Imi Yawɛ, Israel Mawu ɔ, i wo si be ko ke o kɛ o weku li ma sɔmɔ mi kaa osɔfohi kɛ maa ya neneene. Se jehanɛ ɔ, i ngɛ dee ke i kpale ye nya se! Mohu ɔ, nihi nɛ woɔ ye hɛ mi nyami ɔ, ma wo a hɛ mi nyami; nɛ nihi nɛ hiee mi ɔ, imi hu ma hie mɛ.
“Se ke nɔ nɛ peeɔ nɔ́ nɛ da jɔɔ kpakpa peemi, nɛ e bɔni ní hiemi níhi tsuo nɛ yayami peeli peeɔ peemi ɔ, anɛ e yi ma na wami lo? Dɛbi, kpakpa nɛ e pee sa a tsuo a be ekoeko kaie hu. E ma gbo ngɛ e tɔmi nɛ e tɔ, kɛ yayamihi nɛ e pee ɔ a he.
Samuel de Saul ke, “O je kuasia; o yi Yawɛ, o Mawu ɔ mlaa nɛ e wo mo ɔ nɔ; kaa o ye nɔ jinɛ o matsɛ yemi ngɛ Israel ɔ, Yawɛ ma ha nɛ e da si kɛ ya neneene.
Nyɔhiɔ ɔ we ligbi kpaago ɔ, pee jã kɛ̃ kɛ ha nɔ nɛ li e he be nɛ e tɔ̃, kɛ nɔ nɛ li kaa nɔ́ nɛ e pee ɔ peeɔ tɔmi ɔ. Blɔ nɔ nɛ o maa gu kɛ pee Yawɛ we ɔ klɔuklɔu ji nɛ ɔ nɛ.
Nyɛ slaa zugba a ligbi nyingmi eywiɛ, se nyɛ ma na nyɛ yayami ɔmɛ a he tue gblami jeha nyingmi eywiɛ; ligbi kake ma plɛ pee jeha ha nyɛ. Nɛ nyɛ maa na kaa i je nyɛ se.
“Nɔmlɔ adesa, jehanɛ de Israel ma a ke, ke dalɔ pee yayami ɔ, kpakpa nɛ e pee be ko ɔ be nyɛe ma he e yi wami. Ke yayami peelɔ kpa yayami peemi ɔ, a be e tue gblae; nɛ ke dalɔ bɔni yayami peemi ɔ, a be e yi wami hee.