2 Miƒo ƒu, eye mike to, nu Yakob viwo, miɖo to mia fofo Israel!
2 Miɖo tom, Yakob ƒe viwo, miɖo to Israel, mia fofo.
Ruben! wòe nye nye ŋgɔgbevi, nye ŋusẽ kple nye ali me vi gbãtɔ, gbãtɔ le bubu me kple gãtɔ le ŋusẽ me.
Hiã tua dzataviwo, eye dɔ wua wo, ke amesiwo dia Yehowa la, kesinɔnua ɖeke mehiãa wo o.
Viwo, miva, milé to ɖe ŋunye, ne mafia Yehowa-vɔvɔ̃ mi!
Ɖo to folowò, si dzi wò, eye megado vlo dawo, ne eku nyagã o!
Vinye, tsɔ wò dzi nam, eye nye mɔwo nedze wò ŋkuwo ŋu.
Vinye, lé to ɖe nye nunya ŋu, ƒu to anyi ɖe nye gɔmesese ŋu,
Vinye, dzra fofowò ƒe sedede do, eye megagblẽ dawò ƒe nufiame ɖi o.
Vinye, dzra nye nuƒoƒo ɖo, eye naɣla nye sededewo ɖe gbɔwò.
Eyata, mi viwo, miɖo tom, eye milé to ɖe nye numenyawo ŋu.
Eyata, mi viwo, miɖo tom. Woayra amesiwo dzra nye mawo ɖo.
Mi katã mikpe ta, ne miasee! Wo dometɔ kae gblɔ esia? Amesi Yehowa lɔ̃na la, aɖe eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu afia ɖe Babel kple eƒe alɔkpa afia ɖe Kaldea-tɔwo ŋu.