Tak Aizaya akache̩ le̩, wʼugbo He̩ze̩kaya onu kakini, Abʼabo-i ka-i? Ugbo ma kwo wʼugbo-we̩? He̩ze̩kaya kakini, Ma kwo ane̩ o̩najiji wʼugbo mi, owñ che Babilo̩n.
Oñ i awatu ka kʼe̩ne̩ du ki akwa do̩ odu Jihofa afʼo̩wo̩ tane̩; todu abo ku ma mufu ajo̩ oj uwo Zayo̩n kpʼefu Je̩rusale̩m, alu ki Jihofa ka le̩. Oñ abo ki Jihofa ado̩ ma ajʼef e̩bo̩bo̩ amone̩ le̩.
Uwe̩ fu Juda hi tinyo̩ pioo? Zayo̩n chʼe̩wñ ihie̩ne̩ ñw onugu-we̩? E̩wñ chi kʼe̩ gwo wa ki ma nʼugbo ku ma che o̩ga-wa ge̩ n? Awa neju ure̩do̩, e̩nyo̩ du la wa n; awa neju iko ku ma che o̩ga-wa kpa e̩ la go, i mud okpo echi.
Mʼolu ji, mʼolu ji, kʼukpahiu-we̩ bʼo̩la ma, O Zayo̩n; kʼe̩wñ o̩la-we̩ e-alifia nyʼo̩la, O Je̩rusale̩m, ewo kiafo̩ le̩; todu akwʼe̩gba-i nyʼate̩to̩gba e̩ne̩ ki ma de̩pi n kpai e̩niwa agudu wʼefu-we̩ n.
Keka! uche̩ ame̩nadure, amone̩ kʼudu ku ma fe̩ chʼadu nʼuma oji te̩, ugbe̩ amachʼe̩wñ bie̩ne̩ ma che, ma chʼamo̩ma ku ma kpʼe̩wñ bie̩! Ma hi Jihofa tinyo̩ me̩, ma dʼE̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l-i rʼibe̩te̩; ma mud e̩wñ ejaduña.
U ñʼakpa ma tuka rʼef abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi e-kʼama kpʼamata-ma ma ma ma ni ge̩; tak u nakʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpe̩ tʼuma ubi, gbogbo tak u fʼuma lie̩ kpa.
Aboke̩le̩, e̩wñ chi ku me̩ chʼei taa? awa onugo chʼone̩, uche̩ʼka kpʼame̩ oñ a che, Uche̩nyo̩ a la je̩ru me̩-i ku me̩ ki rida bʼe̩wñ o̩wai kide̩ te̩ tugbo O̩jo̩ ki deju, e-kʼi che efojale kpai ane̩-ile̩ kpai ohimini kpai ame̩wñ du ki jʼefu-wñ.
Abile kʼuwe̩ adab e̩ne̩ kʼawuwu fu mu, dabe̩ne̩ kʼagbiti kʼi ma neke jadu one̩ n? Uwe̩, O Jihofa, muda dʼalumeji-wa, ma la dʼodu-we̩ mʼuwa; e̩ ki tʼuwa no̩ ofo n.
Tak uwe̩do̩-mi amutajo abʼuma ma O̩jo̩ le̩, oñ nahi uma tinyo̩, naño̩ dʼeju-mi maja bʼuma te̩, oñ e̩wñ o̩mo̩ ako ma mi, e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ kpai o̩pe̩cha wewe ake̩re̩bʼuma, todabe̩le̩ ma aka o̩jo̩ le̩ kakini, I chʼutodabu kʼO̩jo̩-wa ma dʼefu-wa n oñ e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ ke̩re̩bʼuwa-i n?