Ke o bi o he ke, “Mɛni he je ní nɛ ɔmɛ tsuo ba ye nɔ” ɔ, heto ɔ ji, o he yayami babauu ɔ he je nɛ he nyɛli ba pee mo kikɛ nɛ ɔ kaa yo nɛ nyumu kpa e he bo, nɛ e bɔ lɛ ahlua a nɛ.
O ngɔ o bo ɔmɛ ekomɛ kɛ ya pee jami hehi nɛ ngɛ fɛu; ajuama nɛ o kɛ mawu kpahi bɔ ngɛ lejɛ ɔmɛ ɔ, e hí sɛɛmi; eko bɛ hyɛ, nɛ eko hu be bae gblegbleegble.
a kɛ mo maa ye kaa a he nyɛlɔ. Níhi babauu nɛ o gbo he dengme ɔ tsuo a maa muɔ kɛ ho, nɛ a ma si mo ngɔ fɔ si kɛ o he gu saplapaa. Kɛkɛ ɔ, nihi maa na o yahomi, kɛ ajuama bɔmi basaa a tsuo paa. O pee o he yaholɔ,
Israel ma a ngɛ kaa wai tso nɛ wo yiblii babauu. Ke a ná ní ɔ, kɛkɛ a puɛ bɔ sami la tɛhi fuu. Titimahi nɛ a puɛ nɛ a jaa a, a dlaa a he nɛ a he peeɔ fɛu.
Be ko nɛ be ɔ, ke Efraim wɛtso ɔ de nɔ́ ko ɔ, Israel wɛtso kpa amɛ yee gbeye; ejakaa a buu Efraim saminya. Se ma a pee yayami kaa a ya ja Baal; lɔ ɔ he ɔ, a ma gbo.
Israel bi nɛ maa piɛ ngɛ je ma amɛ a kpɛti ɔ, a he ma ba wa kaa jata ngɛ pu mi lohwehi, loo we mi lohwehi a kpɛti. Ke e sɛ a kpɛti kikɛ nɛ ɔ, e maa naa a nɔ, nɛ e ma tsɔtslɔɔ a mi nɛ nɔ ko be nyɛe ma kpɔ mɛ.
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, nyɛ ko kojo nɔ ko loko be ɔ nɛ su. Nyɛɛ mlɛ kɛ yaa si Nyɔmtsɛ ɔ maa ba. Ke e ba a, e ma je diblii mi níhi, kɛ tsui mi ní yayahi nɛ a kɛ laa a tsuo kpo. Jamɛ a be ɔ, nɔ tsuaa nɔ ma na yi jemi nɛ sa lɛ ɔ kɛ je Mawu dɛ mi.