E̩gba kʼe̩ kwa, mak abo kʼe̩ gba jo̩ le̩ ki gbʼe̩ ke! Afu ako ma alo, afu ki akwʼef iñmo̩ ako ma alo chaka. E̩ne̩ ki muda chubiyo̩ mi anʼane̩-i, i la aje̩ uwo-mi kiafo̩ e̩wñ ogu.
Uwe̩ akʼo̩la-i ñw ma kakini; Omi aku ki nacha kwʼeju-mi wane̩ odu kpʼo̩ro̩ka, i ki we n, todu ma fʼagbe bie̩ne̩ che o̩ma onobule̩ ki ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n e-abo-mi le̩, egwʼo̩ ku ma gwʼo abailo.
Oñ abo Kaldia ku ma kʼogu bʼewo-i awa dʼuna tʼewo-i, ma la agʼu jo, manyʼunyi unyi-wñ ugbo ku ma kʼotulale wa ñwu Beal, ku ma laño̩ kʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ omi wa dafo ñw amo̩jo̩ omune̩ ojokunyi-wñ le̩ ku ma nyʼumi uwe̩do̩.
Ma laño̩ ne otete otete Beal, kʼi jo̩ ef o̩go̩ o̩ma Hinom le̩, kʼama ki je̩ ñw amo̩ma-ma e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ kpʼonobule̩ ku ma lewa gu ef una du nyʼugbo Mole̩k. Omi la ñwʼe-le̩ ñwu ma n, i la wewʼef e̩do̩-mi kʼama ki che e̩wñ ihie̩ne̩ abe̩i, ku ma je̩ ñwu Juda dure n.
Go, ma ako abobule̩ du ku ma bo̩ jʼef unyi onu Juda dufu wʼugbo amagboji onu Babilo̩n; oñ abobule̩ le̩ akakini, Amonuku-we̩ o̩lali gbʼe̩ ibe, oñ ma fʼe̩ du; oñ abu kʼe̩re̩-we̩ tunyʼe̩pio̩-i, ma mudabi tʼubi.
Oñ Jihofa ma ño̩ neke je̩do̩ ge̩ n tod e̩bie̩ne̩ kʼe̩wñ ku me̩ jʼache le̩ bie̩ne̩, kpai todu e̩wñ ihie̩ne̩ ku me̩ che; todule̩ oñ ane̩-me̩ mud alache̩ te̩, kpʼawuwu kpʼoli ina, ugbo kʼone̩ ma dodo n, alu kʼi de̩ eñini-i.
Nanyʼugbo ame̩ne̩lile, kʼu nako̩la ñw ma; todu ama chemʼo̩na Jihofa, owñ chʼoji ajo̩ kʼO̩jo̩-ma du te̩. Abo-i muda nʼibe kate fʼoli uno̩lo̩ le̩ guche̩, ma la fʼigbaligba-wñ jada.
Todule̩ iduʼka akwʼefoko dufu wa akpa ma, o̩gu ki kwef o̩go̩ uwo o̩go̩kpe̩ afʼuma chile̩che̩. Ikpali adide ewo ewo-ma, e̩ne̩ du ki akwʼo̩mo̩ dufu i afana rinyo̩ pe̩le̩ pe̩le̩; todu ada ku ma je̩ chʼewewe, elubiubi-ma nana nyʼo̩gba me̩.
Ma kʼo o̩do̩ kpʼo̩kwo̩ nyʼo̩wo̩; ume̩no̩lachi ma che, ma lʼejumomi n. Omuko̩la-ma achekuku dabe̩ne̩ kʼohimini abadi; ma tanʼamanya, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ tala jo̩ alu kʼone̩ anyʼokogu O o̩ma onobule̩ Babilo̩n, uwe̩ ma akobʼo̩!
Ma gwo̩nyu o̩o̩do̩ kpai o̩kwo̩, ame̩no̩lachi ma che, ma lʼejumomi one̩ n, o̩muko̩la-ma akwa dab ohimini; ma la tanʼamanya, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma tala jo̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼone̩ ki anyʼokogu, uwe̩ ma ako bo̩, O o̩monobule̩ Zayo̩n!
I araku anyanyi odu, omi aku-wñ la jʼiti-wñ; i nʼe̩ne̩ du ef ame̩nufe̩do̩-wñ chaka ki anyʼe̩ e̩do̩ n; amonuku-wñ chaka kʼo̩wo̩ nyʼef ukpo rʼo̩kpo̩ ñw u, ama mud ame̩nebi-wñ me̩.
Go alu kʼOndu dʼakpa wa bʼo̩ma onobule̩ Zayo̩n ma uwe̩do̩-wñ! I mʼalifia Israe̩l du ro̩ kwʼefojale tʼane̩pe̩te̩; i la rewa uke̩re̩no-wñ o̩jo̩ uwe̩do̩-wñ n.
Todule̩, O Oholiba, abu kʼOndu Jihofa ka de̩ kakini, Go, omi akʼame̩-nulʼe̩do̩-we̩ kwane̩ tʼuwe̩ o̩la, owñ chʼabo kʼonugo-we̩ muke̩che̩ ubi bʼuma te̩ le̩, oñ nako ma kwʼugbo tʼugbo du wa akobʼuwe̩;
Ochochi, abo Israe̩l du fʼada uko̩-o̩la-we̩ je̩, ena ma na tʼo̩wo̩ʼka kʼama ki we egbʼomu-we̩ gbo̩; todule̩ oñ ma dʼama-i kpʼego̩ ku ma ko̩ tef uko̩-o̩la Mose̩s, adu O̩jo̩ le̩, danyʼuwa oji; todu awa fʼowñ dure me̩.
E̩wñ bie̩ne̩-i du bʼuwa ma teju alu ku ma ko̩ ef uko̩-o̩la Mose̩s le̩; i chaka dʼabe̩le̩ a nyi Jihofa O̩jo̩-wa e̩do̩, kʼawa ki rida bʼudu kʼa fe̩ te̩, kʼa ki mʼoji ochochi-we̩ n.
Todu iye-ma te̩tachʼajo̩ko̩; e̩ne̩ ki la nyʼefu ma le̩ la fʼe̩wñ anyo̩ che me̩. Todu i kakini, Omi atʼame̩naja-mi, ku ma kʼuje̩wñ kpʼomi ñw mi, kpʼedudu ala-mi kpʼowu-mi kpʼekpo-mi kpʼe̩wñ kʼu nañmo̩ ñw mi, ubi.
Todu omi adab idu ñw Ifraim, kpai dabe̩ne̩ kʼo̩ma idu ñw abunyi Juda. Omi, omi kide̩, afʼu fana, tak u nalo mi, omi amʼu du, e̩ne̩ du ki agba ma la ade̩ n.
Abo du kʼuwe̩ kpʼama jʼalu, fʼe̩ ne̩ gbogbo wʼalo̩me̩; abo ku ma ma nʼo̩la kpʼuwe̩ n dʼe̩ la; oñ ma fʼe̩ du; abo ku ma jʼuje̩wñ-we̩ fʼoku bane ñw e̩— oji-wñ ema de̩ n.