Mʋʋ Yesu lɛha akasɩpʋ amʋ ɔbɛɛ,
bʋwie ɔklʋntɔ,
abʋgyankpa fa ɔpʋ amʋ yɔ mʋ́ ɔbɩn.
Mʋ mʋ́ olesin ɔma si aha amʋ ɔkpa.
Brɛá olesi amʋ́ ɔkpa ta a,
ɔlɔdʋ yɔ bʋsʋ yɔbɔ mpaɩ.
Mʋ nkʋlɛ oletsia ɩnʋ yɔfʋn owi tahɛ.
Alɩ brɛ amʋtɔ a,
ɔklʋn amʋ lawie ntsu nsɩnɛ.
Ilefia afu kpɔnkpɔntɩ kʋ,
ɔpʋ amʋ lɔwa dabɩ.
Bakɛ-bakɛ a,
Yesu lɛnatɩ ntsu amʋsʋ ayabitɔ buo amʋ́.
Brɛá bowun mʋ,
ɔna ɔpʋ amʋsʋ a,
benya ifu sʋra okitikiti,
blɩ bɛɛ,
“Fuli ogyi.”
Tamɛ ɔlɔwa ɔsa bla amʋ́ ɔbɛɛ,
“Mlɩwa klʋn.
Mɩ nɩ.
Mlɩmánya ifu.”
Petro lɛbla Yesu ɔbɛɛ,
“Mɩ Wie,
nɩ fʋ nɩ mʋ́ a,
ha mɩ ɛ annatɩ ɔpʋ amʋsʋ bɔtʋ fʋ.”
Yesu lɛbla mʋ ɔbɛɛ,
“Natɩ ba.”
Petro lɛdalɩ ɔklʋn amʋtɔ ɔna ɔpʋ amʋsʋ ɔyɔ Yesu wa.
Tamɛ brɛá olowun alɩá afu amʋ ɔnɔ bʋ ɔnlɩn a,
ifu lowie mʋ ayetɔ.
Mʋ́ sʋ ɔlɔwa mɛ bɩ.
Mʋʋ ɔlɔkplʋn kpoli Yesu ɔbɛɛ,
“Mɩ Wie,
hɔ mɩ!”
Ɩnʋnʋ Yesu lɛtɩnkɩ ɩbɩ kɩta mʋ,
bla mʋ ɔbɛɛ,
“Fʋ hogyi mɔtsɔ.
Ntogyi sʋ fʋdɛ nwɛn gyi?”
Benya dʋ wie ɔklʋn amʋtɔ alɩ,
afu amʋ lɛka itin.
Ɩnʋ aha amʋʋ bʋbʋ ɔklʋn amʋtɔ amʋ bɛda akpawunu Yesu ayabitɔ,
blɩ bɛɛ,
“Lɛlɛ,
Bulu mʋ Bi fʋgyi.”
Yesu mʋa amʋ́nyɔ bɛfa ɔpʋ amʋ yesi Genesaret otsubunɔ.
Brɛá ɩnʋfɔ bɛbɩá mʋ nɩ a,
bɔwa abi ya amʋ́ awulu fɛ́ɛ́sʋ,
ha amʋ́ bɔpʋ alɔpʋ fɛ́ɛ́ ba mʋ.
Bokokoli Yesu bɛɛ,
ɔha alɔpʋ amʋ abʋpʋ ɩbɩ da mʋ atadɩɛ ɔdanʋ kpan.
Amʋ́á bɔpʋ ɩbɩ da mʋ́ fɛ́ɛ́ benya ɩlɔtsa.