1 Me̩ ki fʼo̩kakachi fa Zayo̩n, me̩ ki la kpʼelelelele oj uwo-mi kiafo̩! O̩la abo du ku ma dodo ane̩-i ki naga gogodo, todu o̩jo̩ e-Jihofa awa, todu i me̩rʼanane̩ me̩,
Abe̩le̩ ame̩ ama ka kʼomi che Jihofa, O̩jo̩-me̩, kʼu nadodo Zayo̩n, uwo-mi kiafo̩ le̩. E̩gbale̩ Je̩rusale̩m afo̩ oñ ab o̩wo̩ ejaduña du ñʼalale gu ef uwñ du ge̩ n.
Todu, go, o̩jo̩-wñ awa, una-wñ ajo dabe̩ne̩ kʼe-aido; oñ abo ku ma ke du, kpai abo ku ma chʼuko̩lo̩ bibi du, amud elikpo oj inata; o̩jo̩ ki awa le̩ agu uma jo rinyo̩, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i, tʼili, tʼe̩to̩-wñ i ato̩no̩ ñwu ma n.
Iko e-le̩ anyo̩ e̩wñ kʼe̩ che le amʼe̩ n, owñ chʼe-kʼe̩ jada mi ef uwñ le̩; todu e̩gba le̩ omi akʼabo-we̩ ku ma kʼo̩la-ma ne abuba le̩ rinyo̩ bʼalumeji-we̩ te̩, tak uwe̩ ñʼake oj uwo-mi kiafo̩ ge̩ n.
Me̩ railo mi n? Jihofa ka-i; o̩la-me̩ aga e̩gba kʼu dane̩ n? Omi kʼu kʼe̩lanyi hi o̩me̩ ohimini abadi, o̩me̩-wñ kʼu hi chʼogbegbele̩, i neke daba n; dagba akpoli-wñ ki fʼo̩la-wñ ro̩ nyʼate̩, ma la neke du n, dagba i chʼekuku, i neke le oji-wñ n.
Me̩ ki dʼu ka Juda, me̩ ki dʼu kpogo Je̩rusale̩m, kakini, Me̩ fʼo̩kakachi fa ane̩-i; me̩ ki kwa taa kakini. Me̩ kʼo̩la-me̩ jeju, kʼa nyʼef ewo ewo ki nʼaku!
Todabe̩le̩, abo ufe̩do̩-mi, alu ku me̩ te̩tagbo̩la e̩gba du, ki ma chʼeju-mi kate n, fai me̩ ki la che tule nana ubi-mi le̩, me̩ ki nʼailo kpai o̩la-ega chʼuko̩lo̩ ujadu-me̩ dufu;
Oñ I kakini, Emo̩s, e̩wñ e̩ li? Oñ u kakini, E̩roli o̩lo̩ji ki che̩ko̩ agba. Taku Jihofa ka ñw mi kakini, Ukpoji-wñ lewa bʼabo-mi Israe̩l ma me̩; omi ñʼalale gu uma du ofofo ge̩ n.
Todule̩ e̩ naka ñwu ma kakini, Abu kʼOndu Jihofa ka de̩ kakini, Nache ku ma we ekpʼita-i. Ma ñʼadʼe-le̩ chʼuko̩lo̩ ane̩ Israe̩l ge̩ n; e̩ ki muda ka ñwu ma kakini, Iko-wñ me̩rʼo̩wo̩, kpai o̩la ane̩ ego chaka eche̩.
O̩da nadu te̩-i, ka kʼugbo du kʼo̩da ojane̩-mi kade, amone̩ ki gagogodo ku ma railo o̩gba O̩jo̩ e-Danie̩l; todu owñ chʼO̩jo̩ ki deju, e̩rane̩-wñ la chʼogbegbele̩, o̩da ojane̩-wñ la anʼekpabie̩ n, o̩da-wñ la ado̩mo̩ gbogbo tʼukpoji.
I la che̩wñ kʼe̩ne̩ ide le̩ li abu kʼo̩kwo̩cha-geli awa, kʼi ma la fa o̩kakachi n, kʼi ma la juka ñw amone̩ le̩ n, tak o̩kwo̩chageli lewa mʼe̩ne̩ʼka du kwef uma, mak edu ma dʼe̩ne̩ le̩ alo ef udu-wñ kʼi fe̩; omi muda atene e̩bie̩-wñ o̩wo̩ e̩ne̩ ide le̩.
Oñ e̩gba kʼe̩ fʼo̩la-i du ka ñw amone̩-i ku ma la aka ñw e̩ kakini, E̩wñ chi ki Jihofa ka e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩-i du nyʼuwa oji ta? Udu e̩wñ a fe̩? E̩wñ chʼedure kʼa du Jihofa O̩jo̩-wa re?
One̩ añwʼuje̩wñ che ñw abo ku ma adaido̩ kʼi nyʼu ma e̩do̩ tod abo-ma ki ku le̩ n; e̩ne̩ du la adʼago e̩wñ unyi e̩do̩ ñw u ma ku ma ñmo̩ tod ata-ma kpʼiye-ma n.
Me̩ gbʼo̩la ki Jihofa ka, ame̩ kʼo̩la-wñ aje̩ ñw me̩ gagogodo: amo̩maye-me̩ ku ma chʼulaka me̩ ku ma ño̩ hi ume̩ tinyo̩ todu odu-mi kakini, Jihofa ki dʼojinia ñw o̩la-wñ, kʼawa ki li uyo̩-me̩; ama muda chʼabo kʼanyo̩ amu ma.
Abu ki Jihofa aka de̩ kakini, Omi mudabi wa Zayo̩n me̩, omi ñʼadodo alumeji Je̩rusale̩m, taku ma ado̩ Je̩rusale̩m ko̩ ewo ugbo kʼochochi de̩, ma la ado̩ uwo Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ko̩ Uwo kiafo.
Oñ amimiejo lewa bʼane̩ Ijipti du ma, ma la dade jo̩ ugbo du oj ane̩ Ijipti; ma tabale; amimiejo e̩go e-ma de̩ mama ta n, ma ñʼade̩ abe̩le̩ ate̩to̩gba ge̩ n.
Taku Jihofa anʼomu-wñ data o̩gba abogu-wñ, todu uru ogu-wñ tabale; tod e̩ne̩ ki ache teju alu kʼo̩la-wñ ka gbiti. Todu o̩jo̩ Jihofa chenana i la abailo tabale; e̩ne̩ abʼo̩ jo̩?
E̩ ki fʼo̩kakachi ajifa meji che ñw o̩la-we̩; egwu me̩ agwu; uwe̩ ki la ne̩ e-le̩ do̩ abo̩gbadu jeju, kʼe̩ laño̩ ne̩ kʼe̩ je̩ ñw ule̩ abo uru uru-i kʼi akwane̩.