17 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.
Go, e̩re̩ e̩ne̩ kʼi dʼuche̩nyo̩ wa le̩ dʼoj uwo uwo me̩, owñ kʼi adʼure̩do̩ kpogo le̩! Fʼuje̩wñ uyo̩-we̩ de, O Juda, fʼoji kʼe̩ da ra, todu e̩ne̩bibi le̩ ñʼalale gu ef uwe̩ du ge̩ n, ma fʼu ko̩da rinyo̩ hioko.
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.
I la nʼugbo du kʼe̩wñ o̩ja ofo kpʼe̩ne̩ ki ache e̩wñ ihie̩ne̩ kpʼe̩wñ olemi agudu wʼef uwñ n, chai abo ku ma che̩ko̩ rʼef ibuku e-iñmi e-O̩mala le̩ kate.
Oñ i awatu ka ku ma ado̩ e̩ne̩ ku ma to̩no̩ ti Zayo̩n kpʼe̩ne̩ ki bo̩ Je̩rusale̩m ko̩ Abo Kiafo̩, owñ chʼe̩ne̩ du ku ma kʼodu-wñ tʼef abo ki deju Je̩rusale̩m,
Abu ki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du kʼi chʼO̩jo̩ Israe̩l aka de̩, kakini, E̩ne̩de̩-i ma ñʼadʼo̩la-i ka ojane̩ Juda kpai ef ewo-wñ, e̩gba kʼu mʼamu-ma le̩ ko dabiwa, ma akakini, Jihofa ki de̩nyo̩ ñw e̩, O uwe̩ kʼe̩ chʼodo ugbo kʼo̩kpakpa de̩, O uwo kiafo̩-i!
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.
Ikpadala adʼano̩mo̩ kpʼo̩na, oñ ma adʼodu-wñ ko̩ O̩na e-efo̩: abo kʼo̩la-ma daji ale oji-wñ n, i muda chʼutodu abo-i; abelo̩na ala ej o̩na le̩ n, dagba ma chaka chʼame̩nidada.
Omi gbo̩ eñmini amo̩ma Israe̩l me̩; e̩ naka ñwu ma kakini, E̩gba kʼo̩jo̩ adu bulu-bulu ame̩ aje̩ e̩la, efu-me̩ la ako̩ ñw uje̩wñ odudu, tak ame̩ ama ka kʼomi che Jihofa, O̩jo̩-me̩.
nakʼabo e-le̩ wʼugbo uwo-mi kiafo̩, oñ naje̩ ñw ma yo̩ ef unyi aduwa-mi; ma agbʼe̩wñ e̩gujo ku ma kowa kpai e̩wñ iche̩bo̩-ma tʼoji ubo̩ iche̩bo̩-mi; todu ma adʼodu unyi-mi ko̩ unyi aduwa todu amone̩ du.
Tak o̩gbo̩ o̩go̩ ugbo kʼoku one̩ kpai elulu-wñ jo̩ le̩ kpai oko oko du gbogbo wʼaji Kidro̩n, wʼagbade alaku Anya kʼi dʼo̩wo̩ olodudu le̩ afo̩ todu Jihofa; ma ñʼachi rinyo̩ n, ma lañʼagulo̩ ogbegbele̩ ge̩ n.
Todu oj uwo-mi kiafo̩, owñ chʼuwo ki gbo̩gba ane̩ Israe̩l, o̩mo̩ abunyi Israe̩l chaka, o̩gbo̩ ma du, are̩ mi oj ane̩ le̩, Ondu Jihofa ka-i; o̩mo̩ omi agba ma; o̩mo̩ u la atene e̩wñ ku me̩ ko nyʼate̩ le̩, kpʼejo̩ga e̩wñ ku me̩ tʼe̩re̩ kpʼe̩wñ-me̩ kiafo̩ chaka.
Abu kʼOndu Jihofa la aka de̩ kakini, Ononojo du ki ma de̩pi ef e̩do̩ kpʼef o̩re̩la n agudu wʼef uña-mi kiafo̩ n, owñ chʼabononojo du ku ma jʼef amo̩ma Israe̩l-i.