ɔɖuɖu iso

fiɛ so sɛ siɣɔ me i maturi awune iso.

32 "Wũ mabi, kiniɔ ne, ka mikã me atsue.

So aaɣɔ mma nsɛ maki i wũ siri iso.

33 Mikã wũ araite atsue si mitsue iwola.

Midaasɛ̃ ne.

34 So aaɣɔ ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔkã me atsue,

fiɛ ɔto ɔnyɔ tuee i wũ kuyogodɔ̃ iyi biara,

fiɛ ɔɣɛ ɔsia i wũ kukui kanya.

35 Alasɔ ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔnya me ne, ɔsɛ ɔna ngbã,

fiɛ Bosate sɛ ɔnyɔ wũ nnya.

36 Ɣɛɛ ɔturi wɔ loisɛ ɔnya me sɛ ɔbara so kako;

mma ɔɖuɖu lotsiri me ne, kukpi masɛ maɖɔɛ."