1 O Saate, nu ɔlaa ɔpɛ nii;

ta kaku owi nii diɛta ni lɛkyakaako kawa ɔkyɛ lɛfɔ.

2 Tanwofasa anu lɛfɔ di suoto nii

nse nsi di nimiina kamɛ.

Munikĩisa kotoko lɛfɔ fakyɔɔ mi;

nse lɛlɛɛ, tuna fatɛɛ wla.

3 Diekye ayi nii kɔyɛ fɛle kɔyɔ;

akufi nii kɔfiɛ fɛle atɔkɔnii kɛsɛɛle.

4 Bɛɛpɛ otu nii kuɔyɔɔ kafɔɔ fɛle sɛfa;

layee alesaa nii ole.

5 Ta atuuni nii osie kanya oso

ntɔɔsɔɔ di suoto lɛkaa di akufi.

6 Nte fɛle ɔfaafuu disukusuku,

fɛle disukusuku di kawɔɔ kamɛ.

7 Nsɛnkɛ nte; ntookple

fɛle kansiɛ wɔ nintika ni di lɛkya osi lete nɔɔ.

8 Balo nii ndieko mi dii kufĩ kumu;

mba niɛtaka bayɛ mi ni di suoto n-yɔ leyooto nii fɛ lɛkpaani.

9 Diekye ntɔ̀ nfɛ kole fɛ alesaa nii

nkpɔtɔɔsa ninyinle nii kafɔɔ ku nnumɛɛ

10 ta ɔblɔ yakayaka lɛfɔ nwu oso,

diekye fatɔɔyɔ mi feeyu kafɔɔ di ɔlɔɔkɔ.

11 Ayi nii nte fɛle kɔtɔɔfɔ kunyii;

kɔyɔɔ fɛle sɛfa.

12 O Saate, kafɔɔ afɔ, fasi foole sɛka dinaa ni kaloo;

leyooto lɛfɔ nte diesifi ana amuu suoto.

13 Fabataka fannya kafɔɔ Sion nyaami,

diekye obe ntoowo faale nwɔ ni sibualɛ;

obe wɔ bɛɛtɛ ni ntoodu.

14 Diekye afuɔ nɔɔ lefũ kɔya ɛɛta bakpɛmblatɛ lɛfɔ;

annya kudu nɔɔ nwu nyaami.

15 Nnle nwu mayɛkɛ Saate nwu leyooto,

baka nwu bamuu di kasɔ nwu suoto mayɛkɛ lɛkpa lɛfɔ nwu.

16 Diekye Saate nwu makple anse Sion letofo

abakyɔɔ kafɔɔ di lɛkpa nɔɔ kamɛ.

17 Abatuna anta bapiitɛ ɔlaa ɔpɛ;

ɔlɔbasĩ ɔlaa lɛma onu.

18 Ta bakpana nle mmle batɛ kɔna ko nikɔwa ni,

alɛ batii ba manadibla ni katansa ni Saate nwu:

19 "Saate nwu nnyu ankyeko lɛkpaayo klekle nɔɔ kaatoo,

annya kasɔ ankyeko osi,

20 annu ayo batentɛ atuuni

andiki kafɔɔ mba beelo ni kukpi lɛpɔɔ."

21 Nioso babalɛɛ Saate nwu leyooto di Sion

katansa nɔɔ kafɔɔ di Yerusalem

22 nse batii nwu ku sɛka nlekɔ nwu

lesi alɛ boosumu Saate nwu.

23 Di nkpa nii kamɛ, aakɔkɔlɛ osie nii;

aabudi ayi nii kakuu.

24 Nioso labuɛ nlɛ:

"O Yaa nii, tankpaa mi di ayi nii ntɛɛ kamɛ faasifiko;

alɛɛ lɛfɔ nkyɛ anfe di ana amuu kamɛ.

25 Di kasɔ kakyekɔ faase kasɔ nwu asɔse,

osi nwu kafɔɔ nle nnɛɛ lɛfɔ ɔkpɛ.

26 Babakpi, kafɔɔ afɔ fakpe;

bamuu kamayɛɛ fɛle sikpilakpi.

Fabakyɛlɛnsa nya fɛle abula

babadiɛ nya mantɛ.

27 Kafɔɔ afɔ nkpo nwu fate ote nɛ,

alɛɛ lɛfɔ kafɔɔ dilɔbaloo diidii.

28 Bakpɛmblatɛ lɛfɔ babi kamasiɛ di anu lɛfɔ;

banantii lɛma kamawɛ di anu lɛfɔ."