1 Ta, Zion ta!

Pia ɔle lɛ arapia awe.

O Yerusalem, ɔmagɛ̃siare sekelea,

pia fɔ arapia wa nto alɛnyɔ.

Mma loitu sirɛrɛ̃ gu mma loisekele

iisibabo i fɔ ame kuiyikuiyi.

2 Mikpakpa ɔsebu miɖi so iso;

O Yerusalem ta ya, sɛ i igaraiyara iso.

Zion Ɔbirɔ̃gomi wɔ mamɔɛ̃ sisande

ɖi ibɔra nɛ mpia-ɔ i simɔ sɛ.

3 Alasɔ Bosate sɔ,

"Maitã kuira i mi iti masu maɣa mi,

ne ɔso maaɖi mi ku kuso idaatã."

4 Alasɔ Bosate Wɔ Nsiguso sɔ,

"Iɖeakatɔ̃ ne wũ kaɖe ɔkɛlɛ Egipte karɔ̃ iso ɔsɛ maasɛ i mmɔ;

kama ne, ma Asiriase ɔwedza ma anyɛ siefe.

5 Bosate sɔ, "Kiniɔ ne be ka nto lobara i ngbe?

"Maɔkɔ wũ maturi maruigu siefe kere

fiɛ mma nto maɖe ma iso to mabara ma aɣiãra."

"Iyi ɔɖuɖu ne

masɛ masopara wũ iyere ɖaa.

6 Ne ɔso wũ maturi to maatsue wũ iyere,

fiɛ i iyi nɛmɔ ne mato maatsue

sɔ Mme loɣɛ ne losɛ koko.

Aĩ, Mme loɖe."

7 Mma nsɛ mafɔ itɔ̃me bielea i abe iso to maaba

ma ngba iɖi to ilɛnyɔ kere.

Ma nsɛ mapɛ isobuɛ imomo,

fiɛ masɛ mabɔ itɔ̃me bielea.

Masɛ maɖi silɔ i iɖi iso,

maɣere Zion sɔ,

"Fɔ Ɣaa to ɔɖe sigara!"

8 Kã atsue si anɔ! Fɔ madzuɛ̃se silɔ to sikɛlɛ kato.

Ma ɔɖuɖu to maka aka ku isoɣɔ masakanya.

Ɔwi wɔ Bosate sɛ ɔkpese ɔba Zion ne,

maanya ku ma mɔmɔ anɔmi.

9 Mi Yerusalem akpakpi,

mi ɔɖuɖu mikpɛ isoɣɔ kuka teteree.

Alasɔ Bosate ɔɔpia ɔ̃ maturi kɔrɔ̃ i kayiri,

ɔ̃ɔɖi Yerusalem.

10 Bosate to ɔ̃abɛ ara i ɔ̃ kɔrɔ̃ sekelea iso

i nɖebi ɔɖuɖu anɔmi ame.

Karɔ̃ kuwirikɔ̃ ɔɖuɖu aanya

bo Ɣaa iɖi.

11 Mirui, mirui, mibɔrɛ i mmɔ!

Midaapɛgu kuira nɛ loisekele!

Mibɔrɛ i ɔ̃ ame si mikpa,

mi ma nsɛ misore Bosate iyo arɔi.

12 Ɣɛɛ si mito mirui ne, midaayasoiso

ɣee midaatere ise mirui.

AlasɔBosate to ɔ̃aɖe mi katɔ̃,

fiɛ Israel Ɣaa aadzuɛ̃ mi kama ana.

13 Nyɔ lo, wũ ɔɖabo to ɔ̃abara ara ku iwola;

makɔlɛ wũ kato, ɔ̃afɔ iyere fiɛ ɔ̃aɖe ɔsiare.

14 Maturi gbodzoo ɔnya wũ ibara ma ɣii-

ɔ̃ kuseme ɔnina kuɖo ɔturi awune ɔrere kɔraa,

iaɖa kɔraa fiɛ ɔturi aanya sɔ ɔturi ɔɖe.

15 Kumɛɔ nɖebi gbodzoo to maanyɔ wũ

iabara ma ne.

Magara to maapia kanya ibɔra ala ɔ̃ ɔso.

Alasɔ nnɛ maiɣere ma, iɖe mato maanya,

fiɛ nnɛ mainɔ manɔ, karɔ̃ maanɔ.