1 O! Yehowa, mègaka mo nam le wò dziku me

alo ahe to nam le wò dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ me o.

2 Yehowa, kpɔ nublanui nam, elabena nu te ŋunye.

O! Yehowa, yɔ dɔm, elabena nye ƒuwo le veve sem.

3 Nye luʋɔ le nuxaxa me.

Va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣi, O! Yehowa,

va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣi?

4 O! Yehowa, trɔ ɖe ŋunye, eye nàɖem;

ɖem, le wò lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta.

5 Ame aɖeke meɖoa ŋku dziwò ne eku o.

Ame kae kafua wò tso eƒe yɔdo me?

6 Mevɔ le eme keŋkeŋ le ŋeŋe ta;

metsɔ aɖatsi ƒo nye aba, elabena mefa avi zã blibo la,

eye nye aɖatsi wɔe be nye dɔƒe ƒo tsi belebele.

7 Nuxaxa na ɖeɖi te nye ŋkuwo ŋu;

womegale nu kpɔm tututu o, le nye futɔwo ta.

8 Mite ɖa le gbɔnye, mi nu vlo wɔlawo,

elabena Yehowa se nye avifafa.

9 Yehowa se ɣli si medo be wòakpɔ nye nublanui;

Yehowa xɔ nye gbedodoɖa alɔ eve.

10 Nye futɔwo katã ŋu akpe mi, eye miaƒe mo atsi dãa;

woagbugbɔ ɖe megbe enumake kple ŋukpe.