Jeha nyingmi etɛne ɔ we nyɔhiɔ eywiɛne ɔ we ligbi enuɔne ɔ, imi osɔfo Ezekiel, Buzi bi ɔ, i kɛ Yuda bi ɔmɛ nɛ a nuu kɛ ho ma se ya a, wa ngɛ Kebar pa a nya ngɛ Babilonia. Hiɔwe nya bli, nɛ i na Mawu he ninahi.
Kɛkɛ nɛ i ba su Tel Abib ngɛ Kebar pa a nya. Nihi nɛ a nuu kɛ ho ma se ya a, lejɛ ɔ ji he nɛ a ngɛ. I hi lejɛ ɔ ligbi kpaago sɔuu; nɛ nɔ́ nɛ i na, kɛ nɔ́ nɛ i nu ɔ wo ye he gbeye, nɛ ye he mi po.
“Enɛ ɔ he i wo yana, nɛ vo nyu ngɛ ye hɛngmɛ mi jee kɛ ngɛ si puee. I be bua wolɔ ko nɛ maa wo mi he wami. Peepee ta ye bimɛ ɔmɛ a he, ejakaa he nyɛlɔ ɔ ye ye nɔ kunimi.
I ya piɛ we nihi nɛ ngɛ mle yee ɔ a he; i kɛ mɛ muɛ, nɛ i kɛ mɛ nya we. Se imi nɔ kake too i hi si kaa bɔ nɛ o fa mi ke ma pee ɔ; ejakaa o ha nɛ ye mi mi fu wawɛɛ nitsɛ.
Ke i kai bɔ nɛ nyami be ɔmɛ a mi ɔ, i nyɛɛɔ nihi babauu a hɛ kɛ poo si kɛ yaa Mawu we ɔ, nɛ i kɛ ma kpekpemi ɔ tsuo wa hwɔɔ lele, nɛ wa laa sina lahi kɛ jeɔ mo Mawu, o yi ɔ, ye tsui yeɔ wawɛɛ.
nɛ i he nɔ ke, “Nɛnɛ, o yi nɛ na wa daa! Mɛni he je e sɛ kaa ye hɛ mi nɛ pee mɔbɔmɔbɔ, be mi nɛ ma nɛ a pu ye nɛmɛ ngɛ mi ɔ ku kɛ pueɔ si, nɛ la sã agbo ɔmɛ ɔ?”
Kekleekle nyɔhiɔ ɔ we ligbi nyɔngma kɛ enyɔ ɔ, wa je Ahava pa a nya, nɛ wa pue nɔ kɛ yaa Yerusalem. Wa Mawu ɔ piɛ wa he, nɛ he nyɛli, kɛ nihi nɛ wo wɔ ká tsuo nyɛ we nɛ a pee wɔ nɔ́ ko.
Benɛ wa ngɛ Ahava pa a nya a, i fa ke nɔ tsuaa nɔ nɛ ha hwɔ, nɛ́ wɔ tsuo waa ba wa he si ngɛ wa Mawu ɔ hɛ mi, konɛ waa fa kue ha lɛ ke e fia blɔ mi tso ha wɔ, nɛ́ e baa wɔ, wa bimɛ, kɛ wa weto ní tsuo yi.
Nyɛɛ bu tue! Ngɛ zugba a tsuo nɔ ɔ, i nu nɛ ye ma a ngɛ ngmlaa kpae nɛ a ngɛ bie ke, “Anɛ Yawɛ be Zion hu lo? Zion matsɛ ɔ be ma a mi hu lo?” Yawɛ bi ke, “Mɛni he je lɛ nyɛ ya ja amagahi, nɛ nyɛɛ kɛ nɔ́ nɛ ɔ peemi wo ye mi mi la a? Mɛni he je lɛ nyɛ ya kpla si ha ma se wohi?”