1 Ɛ lese Degbeŋgyoo yele.

Baŋ bee yee Degbeŋgyoo,

te wɔ mmaraase na gyoo be sia nɛ, baŋna nyeebam.

2 Be bia baa yɛɛ doŋ tɛɛle keŋ dɔɔ,

Baa hiraa baŋ be gbɛɛneŋ tenɛɛ nɛ duuluŋ man bia.

3 Kede na wose kenyiŋ doo ba akpaŋalaŋ man kekpaakekpaa.

be katenee gyae ke doo kekpaakekpaa.

4 Keŋmaŋee na lee detiŋtɛɛ man fa baŋ bɛɛ yɛɛ nombia kpaakpaa,

na baŋ bɛɛ yɛɛ wɔe na baŋ bee wii balaŋ na baŋ ba tenɛɛ nɛ.

5 Ne dee fa baŋ be dana wɔe te bɛɛ paa balaŋ abɔɔ lee be konɔɔse man,

na baŋ bɛɛ yɛɛ ba abɔɔ kegbɛɛ dɔɔ nɛ.

6 Ampaŋ baŋ ba tenɛɛ nɛ be gyae baa wosi ya,

baa tɔɔse wɔ kekpaakekpaa.

7 Bɔɔ gyae baa yee nombiikum daale ya,

be wɔe bɛɛ lɔ wɔ ya, bɛɛ mo ba wose lɔ Degbeŋgyoo dɔɔ.

8 Be wɔe te fɛɛ wɔ, bɔɔ yee kolo ya,

ɔtoman na baa naa nyi be te di be kɔlara dɔɔ.

9 Be faa ayematena abɔɔ lee be konɔɔse man,

be katenee doo kekpaakekpaa,

baa lɛɛ yele na obuo.

10 Akpanyanyaŋtena baa naa na ka do wɔ baŋ,

baa tao be kela na baa ŋaalaa,

keŋ akpanyanyaŋtena ne gyae nɛ gyae ke yɛɛ yakaa.