1 Au vishonɛ a Ɗalapani, u gaki wɔtɔ, ɔ shɔgbete ɔ kpaa Ɗalapa tɔ̃vɨn shonɛnkɔ, ɔkɔɔ yaanɛ u ɔ lɛsi weze. 2 Ɔ nta vigbete Ɗalapa shayɛ nɛ:

<<Ang ɗa tɔ̃vɨn pɛlinɛ

N weshotɔ awɔ nyani;

A lee gbete n ɗa shɔraanɛ a yɛ,

n pɔ̃sɔɔnaatɔ.>>

Ɔ weshopɛ! Shɔm ɗagbete ɔ kpaa Ɗalapa tɔ̃vɨn shonɛkɔ, nɛm pɛ lee gbete n yɛ raawɔyɛ.

3 U ji kasi ɓa shɔwɔɔ u kpaa yukɔnɛrɛ au vishonɛni ɓa, aru nankɔ u ji kasi ɓa u ɔ̃ shɔwɔɔ tari dɔkɔnɛ ɓa. 4 Ama a vigbete u pɛliyɛ kpai u tasitɔ nɛ u pɛ Ɗalapa jawɛrɛyi, a nyaba sisɨnmɛɛnɛ a ɗaa yukɔnɛ, a ɗaa raɓoonɛ, a ɗaa ratasinɛ, 5 Shɔ wautɛ, shɔ pɔ̃utɛ a jahm, shɔ ntariu nɔrɔ vɔrɔtɛ, u pɛli vishonɛ gbete tɛu kakatɛ, u ji kpaa nɔrɔ roonɛ ɓa ko vishaanɛ shaanɛ ɓa. 6 Ukɛ ɔ̃nɛ wɔsɔ-wɔsɔ, a vizɛnɛ, a sisɨnmɛɛnɛ, a tɔ̃vɨn pɛlinɛni, u tasitɛ nɛu pɛ Ɗalapa jawɛrɛyi a nyaba Ɗa suru a ɔrinɛ nizɛni, 7 au nyaba gbete u geli shɔ ruu tɔ̃vɨnyɛ, a Ɗalapa kakani, u tɔ̃vɨn aka nakɨn ni gbete u yɛ waaba a wuniyɛ, gbete aka nagang u raau yuu awuni. 8 Shɔ basiutɛ, shɔ ãu yusẽtɛ, shɔ dãutɛ, shɔ bɛliu sɔ̃ntɛ, shɔ tuu naa shɔ nyayelinɛyi, a shɔmni kpai u sha ruu tɔ̃vɨntɔ; 9 naa shɔ ji zɛu nii ɓa, ama shɔ zɛu nii tɛttɔ kpai; naa siu vɔ tɛttɔ ama naa ɔ zɛ yɛ u a suruni. Shɔ tasiu raattɛtɔ ama shɔ ji nyou vɔrɔ ɓa; 10 ko u a yɛti sisɨn lɛsinɛ, kopiɗaviya u a sisɨn puruni; shɔ zɛu naa shɔraayi ama u pɔ̃ shɔ waanɛ i ɔ̃ shɔvinaayi; shɔ zɛu naa u vi ɓa, a shɔmni u vi aɗɔn piti kpai.

11 N shɔbii ɔrinɛ Koranti! U nwanyatɛ ɔkɔɔni u ji ɓusɔɔ viwɔɔ ɓa, u ɓelɔɔ sisɨn tɛttɔ kpai. 12 U tasɔɔ ɔrinɛtɛ a sisɨn; ama ɔ ji tasiu ɔrinɛ ɓɛɛjo ɓa. 13 N nwanya dɔdɔrim a ɔkɔɔni naa ɔ pɛ majaayiː ɔ tasiu ji ɔrinɛ gbete u tasɔɔyɛ, ɔ ɓelɔɔ sisɨntɔ gbolo-gbolo au biini!

14 Ɔkɔɔ ɓasi yuunɛ a shɔgbeteyi i ji ã sisɨn ɓa Ɗabiini ɓa, aruviya shɔ tɔ̃vɨn a shɔ kɔ̃linɛni i ɔ̃ ɓa ɗɔgbeteni ɓa. Ko Ɗɔsẽsẽ a ɗɔkɨnrini i ɓasi ɓa a nyazɔni ɓa. 15 Kirisi a japɛ̃pɛ̃ɛ̃ni i nya yɛ ɔ̃ kati gbete niya? Ivi ɓasi shɔ gbeteyi ãsisɨntɛ a Ɗabii a shɔ gbeteyi i ji ãsisɨn ɓa Ɗabiini ɓa viya? 16 Ivi ɓasi wɛrɛ Ɗa vi a vigãngkini viya? Aruviya ukɔu ɔ̃rɛ Ɗalapa gbete u suru aɗɔnyɛ wɛrɛ! Ji na gbete Ɗalapa au yuu shayɛ nɛ,

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n ɔ̃ ayini nyazɔɔ,

n yɛn ɔ̃ i Ɗalapa, i yɛ ɔ̃ n shɔbiiyi.>>

17 Aru nankɔ Uɓeyelapa shanɛ,

<<Ɔ̃rɔɔtɛ kaka jazɨng akɔrɔ ɔ yaayi ɗɔbiitɔ

ɔ vawɔ yuutɔ ai tetteni.

ɔkɔɔ pɛli vigbete ɓa wɔsɔ-wɔsɔ ɓanɛ,

n yɛn tɛwɔ naatɔ.

18 N yɛn ɔ̃ ɔ ɓeye,

ɔ yɛ ɔ̃ sɔ̃njo n javɔshɔ a jasoroyini,

Uɓeyelapa shɔ gbete vitɛu kaka ɓa ukɔ sharɛ.>>