Mina lɛdi lɛ́sani, na lɛsɔ lilalɛ aani lɛsɛɛmɛɛ mɔɔva, na muudumo aani abloduma. Mina anumi asɔ alanu kaduɛ, anwuɔsu lɛ́kɔliku anumi mɔɔnu katɔ. Ala eekpóku-mi, O Unwoti, bo na ebebunku-mi.
Bíitu lɛlɔ bɛ́vi bɛɛwia kasusu na bekebone ku bani mɔɔnu kɔbuli taasu-mii ala kudɔ uwi gyɔlɔɔ mɛni. Bɛsɔ binwini bisie na bitéye-ma ala ani ndubo bɔlɛ ku kalɛ na bɛdubɔkɛ bɔƒɔ.
Anwuɔsu ɔƒaani ni, bɛtɔlɔ Babel! Na si bɛ́yu ulu bísela ni, na biteedie lɛnu taatɔ ku ebiti. Na lɛlɔ lɛyɔ-mii na biteebo kudu na ukyuli biala unu-mii kɔku bɛnini, “Unwoti údie nwuna kabla ɔblane Yakob.”
Ami ndaku kekpo kammɔ bɔnu kalɛ na kaaví na báadi-mii lɛlɔ kuuku na bíkeli bɛɛtɔlɔ na kama bunwini bɔnu buuubo ina kunwi. Liƒu bonwu lɛ́ka lɛ́mana-mii lɛƒɛnyi ƒui lɛlɔ.
Ukyuli ɔdi ɔsɔ uuubo Babilon kalɔ lɛlɔ na ɔkya edula adi iye ɔƒɛ adi lɛnɔ. Na baƒɔ bani ƒui nkya mmɔ bátɔlɔ bésie bana lɛma na bekisine bammɔ bɔyia ɔsu.
Babilonƒuɔ bekpone báyila bana ɔyikun ku ɔtɔtɔ na báƒɔ lɛlɔ bakya bana kagyumanakɔ lɛtɔ kemmo na balakana na bekpo uwi ɔni na bana bekisine baabwɛ bana ɔma awodu taasia ɔban kenye teeduo-ma lɛlɔ na baatu ogya taakya bana kɔduli.
Bina bagyumanane ku bakutine ƒui bátavumana ku baalɔlɔ. Ɔsika si kɔyɔ kɔkya ni, baayu teelie ɔban ligyii lɛlɔ. Na si ɔƒɛ úse kalɔ ɔɔbi ni, beeveyi taatɔlɔ, na ukyuli ɔdi ulati kesii kani na bésie.
Amu na ɔtu ɔmmɔ ɔ́su-mi ɔnini, “Ntukpa bɔni kudɔ na ánu ka ɔyalɛ ɔmmɔ ulie ni, amu nnye nte kalɔ ƒui bekyuli ku bani nkya kaba ku kadi ku kalɔ ku adi ƒui kemmo.