1 Yaa, Saate nwu, Nnwɔ Ninlenke ni,

kɔkakatɛ anlɛɛ batii bamuu kaasɔ

ankyeko kufĩ katunkɔ diɛlaase ni di nfũ kunmɛɛ nii.

2 Yaa kɔkpa nwaa ku sɛlɛ,

ankye Sion.

3 Yaa loo kɔwa ɔlɔbalo kanana kafɔɔ;

ɔtɔ kofiɛ di anu nɔɔ,

ɔblɔ yakayaka kafɔɔ lɛmana nwɔ kuokyi.

4 Ɛɛlɛɛ osi fanfa,

ku kasɔ alɛ ɔɔkanko batii nɔɔ:

5 "Siisa baklekletɛ nii fatɛɛ,

mba nienii ni kanya ku ami di oleɔta kamɛ."

6 Osi koyie ɔsaabla tinini nɔɔ lɛkya,

diekye Yaa omu ninle kantɛ.Yila kɛɛkɛ

7 "O batii nii, binu, kamakakatɛ,

O Israel, mabuɛ ɔlaa ntika fɔ di suoto:

Ami ninle Yaa, Yaa lɛfɔ nɛ.

8 Ninsĩ ɔlaa nta fɔ di oleɔta lɛfɔ suoto

ee ofiɛ asaaɔta lɛfɔ ya ninte ni di anu nii obe lele.

9 Nankyue di nankyue kɔba lɛfɔ diefĩ mi

ee batie di atieyo lɛfɔ kamɛ,

10 diekye bɔkɛɛ biala di lepoo kamɛ nle mi ole,

ku banankyue ba di akpenkpe kakpe osi.

11 N-ye kansiɛ biala di abokote nwu suoto,

babɔkɛɛ ba kafɔɔ di lepoo nle mi bale.

12 Nse fɛ kɔka nklee mi nse ntabatɔkɔ fɔ,

diekye kayi nwu kale mi kale, ku asaa ya amuu ninsi ka ni kaamɛ.

13 Nwee banankyue sina

ee nnyi batie ntɔ?

14 Ta sɛfa ɔpɛ asaaɔta oleɔta fata Yaa,

faabla di ntam be faaka faata ni Nnwɔ Niɛtaka Kotoo Alenke ni,

15 faalɛɛ mi kafɔɔ di nimiinayi;

kamadiki fɔ, fan-yɔ dibu kafɔɔ fantɛɛ."

16 Kafɔɔ bakpiletɛ mma, Yaa alɛ:

"Ɔmɛnsuku fakpe fanka afiofa nii

ee fan-yɔ anyasibi lɛfɔ fambuɛ kanya ninii nii?

17 Feekyidi kɔkà nii

ni fɛɛyɔ sɛlaa nii feeyu sɛɛmaa lɛfɔ nɛ.

18 Nse fɛɛnya yu, fantikanko nwɔ;

fanaabla onwii ku asɔnɔ bakpeetɛ.

19 Fan-yɔ kanya lɛfɔ fambla okpile

feesiisa sɛlaa ku afunu kafɔɔ di ɔkplalomii lɛfɔ.

20 Obe lele fɔɔkakatɛ di obilee suoto

fanlalaasa kafɔɔ yaafɔ omu obisuɔtɔbi.

21 Asaa ya mmle fatɔɔbla nɛ, lelokanana;

feenyu falɛ nkpo late fɛle afɔ nɛ.

Kafɔɔ masĩ ɔlaa nta fɔ

nin-yɔ sɛlaa nwu kafɔɔ ntɛ di anu lɛfɔ.

22 "Nyu nle mmle, afɔ wɔ nieyee ni Yaa,

ee mabɛbɛɛ fɔ kɔkyɛɛkɔkyɛɛ, di kuonwii nnaa abafũ fɔ nii:

23 Otii wɔ ninta ni sɛfa ɔpɛ asaaɔta oleɔta ntɛɛ dibu,

anlolaa kafɔɔ osuku nwu

di mmle katuo nwɔ ni Yaa didiki nwu."