E̩wñ nadu gbʼe̩ ibenu? E̩wñ nadu chʼuwawe we̩, O o̩ma onobule̩ Je̩rusale̩m? E̩wñ nadu dʼe̩go̩-we̩ kʼu nanyʼe̩ e̩do̩, O o̩ma onobule̩ Zayo̩n ki ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n le̩? Todu e̩kpabie̩-we̩ chenana dab ohimini abadi; e̩ne̩ neke ñw o̩ga-we̩ che?
I dʼuwa e̩do̩ kʼa fʼo̩ga Babilo̩n che, o̩ga-wñ muda takpa n. Tʼo̩ no̩ tinyo̩ kʼe̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ kʼi lo tʼane̩-wñ; todu ajo̩-wñ te̩ gbogbo kad efojale ma la mʼu du kwane̩ gbogbo tʼo̩jo̩cha.
Todule̩ abu ku Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du, kʼi chʼO̩jo̩ Israe̩l, aka de̩, kakini. Go, omi abʼudu ñw onu Babilo̩n kpai ane̩-wñ, alu kʼu bʼudu ñw onu Asiria le̩.