Yawɛ Mawu, jehanɛ lɛɛ moo te si nɛ o ba sɛ o we ɔ mi, he nɛ somi daka a nɛ tsɔɔ o he wami ɔ ngɛ ɔ. Moo gbaa o we osɔfo ɔmɛ kɛ yi wami hemi, konɛ nihi nɛ yeɔ mo anɔkuale ɔ nɛ a na bua jɔmi ngɛ ní kpakpahi nɛ o peeɔ kɛ haa mɛ ɔ a he.
Yerusalem ngɛ nyae ngɛ nɔ́ nɛ Yawɛ Mawu pee ha lɛ ɔ he. Yerusalem pee kaa ayɛflo nɛ wo june, loo ayɛflo huno nɛ ngɔ mɔmɔ kɛ dla e he kɛ yaa yo kpeemi. Niinɛ, Mawu he Yerusalem yi wami, nɛ e ye kunimi ha lɛ.
Zion, nyá oo, nyá! Yerusalem, mo he ose! Hyɛ, o matsɛ ɔ ma! E ma kɛ agbo jemi kɛ kunimi yemi. E ba e he si, nɛ e hi teji okpɔngɔ nɔ; ee, e hi teji okpɔngɔ bi nɔ.
Yawɛ ke, “Lakpa sɔuu Israel ma a ngɛ yee, nɛ a ngɛ nihi sisie ngɛ ye hɛ mi paa. Se imi Mawu, i le bɔ nɛ Yuda hu ngɛ kɛ ba si amlɔ nɛ ɔ. Yuda ma a ngɛ imi Nɔ Klɔuklɔu ɔ anɔkuale yee kɛ mwɔɔ.