Babilon, la be pɛe gblegbleegble ngɛ ma a mi hu! A be kpa saku, loo adesa gbi, loo bɛ, loo titimati he nue hu gblegbleegble ngɛ ma a mi! A be ga ní tsulɔ ko ga ní tsulɔ ko kulaa nae ngɛ ma a mi hu; wɛ tɛ hu a be e nya nue hu!
Yawɛ ke, “Babilon, mo kple si kɛ je matsɛ sɛ ɔ nɔ! Ba hi si ngɛ zugba, ngɛ bunyuku mi! Be ko nɛ be ɔ, o ngɛ kaa yomiyo, se jehanɛ lɛɛ a be mo hɛɛ dɔdɔɔdɔ hu!
Nihi kpaa ngmlaa kɛ woɔ mɛ, nɛ a deɔ ke, “Nyɛɛ je hiɛ ɔ! Nyɛ nɛ nyɛ ble nyɛ he! Nyɛ ko ta wa he!” Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, a wo lalaalo kɛ kpa ma amɛ tsuo a nɔ, se ma ko ma ko he we mɛ.
“Nyɔmtsɛ ɔ kua ye ta buli katsɛmɛ ɔmɛ. E tsɔ tabo ko kɛ ba nɛ a ba kpata ye nihewi ɔmɛ a hɛ mi. Nyɔmtsɛ ɔ naa Yuda nɛ ngɛ kaa yomiyo ɔ nɔ kaa a ngaa wai ngɛ wai muɔ mi.
Yuda bi ɔmɛ ba plɛ pee nyɔguɛhi; pi a suɔmi nya nɛ a ngɔ mɛ kɛ ho ma se ya a. A ya je zugba kpahi a nɔ, nɛ a he mi jɔɛ mɛ. Benɛ a ngɛ aywilɛho yee ɔ, a he nyɛli ɔmɛ tsuo ba sa a yi.
Yawɛ fa mi ke ma de ma a ke, “Ye hɛngmɛ nɛ tɔ nyu nyɔ kɛ pia daa nɛ ɔ nɛ ma ko kpa ya fomi gblegbleegble. Ejakaa a fia ye ma mi bi ɔmɛ ní kɛ pue si nɛ a plaa wawɛɛ nitsɛ.
Yawɛ ha Israel bi ɔmɛ ye a nɔ. Israel bi ɔmɛ tua mɛ, nɛ a nyɛɛ a se kɛ ya su Sidon Ngua, kɛ Misrefot Maim ngɛ omleyi je; jehanɛ, a nyɛɛ a se kɛ gu beleku je kɛ ya su Mizpa kɔ̃ ɔ mi tɔɔ. A hwu ta a kɛ ya si be nɛ a gbe he nyɛli ɔmɛ tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ nɛ nɔ kake po píɛ.
Roma ta lɛhi ma ba tua lɛ, nɛ e tsui maa po. “E kɛ mi mi la maa kpale e se, nɛ e ma hla kaa e gu Mawu ma a a jami ɔ. E maa bu nihi nɛ kua kikɛmɛ a jami ɔ a ga womi tue.