“O Yerusalem, Yerusalem, afɔ nialo Yaa ɔlaa babuɛtɛtɛ, faasafɔ batii ba kafɔɔ di Yaa lakpee fɔ ni ɔkyɛ aafuɔ faalo! Obe kpinwu ntoomiɛ nlɛ kosiisa babi lɛfɔ di afoko nii kalɔ fɛ mmle okle di kɔɔkɔɔbi ɔya nkpaa abi ankpee ni di afoko nɔɔ kalɔ, kafɔɔ floonu kasɔ!
Bibanu kakpɛ kudu sɛɛlɔɔkɔ lee ku kakpɛ sɛlaa fanfa, kafɔɔ bitanta lɛyɛkɛ lapɛ ye. Dikpe nii, asaa ya mmle okle lɛwa kafɔɔ dilootuo alɛ kayi kalookɔ ntoowo.
Nfanwu ni baafaa osie kanya baabuɛ alɛ, “Afɔ Yaa Obi, be ninsi di awo ku afɔ ntɛɛ? Ole fatoole katũ fɛɛwa falɛ fɔɔbananfi wo kootoko fiɛ di obe wɔ di Yaa lɛtɛ ni nwo?”