1 Dawuda bɛtini ito ba Alatala nan xa, Ala to a ba a yaxune birin yii e nun Sɔli yii.
2 A yi a fala, a naxa,
3 N ma Ala nan n ma gɛmɛ gbeen na,
4 Tantunna Alatala xa!
5 Sayaan bata yi a xunfanna radin n xunna ma
6 Sayaan bata yi n nabilin a yɔlɔnxɔnne ra.
7 N ma tɔrɔni,
8 Nanara, bɔxɔn yi maxa.
9 Tutun yi mini a ɲɔɛni.
10 Ala yi kuyen nafulunɲɛ ayi
11 A te maleka gubugubu kanna fari,
12 A yi a luxun dimini,
13 Kɛnɛn gbeen yi minima a yɛɛ ra,
14 Alatala yi a kuye sarinna xuiin namini kore,
15 A yi a xalimakunle woli a yaxune ma,
16 Alatala to a kɔnkɔ e ma,
17 Ala yi a yiini bandun keli kore,
18 A yi n xunba n yaxu sɛnbɛmane ma,
19 E n yɛngɛ nɛn,
20 A n ba nɛn gbaloni,
21 Alatala yi n kɔntɔnna fi n ma
22 Bayo n bata lu Alatalaa kirane xɔn ma,
23 N bata a sariyane birin suxu,
24 N bata n yɛtɛ ratanga hakɛn ma,
25 Nanara, Alatala yi n kɔntɔnna fi n ma,
26 Naxan na tinxinɲɛ ayi,
27 Naxan na sariɲanɲɛ ayi,
28 Bayo i tan nan yiigelitɔne rakisima,
29 Alatala, i tan nan n ma kɛnɛnna ra.
30 En birin nɛma a ra,
31 Alaa kirane kamalixi feu!
32 Nde gbɛtɛ Ala ra,
33 Ala nan n makantanma fangani,
34 A tan nan n naxulunma ayi mafurɛn
35 A bata n maxaran yɛngɛn ma,
36 I bata n nakisi
37 I bata kira gbeeni tɔn n xa
38 N bata bira n yaxune fɔxɔ ra,
39 N na e raxɔri nɛn,
40 I sɛnbɛn soma n yii yɛngɛ so feen nan na,
41 I n yaxune ragima n yɛɛ ra,
42 E gbelegbelema malina fe ra,
43 N na e yilunburunma nɛn
44 I n natangama yama murutɛxin ma,
45 Xɔɲɛne n matɔxɔma,
46 E yii xudi tuma ayi,
47 Alatala na!
48 Ala nan n gbeeɲɔxɔ tiin na,
49 A n natangama n yaxune ma.
50 Nanara, n na i tantunma siyane tagi.
51 A nɔ gbeene fima nɛn a mangan ma.