1 Ɔlaa di Damasko suoto:

"Nyu, Damasko dilɔbasinle okpoo kplɛ

kafɔɔ kubakple obiɛle kunte.

2 Babadie di Aroer sekpoo kplɛ

sinkple babɔkɛɛ sele ntenkɔ,

di otii kuonwii dilɔbakpee ma ni lɛyɛkɛ.

3 Efraim okpoo kplɛ seyoyiɛ kamayɛ,

ku Damasko sɛka osie nwu;

batii ba nimabu ni di Aram kamate

fɛle Israel batii lɛkpa,"

SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni niebuɛ.

4 "Di dii nwu nkpo Yakob dibu nwu kamafiele;

suoto nɔɔ lɛla kamaloo.

5 Dibate fɛ nse fiɛlɛtɛ lefiɛlɛ kamɔɔ ka nin-yɛ ni koofe

eefee ni atita kafɔɔ ku kɔnɛɛ nɔɔ-

fɛ nse otii lesiisa ni atitabi di

Refaim Ɔtaata nwu.

6 Kafɔɔ awo kamabu ni,

fɛ nse bɛɛyɔ owoso bɛɛtɛsɛ nnɔnyi awosobi,

mandiɛ ni anyɔ ee atiɛ di nnɔnyi awosobi ɔla takale suoto,

ana ee anɔɔ di ɔla kplɛ wɔ nintika ni suoto,"

SAATE, Israel Yaa nwu niebuɛ.

7 Di dii nwu nkpo, batii kamawolaa Blatɛ lɛma

mamunikĩisa anu lɛma mankyɔɔ Israel Klekletɛ nwu.

8 Blɔbanyu oleɔta akyikye nwu,

ninle ni nnɛɛ lɛma ɔkpɛ ɔbla,

blɔbasimbu kafɔɔ Asera sewoso afiɔ nwu

ku oluufii oleɔta akyikye nwu di anɛɛbi lɛma lɛbla nii.

9 Di dii nwu nkpo, sekpoo kplɛ siene lɛma se baadiɛ baatɛ ni ta Israel batii oso, kamate fɛle aba ya beediɛ bɛɛtɛ dieyii ni kyi. Amuu kamate afukuti.

10 Fatooyee Yaa dikitɛ lɛfɔ;

faanyuma Difuɔnkpaa, kawofakɔ lɛfɔ nwu.

Nkpo oso, kuntɛ fɛɛkpɛ kofe biene

fɛɛpɛ kale bamba nta awosobi,

11 kuntɛ di dii le faapɛ nya nii, faata nya aamuɔ,

di olesɛ kafɔɔ di obe wɔ faasɔ nya nii, faata nya aadie atoto,

kafɔɔ di ofiɛlebee dibale fɛ kasakasa di

difiɛyi ku dibuo le ninanwa ni kasɔ.

12 Oo, nnle kpinwu kɔnya sɛblɔ-

bɔɔnya ɔblɔ fɛle lekpo nikofuu nii!

Oo, batii nwu nkpo kudu-

booyiisa kudu fɛle ntu kplɛ diwi!

13 Kuntɛ batii nwu koyiisa kudu fɛle ntu kpinwu diwi yi,

nse eesĩ ɔlaa ɛɛta ma mantoso mansifi sɛmaa fanfa,

afɛɛfɔ nfɛ ma fɛle sɛsɔ di akpenkpe osi,

fɛle afata kosole di afɛɛfɔ siene kanya.

14 Di kɔtɔɔfɔ difu mafua ma!

Fiɛ di kale masɛ ni basinnaa!

Nle mmle ninle mba nialɛ wo ni asaa kalekɔ nɛ,

ku mba niayu wo ni asaa letota nɛ.