1 Tak e̩gba kʼo̩ma So̩l gbo̩ ka kʼAbina leku He̩bro̩n, o̩wo̩-wñ che gbe̩ne̩ke̩, oñ abo Israe̩l chaka chʼe̩do̩ñwañwala.
Tak amone̩ ane̩ le̩ fʼamone̩ Juda le̩ o̩wo̩ bulo̩, ma chane̩ echʼuma e̩do̩ ñwañwala tod unyi ku ma ko̩ le̩.
Todule̩ oñ o̩wo̩ e̩ne̩ du gwulo̩, e̩do̩ aboke̩le̩ du la amuya,
Awa gbʼinabali-wñ me̩, o̩wo̩-wa agulo̩; o̩pe̩cha fʼuwa mu me̩, kpʼiwo̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼa chʼonobule̩ ki achefu.
O̩jo̩ le̩ ma aka ñw Je̩rusale̩m kakini: E̩ ki railo n, O Zayo̩n; o̩wo̩-we̩ ki bulo̩ n.
Onu Babilo̩n fʼinabali-ma gbo̩ me̩, o̩wo̩-wñ leku tʼo̩la; uwa fʼu mu, kpʼiwo̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼonobule̩ ki achefu.
Ame̩ ki dʼukpahiu ñw o̩wo̩ ki ma gbiti n, me̩ je̩ ñw okuku ki aga kʼi lo dago.
Todu i dʼuma e̩do̩ chaka ku ma nyʼuwa okpo, ma kakini, O̩wo̩-ma abulo̩ ef uko̩lo̩-ma, tak i awe enʼoji. O O̩jo̩, dʼukpahiu ñw o̩wo̩-mi fa-i ke.
Oñ nawa banʼo, abu kʼuhia fʼu hia, e̩gba kʼo̩wo̩-wñ gulo̩, oñ nanyʼo okpo; tak amone̩ du ku ma jʼugbo-wñ ara; u la adʼonu kate kpa,
Tak e̩gba ku Abina mudabi wa He̩bro̩n, Joab mʼowñ du tʼo̩wo̩ʼka alumeji alaku, kʼi ko̩la ñw u ye̩ye̩, tak i fʼe̩wñ ro̩nyʼu o̩la o̩mo̩, oñ i leku, tod e̩bie̩ Asahe̩l o̩maye-wñ.
Abina, o̩ma Ne̩r, kʼi chʼonu ogu So̩l le̩, la mʼIshbo̩she̩t o̩ma So̩l du daba nyi Mahanaim e̩gba le̩ me̩;