1 O Yaa, diki mi fakyeko balo nii nnɛɛ;

tĩtĩi mi fakyeko mba niɛtaka bayɛ mi ni di suoto.

2 Diki mi fakyeko asaakpile bablatɛ nnɛɛ

faafũ mi kafɔɔ fakyeko mba nin-wii ni ntɔ nnɛɛ.

3 Nyu mmle bɛɛtɛ mi ni kala!

Batii yakayaka kokũ kanwumbe di suoto nii

O Saate, ninambla ni lɛsalɛsaa ee okpile kuonwii.

4 Nimbla opkile kuonwii, kafɔɔ beelolaa suoto alɛ boodieko mi.

Taka faakyakaako mi; nyu ɔlaa nii!

5 O Saate Yaa wɔ Ninlenke ni, Israel batii Yaa,

takatɛ disi faananfi nnle mmuu kootoko;

tannya bakpiletɛ ba nindiki batii manta ni nyaami. Yila kɛɛkɛ

6 Kɔtɔɔfɔ mankple,

mantookumii fɛle baweewee,

mankyɛ kafɔɔ mantookyi okpoo.

7 Nyu n-se boodiki mankyeko ni nnya lɛma lo-

boodiki mpamii mankyeko anyasibi lɛma,

mambuɛ kafɔɔ alɛ, "Owe nimafuo wo onu?"

8 O Yaa, kafɔɔ afɔ famma ma;

famma nnle nwu nkpo mmuu.

9 O Osie nii, konyu fɔ osuku;

O Yaa, afɔ ninle mi kɔba, 10 Yaa bɔmbɔtɛ nii.

Yaa maleko mi katũ

antɛɛ nnya suoto lɛyɔɔ kafɔɔ di mba nikɔlalaasa mi ni leyooto.

11 O Saate kubidifunsaa loo, kafɔɔ tanlo ma,

se diele nkpo batii nii kamayee.

Di osie lɛfɔ kamɛ, bla ma baakyɛ batookyi,

faawakosa ma kasɔ kafɔɔ.

12 Ta nnya lɛma sikpile oso,

ta anyasibi lɛma sɛlaa oso,

ta lɛkanta lɛma didiki ma fɛle okũ.

Ta akpaani ku sɛlaa ku afunu se boobuɛ ni oso,

13 wɔɔsa ma di ɔblɔ kamɛ

wɔɔsa ma dilaase di obe wɔ babaloo ni.

Ni kasɔ nyɛntɛlekɔ kamatofo

alɛ Yaa kole sɛka di Yakob Suoto. Yila kɛɛkɛ

14 Kɔtɔɔfɔ mankple,

mantookumii fɛle baweewee,

mankyɛ kafɔɔ mantookyi okpoo.

15 Mantookyi mantoomiɛ alesaa

mantooyiisa kudu kafɔɔ nse baamiɛ.

16 Kafɔɔ masa osie lɛfɔ sinu,

masa lɛbɔmbɔ lɛfɔ sinu ku olesɛ;

diekye afɔ ninle mi kɔba,

katanikokɔ di nimiina nii obe kamɛ.

17 O osie nii, nsa sinu ntansa fɔ;

O Yaa, afɔ ninle mi kɔba, Yaa bɔmbɔtɛ nii.