Sam
O wana sim lachi le chondei yo lo, a mɛɛ Muti-labɛŋ* chomul lɛ. Chondii Deeve ve.
א [Alɛfi]
9 Oo Chɛhowa, I cho num saŋgala a kɔl nuu kpou.
I cho waŋnda dimul a walta numnda kɔndɔfiltaŋ okɔɔ kpou.+
2 I cho nyaaloo dɔɔnɔŋ, nduyɛ mi wuu kpeŋjoo le num.
Oo Mɛlɛka Hiou Kpou Wo,+ I cho chondoŋ soli le diola numndaŋ.
ב [Bɛti]
3 Te yaamɔɔwaa niaa nyaanuŋ ya pɛ,+
A cho ya deli lachi ma sɔla tambei.
4 Kanifuule, num suŋgu le ya ni ma ke ya dioo.
A cho ichali o kpeŋgbei* num lemasaa choo, ma kialu yamaŋ o nɛi sakpoo choo.+
ג [Kimɛɛ]
5 A sila kaalaŋ sila tuu kpɛiyo,+ ma tɛɛmbuu wanaa dɛnɛ wɔɔŋnda,
Nduyɛ ma wɔɔsuu diola ndalaŋ le fɛɛŋ a fɛɛŋ.
6 Yaamɔɔwa sɔla tambei le fɛɛŋ a fɛɛŋ.
Ma tɛɛmbuu chieeŋ ndaŋ bɛndoŋ kpata kpata,
Fɛɛŋ bɛɛ wana yiyaŋ ndɛ a nda okɔɔ le.+
ה [Hee]
7 Chɛhowa cho wa masaa le fɛɛŋ a fɛɛŋ.+
O chal o kpeŋgbei ndɔ lemasaa choo, mbo kialu yamaŋ o sandei choo.+
8 O cho hunɔɔ waŋnda o lɛŋndeŋ choo yamɛi kilul o nɛi sakpoo choo,+
Nduyɛ mbo kilul kaalaŋ yamɛi o nɛi sakpoo choo.+
ו [Wau]
9 Chɛhowa cho simnɔŋ naa viaŋnaŋaa kala kalaa le wanaa nda cho nyɛkindilaa handɔɔ choo wa,+
Mbo simnuŋ naa viaŋnaŋnda a teleŋ kpundɔɔ.+
10 Wanaa sina diola numndaŋ nda cho tiindaŋ ndaa dɔwɔɔ o num niŋ.+
Oo Chɛhowa, fɛɛŋ bɛɛ a mel wanaa cho num nuuviaa wa le.+
ז [Sayiŋ]
11 La soli chondoŋ le Chɛhowa, Mɛlɛka cho ichali Saayɔŋ ndo.
La tosa mi waŋnda sina a walta ndɔlaŋ okɔɔ.+
12 O cho loonɔŋ a wanaa nda tɛɛmbuu yoomula ndalaŋ nda, mbo miŋgi maa le nda.+
Nduyɛ, o puɛɛnuŋ a chaŋ nda cho naa ndu chua le malaa wo le.+
ח [Hɛti]
13 Oo Chɛhowa, tuiinuŋ ya inyiɛɛ. Chɔ nyɛkindilaa wanaa tul la leyɛ wa cho ya handɔɔ choo wo.
Num soli ya piɔmndo o sondo ni,+
14 Le mi soo a walta numnda chuu num saŋgalaa laŋ okɔɔ o diola kpakila waŋnda Saayɔŋ,+
Nduyɛ mi dɔɔnuŋ nyaale a walta numnda piŋiaa laŋ.+
ט [Tɛti]
15 Kaalaŋ la deli o sooŋ ndapila tou wo niŋ,
Nduyɛ mi peluŋ ndaŋ hau o yala nda kɛsi maa leyaŋɔɔ wo niŋ.+
16 Waŋnda sina Chɛhowa a yamaŋ o kialu woŋ okɔɔ.+
Wana dɛnɛ wɔɔŋndo hau o walta ndupila tosa laŋ niŋ.+
Hikayɔŋ.* (Sila)
י [Yodi]
17 Wanaa dɛnɛ wɔɔŋnda cho miiŋgu o Sɛiyo* niŋ,
Kaala puɛɛnuŋ a Mɛlɛka laŋ bɛɛ, loŋ laŋ kpou cho lakɔ ni.
18 Kɛ wanaa bala fonduaa nda, fɛɛŋ bɛɛ Mɛlɛka puɛɛnuŋ a nda le.+
Nduyɛ, fɛɛŋ bɛɛ tiindaŋ wanaa tusiaŋnda nɔ wo tembu niŋ te.+
כ [Kafi]
19 Oo Chɛhowa, chɔŋ! Chɛl mi wanachioo yem te.
Maa kaalaŋ kpou la sim num o hɔl ma kilul taŋ yamɛi!+
20 Oo Chɛhowa, tosa mi siooŋii bɛnduei bii nda.+
Maa kaalaŋ kpou la sina maa waŋnda chieeya koni nda cho ni. (Sila)