1 Dawudaa bɛtina bɛti baane kuntigin xa.

Xaxilitarena a falama a bɔɲɛni,

a naxa, "Ala mi na."

E birin yifu,

e haramu feene ligama.

Muxu yo mi a faɲin nabama.

2 Alatala a yɛɛn nagodoma adamadiine ma

keli ariyanna yi,

a xa a to,

xa nde na naxan xaxili sɔtɛ,

a yi Ala fen.

3 Koni birin bata kiraan beɲin,

e ɲaxu ayi.

Muxu yo mi a faɲin nabama

hali muxu keden pe!

4 Fe ɲaxi rabane mi fe kolon ba?

E n ma yamaan tɔnɔn donma

alo donsena,

koni e mi Alatala xandima mumɛ!

5 Awa nayi, e gaxuma nɛn,

e xuruxurun.

Amasɔtɔ Ala tinxin muxune xɔn.

6 Ɛ tan fe ɲaxi rabane yiigelitɔne

fe yitɔnxine kalama

koni Alatala nan e maratangaden na.

7 Nde kelɛ Siyon yi a Isirayila rakisi?

Alatala mɔn na a yamaan sɛnbɛ so,

Yaxuba bɔnsɔnna sɛwama nɛn,

Isirayila yi ɲaxan!