1 Me̩ ki chʼekuku uyo̩ ñw Jihofa, ame̩ abo ane̩ ile̩ du!
Me̩ fʼogu uyo̩ kpa taa ñw Jihofa, abo ane̩ ile̩ du; me̩ muro̩ dufu ku me̩ kʼeli uyo̩, me̩ kʼeli dʼo̩ ke!
Oñ abu kʼi ame̩ru awa, ugbo agwo̩ru uwo O̩lif le̩, ugwe̩ko̩ amako̩che̩ le̩ chaka chane̩ e̩yo̩, ma nʼomu lile añwulo̩ O̩jo̩ todu uko̩lo̩ ukpahiu du ku ma li,
Mʼeli da, O o̩ma onobule̩ Zayo̩n; fʼogu kpa, O Israe̩l! E̩do̩-we̩ ki bo̩ kʼe̩ gwoye kpʼe̩do̩-we̩ chaka, O o̩ma onobule̩ Je̩rusale̩m!
E̩do̩-me̩ ki bo̩ efu Jihofa, ame̩ ki gwoguyo̩, ame̩ ame̩no̩kpakpa, me̩ ki la fʼo̩ga uyo̩ chi, ame̩ kʼe̩do̩-me̩ chʼokpoko chaka!
I ño̩ ka kakini, Ame̩ abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi, me̩ nagwoguyo̩ manyʼabo-wñ.
Me̩ ki kpogu uyo̩ ñw O̩jo̩, ame̩ abo ile̩ du;
Ame̩ abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi, me̩ fʼo̩ga uyo̩ chi manyʼamone̩-wñ; todu i anʼache̩ e̩bie̩ amadu-wñ, oñ i anache̩ oji abo ku ma ko bʼo̩, oñ i ache e̩wñ e̩boma tod ane̩-wñ owñ chʼamone̩-wñ.
Nadʼuwe̩ noji ago, O̩jo̩-mi, O Onu, oñ nakadua ñw odu-we̩ ogbegbele̩ nyile̩wa.
O, me̩ fʼo̩wo̩ gwo̩, ame̩ amone̩ du! Me̩ fʼo̩ga uyo̩ chi ñw O̩jo̩!
Taku Jihofa achʼonu ane̩-ile̩ du; o̩jo̩ le̩ Jihofa achʼokate, odu-wñ lañʼachʼokate.
O je̩ ñw e̩do̩ abo uche̩ichi ki bo̩ ku ma nakeli uyo̩, todu uwe̩ anʼochochi kpʼoji ajo̩ amone̩ du uwe̩ la anʼabo uche̩ichi le ile̩. Sila.
Abo ile̩ du adojikane̩ ñw e̩; ma la akeli dʼe̩, ma akeli dʼodu-we̩. Sila.
O̩jo̩ mute̩gu le kpai ogu ekpa, owñ che Jihofa ki nʼomuko̩la o̩kakachi le̩.
Me̩ keli do̩ O̩jo̩, ame̩ ojane̩ ojane̩ ile̩-i; me̩ ki keli dʼOndu, Sila