Yowɛɛlɩ

 2 «Ɛzʋtʋyaa mɩ, iwelisi tɔm tʋnɛ,

Nɛ ɛjaɖɛ taa* mba tɩŋa mɩ, ɩkʋ nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ camɩyɛ.

Ɛzɩ nabʋyʋ tɛm labʋ ɛzʋnɔ mɩ-alɩwaatʋ taa

Yaa mɩ-cɔzɔnaa alɩwaatʋ taa?+

 3 Ɩkɛdɩ pɩ-tɔm mɩ-pɩyalaa,

Nɛ mɩ-pɩyalaa kɛdɩ pɩ-tɔm pa-pɩyalaa,

Nɛ pa-pɩyalaa kɛdɩ-tʋ kpaɖʋʋ ŋgʋ kɩkɔŋ pʋwayɩ yɔ.

 4 Mbʋ nakaŋ tɔwaa nɛ pɩkazɩ yɔ, kudoloŋ tɔɔ-pʋ;+

Nɛ mbʋ kudoloŋ yeba yɔ, nakaŋ weyi ɩfɛyɩ keŋ yɔ ɩtɔɔ-pʋ;

Nɛ mbʋ nakaŋ weyi ɩfɛyɩ keŋ yɔ iyeba yɔ, nakaŋ weyi ɩɩhakɩ yɔ, ɩtɔɔ-pʋ.+

Vɛɛ ñɔyaa tɩŋa mɩ, ipeendi,

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pamʋ vɛɛ leleŋ ñɩŋgʋ mɩ-nɔsɩ taa.+

 7 Kɛwɛɛkɩ men-viiñi tɩŋ nɛ kala nɛ pɩkazɩ men-fiigi tɩʋ kiɖe ɖeke,

Kakayɩ ɩ-pɔɔyɛɛ tɩŋa nɛ kɛkɛzɩ-ɩ nɛ kɔlɔ,

Nɛ piyele nɛ i-pilinzi hʋlʋmɩ.

 8 Wii ɛzɩ pɛlɛ weyi ɛɛsɩŋ abalʋ yɔ,* weyi esu fɔlɔtɔ nɛ ewiɣ

Ɛ-pɛlɛtʋ taa ɖaŋ* yɔɔ yɔ.

 9 Peyebi labʋ tɔɔnaɣ pee kɩlaʋ+ nɛ kilizaɣ+ Yehowa ɖɩɣa taa;

Cɔjɔnaa mba pɛkɛ Yehowa tʋmlaɖaa yɔ, pɛwɛ kʋñɔwiye taa.

10 Pɛwɛɛkɩ hayɩm, tɛtʋ wɛ kʋñɔwiye taa;+

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɛwɛɛkɩ tɔɔnaɣ, vɛɛ kɩfalʋʋ sɔwa, num tɛma.+

11 Haɖaa nɩɣzɩɣ, viiñi hayɩm tɩnaa wiɣ

Blee nɛ orjɩ* pɔ-yɔɔ;

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ hayɩm taa tɔɔnaɣ kʋkʋmaɣ wɛɛkaa.

12 Viiñi tɩŋ wɩlaa,

Fiigi tɩʋ lowa.

Girenaadɩ tɩʋ, paʋ nɛ pɔɔm tɩʋ,

Hayɩm taa tɩŋ kpeekpe wɩlaa;+

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ samaɣ amɛya pɩsɩ fɛyɛ.

13 Cɔjɔnaa mɩ, isuu fɔlɔtɔ* nɛ ɩcaɣ kʋñɔwiye;*

Altaaru yɔɔ tʋmlaɖaa+ mɩ, iwii.

Mɛ-Ɛsɔ tʋmlaɖaa mɩ, ɩsʋʋ nɛ isuu fɔlɔtɔ nɛ ɩhɩnɩnɩ-kʋ ɖoo taa;

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ peyebi wonuu tɔɔnaɣ pee kɩlaʋ+ nɛ kilizaɣ+ mɩ-Ɛsɔ ɖɩɣa taa.

Ikpeɣli ɛzʋtʋyaa, nɛ ɛjaɖɛ taa mba kpeekpe

Mɩ-Ɛsɔ Yehowa ɖɩɣa taa,+ nɛ ɩma kubuka nɛ Yehowa cɔlɔ nɛ ɩpɔzɩ sɩnʋʋ.

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ Yehowa kɩyakʋ ñɔtaa,+

Nɛ kɩkaɣ kɔm ɛzɩ ɖɩzʋʋ mbʋ pɩlɩnɩ Ðoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ cɔlɔ yɔ!

19 Hayɩ Yehowa, ña mankaɣ yaʋ;+

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ miŋ ñaɣ ñɩtʋ ɖɩdɔɔyɛ lakʋ taa,

Nɛ miŋ nzʋlʋmɩyɛ ñaɣ tɩŋ tɩŋa hayɩm taa.

20 Halɩ tɛyɛ kpɩna maɣmaɣ tekiɣ-ŋ nɛ ɛsa,

Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ lemisi sɔwa

Nɛ miŋ ñaɣ lakʋ taa ñɩtʋ ɖɩdɔɔyɛ.»