1 Ŋɩɩ nɛ Devit lɩɩ fá Gaf lɛ, a mʋ faa bʋ-bʋa kʋbala sɩ kpagɛ taŋ-la ba sɩɩ yɩrɛ Adulam lɛ. Ʋ naambiiriŋ arɩ ʋ dɩa nɩaa sɩ nɩɩ wɩɩ-la, ba sii mʋ ʋ teeŋ nɩmɛ.
Bʋa-la lɛ, Juda leŋ ʋ naambiiriŋ aŋ mʋ hɛ Adulam tɩɩna kʋbala teeŋ baa yɩrɛ Hira.
Laalɩyuori-hɩasɩŋ mara arɩ fii nɛ fa hɛ nɩmɛ. Ba tʋɔŋ nɩaa batori sii mʋ Devit teeŋ, dɩ ʋ faa bʋbʋa-la sɩ hɛ taŋ-la ba sɩɩ yɩrɛ Adulam lɛ. Dɩ Fɩlɩsɩtɩa laalɩyuoroo ma ŋmoo ba buguŋ Refem fuonaaŋ lɛ.
Mɩ jaŋ dɛnnɛ La Tɩɩna bʋa na-kala lɛ. Ʋ dɛnnɩŋ sɩma mɩ niiŋ lɛ.
Mɩ jaŋ kɛŋ yuo-diiru kʋ hɛ nɩalɩŋ sɩ hɛ taŋ-la ba sɩɩ yɩrɛ Marɛsa lɛ. Iziral tɩŋŋaa sɩpaalaaraa jaŋ mʋ faa Adulam bʋ-bʋa lɛ.
Má bee na, La TƖƖNA lɩɩ ʋ dɩjʋʋlʋŋ a kʋkɔ nɛ, ʋ kʋʋ tuu nɛ dɩ ʋ vɛŋ peelee nyuŋ.
Dʋnɩa deeŋ fa bɩ zɔmɔ pɩ nɩalɩŋ. Ŋɩɩ nɛ ba lɩɩ a gɔllɔɔ tintee-hɩlɩŋ lɛ arɩ peelee nyuŋ, a fáa bʋ-bʋɔsʋŋ arɩ bʋɔsʋŋ tʋɔŋ nɛ.
Lɩbɩna kuoro, Adulam kuoro,
Jamʋf, Adulam, Soko, Azɛka,
Devit nɩaa bʋla pʋ, “Tapʋlʋŋ deeŋ wɩaa nɛ La TƖƖNA fa bʋla pɩŋ ŋɩɩ, bʋa-la lɛ ʋ sɩ sɩ, ‘Mɩ jaŋ joŋ ŋ dʋndɔmɔ hɛ ŋ nɩsɩŋ lɛ, dɩ ŋ ŋaaʋ wɩɩ-la kala ŋ sɩ cho.’ ” Ŋɩɩ nɛ Devit sii densi a mʋ lʋara keri Sɔɔl gɛrɩŋ niipiniŋ.