1 “Ke azɔ la, ame siwo menye xoxo na,
2 Nu ka woƒe alɔkpa sesẽ la wɔ nam,
3 Hiã kple dɔwuame na wowɔ ɖeƒomevie hele tsatsam
4 Le gbe me woda amagbewo
5 Woɖe wo ɖa le wo nɔvi amegbetɔwo ƒe ha me
6 Wozi wo dzi be woanɔ tɔʋu siwo mie la me,
7 Wole xɔxlɔ̃m le gbe me
8 Wonya wo le anyigba la dzi abe ame ɖigbɔ̃wo
9 “Ke azɔ la, wo viŋutsuwo kpa ha dem,
10 Wonyɔa ŋum, henɔa adzɔge nam
11 Esi azɔ Mawu lã nye datika, hewɔ fum la,
12 Wo detɔwo tso ɖe ŋutinye le nye ɖusime,
13 Wogbã nye mɔ, edze edzi na wo be
14 Wolũ ɖe dzinye abe gli gbagbã mee woto ene
15 Ŋɔdzidodowo nye tsyɔ dzinye,
16 “Azɔ nye agbe nu va le yiyim
17 Zã ŋɔa nye ƒuwo
18 Mawu tsyɔ eƒe ŋusẽ triakɔ la
19 Ekɔm ƒu gbe ɖe ba me
20 “O Mawu, mefa avi yɔ wò gake mètɔ nam o,
21 Ètrɔ dze dzinye nublanuimakpɔmakpɔtɔe
22 ȃom tsa, hena ya lɔm ɖe nu
23 Menya be àhem ayi ku me,
24 “Vavãe, ame aɖeke medoa asi ɖa léa
25 Ɖe nyemefa avi ɖe ame siwo ɖo xaxa me la ŋu oa?
26 Gake esi mekpɔ mɔ na nyui la, vɔ̃ tum,
27 Dzoxɔxɔ si le edzi yim le menye la metɔna o,
28 Nye amea menyɔ tsiɖitsiɖitsiɖi le yiyim
29 Meva zu nɔviŋutsu na amegãxiwo
30 Nye ŋutigbalẽ nyɔ tsiɖitsiɖitsiɖi hele fofom le ŋutinye
31 Nye kasaŋku do konyifagbe