1 Fɛ mmle di basunsũ ba nintookpi ni nta ni akɔnɔnkɔnɔsaa nkpete ni kpitikpiti yi,

nkpo di dibuu kɛkɛɛ n-wɛ onutũ di ninumbe ku dibu suoto nɛ.

2 Numbentɛ otu nkyɛ di osuku wɔ ninlɛ ni suoto,

kafɔɔ buutɛ otu nkyɛ di osuku wɔ ninanlɛ ni suoto.

3 Bia nse akyɛ di osuku yi,

disibu nin-wɛ buutɛ

andiki kafɔɔ antuo otii biala mmle eebuu nii.

4 Nse tunlentɛ lɛfɔ lɛnya ɔblɔ di suoto lɛfɔ yi,

tankyɛ di kayilakɔ lɛfɔ;

diekye suoto omufũ oklee kloklo kamafuo ɔtanlolaa ɔbla kplɛ kanya onĩisa.

5 Dikpilesaa ninwii nkpe ntɔɔnya ni di kufĩ kalɔ,

ɔtanlolaa ɔbla wɔ nintaka kunkye ni tunlentɛ nfũ:

6 Man-yɔ babuutɛ manse di n-yilakɔ kplɛ kpinwu kanya,

asaa bawɛntɛ kafɔɔ n-yila di n-yilakɔ biibii.

7 Ntɔɔnya balanle nsi di bapɔnkɔ suoto,

di obe wɔ di baka babi nkyɛ ni ninkpaa fɛle balanle.

8 Otii lele niekutu dibiɔ kafuo ɔkpa obuo nini kamɛ;

otii lele kafɔɔ nimbie oyoyiɛ ambuo yi, kɔsanwu kafuo nwɔ onu.

9 Otii lele nimbiɛ afuɔ yi, afuɔ nwu kafuo nwɔ ɔkyankya;

otii lele nimbɛ ntɔɔni yi, diafuo nwɔ nkɔ otika.

10 Nse kafɛ lekpi abe

mananlɔɔfɔ ka kanya yi,

dikpeni bɛɛyɔ osie kpinwu,

kafɔɔ lɛsaa otofo kamata disi ofũ.

11 Nse kɔsanwu lenu otii kuoloo fiɛ nfɛ bɛɛfaa kũ yi,

lɛsalɛsaa nindie diakye ɔfaa nwu kamɛ.

12 Numbentɛ kanya sɛlaa n-le sibualɛ ole,

kafɔɔ buutɛ nnwɔɔ anyasibi nɔɔ amu ntɔɔ an-wɔɔ.

13 Sɛlaa nɔɔ nle sibuulaa di kasɔkakyekɔ;

sile kafɔɔ difiibuo kpile di kayɛntɛkɔ-

14 buutɛ nkakatɛ kafɔɔ ampɔɔsa.

Otii kuonwii dieye lɛsaa le nikɔwa nii-

owe nimafuo nwɔ lɛsaa le nimawa ni sɛɛmaa nɔɔ ɔtɔkɔ?

15 Buutɛ ɔkpɛ ɔbla nta nimbuo nwɔ;

diekye ansintofo osuku aasifi okpoo.

16 Ao, kasɔ ka ɔka niale ni kpɛmblatɛ ayɔɔsa,

ku mba batunletɛ nintũ ni opunu ku olesɛ.

17 Oo, kasɔ ka ɔka beelofo ni ku dibu, bɛɛta fɔ lɛtɔtrɔ,

ku mba batunletɛ nin-le ni alesaa di obe biene kamɛ-

diɛta ni suoto osie, ninanle ni lɛtansiɛ.

18 Nse otii nkpe nkyɔkɔ yi, lɛkyà nɔɔ nsoo nintakaa;

nse nnɛɛ nɔɔ nsiɛ kloklo yi, leyo nɔɔ ndu.

19 Ɔma oso mantũ opunu,

nta kafɔɔ nkpee nkpa suoto lɛyɔɔ,

kafɔɔ koto nimbla lɛsaa biala.

20 Tankpaani ɔka bia di disibu lɛfɔ kamɛ,

ee fakpaani asaawɛntɛ di leyotenyo lɛfɔ kamɛ,

diekye kansiɛ wɔ di kɔfɛɛfɔ kamɛ kamafuo sɛlaa lɛfɔ ɔyɔ osifiko,

kansiɛ owo kafɔɔ kamafuo ɔlaa wɔ feebuɛ ni ɔlaabuɛ.