Abu ki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka de̩ kakini: Ma agu aku aku Babilo̩n ki jukpa le̩ lo̩ wane̩ hioko, ma la anʼuna gu uro̩na alaku-wñ ki gbo̩gba le̩ jo rinyo̩. Abo o̩mo̩ la fʼakanya uko̩lo̩-ma che tinyo̩ ofo, abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi la fʼe-ma che tod una; uhia la ahia ma.
Me̩ ka dufu ef abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi, ku me̩ mʼu du kpogo, me̩ mʼagaliga-wñ du dago me̩ mʼu du kpogo, me̩ ki dʼu maja n, ka ku: Ma fu Babilo̩n du me̩, anyo̩ fu Be̩l mu, e̩do̩ Me̩rodak muda kpu. Anyo̩ fʼojibo-wñ, ojibo-wñ mu, e̩do̩ ode-wñ muda kpu me̩.
Go, omi chʼe̩nagwunyʼuwe̩. O uwo akpʼe̩wñ bie̩-i, Jihofa ka-i, kʼuwe̩ akpʼo̩gbo̩ ile̩ du bie̩, omi la anʼo̩wo̩-mi dala anʼuwe̩ oji, kʼu nadʼuwe̩ li kwʼoj okuta le̩ anʼane̩, oñ nadʼe̩ chʼuwo kʼuna gujo.
Ame̩ ku me̩ dodo ile̩-i chaka, kpai ame̩ ku me̩ jo̩ ane̩-ile̩-i, e̩gba ku ma dʼagaliga dago oj uwo uwo, me̩ go! Oñ e̩gba ku ma fʼo̩kakachi fa, me̩ gbo̩!
I la adʼagaliga dago tod abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi, oñ i akʼabo Israe̩l, ku ma ne ma tʼoko oko ale, jeju, tak i akʼabo Juda ku ma fiatuka kwʼago̩go̩ me̩le̩ ile̩-i wa jo̩.
Tak okuta kʼi lo̩nʼo le̩ alale rinyo̩ noji okpo kʼi achi, agaliga-wñ ku ma li aje̩ ñw e̩do̩ amagboji-wñ muda kpu, Jihofa, kʼuna-wñ dʼefu Zayo̩n, kʼaido-wñ la de̩ Je̩rusale̩m, aka-i.
Mʼagaliga du dago ku ma wa kobo̩ aku aku Babilo̩n; abide-wñ ki wewe; kʼamadide jo̩; kʼabo ku ma akpala maja jo̩; todu tʼef ibe-wñ kʼi ñwa, tʼeche e̩wñ kʼi ka ugbo abo ku ma dodo Babilo̩n, Jihofa fʼejeji-wñ che me̩.