A maa da si ngɛ se lokoo, ejakaa a maa ye gbeye kaa a maa gbla a kɛ Babilon tsuo a tue. A ma de ke, “Tsaoo! Akuanyɛ! Babilon, ma nguaa! Ma kpetekpleenyɛ! Ngmlɛfia kake too mi ɔ, hyɛ bɔ nɛ gbla o tue ha!”
Yerusalem, i suɔ mo! Yerusalem, mɛni ma de ha mo? Kɛ ma pee kɛ jɔɔ o bua kɛɛ? Nɔ ko nɔ ko nɛ́ amanehlu hyɛ kaa nɔ́ nɛ ba o nɔ nɛ ɔ. O haomi ɔ kle tsɔ, nɛ e nyagbe be. Mɛnɔ ma he o yi wami?
Nibwɔhi nɛ ngɛ Babilonia a de ke, ‘Jinɛ wa ka kaa wa maa piɛ a he, se wa ya nyɛ we. Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, nyɛ ha nɛ waa je e he; nɔ tsuaa nɔ nɛ pue e ma mi blɔ. Mawu gbla Babilonia tue wawɛɛ nitsɛ; Mawu kpata zugba a hɛ mi pɛsɛpɛsɛ.’ ”