E̩ la go, o̩kogu kʼone̩ che̩ko̩-wñ awa-i, abo ku ma tanʼanya kpe̩re̩ awa ejeji! Tak i dohi kakini, Ewane̩ Babilo̩n leane̩ me̩; ojibo amo̩jo̩-wñ du ku ma gbe̩ le̩ i fukpo̩fo̩ rʼane̩pe̩te̩.
Todule̩ oñ e̩bie̩ne̩ awa bʼe̩ ma, uwe̩ anʼogu kʼe̩ dʼo̩ hi n; uchobi la abʼe̩ ma, uwe̩ la neke rʼugbo̩ nyʼu n; alache̩ abʼe̩ ma achigili, e-kʼe̩ ma nʼibe-wñ n.
Te̩gu nyi Gilead, kʼe̩ mʼogu agbe du, O o̩ma onobule̩ Ijipti ki ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n le̩! Ogu ojoji wewe kʼe̩ ne̩ chʼuko̩lo̩ le̩ chʼofofo; o̩ga-we̩ ñʼagbʼogu ge̩ n.
Me̩ ka dufu ef abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi, ku me̩ mʼu du kpogo, me̩ mʼagaliga-wñ du dago me̩ mʼu du kpogo, me̩ ki dʼu maja n, ka ku: Ma fu Babilo̩n du me̩, anyo̩ fu Be̩l mu, e̩do̩ Me̩rodak muda kpu. Anyo̩ fʼojibo-wñ, ojibo-wñ mu, e̩do̩ ode-wñ muda kpu me̩.
Ugbo ki awʼe̩ nʼenye̩do̩ ge̩ n, agbe-we̩ bie̩ne̩. Abo du ku ma gbʼinabali-we̩ jʼagwʼo̩wo̩ rʼuwe̩ oji. Todu e̩ne̩ bo̩ kʼe̩wñ bibi-we̩ ma wa bʼo oji ma o̩ko̩ko̩lo̩ n?
Tak onuche̩ omune̩ tʼo̩ ubi kakini, I lewane̩ me̩! i lewane̩ me̩! owñ che Babilo̩n lile ki dʼo̩te̩ wain e-e̩do̩fulu e-abutabu-wñ le̩ ñw abo uche̩ichi du ñmo̩.
Oñ i nʼomu ki gbo̩ka kwa kakini, I lewane̩! Babilo̩n lile le̩ lewane̩ me̩, oñ i mud ugbo kʼamebili adodo, kpʼile̩ amafu du ku ma ma de̩ hiolo n, kpʼile̩ ame̩we̩ du ku ma ma de̩ hiolo n kʼulaka-ma achʼone̩;