1 Oo, alɛ fabɛ osi fasoo fawa kasɔ,
alɛ abokote katũkũ di anu lɛfɔ!
2 Fɛ mmle di ɔtɔ nfiɛ ni kɔtɔɛnii
ninta ntu nfuu nii,
soo fawa faabata balo lɛfɔ batofo leyooto lɛfɔ
faata kafɔɔ nnle ditũkũ di anu lɛfɔ!
3 Diekye obe wɔ faabla ni asaa ya niabla ni ɔkpɛ buta nyu ni osuku,
faasoo faawa kasɔ, ni di abokote latũkũ di anu lɛfɔ nɛ.
4 Bia okofobee kuonwii diinu,
kotoko kukuninwii diinu kasɔ,
ninu kuninwii diinya Yaa bamba di afɔ kamaa,
nnwɔ nimbla asaa anta ni mba ninyu nwɔ ni osuku.
5 Famakyakaako mba nimbla ni asaa tinini ku suoto lɛyɔɔ,
mannyuma ni di sisuku lɛfɔ suoto.
Kafɔɔ nse buokple mumbla sikpile di suoto lɛma,
faanya ɔblɔ.
Ni lɛ nfɛ buawɛ didiki?
6 Bamuu loo butɔbla fɛle mba ninanklekle ni,
ablasaa tinini loo amuu nte fɛle sikpilakpi kpɔnɔfɔɔ;
bamuu loo mun-yɔɔ fɛle lɛfata,
sikpile loo kafɔɔ nfɛ wo fɛle kɔfɛɛfɔ kunsifiko.
7 Kuonwii ninlɛɛ leyooto lɛfɔ
ee akpɛkpɛɛ alɛ ootikanko fɔ;
diekye feewofasa anu lɛfɔ di suoto loo
ninfɛ feediɛ wo buɔɔsɔɔ ta sikpile loo oso nɛ.
8 Oo Saate , kafɔɔ afɔ ninle wo Kote.
Awo ninle kɔtɛ, afɔ ninle dibukiiblatɛ;
bamuu loo kɔnɛɛ lɛfɔ ɔsaabla bule.
9 Oo Saate , tannya ɔblɔ faawaalɛsa;
tannyuma sikpile loo dinaa ni kaloo.
Oo, nyu wo, buotikiti lekoto,
diekye bamuu loo batii lɛfɔ bule.
10 Okpoo klekle lɛfɔ nwu ntookple ɔfaafuu;
bia Sion nle ɔfaafuu, Yerusalem nfɛ nte ofukuti.
11 Batoofiɛ olekatakɔ loo klekle nwu nikɔlɛ ni onyu ku ɔtɔ
lɛba le di bate loo latansa fɔ nii,
afinsaa ya amuu ninkpe wo ni ntɔɔlalaa.
12 Oo Saate , di n-ya mmle amuu sɛmaa, fabakyisa kamaa fanta wo?
Fabalo kanana fannanfi wo kootoko kafɔɔ fanwaalɛsa?