1 Tsã la, ne Efraim ɖe gbe la,
2 “Ke azɔ la, woƒe aglãdzedze la va de ŋgɔ.
3 Wo katã woabu vĩi abe afu ene,
4 “Nye ɖeka koe nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu,
5 Mekpɔ mia ta le gbedzi,
6 Ke esi mieɖu nu ɖi ƒo vɔ la,
7 eya ta mava dze mia dzi abe dzata ene,
8 Madze wo dzi abe sisiblisinɔ si ƒe viwo wofi dzoe ene,
9 “O Israel, ètsrɔ̃ ɖokuiwò,
10 Afi ka miaƒe fia la le?
11 Le nye dziku me, meɖo fia na mi,
12 Woƒo Efraim ƒe vodadawo nu ƒu,
13 Efraim se veve abe nyɔnu si le ku lém la ene,
14 “Maɖe wo tso tsiẽƒe ƒe ŋusẽ me,
15 “Togbɔ be eyae de ŋgɔ wu
16 Samaria azu aƒedo,