1 Kei yɛna keyakosee keŋ ne tia Kalesewola Detaŋgya keŋ.

Nɛnɛɛ woŋ ne yɛɛna ŋon,

te ɛ balaŋ pou gyeŋawɔ kekyaa deni nyee dɔɔ,

2 nyaŋ donɔɔ keŋ yeesa be wulu,

kekolosi na kenyaŋee donɔɔ dinaa?

Na yoosila te ba moowɔ koe n balaŋ ya,

te na yooman te ba yekeewɔ ya.

3 N siamantena pou te yɛɛ nɔɔ yekii,

na baŋdaŋ te ba moowɔ di be dɔɔ ya,

Keŋ na ba keyeu gyu lemlem koraŋ nɛ,

be tuŋa wɔ te be kyaŋa wɔ,

4 Mena dɔɔ me yakowɔ nyiaa, <<Ɛ lese ɛ sia lee me dɔɔ,

yela maa wii nideli,

Ɛ naa naase ɛ wose diyem nyi ɛ ke kyɔlɛɛ maŋ,

nyi be ta koe me balaŋ dɔɔ ya.>>

5 Degbeŋgyoo, Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere dana wee,

keŋ kekolosi na kewɔlɛɛ na donɔɔ kesiŋii gyae kekɔŋ,

kalesewola detaŋgya keŋ man.

Wee keŋ baa tekerii akyaŋse lɔ,

na be kewii kelii bulase dɔɔ.

6 Elam baana baŋdaŋ na ke bɔɔlee,

kpuna baŋ be kyaa anebiliŋiŋse na dɛɛkyɔŋse dɔɔ bɛɛ kɔŋ,

te Kiri lese ɔ yoonyeele pampasaŋ debɔɔ.

7 Anebiliŋiŋse te wulu ɛ detaŋgyase kpaakpaa nyiŋan man,

te dɛɛkyɔŋ kyaara seŋɛɛ donɔɔ dinaa keŋ anaanɔɔse man.

8 Degbeŋgyoo ta lese keŋ ne gyee Yuda nɛ,

wee kenaŋ ɛ moo ɛ sia gyakaa

laa gyooro dekpaŋalaŋ keŋ yoo abɔɔ dɔɔ.

9 Ɛ naawɔ nyi ba te yɛlɛɛ

Dawide donɔɔ dinaa keŋ akyaŋse burum,

te ɛ tɔɔ atayenaŋ

loŋse ŋan gbɛɛ.

10 Ɛ kala Yerusalɛm denɛɛ ŋan,

te ɛ yɛlɛɛ akpaŋalaŋse nyi ɛ ka mo ŋa boya desina dekyaŋ keŋ.

11 Ɛ baŋa loŋ dɛɛlɛedo akyaŋse ala ŋan nsana,

na depaa bene keŋ loŋ kaa gyoo ke man,

mɔna ɛ te kɛɛ ŋon ɔ be yɛɛ ke ya,

ɛ ta mo obuo fa ŋon ɔ be bake ke see lee beneŋ beneŋ keŋ ya.

12 Degbeŋgyoo, Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere ŋon,

baake ŋon wee kenaŋ

nyi yaa lɔ nɔɔ na ɛ ke wii,

nyi yaa gbee ɛ nyeenyɔɔse na ɛ ke wuu titerese.

13 Mɔna kɛɛ, yɛɛ ŋon gyoŋ te ɛ nyaŋeewɔ,

ɛ kɛrɛɛ nunkyuese nyeeya, te ɛ koo namense,

ɛ tao naane te ɛ nyɔɔ waen!

Ɛ yakowɔ nyiaa,<<Ɛ yela dee di na dɛɛ nyɔɔ,

nawolo nyi kyoo kaageŋ na de ta yem!>>

14 Mɔna Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere ŋon, wɔɔna maŋ gela kei nyiaa, <<Bɔɔ gyae baa mo dukum kei kyɛɛ ŋon, kaboena ɛ ka mo yekee ya. Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere ŋon torola yako.>>

15 Kei yɛna keŋ Degbeŋgyoo, Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere ŋon ne yako,

<<Gyu, ke yako ŋon ɔ ne kɛɛ abɔɔ dɔɔ,

Sɛbena ŋon ɔ ne kɛɛ gyooro dekpaŋalaŋ keŋ dɔɔ nɛ nyiaa,

16 Woŋ yaa n ne yɛɛ kɛbo te amɔte faana neŋ gbɛɛ,

nyi nyaa lese n yebɔɔ kɛbo,

te n ne kara yebɔɔ botɔɔ keŋ korɛɛ,

te n ne kara n dɛɛfɛɛfoe kpanaŋ man?

17 Kɛɛ, nyaŋ walaŋ doŋte,

Degbeŋgyoo ne gyae waa lɔ kyaŋ neŋ,

na waa fuŋ neŋ lɔ.

18 Waa biliŋi neŋ ŋgba bɔɔlo nɛ,

na waa fuŋ neŋ kelɔ tɛɛle keŋ fɛlɛɛ nɛ dɔɔ,

botɔɔ te nyaŋ ka yeŋ,

botɔɔ te nya anebiliŋiŋse kpaakpaa nyiŋan, ŋan dɔɔ n ne yɛɛ agaŋtaŋ nɛ,

gyae ka bese desɛŋ kolo fa n gbeŋgyoo dekpaŋalaŋmantena.

19 Maa lese neŋ lee n gbeli dɔɔ,

na maa tisina neŋ lee n daseŋae man.

20 Mena wee kenaŋ maa baake me tobaale Eliyakim, ŋon ɔ kya yɛna Hilikiya nɛ.

21 Maa mo n kegba wurikyim do e, na maa mo keŋ n na mo kpaŋ gyakaa wurikyim keŋ dɔɔ nɛ kpaŋ e, na maa mo n doŋ keŋ do e ɔ nyiŋmaa man. Waa yɛɛ Yerusalɛmtena na Yudatena be kya. 22 Maa mo Dawide dekpaŋalaŋ safowaa do e ɔ nyiŋmaa man, keŋ ɔ toro na ŋolo be tale tɔ ya, te ɔ tɔɔ na ŋolo be tale toro ya. 23 Maa gyɔ e ŋgba tuula nɛ do botɔɔ keŋ dana doŋ, waa bese gbeli, obuo gyae keta ɔ dɔɔ bo kɔŋ ɔ kya dekpaŋalaŋ. 24 Ɔ loŋtona pou baa yɛɛ kasolɔ ɔ dɔɔ. Baa yɛɛ ŋgba nyefalɛɛ na osuŋse ŋan wuluŋɛɛ tuula dɔɔ nɛ.

25 Degbeŋgyoo Dekpataakpere ŋon kpa nyiaa, <<Wee kenaŋ nɛ, tuula keŋ bɔɔ gyɔɔ do botɔɔ keŋ dana doŋ nɛ gyae ke gɛɛse na ke kulu, na kasolɔ keŋ wuluŋɛɛ ke dɔɔ nɛ ka lee yala.>> Degbeŋgyoo torola yako.