1 Yawɛ ni daa yɛli Jɛrimia yɛtɔɣ’ shɛŋa m-bɔŋɔ:
Ka Yawɛ daa yɛli Ilaija,
Yawɛ daa yɛli ma,
Naa Jɛhoyakim ŋun daa nyɛ Juda naa Jɔsia bia la ni daa di nam ti paai yuma anahi saha ka Yawɛ daa yɛli Jɛrimia yɛtɔɣa ŋɔ zaŋ chaŋ Judanim’ zaa polo. (Dimbɔŋɔ daa niŋla Babilɔn Naa Nɛbukadnɛza nam dibu yuun’ tuuli ni.)
Bɛ ni booni ba la, “Bɛ ni zaɣisi anzinfa shɛli,” Dama Yawɛ zaɣisi ba.
Zanimi Yawɛ jɛmbu duu dunɔdali gbini n-yɛli ba nimaani, “Judanim’ zaa bɛn doli dunoya ŋɔ kpɛri ti jɛmdi Yawɛ, wummiya Yawɛ ni yɛli shɛm.