1 Sitɛ̃ɛttɛ̃ɛ Ɗalapa nwariu ɓɛuruyi nyatɔ a nyaba tot-tot aɗa tot-tot a janyagadiyi kabii. 2 Ama a ko nyayisinɛm nwariu nya kɛ ɓɛɛ jaa kabii. Ɗalapa shɛshi koo a ɓɛɛ jaa kabii, ukɔ ɔ̃rɛ shɔgbete Ɗalapa lɔrɛ u sã vi piti kpai a lee gbete koo yɛ yisinyayɛ. 3 Ɓɛɛ Jaa kɔ ɔ̃rɛ ɗɔ̃sẽsẽ au tasi Ɗalapa basinɛyɛ, ukɔ ɔ̃rɛ jasuru au tasi Ɗalapa shɛ̃biiyɛ, gbete au sã vi a koo piti kpai au kaka nyanwanɛ. A knti au sɔɔri shɔ ruuvinitɛ kpai, a ɔ̃kɛ a kolapa a Ɗalapa nakɨn, shɔgbeteu kaka tɛɛ ko-iviya piti kpaiyɛ.

4 Ɗa Jaa kpaa basinɛtɔ fɛ̃ɛm tɛɛ Ɗajashonɛlapayi tɔ, ji nagbete Ɗalapa ãu niiyɛ, tɛɛ Ɗajashonɛlapayi niitɔ. 5 Aruviya Ɗalapa ji geli u Ɗajashonɛlapayi wɔ ɓa nɛ,

<<A pɛ majaa;

nɛm n ɔ̃tɛ meye.>>

Ko Ɗalapa u geli u Ɗajashonɛlapa wɔnɛ,

N yɛn ɔ̃ u Ɓeye,

U ɔ̃ sɔ̃njo majaa.

6 Ama aɗagbete Ɗalapa kasiu jaamari shonɛ a kotipi shanɛ,

Ɔ̃tɛ kaka jazɨng akɔrɔ Ɗajashonɛlapayi kpai i bassiutɔ.>>

7 Ama aru Ɗajashonɛlapayi Ɗalapa shanɛ,

Ɗalapa pɔ̃u Ɗajashonɛlapayi i ɔ̃ naa sɔrɔ dusinɛ,

A pɔ̃u u jawɛrɛyi i ɔ̃ naa yeenya yaa.

8 Ama a ɓɛɛ jaa yuu Ɗalapa shanɛ:

A laakpati ɔ̃nɛ, Ɗalapa, yɛ ɔ̃ dangdang!

a yɛ sã a shɔbiiyi tɔ̃vɨn.

9 A ɔri vigbete tɔ̃vɨn a ɓɛ̃ɛ̃ vikɔ̃linɛtɔ.

Aruukɔ Ɗalapa, a Ɗalapa lɔ arɛ

Ãa sisɨn puru shɔ basinɛtɛ pɛ̃niba

au tɛɛ kopiya ɓɛɛtɔ piti kpai.>>

10 Ɗalapa sha sɔ̃nnɛ,

Mɔkɔ Uɓeyelapa a gaanɛ mɔkaa shɛshi kotipirɛ,

Aa naayi a pɛli kolapa a vigbete a ɗɔnyɛni kpai.

11 I yɛ yisinyatɔ ama a yɛ ɔ̃ dangdang;

i yɛ rii shɛlɛlɛtɔ naa fãrãyi

12 Shɔ yɛ litɔ naa làà

shɔ yɛ kɔsiyitɔ naa shɔ kɔsi fãrãyi yɛ, ama kopiɗaviya a ɓɛɛ jo naa gbete a sijiyɛ,

a suru yisinya ɓa dangdang.

13 Ɗalapa ji geliu Ɗajashonɛlapayi wɔ ɓa nɛ,

<<Ɔ̃nɛ yɛɛm ang nakɨn

setɛn pɔ̃ a shɔnɔpɔ̃yitɛ

i ɔ̃tɛ a vidɔɔpɔ̃nɛ.>>

14 Ɗajashonɛlapayi ikɛ piviya? Ɗajashonɛlapayi i pɛ suru, gbeteyi shoshi Ɗalapa vishonɛyɛ, a Ɗalapa shoyi nɛi pɔ̃si shɔgbeteyi kpaa naraanɛrɛ.