U fʼe̩wñ ihie̩ne̩-we̩ li me̩, owñ chʼo̩ko̩ eje̩-we̩, kpʼebe kʼe̩ be, kpʼe̩wñtuñ e-e̩wñ abutabu-we̩, o̩ko̩ eje̩-we̩, kpʼebe̩, we̩, oj otete otete oko. Atogwo ñw e̩, O Je̩rusale̩m! ab i akpo̩kpe̩ kade tak uwe̩ aje̩ ñw ma fʼe̩ gwe̩ hiolo?
Fa-i, todule̩, e̩ naka ñw aboke̩le̩ Juda kpʼabo ku ma dodo Je̩rusale̩m, kakini, Abu ki Jihofa aka de̩ kakini, Go, omi do̩mo̩ añwa e̩bie̩ne̩ nyʼume̩, ibeʼka u do̩mo̩ añwa nyʼume̩. Mudabi wa, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-me̩ ki mudabi bʼo̩na e̩bie̩ne̩-wñ te̩, ku me̩ ñwʼo̩na-me̩ kpʼuko̩lo̩-me̩ che.
O ile̩, gbo̩ ke; go, omi akʼe̩bie̩ne̩ wa bʼoji amone̩-i ma, owñ chʼe̩ro̩ ibe-ma ku ma ñwa, todabu ku ma ma ne̩tirʼo̩la-mi n; i chʼe-uko̩-o̩la-mi ma kʼo̩.
Me̩ mʼada du ku me̩ te̩taje̩ le̩ ko rinyo̩ bʼo̩la-me̩ te̩, ku me̩ fʼe̩do̩ etito̩ kpʼafu etito̩ che ñw o̩la-me̩! E̩wñ chi ki dʼume̩ e̩do̩ kʼame̩ aku. O abunyi Israe̩l?
Me̩ mama che oli kʼi chʼo̩me̩me̩le̩, kpʼe̩ro-wñ kʼi ño̩ chʼo̩me̩me̩le̩, cho̩kpo̩ni me̩ mama fʼu che kʼi chʼoli e̩che̩ kʼe̩ro-wñ kʼi ño̩ chʼe̩che̩ ge̩; todu e̩rʼoli oñ ma nʼama oli kʼi che.
Todu abu ku ma chema O̩jo̩ ma bʼukpe̩ ojima e-O̩jo̩ mʼo̩ n; ma la gwʼo̩ ugwa n; chai ibe ma kpe̩ tinyo̩ ofofo, oñ e̩do̩-ma ki ma nʼeju ene̩ n kwochubi.