1 Degbeŋgyoo, tɔɔse Dawide,

na ɔ kaale wa anaŋ laŋ pou.

2 Ɔ kaŋa ntam fa Degbeŋgyoo,

ɔ sɛɛ kom fa Yakɔbe Wurubuarɛ Dekpataakpere ŋon nyiaa,

3 <<Mɔɔ gyae maa gyu me dɛɛ,

yaa maa doo ma dofoŋoŋ dɔɔ ya.,

4 Mɔɔ gyae maa yela me sia ke wuu,

yaa me sibii kegyɔ ya,

5 kaboena maa nyiŋ dekyae fa Degbeŋgyoo,

dekyae fa Yakɔbe Wurubuarɛ Dekpataakpere ŋon.>>

6 De nyii ke lee Ɛferata,

de naa ke Yaare tɛɛle man.

7 Ɛ yela dee gyu ɔ dekyae man,

ke buŋ som ɔ nae dɛɛbetee siaman nyiaa,

8 Degbeŋgyoo koro, gyu n dɛɛfɛɛfoe keŋ,

ɛmɛɛ na n doŋ nɔɔkebakesee adakaa keŋ.

9 Yela n saese ka mo n katenee wuu,

yela n balaŋ baŋ bee di anokoare ke nyaŋee kpee nɔɔneŋ.>>>

10 Lee n tobaale Dawide dɔɔ,

naa bɛɛ n walaŋ ŋon n be tiu e nuŋ nɛ ya.

11 Degbeŋgyoo kaŋa ntam fa Dawide,

ntam keŋ ɔ be gyae waa lee kewɔle ya nyiaa,

<<N duuluŋ man walaŋ,

te maa mo see n gyooro gbeli dɔɔ.

12 Nyi akpaa n bia tewulɛɛ de di me nɔɔkebakesee

na kawolase ŋan maa wola wɔ dɔɔ nɛ,

kenaŋ na be bia tewulɛɛ baa kyaa,

n gyooro gbeli dɔɔ kekpaakekpaa.>>

13 Nawolo nyi Degbeŋgyoo ta lese Siyɔn,

ɔ ne gyae nyi botɔɔ ke yɛɛ ɔ dekyae,

14 Ɔ kpa nyiaa, <<Kɛbo yɛna ma defɛɛfoe kekpaakekpaa,

kɛbo te maa kyaa di gyoori, nawolo nyi kɛbo te mɛɛ gyae.

15 Maa mo weenɛɛ burum hiraa e,

maa fa wa ayematena weenɛɛ baa di baa.

16 Maa mo nyeekelɛɛ wuu ɔ saese,

na ɔ balaŋ baŋ bee di anokoare nɛ ke kpee kenyaŋee nɔɔneŋ kekpaakekpaa.

17 Kɛbo te maa yela Dawide ke baŋ lila,

na maa desina kanea see fa ŋon mɔɔ tiu e nuŋ nɛ.

18 Maa mo desɛŋ wuu ɔ kɔlara,

mɔna maa yela ɔ gyooro kotɔtɔɔ ke ŋalakee ɔ nyee dɔɔ.>>