O ninehi nɛ o kɛ buɔ o he ɔ ma bɔni kpokpomi, nɛ o nane kpakpataa amɛ a mi maa jɔ. O lunguhi be nyɛe maa ta nɔ́ hu, ejakaa a he pi. O hɛngmɛ ɔmɛ a nɔ maa ha, nɛ o be nɔ́ hyɛe saminya hu.
Enɛ ɔ se ɔ, Israel bi ɔmɛ, kɛ Filisti bi ɔmɛ hwu ta ekohu ngɛ Gezer. Benɛ a ngɛ ta nɛ ɔ hwue ɔ, Israel no ko nɛ a tsɛɛ lɛ Sibekai gbe Filisti oblai ko nɛ a tsɛɛ lɛ Sipai. Nɛ Filisti bi ɔmɛ ha yi.
Benɛ Filisti bi ɔmɛ nu kaa a pɔ David nu nɛ a wo lɛ Israel matsɛ ɔ, mɛ tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ a ba nɛ a ba hla lɛ nɛ a nu lɛ. Se David nu he nɛ e ya sɛ e mɔ nguaa a mi.
Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, amlɔ nɛ ɔ nɛ i bwɔ, nɛ ye yi mi hiɛ futaa kɛ mua a, Mawu, ko kua mi! O kɛ mi nɛ hi si kɛ yaa si ma sɛɛ nyakpɛ ní nguanguahi nɛ o tsu ɔ kɛ ha yi nɔhi nɛ maa ba ngɛ se ɔ.
Kɛkɛ nɛ oblai ko nɛ a tsɛɛ lɛ Ishbibenob ɔ susu kaa e nine gbe David ta. Ishbibenob hɛɛ akɔblee akplɔ ko nɛ e jiimi maa pee kilo etɛ kɛ fa, nɛ e fi klaate ehe hu ngɛ e mlɛ mi.