1 O Yaa, tammaasa kanya;

O Yaa, tanlo kanana, tansiɛ kloklo.

2 Nyu mmle di balo lɛfɔ kokpee ni kudú,

mmle di bakyiditɛ lɛfɔ lɛtakatɛsa ni asi lɛma.

3 Mantɛ batii lɛfɔ kala ku kakyɔkyɔ;

mankũ kanwube di mba fambɔmbɔ ni suoto.

4 Mambuɛ alɛ, "Biwa biɛta buwɔɔsa ma fɛ kale,

alɛ balaasinnyuma Israel leyooto nwu diidii."

5 Mankũ kanwube ku disibu ninwii kyɛkyɛ;

beenii kanya di suoto lɛfɔ-

6 Edom akpanta ku Ismael batii nwu ale,

Moab ku Hagar batii ale,

7 Gebal ku Amon ku Amalek,

Filisti batii ku Tiro batii.

8 Bia Asiria ntoobuo ma kaamɛ

alɛ bɔɔkyakaako Lot banantii. Yila kɛɛkɛ

9 Bla ma fɛ mmle faabla ni Midia batii,

fɛ mmle faabla ni Sisera ku Yabin di Kison okle,

10 baawɔɔ ni di Endor,

baabakple fɛle aku di kasɔ nwu suoto.

11 Bla batii finle lɛma fɛle Oreb ku Seeb,

banɔɔfo lɛma bamuu fɛle Seba ku Salmuna,

12 niabuɛ ni alɛ, "Bitabuyɔ

Yaa babɔkɛɛ sɛfa kaweekɔ kasɔ nwu."

13 O Yaa nii, bla ma fɛle tentrewuo,

fɛle sɛsɔ di kɔfɛɛfɔ anu.

14 Fɛ mmle di ɔtɔ nfiɛ ni lepoo

ee ɔtɔ bembe nfiɛ ni abokote,

15 nkpo faatikanko ma ku ɔblɔ lɛfɔ nɛ,

faayɛkɛsa ma kafɔɔ ku afɛɛfɔ lɛfɔ.

16 O Saate, tĩi anu lɛma ku sinunsɔ

alɛ batii kawolaa leyooto lɛfɔ nwu.

17 Ta banunsɔ diɛbla ma ɔkpɛ dinaa ni kaloo;

ta bawɔɔ di sinunsɔ kamɛ.

18 Ta ma batafo alɛ, nnwɔ leyooto ninle ni Saate nwu-

alɛ lete lɛfɔ ninle Nnwɔ Niɛtaka Katoo Alenke ni di kasɔ nwu kamuu suoto nɛ.