1 Bitansa Saate nwu.

Nyu mmle dilɛ ni alɛ baasa ni katansa sinu manta ni Yaa loo,

mmle dikpeni ɔmɛnɛfɛ, diesiɛko ni kafɔɔ alɛ baatansa nwɔ ni!

2 Saate nwu kose Yerusalem letofo;

ansiisa Israel batii ba ninsi ni di sɛlanle kamɛ.

3 Anyɔɔsa mba situ niɛkpá ni

annii kafɔɔ nkɔ lɛma.

4 Nnwɔɔ nin-ye awɛntrɛbi nwu lɛpɔ

anlɛɛ kafɔɔ dibiala ku leyooto nini.

5 Saate loo nwu lɛmuɔ, osie nɔɔ kafɔɔ nkpe onutũ;

lɛsɔnu nɔɔ nnaa kase.

6 Saate nwu mmufũ suoto kasɔ bawakosatɛ anklee,

kafɔɔ anfuki bakpiletɛ antɛ kaasɔ.

7 Bisa sɛfa ɔpɛ sinu bita Saate nwu;

bifɛ sanku bita Yaa loo.

8 Antĩi kolo ku alokonkyɛ;

anta kanto nnɔɔ kaasɔ,

anta kafɔɔ sɛfa n-yie di akpenkpe suoto.

9 Anta banankyue

ku bakwakwalobi abi alesaa nse bɛɛlɛɛ nwɔ.

10 Suoto lɛyɔɔ nɔɔ diesi di bapɔnkɔ osie kamɛ,

ee atika otii nkpaa osie disi;

11 Saate nwu nnya suoto lɛyɔɔ di mba nin-yɛkɛ nwu ni suoto,

man-yɔ osuku onyu lɛma mantika ni di lɛbɔmbɔ nɔɔ le ninaa ni kaloo suoto.

12 O Yerusalem tansa Saate nwu;

O Sion, tansa Yaa lɛfɔ,

13 diekye ansiensa n-yoko lɛfɔ abɔsaa sewoso

anwii kafɔɔ batii lɛfɔ lɛyɔɔ kaamɛ lɛfɔ.

14 Anta atoko ɔkyɛ ole di amɛ lɛfɔ suoto

anta fɔ fammiɛ ku alesaa biene biene.

15 Eekyesee kufiofa nɔɔ kaasɔ suoto;

ɔlaa nɔɔ kafɔɔ kotoso ku nkye.

16 Amblɛfɛsa atubakani fɛle foso sinwini

anwiwii kafɔɔ oblokyi fɛle ntɔ̀.

17 Anta atubakani nkpakpaa kaasɔ fɛle ofuɔwɛkyɛ.

Owe nikafuo oyila di lɛnyɛnɛnɛ nɔɔ nwu kanya?

18 Ankyesee ɔlaa nɔɔ kumanyinakĩisa nya;

anta afɛɛfɔ nɔɔ nfɛ, ni di ntu mbiɛ ninfe nɛ.

19 Atoodiki sɛlaa nɔɔ kamɛ ɛɛta Yakob,

afiofa nɔɔ ku ablasaa nɔɔ kafɔɔ ɛɛta Israel.

20 Atabla nle mmle aata kale bamba kukanwii;

baaye afiofa nɔɔ nwu.

Bitansa Saate nwu.