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 4 Mɛnɔ lɛ o kɛ ngɛ munyu tue ɔ,

Nɛ mɛnɔ wo mo ga ke o tu jamɛ a munyu ɔmɛ?*

 5 Nihi nɛ a gbo nɛ a be he wami ko ɔ kpokpoɔ;

A ba si pe wo ɔ kɛ níhi nɛ a ngɛ mi ɔ po.

 6 Yɔkɔ* ɔ fɔɔ si paa ngɛ Mawu hɛ mi,

Nɛ hɛ mi kpatami muɔ* ɔ fɔɔ si nɛ a kɛ nɔ́ ko hɛ nɔ.

 7 E gbla yiti je hiɔwe ɔ mi kɛ ha kɔɔhiɔ mi,*

Nɛ e ngɔ zugba a kɛ kpla si nɛ nɔ́ ko hɛɛ we lɛ;

 8 E fĩ nyu ɔmɛ a nya kɛ wo bɔku ɔmɛ a mi,

Bɔ nɛ pee nɛ nyu ɔmɛ a mi jiɔmi ɔ nɛ ko ha nɛ bɔku ɔ nɛ pɛ́;

 9 E tsiɔ e matsɛ sɛ ɔ hɛ mi,

Nɛ e ngɔɔ e bɔku ɔ kɛ haa nɔ.

10 E po kla ngɛ nyu ɔmɛ a nɔ;

E po huzu ngɛ la kɛ diblii a kpɛti.

11 Hiɔwe titima amɛ po mimiɛ;

E hɛ mi kami ɔ ha nɛ a he mi po.

12 E kɛ e he wami ɔ klɛɔ wo ɔ mi,

Nɛ e kɛ e nɔ́ sisi numi ɔ kuɔ wo mi lohwe ngua a* dukuduku.

13 E kɛ e mumi* ɔ haa nɛ hiɔwe ɔ tsɔɔ;

E kɛ e nine gbuɔ sinɔ nɛ e he sɔɔ ɔ.

14 Hyɛ! E blɔ ɔmɛ a he nɔ́ ko bɔɔ pɛ ji nɛ ɔ nɛ;

Nɔ́ ko nyafii pɛ lɛ wa nu kɛ kɔ e he!