1. ˈA -she ˈmɛnkö Joova dzhi,

ˈA -she ˈmɛnkö ˈlayɛ nɛn.

ˈWɛn man ˈo -gbu tsa -da ˈo dzhi.

-O -nɔn tsa kiɛ ˈo tsabiɛ

ˈO -zënbo ˈkɛ ˈe ˈˈpɔn kan mii,

ˈA -tɛn ˈkɛ lëfɛn ˈkpakpa.

-Wɔ ˈmɛnkö -shɛ lëfɛn ˈkpakpa.

ˈO ˈˈman tsa hun fan -bën mii.

2. ˈA -she ˈmɛnkö sa nɛnsan dzhi.

-Ba sɛ ˈfɛ ˈa -ko ˈba bɔ.

ˈBa bɛnsɛn ˈla, ˈa -da ˈba dzhi

-Yɛ -le -ze -ba sɛnhën pɔn.

Dzhilë nɛn, nanmɛ ˈlayɛ nɛn,

ˈA -le -kɛ -tshun nɛn ˈsɔn -Zö.

Sa nɛnsan ˈba, sa nɛnshɔ ˈba,

ˈA -kpë ˈba -nunmën kökö.

3. ˈA -she ˈmɛnkö sa nɛnsan dzhi.

Joova ˈo tsabiɛ man.

ˈBa man ˈwɔ -nɔn tsa -Zö bɛn kë.

-Bɔsɔ gbɛgbɛ ˈyi -a -nɔn,

Ɲɔn ˈa -nɔn -shi ˈmɛnkö kiɛkiɛ,

ˈA -nɔn -lë lëfɛn ˈkpakpa,

-Zën ˈkɛ ˈyi -ba tsa -bo ˈe nɛn,

ˈA -tɛn ˈkɛ ˈmɛnkö -shi ˈla.