Afu Ondu Jihofa dʼo̩la-mi, todabu ki Jihofa fʼekpo ba tʼumi oji kʼu fʼakoya uche̩nyo̩ ta ñw ame̩na-mi; i kpʼumi uche̩ wa kʼu fʼo̩ga abo kʼe̩do̩-ma kpabie̩ che kpa, kʼu ka ñw ame̩namu kakini, Ame̩ nʼo̩la-me̩-oo! kʼu ka ñw abo ku ma ji ma jo̩ kakini, O̩na unyuga mubi me̩;
Tak u gbʼomuko̩la omune̩ kʼi aka kwʼefojale kakini, Amone̩-mi, me̩ kwʼef uwñ dufu wa, todu ku me̩ ki we etuta ef adure-wñ, todu ku me̩ ki we e̩gba e̩wñ kwef uchobi-wñ;
Oñ alu ugbadu agwo ma da jane̩, ogu la ako ma alo tʼef abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi chaka. Abo uche̩ichi la anʼe̩re̩ te̩ Je̩rusale̩m mane̩ gbogbo tak iko iko abo uche̩ichi ki jo̩ kpa.
Ma la ahi uwe̩ wane̩, ef ane̩pe̩te̩ oñ uwe̩ ade̩ ako̩la, uko̩la-we̩ la akwʼo̩gane̩ o̩gane̩ kwef ebutu; omuko̩la-we̩ la adab omuko̩la ibegu, ef ane̩ i akwo, uwe̩ adʼef ebutu aka ye̩ye̩.
oñ nadʼu tunyʼabo ku ma chʼuwe̩ o̩bata o̩wo̩, owñ chʼabo ku ma ka ñw onugo-we̩ kakini, Te̩kpe̩ wane̩ kʼa lale oji-we̩; oñ e̩ mʼubi-we̩ du che dab ane̩pe̩te̩, kpai dab ikpadala ñw abo ku ma lule̩ oji-wñ.
Tak uwe̩ aka ef e̩do̩-we̩ kakini: E̩ne̩ bi abo-i ñw mi? abu kʼamo̩ma-mi leku kpa, kʼomi kate gugu, e̩ne̩ ku ma ne bʼane̩-wñ te̩ u che, kʼu tale gbogbogbo, e̩ne̩ la ne̩ abo-i gba taa? Go, ma tʼumi kate no̩; ugbo abo-i tetejo̩ taa?
Me̩ ra bʼalumeji Babilo̩n te̩, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ ki la jadu oji-wñ! Me̩ ki je̩ ñw ma kʼume̩ da rinyo̩ ef udu-wñ kʼi fe̩ n, todu iko ki Jihofa anache̩ le̩ de̩, i adʼakoji ñw u.
Oli egbili la arʼe̩ro-wñ, ane̩-ile̩ la arʼo̩je̩, oñ ma ajo̩ ane̩-ma to̩koo̩. Taku ma ama ka kʼomi Jihofa de̩, owñ chʼe̩gba kʼu fʼoli uno̩lo̩-ma guche̩, kʼu la mʼuma gba kwef o̩wo̩ abo ku ma ko ma chʼadu.