Me̩ dʼamato̩fa wa jeju nyu Babilo̩n, owñ chʼo̩chaka abo ku ma afʼo̩o̩do̩. Me̩ ru ru jo lʼo daka; me̩ je̩ ñw e̩ne̩ du fu tane̩ n, dʼakoji ñw u teju alu kʼuko̩lo̩-wñ de̩; teju alu du kʼi che, me̩ chʼo; todu i te̩takeru Jihofa, owñ chʼE̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l le̩.
Todu e̩wñ afuma ku ma che Le̩bano̩n abʼe̩ ma; e̩wñ kʼame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ kpa ku ma je̩ aje̩ ñw e̩do̩-we̩ muda kpu, todu e̩bie̩ amone̩ kpʼe̩wñ afuma ku ma che ane̩-i, kpʼewo ewo kpʼabo du ku ma dodo ef uwñ.
Todabu kʼuwe̩ kʼane̩ abo uche̩ichi wewe, abo̩bo̩ amone̩ amone̩ ki bo̩ akʼane̩ e-we̩, tod e̩bie̩ amone̩ kpʼe̩wñ afuma kʼe̩ che ane̩-i, kpʼewo ewo kpʼabo du ku ma dodo ef uwñ.
Ma kʼo o̩do̩ kpʼo̩kwo̩ nyʼo̩wo̩; ume̩no̩lachi ma che, ma lʼejumomi n. Omuko̩la-ma achekuku dabe̩ne̩ kʼohimini abadi; ma tanʼamanya, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ tala jo̩ alu kʼone̩ anyʼokogu O o̩ma onobule̩ Babilo̩n, uwe̩ ma akobʼo̩!
Todu, go, omi adʼe̩do̩ abo uche̩ichi abo uche̩ichi lile kwane̩ ku ma jʼalu kʼu naje̩ ñw ma kwʼane̩ o̩wo̩ o̩pata ate̩ le̩ ku ma wa akʼogu bo̩ Babilo̩n. Tak ama akʼo̩la-ma donyʼu jo̩; o̩mo̩ ma afʼu du. O̩fa-ma la adab e-agbiti kʼi chʼo̩ka o̩fa eta. E̩ne̩ du adabi o̩wo̩ ofo n.
E̩ne̩ du ki li ma fʼuma lie̩; ame̩no̩la-ma la kakini, I nʼuda ñw a n, todu ama du Jihofa, ugbo kʼo̩kpakpa adodo, re, owñ che Jihofa kʼi chʼukibeno amata-ma le̩.
Me̩ dʼagaliga dago oj ane̩-i, fʼo̩kakachi fa ef abo uche̩ichi; fʼabo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi date̩ ku ma kobʼo̩, do̩ abo ojane̩ Ararat kpai Mini kpʼAshkenaz wa jo̩ ku ma kobʼo̩; me̩ ki dʼe̩ne̩ʼka chʼe̩nuto̩gba kʼi akobʼo̩, me̩ je̩ ñw amanya te̩gu wa dab amide̩ imiejo.
Todabu kʼe̩do̩-me̩ bo̩, todabu ku me̩ gwoye, O ame̩ ku me̩ dinya e̩wñ ogu-mi, todabu ku me̩ ñwugu dab agbadufu ole okuno̩ kʼi dʼokije̩, ku me̩ jʼabe dab amagbiti;
Ekuku-wñ jʼoj uwo oj uwo i dabe̩ne̩ kʼo̩wo̩ amone̩ lile! Ekuku-wñ dabe̩ne̩ kʼojane̩ ojane̩ abo uche̩ichi ku ma wa jo̩ mudutu! Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du do̩mo̩ akʼabogu dojo̩ ku ma jogu.
Oñ e̩gba ku Joab li ka kʼabo ogu do̩nyʼama o̩gba ñw ubi; i fʼone̩ chi kwef amo̩gagu o̩gagu abo Israe̩l chaka, oñ i ko ma do jo̩ ku ma ja kpai abo Siria:
Oñ Defid takpa takpa kwane̩ odudu, i la tʼame̩wño̩re̩ egini no̩ jʼef o̩wo̩ adideʼka, oñ i mʼe̩wñ le̩ ko le alu ku Je̩si ñwa ñw u. I lewa alu o̩kpe̩ abu kʼabogu ku ma nyʼoko ogu eja chane̩ echʼukulu ogu.
U gbʼinabali kwʼugbo Jihofa, ma la fʼonuche̩ kpe̩ nyʼef abo uche̩ichi ucheichi kakini: Me̩ kʼo̩la-me̩ jeju, ku me̩ wa ako̩bʼo̩, me̩ kwane̩ wa ku me̩ jʼogu!
Ato̩fa ki nafʼo̩o̩do̩-wñ fa ñw e̩ne̩ du ki afa o̩o̩do̩, kpai e̩ne̩ du kʼe̩wñ ogu dʼo̩la-wñ kʼi adʼo̩la-wñ dago. Me̩ ki la bo̩wo̩lo̩ ñw abokolobia-wñ n; me̩ ki kʼabogu-wñ jo̩ ñw o̩jo̩ hioko.