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.
A maa ngɔ ní nɛ ɔmɛ kɛ maa ya Babilonia, ya to ngɛ lejɛ ɔ kɛ yaa si ma kai mɛ. Kɛkɛ ɔ, ma kpale mɛ kɛ ba to a blɔ he ngɛ hiɛmɛ nɛ ɔ ekohu. Imi, Yawɛ lɛ i de.”
be ma nɛ a ma ba muɔ o we ɔ mi nɔ́ tsuaa nɔ́, kɛ níhi tsuo nɛ o nɛmɛ bua nya ngɔ to kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ligbi nɛ ɔ kɛ ho Babilonia ya; a be nɔ́ ko nɔ́ ko sie. Yawɛ lɛ de.
Sika tsu kɛ sika hiɔ kã, kɛ kplu nɛ ɔmɛ tsuo a yibɔ ji 5,400. Benɛ Sheshbazar kɛ nihi nɛ a nuu kɛ ho Babilonia ya a kpale kɛ ma Yerusalem ɔ, e ngɔ ní nɛ ɔmɛ tsuo kɛ ba.
be ma nɛ a ma ba muɔ o we ɔ mi nɔ́ tsuaa nɔ́, kɛ níhi nɛ o nɛmɛ ɔmɛ bua nya ngɔ to kɛ ba si mwɔnɛ ligbi nɛ ɔ kɛ ho Babilonia ya; a be nɔ́ ko nɔ́ ko sie. Yawɛ lɛ de.
E he nyɛli ɔmɛ kpɔ e june ní tsuo ngɛ e dɛ. E ngɛ he nyɛli ɔmɛ hyɛe kikɛ nɛ ɔ nɛ a bu kɛ sɛ sɔlemi we ɔ mi nitsɛnitsɛ. He nɛ mlaa ngmɛ́ ma je li blɔ nɛ a ya a po, a sɛ lejɛ ɔ.