1 O Yaa, butoonu ku atoko loo;

bate loo ntɔɔtɔkɔ wo

nle faabla ni di obe lɛma kamɛ,

di obe wɔ nitɔbafe ni kamɛ.

2 Ku nnɛɛ lɛfɔ faatososa nnle nwu

ni faata bate loo lasiɛ nɛ;

faata diabuo batii nwu

ni faata bate loo lɛlɛ nɛ.

3 Ditale kapamii lɛma baayɔ baafũ kasɔ nwu,

ee kɔnɛɛ lɛma niata ma lelenkee;

koletanɛɛ lɛfɔ nwu, kɔnɛɛ lɛfɔ,

ku anu lɛfɔ lɛkpa nwu, diekye faabɔmbɔ ma.

4 Afɔ ninle Ɔka nii ku Yaa nii,

nnwɔ ninta ni Yakob lelenkee nɛ.

5 Diefe ni di suoto lɛfɔ muntukusa balo loo munsifiko sɛmaa;

diefe ni di leyooto lɛfɔ kamɛ munanafu bakyiditɛ loo.

6 Nintika disi nii di kɔtaa nii suoto,

kapamii nii nintɛɛ lelenkee;

7 kafɔɔ afɔ nieta wo lelenkee di balo loo suoto,

fɛɛta sinunsɔ lɛkpɛ bakyiditɛ loo.

8 Di Yaa kamɛ munkanta dii kufĩ kumu,

nioso bubatansa leyooto lɛfɔ dinaa ni kaloo. Yila kɛɛkɛ

9 Kafɔɔ kanunua fatoosĩ wo fɛɛtɛ wo kaasɔ kafɔɔ;

flosindie ku bakpɛtɛ loo.

10 Faata wo buakple nkpaamaa di lo nwu anu,

ni di bakyiditɛ loo labayɔ wo asaa nɛ.

11 Faayɔ wo faata falɛ bawee fɛle bafoso

faasamisa wo kafɔɔ faakpee di nnle nwu kamɛ.

12 Faasunsũ batii lɛfɔ faafũ koto kafui,

fatawɛ ni lɛsalɛsaa di osunsũ lɛma nwu kamɛ.

13 Fatɔɔta wo buokple ninunsɔsaa buɔta bawo loo,

lɛmansaa ku ditufa buɔta batii ba niɛmana wo beekyi nii.

14 Fatɔɔta wo buɔbla okyonsanu di nnle nwu kamɛ,

batii nwu ntũkunsa asi lɛma mankpee wo.

15 Sinunsɔ nii nte di anu nii dii kufĩ kumu,

anu nii kafɔɔ letĩi ku sinunsɔ

16 di mba niekyidi mi ni atufa ku ditiikpɔnɔfɔsa suoto,

ta lo nwu di ninu lɛsɛɛ alɛ ɔɔbla ankyisa ni oso.

17 N-ya mmle amuu lawa wo di suoto,

nu butayee fɔ

ee busĩ kanya ninii lɛfɔ nwu.

18 Situ loo diikple nkpaamaa;

nkpaa loo diidiɛ ɔkyɛ di osuku lɛfɔ suoto.

19 Kafɔɔ faananfi wo kootoko ni faata wo buabla sina buata lepoo kamɛ baweewee,

faayɔ kafɔɔ ditunu tunutunu faatĩi wo.

20 Nse fɛ mun-yee Yaa loo leyooto

ee munse nnɛɛ loo munta bafɔɔ afiɔ,

21 sɛɛ Yaa ditaatofo nwu ole,

diekye aaye otu kamɛ awofasaa?

22 Kafɔɔ ta afɔ oso kukpi kɔkyɔɔ wo anu dii kufĩ kumu;

bɔɔnya wo fɛ bafoso babalo nii.

23 O Saate, sɛnkɛ! Obe oso fɔɔkyɔsĩi?

Taka! Tansĩ wo diidii.

24 Obe oso foowofasa anu lɛfɔ

fan-yee kafɔɔ dibuo loo ku amumu ya bɔɔbla wo ni?

25 Batɔɔtɛ wo kaasɔ di kudu kamɛ;

suoto loo ntɔɔka kaasɔ.

26 Taka faakyakaako wo;

diki wo ta lɛbɔmbɔ lɛfɔ le ninaa ni kaloo oso.