Me̩ mʼada du ku me̩ te̩taje̩ le̩ ko rinyo̩ bʼo̩la-me̩ te̩, ku me̩ fʼe̩do̩ etito̩ kpʼafu etito̩ che ñw o̩la-me̩! E̩wñ chi ki dʼume̩ e̩do̩ kʼame̩ aku. O abunyi Israe̩l?
Me̩ ki che ku me̩ dab abo o̩kpanachi-i eju one̩ n, ama ibe-me̩ ki dʼetito̩ alo waa kʼi rʼume̩ da ojoji, kʼame̩ ki nañwa e̩wñ ki dʼO̩jo̩ e̩do̩, kʼi nyo̩ kʼi ño̩ nyo̩ eju, kʼi la mufu kpa, go ka kʼo̩me̩me̩le̩ i che.
i kwʼef uko̩lo̩ eche o̩kpakpa kʼa jʼache n, chai alu kʼejumomi e-wñ de̩ oñ i jadu wa, lef egwe̩ ku ma gwe̩ wa, ebi wa etito̩ le̩, kpai eñwo̩che kʼAfu Kiafo̩ añwʼuwa che etito̩.
Todabe̩le̩ amo̩maye-mi e-ufe̩do̩, ame̩ ki fʼofe mane̩, kʼe̩wñ du ki chʼume̩ iche̩ n, ku me̩ jʼef uko̩lo̩ Ondu eche ololo e̩gba du, abu ku me̩ chema kakini, Akanya-me̩ ku me̩ che chʼofofo ef Ondu n.
kʼama ki we edab amata-ma, abo̩gba ki achʼagbo̩go̩ ki alañu rʼO̩jo̩ le̩, owñ chʼabo̩gba ki ma ñw e̩do̩-ma che n le̩, kʼafu e-ma ma de̩ kpaka ugbo O̩jo̩ n.
U fʼe̩wñ ihie̩ne̩-we̩ li me̩, owñ chʼo̩ko̩ eje̩-we̩, kpʼebe kʼe̩ be, kpʼe̩wñtuñ e-e̩wñ abutabu-we̩, o̩ko̩ eje̩-we̩, kpʼebe̩, we̩, oj otete otete oko. Atogwo ñw e̩, O Je̩rusale̩m! ab i akpo̩kpe̩ kade tak uwe̩ aje̩ ñw ma fʼe̩ gwe̩ hiolo?
Achiku-mi du aka kakini, O Jihofa e̩ne̩ dab uwe̩? Uwe̩ kʼe̩ gbʼe̩no̩bata bʼe̩ne̩ ki gbiti tʼowñ le o̩wo̩ te̩, i-i, uwe̩ kʼe̩ gba e̩no̩bata kpʼe̩nale bʼe̩ne̩ ki adinya o̩wo̩ te̩.