1 Oo, Ariel, Ariel, yɔɔsa,

okpoo kplɛ wɔ di Dawid nsi ni!

Bikyakaa lɛlɛɛ di lɛlɛɛ suoto

biɛta ayi ole lee kafɔɔ akyi atɔɔwa.

2 Kafɔɔ kamamana Ariel nkyi;

abawi kaku ku sɛnyaami,

abate fɛle oleɔta akyikye antɛɛ.

3 Kamasi mmana fɔ omuu nkyi;

kamakpee lɛkpankyila nkyi fɔ ku aba takale

kamata bakpɛtɛ nii kafɔɔ ntaka fɔ di suoto.

4 Bɛɛwakosa fɔ kasɔ, kasɔ kamɛ fabakakatɛ;

lɛkakatɛ lɛfɔ kamadie biibii di kudu kamɛ.

Sɛlɔ lɛfɔ kamadie fɛle kpi sele di kasɔ kamɛ;

sɛwɛɛwɛɛ di lɛkakatɛ lɛfɔ kamadie di kudu kamɛ.

5 Kafɔɔ balo lɛfɔ nwu nimpɔ nii kamate fɛle kudu muɛmuɛ,

basiensietɛ kudú bakpeetɛ nwu fɛle sɛsɔ bɛɛfɛ beesifiko.

Nkyenkye, di difua kamɛ,

6 SAATE wɔ Ninlenke ni kamawa

ku kanto dikpududuu ku kasɔ otũkũ ku sɛlɔ kplɛ,

ku afɛɛfɔ siene ku ɔblɔ ku ɔtɔ bembe nimafiɛ ni.

7 Nse nnle nwu mmuu kudú bakpeetɛ ba ninkɔkpɛko ni Ariel,

bɛɛtaka nwɔ ni di suoto ku katanikokɔ nɔɔ bɛɛmana nwɔ kafɔɔ beekyi nii,

dibate fɛ kɔlaafɔ kule,

ku kakyɛ odiki otuo-

8 fɛ nse kɔka nkle otii ɛɛsɛ kɔlaafɔ alɛ ookonko ni,

kafɔɔ ɛɛsɛnkɛ, kɔka nwu nklee nwɔ ni;

fɛ nse otukɔnsɔ nkle otii ɛɛsɛ kɔlaafɔ alɛ oonyi ntu,

kafɔɔ ɛɛsɛnkɛ, otukɔnsɔ nɔɔ nlo nwɔ ni nɛ.

Nkpo dibate ninta nnle nwu mmuu kudú bakpeetɛ

ba nikɔkpɛko di Sion Kobokote nɛ.

9 Biyila tribaa, diɛbla ye ɔkpɛ kafɔɔ,

bitĩi anu lee biekple banumbiɛtɛ kafɔɔ;

bisiɛ, kafɔɔ diele nta bienyi

bikpankpa kafɔɔ diele nta siene bienyi.

10 SAATE nwu ntɔɔta ye biebuo di sɛkyɔsĩ kplɛ kamɛ:

Eetĩi ye anu (Yaa ɔlaa babuɛtɛtɛ);

eetĩi ye asi (asaa banyatɛ).

11 Aye yi, odiki otuo wɔ mmle omuu diele lɛsalɛsa, kafɔɔ fɛ kukũ ko kamɛ sɛlaa beetĩi nii. Kafɔɔ nse biɛyɔ kukũ nwu biɛta otii wɔ nimafuo ni ɔka, biɛtɔkɔ nwɔ bilɛ, "Lekoto ka nle mmle" yi, abadiki kanya alɛ, "Namafuo ɔka, beetĩi kũ kanya." 12 Ee, nse biɛyɔ kukũ nwu biɛta otii wɔ ninamafuo ni ɔka, biebuɛ bilɛ, "Lekoto ka nle mmle " yi, abadiki kanya alɛ, "Nin-ye mmle manka nii."

13 SAATE nwu lebuɛ alɛ:

"Batii ba mmle nwa ɔkyɛ nii ku nnya lɛma

mankpee mi dibu kafɔɔ ku anyasibi lɛma,

kafɔɔ situ lɛma lekyo di ɔkyɛ nii.

Batii afiofa ya beetuo ni lete ninle

kasumu lɛma ka bɔɔtɛɛ ni nɛ.

14 Nkpo oso kamakple mfuasa batii ba mmle

ku ɔkpɛ wɔ niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ diekple diɛbla ni ɔkpɛ;

banumbentɛ ninumbe kamawɔɔ,

lɛsɔnu kamayu otii wɔ ninkpe ni lɛsɔnu."

15 Mba ninsifi ni nwofakɔ kplɛ bayɔɔsa

alɛ boowofasa ni asibu lɛma di Saate nwu suoto,

mambla ni sɛkpɛ lɛma di ditunu kamɛ mambu ni kafɔɔ alɛ,

"Owe nikɔnya wo? Owe kafɔɔ nimatofo?"

16 Biemunikĩisa asaa biefuusa,

fɛ nse dibukii blatɛ nte fɛle kɔtɔ!

Lɛsaa le bɛɛbla ni katɔkɔ blatɛ nɔɔ alɛ,

"Diele afɔ niɛbla mi"?

Dibukii kafuo dibukii blatɛ ɔtɔkɔ alɛ,

"Aaye lɛsalɛsaa"?

17 Di obe kakuu kamɛ, Lebanon dilɔbakple kofe ko kasɔ ninsi ni lɛla

di kofe nwu kasɔ ninsi ni lɛla kafɔɔ kubate fɛle lepoo?

18 Di dii nwu nkpo batokotĩitɛ kamanu kukũ nwu kamɛ sɛlaa,

di obe wɔ diɛbla ni tutufuu ku ditunu yi

banumbiɛtɛ anu kamanya asaa.

19 Mba niɛwakosa ni suoto kasɔ kamakple man-nya suoto lɛyɔɔ di SAATE nwu kamɛ;

mba diefĩ ni kamanya suoto lɛyɔɔ di Israel Klekletɛ nwu suoto.

20 Basiensietɛ kamayu,

batii bamantɛ kamayɛ,

mba kafɔɔ bamuu ninkpe ni anu bɛɛta ni dikpile yi, bababudi ma man-yu-

21 mba nin-yɔ ɔlaa mankpa otii ankpi ni lɛpɔɔ,

ankyɔɔ ni otii wɔ suoto ɛɛyɔ ni ɔlaa okũ

ku sɛlaa ku afunu kamaa oyila mansĩ ni otii wɔ ninan-ye nwu ni ole lɛbɛ ɔta.

22 Nkpo oso nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu, nwɔ niadiki ni Abraham, kobuɛ antɔkɔ ni Yakob leyo alɛ:

"Sinunsɔ dilɔbasinkpɛ Yakob;

anu lɛma kafɔɔ dilɔbasinwlo.

23 Nse bɛɛnya babi lɛma di kamɛ lɛma,

nnɛɛ nii ɔkpɛ ɔbla,

babakleklesa leyooto nii;

babatofo Yakob Klekletɛ Nwu leklekle,

manyɛkɛ kafɔɔ Israel Yaa nwu.

24 Mba nieyu ni di ninwuna kamɛ kamawɛ lɛsɔnu;

mba nikobubuɛ ni sɛlaa kamafũ ɔlaa mankpee."