Abu ki Jihofa, E̩ne̩ ki agba me̩ tane̩, kpai E̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l ka de̩ kakini: Todu me̩ omi fʼuche̩ kpe̩ nyi Babilo̩n oñ nakʼo̩chaka-ma wa dabe̩ne̩ kʼame̩nara, owñ chʼabo Kaldia ku ma jʼef o̩ko̩ o̩ko̩ akpogu le̩.
nakʼe̩wñ akoko e̩chubi ñw e̩, kpai e̩wñ anana ku ma ko maju o̩fio̩lifio̩, kʼuwe̩ ki ma ka kʼomi, Jihofa, kʼi nʼodu-we̩ dʼe̩, owñ chʼomi kʼu chʼO̩jo̩ e-Israe̩l.
Dab agbailo ki ade oj e̩ge̩ ki ma chʼowñ nyi n, abe̩le̩ e̩ne̩ ki ayʼe̩wñ anana jo̩ ki ma che lʼo̩na o̩kpakpa n de̩, alumeji ojolugbo-wñ e̩wñ le̩ akwo bʼo̩ te̩, iko otitala-wñ i mud e̩nidada.
O̩kwo̩chageli la bʼamanya-ma kpʼo̩kogu-ma, kpai amone̩ du ku ma gwe̩gwa nyʼalumeji-wñ le̩ ma, ama la arida ku ma dab abobule̩! O̩kwo̩chageli bʼe̩wñ akoko-wñ ma, ma la adʼuma inya!
Oñ I kakini, Emo̩s, e̩wñ e̩ li? Oñ u kakini, E̩roli o̩lo̩ji ki che̩ko̩ agba. Taku Jihofa ka ñw mi kakini, Ukpoji-wñ lewa bʼabo-mi Israe̩l ma me̩; omi ñʼalale gu uma du ofofo ge̩ n.
Tak e̩ne̩ʼka kwef amonuche̩ mebie ku ma nʼucha mebie le̩ lewa ko̩la ñw mi kakini, Lewa, nadʼudu ku ma bu ñw ajo̩ko̩ lile le̩ ñʼuwe̩, owñ chʼe-ki gugu ej omi wewe le̩,
Taku ma fʼebutu gba nyʼo̩la-ma oji oñ ma kwukwa, ma raku, ma daido̩, ma kakini, Atogwo, atogwo, ewo inaina-i, e-kʼabo du ku ma nʼo̩ko̩ ej ohimini mud anana ef uwñ kwef e̩wñ akoko-wñ! todu auwa okate oñ i mud alache̩.