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 4 Namɔ otaoɔ owie otsɔɔ lɛ,

Ni namɔ tsirɛ bo ní owie nibii ni tamɔ nɛkɛ?*

 5 Mɛi ni egboi ni bɛ hewalɛ dɔŋŋ lɛ ahe kpokpoɔ;

Amɛbaa shi fe nui lɛ kɛ nibii ni yɔɔ amɛmli lɛ po.

 6 Gbonyobu* lɛ kã shi kpetekplee yɛ Nyɔŋmɔ hiɛ,*+

Ni hiɛkpatamɔhe lɛ* kã shi ní ahako nɔ.

 7 Elɛɛ kooyigbɛ ŋwɛi* lɛ mli eha shi yɛ kɔɔyɔɔ mli,*+

Ekɛ shikpɔŋ lɛ etsotsoro shi, ni etsotsorooo nɔ ko nɔ ko nɔ;

 8 Efĩɔ nui ewoɔ etatui lɛ amli,+

Bɔ ni atatui lɛ fɛlɛɛɛ yɛ amɛtsiimɔ lɛ naa;

 9 Etsĩɔ emaŋtsɛ sɛi lɛ hiɛ,

Ni elɛɔ etatu lɛ mli ehaa nɔ.+

10 Efo akrabatsa kokloo ewo nui lɛ ahe;+

Efo husu yɛ la kɛ duŋ teŋ.

11 Ŋwɛi akulashiŋi lɛ po hosoɔ;

Ekãmɔ lɛ hãa amɛhe jɔ̃ɔ amɛhe.

12 Ekɛ ehewalɛ lɛ taa ŋshɔ lɛ mli,+

Ni ekɛ eniiashishinumɔ lɛ kumɔɔ ŋshɔŋ loo agbo lɛ* dukuduku.+

13 Etsɔɔ mumɔ ni emuɔ* lɛ nɔ ehãa ŋwɛi tseɔ;

Enine gbuɔ onufu ni he yɔɔ oya* lɛ mli.

14 Naa! Egbɛi lɛ anaabunaabui kɛkɛ nɛ;+

Ehe ablɛbi fioo kɛkɛ anu!