1 O Saate, tansĩ ɔlaa faatɛɛ di ɔblɔ lɛfɔ ɔnya kamɛ,

ee fananfi mi kootoko di ɔblɔ lɛblɔfiɛ lɛfɔ yakayaka kamɛ.

2 Saate, nyɛɛ nyaami, diekye nte kpiɛkpiɛ;

O Saate, kya mi ɔfiɛ, diekye akufi nii konu dibuo.

3 Ɔkla nii nsi di dibuo kamɛ.

Ɔmɛmbe, O Saate, ɔmɛmbe?

4 O Saate, munikĩi faadiki mi;

fũ mi nkpa, ta lɛbɔmbɔ lɛfɔ le ninaa ni kaloo oso.

5 Otii kuonwii ninyuma fɔ nse atookpi.

Owe nintansa fɔ di ɔkya kamɛ?

6 Ditoobuo mi ku atunni;

kakyɛ kamuu atensaa nii mbuu ku kaku

mbuusa katenkɔ nii kafɔɔ ku nnumɛɛ.

7 Sɛnyaami ntɔɔta anu nii ntɔɔbla tutufuu;

oloosintɛ anya nwaa ta bakyiditɛ nii bamuu oso.

8 Aye ba bamuu nimbla ni sikpile, bikyɛ mi di ɔlɔɔkɔ,

diekye Saate nwu ntoonu mi kaku.

9 Saate nwu ntoonu kaku nii owi kɛɛta ni nyaami ɔnya;

Saate nwu nfũ ɔlaa ɔpɛ ɔta nii.

10 Sinunsɔ kamakpɛ balo nii bamuu ku nnɛɛ lefee;

babapɛ mankple kpata ku sinunsɔ.