La

Ye hɛ nɛ ngɛ jae ngɛ o he sɔuu he je ɔ, i* pee gbedee

Ngɛ zugba nɛ gbli kadokado, nɛ́ nyu be nɔ ɔ nɔ.

 2 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, i na mo ngɛ he klɔuklɔu ɔ;

I na o he wami ɔ kɛ o hɛ mi nyami ɔ.

 3 Akɛnɛ o suɔmi nɛ se pui ɔ hi pe wami he je ɔ,

Imi nitsɛ ye nya maa wo o hɛ mi nyami.

 4 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, ma je o yi ye wami be tsuo;

O biɛ mi ma wo ye nine nɔ ngɛ.

 5 I* tɔ kɛ níhi nɛ a hi pe kulaa, kɛ ní kpakpahi nɛ pe kulaa,*

Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, ye nya ma je o yi kɛ bua jɔmi.

 6 I kaiɔ mo ngɛ ye sa nɔ;

I susuɔ o he nyɔ ɔ mi tsuo.

 7 Ejakaa mo ji ye yemi kɛ bualɔ,

Nɛ i heɔ ose ngɛ o pɛli hɔ̃ ɔ sisi.

 8 I* mɛtɛ o he;

O hiɔ nine ɔ pɛtɛɛ ye he wawɛɛ.

 9 Se nihi nɛ a ngɛ hlae nɛ a ma kpata ye wami* hɛ mi ɔ

Ma kple kɛ ya zugba a sisi tɔɔ.

10 A ma gbo ngɛ klaate nya;

A maa pee nga mi gbehi* a niye ní.

Nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ ngɔɔ Mawu kɛ kãa kita a bua maa jɔ wawɛɛ,*

Ejakaa a ma ma lakpatsɛmɛ a nya.