1 Ala Zion isɛɛ iti ne loibalokanana,

ala Yerusalem isɛɛ iti ne loibalo losɛ kpoo,

gbɔgbɔɔgbɔ ɔ̃ sibɔlɔlɔ ɔfiɛ lɛ ɔɖesɛrã awe,

gbɔgbɔɔgbɔ ɔ̃ sibɔlɔlɔ ɔfiɛ sitã ɔtɔ lɛ kaka awe.

2 Nɖebi to maanya fɔ sibɔlɔlɔ,

fiɛ magara ɔɖuɖu aanya fɔ ikpawaĩ.

Mato maarɔ-ɔ iyere ɣɛtɛ

nɛ i Bosate mɔmɔ aakpere-ɔ.

3 Ato aaɖe igaraikoto nɛ nto ilɛnyɔ i Bosate kɔrɔ̃ ame,

gu igara itinyira i fɔ Ɣaa kɔrɔ̃ ame.

4 Maisibakpere-ɔ nwɔ masɛ̃,

ɣee maakpere fɔ karɔ̃ sɔ Kakunu.

Ɣɛɛ mato maakpere-ɔ sɔ Xepziba*,

fiɛ maakpere fɔ karɔ̃ sɔ Beula*,

alasɔ Bosate sɛ ɔna isoɣɔ i fɔ iso,

fiɛ maayiri fɔ karɔ̃ lɛ ɔrɔ̃go awe.

5 Lɛ kumɛgɔ i ɔporoporoi sɛ ɔyiri ɔbitɛ ne,

ngbɔ i fɔ mabibirɛrɛĩ aamatã-ɔ ne.

Lɛ kumɛgɔ i ɔrɔ̃gokɔdze sɛ ɔna isoɣɔ i ɔ̃ ɔrɔ̃gokɔa iso ne,

kumɛɔ i fɔ Ɣaa sɛ ɔna isoɣɔ i fɔ iso ne.

6 O Yerusalem, loɔsɛra madzuɛ̃se i fɔ abere iso.

Maibalo kuiyikuiyi ku ikpɛnɛ ame ɣee ku kasɛ̃.

Mi ma nsɛ mikpere Bosate ne,

midaatã so iwarã kɔraa.

7 Midaatã Bosate iwarã gbɔgbɔɔgbɔ ɔsɛra Yerusalem,

ɔtã ɔkpese ɔmagɛ̃ wɔ karɔ̃ ɔɖuɖu iso sɛ kale.

8 Bosate ɔkã ndamu ku ɔ̃ kuɖearɔ̃

gu ku ɔ̃ kɔrɔ̃ gɔ mba ɔle sɔ,

"Loisibasu fɔ geɖebu araɖea lotã fɔ

matsirise sɔ maɖe kuiyikuiyi ana,

fiɛ mafɔ iisibanɛ fɔ wain ɣɛtɛ

wɔ awe anyɛ abara karabara iti kuiyikuiyi ana.

9 Ɣɛɛ mma losa ɔraɖui kanya ne, ma loaɖe wũ

fiɛ maale Bosate ne.

Ana ne mma losa wainabi kanya ne ma loanɛ wain

i wũ isɔrɛyo inyamɔ."

10 Misɛ mife! Miki i kuyogodɔ̃ ame mife mikɛlɛ!

Miledza ɔri misɛ maturi.

Mikpɛ̃ ɔri, miyira ɔri siare!

Miɖi ata.

Mikɔlɛ kameleɖukui mitã nɖebi.

11 Bosate ɔɔpɛ itɔ̃me imomo

ikɛlɛ ta karɔ̃ kawirikɔ̃ sɔ,

"Miɣere Zion Ɔbibirɔ̃gomi sɔ,

'Nyɔ lo, fɔ Ɖidze ka ɔba!

Nyɔ, ɔsɛgu kuso gɔ ɔ̃atã,

fiɛ ɔ̃ ibaraitikuso ɖe wũ katɔ̃.' "

12 Mato maakpere ma sɔ Maturi Sekelea,

Bosate maturi ma ɔtã kuso ɔɖi;

fiɛ maakpere-ɔ sɔ kakɔi ga maabie,

Ɔmagɛ̃siare wɔ maisinyua masɛ.