1Megblɔ be, “Malé ŋku ɖe nye mɔwo ŋu,
2Gake esi mezi ɖoɖoe li kpoo,
3Nye dzi xɔ dzo ɖe dɔ me nam;
4“O! Yehowa, fia nye agbe ƒe nuwuwu
5Èwɔ nye ŋkekewo wole abe asi ƒe kekeme ko ene,
6“Amegbetɔ le yiyim, le gbɔgbɔm,
7“Aƒetɔ, ke azɔ la, nu ka makpɔ mɔ na?
8Ɖem tso nye vodadawo katã me,
9Mezi ɖoɖoe, nyemake nu o,
10Ɖe wò tohehe si le dzinye la ɖa;
11Èkaa mo, eye nèhea to na amewo ɖe woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta;
12“O! Yehowa, se nye gbedodoɖa,
13Ɖe ŋku ɖa le ŋunye, ale be magakpɔ dzidzɔ hafi mayi,