Abɛ
2 Ye bi, ke o kplɛɛ ye munyu ɔmɛ a nɔ,
Nɛ o ngɔ ye mlaa amɛ kɛ to kaa juetli,
2 Nɛ o bu juɛmi munyu tue,
Nɛ o bli o tsui mi konɛ o nyɛ nɛ o kɔ nɔ́ se;
3 Jehanɛ hu ɔ, ke o wo o gbi nɔ kɛ hla nɔ́ sisi numi,
Nɛ o kpa pɛɛ kɛ bi nɔ́ se kɔmi;
4 Ke o ya nɔ nɛ o hla e se blɔ kaa sika hiɔ,
Nɛ o ya nɔ nɛ o hla lɛ kaa juetli nɛ a ngɔ kɛ laa a;
5 Lɛɛ o maa nu Yehowa gbeye yemi sisi,
Nɛ o ma ná Mawu he nile.
6 Ejakaa Yehowa nitsɛ lɛ haa nɔ juɛmi;
Nile kɛ nɔ́ se kɔmi jeɔ e nya mi.
7 E ngɔɔ juɛmi kɛ toɔ kaa juetli kɛ haa dali;
E ji tsɛ̃i kɛ ha nihi nɛ a nyɛɛɔ ngɛ anɔkuale yemi mi.
8 E buɔ nihi nɛ a yeɔ dami sane ɔ a blɔ ɔmɛ a he,
Nɛ e maa bu nihi nɛ a yeɔ lɛ anɔkuale ɔ a blɔ ɔ he.
9 Kɛkɛ ɔ, o maa nu nɔ́ nɛ da, kɛ dami sane yemi, kɛ nɔ́ nɛ sa sisi;
O maa nu kpakpa peemi blɔ ɔ tsuo sisi.
10 Ke o bua jɔ juɛmi he,
Nɛ o klaa* bua jɔ nile he ɔ,
11 Nyɛmi nɛ a kɛ susuɔ nɔ́ he ɔ maa hyɛ o nɔ,
Nɛ nɔ́ se kɔmi maa bu o he,
12 Nɛ e ma he o yi wami kɛ je blɔ yayami nɔ,
Kɛ je nɔ nɛ e tuɔ munyu yayahi ɔ dɛ mi,
13 Kɛ je nihi nɛ a gbaa kɛ jeɔ blɔhi nɛ a da nɔ
Kɛ ya nyɛɛɔ blɔhi nɛ a nɔ wo diblii nɔ ɔ a dɛ mi,
14 Kɛ je nihi nɛ a nyaa ngɛ yayami peemi mi,
Nihi nɛ a náa bua jɔmi ngɛ ní yayamihi a mi ɔ dɛ mi,
15 Nihi nɛ a blɔhi kpɛ̃,
Nɛ́ a blɔhi tsuo ngɛ gɔdɔgɔdɔ ɔ a dɛ mi.
16 E ma he o yi wami kɛ je yo nɛ e wo blɔ yaya a* dɛ mi,
Kɛ je yo nɛ e je mi bami puɛ* ɔ munyu dɔkɔɔ* ɔmɛ a he,
17 Nɔ nɛ kuaa e yihe mi huno,*
Nɛ́ e hɛ jeɔ e Mawu ɔ somi ɔ nɔ;
18 Ejakaa e we ɔ kɛ nɔ yaa gbenɔ mi,
Nɛ e blɔ ɔmɛ yaa nihi nɛ a gbo nɛ a be he wami ɔ a ngɔ.
19 Nihi nɛ a kɛ lɛ náa bɔmi* ɔ, a kpɛti nɔ ko be kpalee kɛ ba,
Nɛ a nine hu be wami blɔ ɔmɛ a nɔ sue hu.
20 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, moo nyɛɛ nimli kpakpahi a blɔ ɔ nɔ,
Nɛ o hi dali a blɔ ɔmɛ a nɔ,
21 Ejakaa dali pɛ lɛ a maa hi zugba a nɔ,
Nɛ nihi nɛ piami ko be a he* ɔ maa ya nɔ maa hi nɔ.
22 Yiwutsotsɛmɛ lɛɛ, a ma kpata a hɛ mi kɛ je zugba a nɔ,
Nɛ a ma je nɔ se blɔ tsɔɔli kɛ je nɔ.