1 O Yaa, obe oso fatoosĩ wo nkpo dinaa ni kaloo?

Obe oso di ɔblɔ lɛfɔ kɔfiɛ di bafoso sɛfa kaweekɔ lɛfɔ nkpo?

2 Nyuma batii nwu faaya ni saa,

kɔna lɛfɔ nwu atesaa ya faadiki ni-

Sion Kobokote ko faasiɛ ni.

3 Munikĩisa akpaakyala lɛfɔ fakyɔɔ kawɔɔ ka mmle ninaa ni kaloo,

kawɔɔ ka mmle kamuu di balo nwu ntɔɔwako ni di lɛkpaayo klekle nwu suoto.

4 Bakyiditɛ lɛfɔ kokumii di lɛba le faakyakako wo nii;

bɛɛtɛ nyilakɔ lɛma nwu fɛ nsũ atɛsaa.

5 Bɔɔbla fɛle batii nikɔnwanyi nfɛ̀

alɛ boobudi lɛpooku awoso.

6 Bɛɛlalaasa ewoso wolale nwu emuu

ku nfɛ̀ ku nfɛ̀mii lɛma.

7 Bɛɛfiɛ lɛkpaayo klekle lɛfɔ nwu bɛɛtɛ kaasɔ;

bɛɛkpɔnɔfɔsa kasiɛkɔ lɛfɔ nwu Leyooto.

8 Baabuɛ di situ lɛma alɛ, "Bubawɔɔsa ma fɛɛ!"

Beefiɛ lɛba biala baatoosumu ni Yaa di kasɔ nwu suoto.

9 Batata wo asaa ya niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ nsũ atɛsaa;

Yaa ɔlaa buɛtɛtɛ kuonwii diesimbu,

kuonwii loo kafɔɔ dieye lɛ di nle mmle mate ninaadu nii.

10 O Yaa, ɔmɛmbe di balo mama fɔ manaase?

Bakyiditɛ lɛfɔ makyidi leyooto lɛfɔ dinaa ni kaloo?

11 Obe oso fookplesa kɔnɛɛ lɛfɔ, koletanɛɛ lɛfɔ?

Diki kũ di akpeele lɛfɔ kamɛ faawɔɔsa ma.

12 O Yaa, kafɔɔ diayɔ ni di saa, afɔ ninle ɔka nii;

fɛɛwako didiki kaasɔ nwu suoto.

13 Afɔ niasɛ lekpo kamɛ di osie lɛfɔ kanya;

afɔ niabibiɛ asaanwu yɛkɛle nwu asi di ntu nwu kamɛ.

14 Afɔ niabibiɛ Lefiatan* nwu asi

ni faayɔ nwɔ faata ɔfaafuu babɔkɛɛ fɛ alesaa nɛ.

15 Afɔ niata sekle ku ntu ntaakɔ lataa ntu;

afɔ niasɔɔsa ekle be nimbiɛ sinfe ni obe lele.

16 Dii nwu lele fɔ dile, kakyɛ nwu kafɔɔ kale fɔ kale;

fɛɛbla kufĩ ku kɔwɛntɛ.

17 Afɔ ninle nnwɔ niasɛ ni kasɔ nwu amɛ amuu;

afɔ niabla kɔkyɛɛ ku kabiene akyuu nwu anyɔ.

18 O Saate, nyuma mmle di lo nwu lama fɔ ni,

mmle di babuutɛ nwu lekyidi ni leyooto lɛfɔ.

19 Tan-yɔ ablonuma lɛfɔ nkpa faakpee di lepoo kamɛ babɔkɛɛ nnɛɛ;

tan-yee batii lɛfɔ ba nikonu ni dibuo nkpa dinaa ni kaloo.

20 Wɛ dibu fata kanya ninii lɛfɔ,

diekye amumu ɔbla leyii ditunu aba di kasɔ nwu suoto.

21 Tanta mba bɔɔtafaa ni lakple ku sinunsɔ;

ta bapiitɛ ku mba diefĩ ni batansa leyooto lɛfɔ.

22 O Yaa, taka faata suoto;

nyuma mmle di babuutɛ mma fɔ ni dii kufĩ kumu.

23 Tansĩ balo lɛfɔ nwu ɔblɔ afafaa,

balo lɛfɔ nwu kudu ko nikodie ni obe lele.