1 Saate, afɔ ninle wo kasiɛkɔ

diefe ni di ana amuu kamɛ.

2 Fiɛ baabla ni abokote

ee faawako ni kasɔ ku kayi,

dieyɔ ni di nua diesifi ni dinaa ni kaloo, afɔ ninle Yaa.

3 Afɔ ninkplesa batii fambla kudu,

fambuɛ falɛ, "O batii babi, bikple bisifi kudu kamɛ."

4 Diekye alɛɛ kakpe di anu lɛfɔ

nte fɛle dii ninwii nintoofe ni nunua,

ee fɛle ninyu ninwii di kakyɛ.

5 Afɔ ninkpaa batii fansifiko kukpi sɛkyɔsĩ kamɛ;

ote bate fɛle olesɛ sɛfa fɔle-

6 nu sinfukuti sɛfɔle ku olesɛ yi,

kɔtɔɔfɔ sin-yɔɔ, sinkoso kafɔɔ.

7 Ɔblɔ lɛfɔ nwɔɔsa wo

lɛblɔfiɛ lɛfɔ kafɔɔ nkpee wo difu.

8 Fatɔɔyɔ ɔtanlolaa ɔbla loo fɛɛtɛ di anu lɛfɔ,

sikpile loo wofale di anu lɛfɔ lɛkpa kamɛ.

9 Ayi loo amuu nwaalɛ anfe di ɔblɔ lɛfɔ kanya;

alɛɛ loo nloo ku atuuni.

10 Ayi loo kanɛ ninle alɛɛ afosi akuɛnsĩ-

ee afosi anɛ, nse bukpe osie nɛ;

kafɔɔ di obe lɛma nwu kamɛ, dibuo ku sɛnyaami owi ninle,

diekye anwaalɛ anfe wla, ni mun-yɛ nɛ.

11 Owe nin-ye ɔblɔ lɛfɔ nwu osie?

Diekye lɛblɔfiɛ lɛfɔ kanya nkpe osie fɛ lɛyɛkɛ le niesiɛko fɔ nii.

12 Tuo wo mmle buɔka ni ayi loo nwaa,

alɛ buawɛ ninumbe otu.

13 O Saate, ɔblɔ buɛɛ! Ɔmɛmbe kubayɔɔ?

Nya bakpɛmblatɛ lɛfɔ nyaami.

14 Ta lɛbɔmbɔ lɛfɔ le ninaa ni kaloo dimiɛsa wo ku olesɛ,

alɛ buasa sinu mumpɔ, mumnya suoto lɛyɔɔ di ayi loo amuu kamɛ.

15 Ta wo suoto lɛyɔɔ, fɛ ayi kpinwu ya fɛɛta diemiina wo ni,

fɛ alɛɛ kpinwu ya butɔɔnya ni dibuo.

16 Ta batuo bakpɛmblatɛ lɛfɔ sɛsaabla lɛfɔ,

baatuo babi lɛma dibu lɛfɔ nwu.

17 Ta Saate Yaa loo nwu sibualɛ sitika di suoto loo;

sè nnɛɛ loo kamɛ sɛkpɛ fata wo-

yii, sè nnɛɛ loo kamɛ sɛkpɛ.