nɛ Yuda matsɛ, Yehoyakin nyɛ ngɔ lɛ nitsɛ e he, e tsɔli ɔmɛ, e ma nimeli ɔmɛ, kɛ matsɛ we ɔ ní tsuli ɔmɛ ngɔ ha Babilonia matsɛ ɔ. Nebukadnezar yi nɔ jeha nɛ ji kpaanyɔ ɔ mi ɔ, e nu Yehoyakin nyɔguɛ,
Nebukadnezar fa matsɛ we nɔ hyɛlɔ nɔkɔtɔma nɛ a tsɛɛ lɛ Ashpenaz ɔ ke e ya hla nihewi komɛ ngɛ nihi nɛ a nuu kɛ je Israel kɛ ba a a kpɛti kɛ ba. E tsɔɔ nya kaa nihewi nɛ ɔmɛ nɛ a pee nihi nɛ je matsɛmɛ kɛ odehehi a we mi,
Ma ha nɛ he nyɛli maa ha a níhi tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ ngɛ ma a mi: níhi nɛ a gbo dengme kɛ na, weto ní kpakpahi, kɛ Yuda matsɛmɛ ɔmɛ a juetli; nɛ a maa muɔ kɛ ya Babilonia.
Nyɛ Yerusalem ma mi bi, nyɛɛ kɛ nyɛ he nɛ wuwlua si, nɛ nyɛ kɛmɛ kaa yo nɛ ngɛ kɔe. Ejakaa jehanɛ lɛɛ nyɛ maa je ma a mi kɛ ya hi nga nɔ. A maa ngɔ nyɛ kɛ ya Babilon tɔɔ. Se Yawɛ ma kpɔ nyɛ kɛ je nyɛ he nyɛli ɔmɛ a dɛ mi ngɛ lejɛ ɔ.