A ngɔ he wami, hɛ mi nyami, kɛ matsɛ yemi ngɔ wo e dɛ, konɛ je ma amɛ, kɛ nihi nɛ tuɔ gbi slɔɔtoslɔɔto ɔmɛ nɛ a sɔmɔ lɛ. E he wami ɔ maa hi si kɛ maa ya neneene, nɛ e matsɛ yemi ɔ se be poe gblegbleegble.
Akpaketsɛmɛ ɔmɛ, kɛ ni nɛmɛ nɛ ngɛ ma se lokoo ɔ, ma kpale mɛ kɛ ba we ekohu; nɛ ma pee mɛ ma agbo. Ma hi Zion Yo ɔ nɔ kɛ ye matsɛ ngɛ a nɔ, kɛ maa je jamɛ a be ɔ mi, kɛ maa ya neneene.” Yawɛ lɛ de.
A maa ngɔ matsɛ yemihi tsuo nɛ ngɛ je ɔ mi ɔ a he wami, kɛ agboje ngɔ ha Hiɔwe No ɔ we ni klɔuklɔu ɔmɛ a ma a. A matsɛ yemi ɔ se be poe gblegbleegble, nɛ je nɛ ɔ mi matsɛmɛ ɔmɛ tsuo ma sɔmɔ mɛ, nɛ a maa bu mɛ tue.”
Zion, nyá oo, nyá! Yerusalem, mo he ose! Hyɛ, o matsɛ ɔ ma! E ma kɛ agbo jemi kɛ kunimi yemi. E ba e he si, nɛ e hi teji okpɔngɔ nɔ; ee, e hi teji okpɔngɔ bi nɔ.
Yawɛ ke, “Amlɔ nɛ ɔ, David matsɛ yemi kpetekpleenyɛ ɔ pee kaa we ko nɛ hule ngɔ pue si. Se be ma nɛ ma ha nɛ matsɛ yemi nɛ ɔ maa da si ekohu kaa bɔ nɛ e ngɛ sa a.
Yawɛ, o Mawu ɔ nɛ ná o he bua jɔmi, nɛ e wo mo Israel nɔ matsɛ ɔ, a je e yi. Akɛnɛ suɔmi nɛ Yawɛ suɔ Israel ɔ ngɛ kɛ yaa neneene he je ɔ, e wo mo tsɛ, konɛ o kojo, nɛ o ye dami sane.”
Jamɛ a lɛ ɔmɛ a mi tso ɔmɛ a he be se nami; a be hie kɛ abalaa womi. Wa ma kpɔ he nyɛli ɔmɛ a ní kpakpa amɛ tsuo ngɛ a dɛ. Ta yibu ní babauu nɛ a ma na a, a maa dla, nɛ nɔ tsuaa nɔ ma na eko; glɔtsɛmɛ po ma na a blɔ fa mi nɔ́. Yawɛ nitsɛ maa pee wa matsɛ. E maa ye wa nɔ, nɛ e maa bu wa he.