Katansa Onu
1 Latɛ suoto lasoko Saate nwu;
aakyi aanyu mi, ni aanu kaku nii kafɔɔ nɛ.
2 Aadiki mi aakyeko dibiɔ kplɔkplɔ kamɛ,
aakyeko apatapata ku dibuo kamɛ;
aayɔ nkpaa nii aase di difuɔnkpaa suoto
aatɛɛ kafɔɔ lɛba nwaa layila.
3 Aayɔ onu fɔle aakpee di kanya nii,
Yaa loo katansa onu.
Batii kpinwu kamanya manyɛkɛ
man-yɔ anu lɛma mantika di Saate nwu suoto.
4 Suoto siyɔɔ otii
wɔ niɛyɔ Saate nwu ɛɛbla ni anu ditikasaa nɔɔ,
anantikanko ni mba nintakatɛsa ni suoto katoo,
mamunikĩi mansifi ni balaatɛ afiɔ nfũ.
5 O Saate, Yaa nii, asaa kpinwu
ninle n-ya niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ fɛɛbla nii.
Asaa ya fɛɛbla fɛɛta wo nii
kuonwii dilaafuo nya ɔka ɔta fɔ;
nse nlɛ kɔkakatɛ ndiki nya mbuɛ kafɔɔ,
abasii ɔpɔ kabuɛ nii.
6 Fammbɔmbɔ oleɔta ku asaaɔta,
kafɔɔ feetikiti mi atoko;
floomiɛ
ofiɛ asaaɔta ku sikpile asaaɔta.
7 Ninfɛ labuɛ nlɛ, "Nyɛɛ, ntɔɔwa-
bɛɛkpana beekyeko suoto nii di kukũ nwu kamɛ alɛ,
8 O Yaa nii, komiɛ nlɛ mbla dibiesaa lɛfɔ;
kufiofa lɛfɔ nsi di otu nii kamɛ."
9 N-yie ɔsaabla tinini lɛkya di kasiisakɔ kplɛ nwu kamɛ;
nimmaasa anyasibi nii,
O Saate, fɛ mmle faye nii.
10 Ninwofasa ɔsaabla tinini lɛfɔ di otu nii kamɛ;
nkakatɛ di onukwale ku didiki lɛfɔ suoto.
Nin-yɔ lɛbɔmbɔ ku onukwale lɛfɔ nkookaa
kasiisakɔ kplɛ nwu.
11 O Saate, tansĩ mi nyaami lɛfɔ ɔnya;
ta lɛbɔmbɔ lɛfɔ ku onukwale lɛfɔ anyu mi obe lele.
12 Diekye sɛlaa se ninɔmafuo ni ɔka lɛmana mi siekyi;
sikpile nii ntoolenkee mi nnɛɛ, nioso noosinya.
Sipɔ silenke disi nii sinwini,
otu nii kafɔɔ kɔkpa kaamɛ nii.
13 O Saate, lekoto diki mi;
O Saate, wa wla fabakyakako mi.
14 Ta bakpee batii ba bamuu nikomiɛ alɛ boolo mi ni
sinunsɔ, baakpɔkpɔtɔ kafɔɔ;
ta mba bamuu nikomiɛ mi ni kawɔɔ
bakple nkpaamaa ku sinunsɔ.