1 O! Mawu, nu ka ŋuti nègble mí ɖi ɖikaa?
2 Ɖo ŋku ame siwo nèƒle le blema,
3 Trɔ ɖe gli siwo gbã ɖikaɖika la ŋu,
4 Wò futɔwo le gbe ɖem le afi si nèdo go mí le;
5 Wole nu wɔm abe ŋutsu siwo lé fia ɖe asi
6 Wotsɔ woƒe fiawo kple yiwo dza aɖaŋu
7 Wotɔ dzo wò kɔkɔeƒe la wòbi va anyigba,
8 Wogblɔ le woƒe dzi me be,
9 Womegawɔa nukunu aɖeke na mí o;
10 O! Mawu, ɣe ka ɣi futɔ la aɖu fewu
11 Nu ka ta nèhe wò asi, wò nuɖusi ɖe megbe ɖo?
12 Ke wò la, O Mawu, wòe nye fianye tso blema ke;
13 Wòe tsɔ wò ŋusẽ ma atsiaƒu,
14 Wòe gbã Leviatan ƒe ta,
15 Wòe ʋu nu le tsitsetsewo
16 Ŋkeke nye tɔwò, eye zã hã tɔwòe;
17 Wòe ɖo liƒo na anyigba,
18 O! Yehowa, ɖo ŋku ale si futɔ la do vlo wò
19 Mègatsɔ wò akpakpa ƒe agbe de asi na lãwɔadãwo o,
20 Tsɔ ɖe le wò nubabla la me,
21 Mègana ame siwo wote ɖe anyi la
22 O! Mawu, tso eye nàʋli wò bubu ta;
23 Mègado toku wò futɔwo ƒe ʋunyaʋunyawɔwɔ,