Samuweli II 22

¹Alatala to Dawuda ratanga Sɔlu nun a yaxuie ma, Dawuda naxa yi bɛɛti ba Alatala bɛ.

²A naxɛ,

³N Marigi Ala luxi alɔ gɛmɛ yire

⁴Ala tantu!

⁵Faxɛ nu bara wa nɔfe n na,

⁶faxɛ luuti nu bara n xiri,

⁷N ma tɔɔrɛ kui, n bara Alatala xili,

⁸Awa, koore nun bɔxi naxa imaxa,

⁹Tuuri nu minima a ɲɔɛ i,

¹⁰A naxa koore walaxɛ ɲɛnkɛn,

¹¹A naxa ti malekɛ fari,

¹²Nuxui ifɔɔrɔxie nu na a rabilinyi,

¹³Tɛ wolee nu minima a xa yanbɛ ya ra.

¹⁴Alatala xui nu luxi alɔ se sarinyi.

¹⁵A naxa seyamakɔnyie woli alɔ xalie,

¹⁶Baa bunyi naxa maba,

¹⁷A naxa a bɛlɛxɛ itala keli koore ma,

¹⁸A naxa n natanga n yaxui sɛnbɛmae ma,

¹⁹E nu n gerema n xunsin lɔxɔɛe kui,

²⁰A naxa n namini,

²¹Alatala n suxu n ma tinxinyi nan ma,

²²barima n nu ɲɛrɛma Alatala xa kira nan xɔn,

²³N birama a xa yaamarie fɔxɔ ra,

²⁴N tinxin nɛ a bɛ,

²⁵Na kui Alatala naxa n ma tinxinyi

²⁶Mixi naxan tima i sɛɛti ma,

²⁷Mixi naxan sɛniyɛn i ya xɔri,

²⁸I mixi magoroxie itema nɛ,

²⁹I tan Alatala nan na n ma naiyalanyi ra.

³⁰Xa i na n fɔxɔ ra,

³¹Ala xa kira kamalixi.

³²Nde na Ala ra xa Alatala mu a ra?

³³Ala nan na n ma yire makantaxi ra,

³⁴A n malima n ma ɲɛrɛ kui,

³⁵A n malima n ma gere kui,

³⁶I findixi n ma kantama nan na,

³⁷I n naɲɛrɛma a fanyi ra,

³⁸N na n yaxuie kerima, n e sɔntɔma.

³⁹N e faxama nɛ, n e bɔnbɔma nɛ.

⁴⁰I sɛnbɛ fima n ma gere kui,

⁴¹I n yaxuie kerima n ya ra,

⁴²E e ya ragema nɛ, kɔnɔ e rakisima mu na!

⁴³N e luntunma nɛ e findi xube ra,

⁴⁴I bara n natanga n ma ɲama xa ɲɔxɔnsɔsɔɛ ma,

⁴⁵Si gbɛtɛe n matɔxɔma,

⁴⁶Si gbɛtɛe mu suusama sɔnɔn,

⁴⁷Kisi na Alatala bɛ,

⁴⁸Tantui na Ala bɛ,

⁴⁹naxan n bama n yaxuie yi ra,

⁵⁰Na nan a ra, n i matɔxɔma sie tagi, Alatala!

⁵¹A bara a xa mangɛ sugandixi rakisi,