1 Otu nii leyii ku sɛlaa biene

di mmle kobuɛ sĩ nta ni ɔka;

ɔkplalomii nii ninle kpanatɛ nwaa kakpanawesee.

2 Afɔ niɛtɛ fale ɔnwaa di batii kamɛ,

bɛɛpɛ anyasibi lɛfɔ kafɔɔ ɔfɔɔ ku sibualɛ,

diekye Yaa ntoowii fɔ lɛyɔɔ dinaa ni kaloo.

3 O afɔ wɔ nilenke ni, minisa kapamii lɛfɔ;

faakpee akasaa lɛfɔ ku leklekle di sɛka kanya.

4 Di sɛka lɛfɔ kanya die fabafe di lelenkee kanya

di onukwale ku suoto kasɔ ɔwakosa ku ɔsaabla tinini kamɛ;

ta koletanɛɛ lɛfɔ kudiki ablasaa ya niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ kutuo.

5 Ta kɔtaa lɛfɔ blɛblɛ nwu atofo ɔka balo siitu;

ta nnle nwu dinɔɔ di nkpaatũ lɛfɔ.

6 O Yaa, lɛkakpomii lɛfɔ mate dinaa ni kaloo;

lɛkanko biene kayofo nimale sɛka kalekɔ lɛfɔ kayofo.

7 Fambɔmbɔ ɔsaabla tinini, feekyidi amumu;

nioso Yaa, Yaa lɛfɔ ntɔɔtakatɛsa fɔ katoo falenke baklopo lɛfɔ

ɛɛpɛ fɔ ɔfɔɔ ku suoto lɛyɔɔ nnɔnyi.

8 Awukyɔ lɛfɔ amuu kɔpɛɔkɔnɔ ku olufuii ku pɛplɛ ku kloboo;

diɛ baka ayo bɛɛyɔ bato anyɛɛ beelolaa nii

di basanku sinu nta fɔ ni suoto lɛyɔɔ.

9 Baka babisankobi nsi di dibu basanko lɛfɔ kamɛ;

ɔka ɔsɔfɔ lenyukũ Ofir koto sɛɛle asaa asi di oletanɛɛkyɛ lɛfɔ.

10 O obisankobi, kyɔɔ kotoko faanu, faabu nwu disi:

Diɛ batii lɛfɔ ku teefɔ leyo fatɛ.

11 Sekpeele lɛfɔ labuo ɔka nwu anu;

yɔ dibu fatɔɔ, diekye saate lɛfɔ ale.

12 Tiro Babisankobi kamawa ku akyɛsaa,

basaawɛntɛ kamamiɛ sibualɛ lɛfɔ nwu.

13 Dibu nimuu ninle ɔka obisankobi di leyo nɔɔ kamɛ;

koto sɛɛle bɛɛyɔ beeloso akpeele nɔɔ.

14 Eekpee akpeele ya bɛɛkaa asaa bɛɛkakaasa ni bɔɔkpaa nwɔ mankyɛnko ɔka;

kubitɛ wo nɔɔ ko ninan-ye ni basuɔtɔ ntikanko nwɔ

bɔɔkpaa nwɔ manwako fɔ.

15 Baayɔ suoto lɛyɔɔ ku lɛpɔ;

baabuo ɔka leyo.

16 Babisuɔtɔbi lɛfɔ kamasiɛ di bate lɛfɔ kasiɛkɔ;

fababla ma banɔɔfotii di kasɔ kamuu suoto.

17 Kamata leyooto lɛfɔ nte ninta ana amuu;

nioso nnle nwu kamatansa fɔ dinaa ni kaloo.