1 Iwola ɔɔtsue ɔ̃ iyo;

ɔ̃ɔɣedza akpa akɔdzɛ i ne ame.

2 Ɔ̃ɔɖoe ɔ̃ bɔi fiɛ ɔ̃ɔlupura ɔ̃ wain,

fiɛ ɔ̃ɔtu ɔ̃ ɔpɔrɔ̃ ana.

3 Ɔ̃ɔpia ɔ̃ maɖaborɔ̃gomi ɔsese, si makpedza maturi

mabɔrɛgu i ɔmagɛ̃siare kakɔlɛkɔ̃.

4 Maɣɛ sɔ, "Mi madzunisɛĩ, miba i ngbe!"

Ɔsɛ ɔɣere mma nna inyaiɖiite sɛɛ sɔ,

5 "Miba miaɖe wũ araɖea,

si minɛ wũ ndã mɛ loɔlupu.

6 Minyua mi adzunisɛ̃ siri, si miasɛ ngbã;

misɛ i karɔ̃inɔ ɔri iso.

7 "Ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔyira aɣiãrase ne, sitia ɔsɛ ɔnɔ;

ɔturi wɔ nsɛ ɔsɛ̃ ɔtilese ne, iraboa nsɛ ibara wũ.

8 Daasɛ̃ atã aɣiãrase, ɔto ɔ̃atsiri-ɔ;

ɣɛɛ si asɛ̃ atã kawolai ne ɔto ɔ̃aɖɔɛ-ɔ.

9 Te kawolai ara, ɔto ɔ̃atsue iwola ɔbua.

Te ɔturi bɔlɔlɔa ara, ɔto ɔ̃abua ne i ɔ̃ araisuã iso.

10 "Bosate kunigã nɖe iwola karɔ̃isɛ;

Ɔsekelea itsue nɖe ara karɔ̃inɔ.

11 Alasɔ iki i iwola iso ne, maatã fɔ ayi ɔsi,

fiɛ maasu akɔ gbodzoo mabua-ɔ i ngbã ame.

12 Si atsue iwola ne, fɔ loana ne kusia,

si aɖe aɣiãrase ne, fɔ ɔnɔwɛ̃ loawe inyɛ."

13 Ɔrɔ̃go kadzunisɛĩ nsɛ ɔlakulu;

ɔna ikpadzɛ̃ fiɛ ɔna inɔkpa.

14 Ɔsɛ ɔsɛ i iyara iso i ɔ̃ kukui kanya,

ɔsɛ ɔsɛ i iyara iso i ɔmagɛ̃siare kakɔlɛkɔ̃ ga loɖo,

15 ɔto mma nsɛ mafe,

masɛ siĩ i ma ɔri iso ikpere.

16 Ɔsɛ ɔɣɛ sɔ, "Mitã mma ɔɖuɖu nɖe madzunisɛĩ si maba i ngbe!"

Ɔsɛ ɔɣere madzunisɛĩ sɔ,

17 "Ndu mɛ mayu sɛ miwe ɔmɛrɛ̃.

Aɖera wa maɖe i iwɛrɛ ame sɛ awe ɔmɛrɛ̃ nyɛkɛ̃nyɛkɛ̃!"

18 Ɣɛɛ maiɣe ɖuɖuuɖu sɔ makpise pia i mmɔ,

fiɛ maiɣe sɔ ɔ̃ maturi kpedzaa pia i ikpibiɔ kawodorokɔ̃.