Keɣa

 2 Ɛlɛ ɩkpɛyɩɣ mbʋ pɩfɛyɩ siɣsiɣ yɔ mɩ-laŋa taa,+

Nɛ mi-nesi yɛlɩɣnɩ puuyaɣ lakasɩ tɛtʋ taa.+

 3 Kañatʋ tɩnaa lebi nʋmɔʋ* patɩɩlʋlɩ-wɛ lɛ;*

Pɛkɛ kaañamtʋ tɩnaa nɛ cɛtɩyaa kpaɣnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ palʋlɩ-wɛ yɔ.

 4 Pɔ-sɔtʋ wɛ ɛzɩ ɖʋmaa sɔtʋ yɔ;+

Pɛkɛ tandamaa ɛzɩ ɖalʋ weyi ɛɖɩɣ ɛ-nɩŋgbaŋʋʋ yɔ.

 5 Ɛɛkaɣ welisuu fadɩŋ hɔkɩyaa nɔsɩ,

Paa pɛwɛ niye fadɩŋ hɔkʋʋ taa ɛzɩma yɔ.

 8 Tɛtɛ nɛ pɛwɛɛ ɛzɩ kɔŋgɔlɩmɩɖɛ nɖɩ ɖɩyɔlʋʋ ɖɛʋ yɔɔ yɔ;

Ɛzɩ pɩɣa ŋga kasɩbɩ ko-ɖoo lotu taa pʋcɔ nɛ ɛlʋlʋʋ-kɛ nɛ katɩna wɩsɩ wiɖiyi yɔ.

 9 Pʋcɔ nɛ sɔɔ cɔka miŋ paɣzɩ mi-ɖeɣbee soŋuu lɛ,

Ɛkaɣ hazʋʋ piliŋa lɛŋ ñɩŋga nɛ ŋga keɖiɣni mʋʋ yɔ nɛ ɛɖɛna, ɛzɩ helim sɔsɔm kpaɣnɩ-sɩ yɔ.+

10 Ɛyʋ siɣsiɣ tʋ taa kaɣ labʋ leleŋ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛna kɩmɩyɛ kpaʋ;+

Ɛkaɣ mɩtʋʋ kañatʋ tʋ calɩm taa.+