1 "Diele ɔkpɛ siene kamɛ di otii nsi di kasɔ ka mmle suoto?

Diele ayi nɔɔ ote ate fɛle kpɛntɛ wɔ bɛɛta ni ɔkpɛ ale?

2 Fɛle ɔlanle wɔ nikonyu ni osuku anta ni kɔtɔɔfɔ kunyii,

ee fɛle kpɛntɛ wɔ ninsoko ni kɔkpɛnto nɔɔ yi,

3 nkpo bɛɛtɛɛ awɛntɛ ya ninaa ni lɛsalɛsaa nɛ,

kakyɛ biala kafɔɔ bɛɛtɛɛ dibuo.

4 Nse lɛklɛlete mbu disi nlɛ, ‘Ɔmɛmbe kamataka?’

Kakyɛ nwu nkaana, mpɛ mmumunikĩi ninaase di kolesɛtũ.

5 Suoto nii letĩi ku akukudi ku apa,

suoto sina nii lɛbɛbɛɛ, siosoo ntu.

6 "Ayi nii kɔpɛ sɛwa anlenkee abula losotɛ oklo,

anloo kafɔɔ di osuku onyu kuonwii ninwɛ nii.

7 Oo Yaa, nyuma falɛ nkpa nii, owiidi kule;

anu nii dilɔbasinkple anya suoto lɛyɔɔ diidii.

8 Anu ya nin-nyɛɛ ni dilɔbasinnyɛɛ;

bibawolaa mi, kafɔɔ namasinwɛ.

9 Fɛ mmle di lelokonkyɛ n-yɛ, ninsifi ni yi,

nkpo di otii wɔ ninsoo ansifi ni ɔkya kamɛ ninsinkple aawa nɛ.

10 Ɔlɔbasinkple awa leyo nɔɔ diidii;

kasiɛkɔ nɔɔ kafɔɔ dilɔbasintofo nwɔ.

11 "Nkpo oso namalo kanana;

kamakakatɛ di dibuo nii ninwuna kamɛ,

kamabuɛ ɔlaa di ɔklá nii ninyinyi kamɛ.

12 Ami ninle lekpo, ee bɔkɛɛ kplɛ di kakyofokɔ nwu,

alɛ faayɔ mi fankpee di kanyu kalɔ?

13 Nse lenyu nlɛ atensaa nii kamakpee mi kɔnɛɛ kaafutu,

di asiɛle-yɔɔle nii kafɔɔ kamakɔkɔlɛ ɔlaa nii,

14 bia mianwu nfɛ fanyɛkɛsɛɛ ku alaafɔ,

fankpee mi kafɔɔ difu ku odiki otuo nɛ,

15 nioso simu omiina ku kukpi nlɛ mi,

dilenke suoto sina nii se mmle.

16 Lekyidi nkpa nii; namasiɛ nkpa dinaa ni kaloo.

Diɛ mi lete nii; diekye ayi nii nnaa lɛsɔdiki.

17 "Obe ninle otii, alɛ fambu nwɔ disi nkpo,

alɛ faakyɔɔ nwɔ atoko nkpo,

18 alɛ fanyunyu nwɔ olesɛ biala,

fansɔ nwɔ kafɔɔ fanyu obe biala?

19 Flɔbadiɛ mi nnɛɛ diidii,

ee bia kuntɛ obe kakui?

20 O batii nyuntɛ,

nse lɛbla okpile, obe lɛbla fɔ nɛ?

Obe oso fɛɛbla mi anu lɛfɔ ditikasaa?

Ntookple atoo lɛta fɔ?

21 Obe oso fanaayɔ ɔtanlolaa ɔbla nii fakyɛ,

faayɔ kafɔɔ sikpile nii fakyɛ mi?

Diekye kanunua nfɛ kamate di kudu kamɛ;

Fabawolaa mi, kafɔɔ namasinwɛ."