1 Babiloone shaafata matan uttidi,

Xiyoone qopida wode yeekida.

2 He bessan nuuni

nu diithaa haatha gaxan dicciya,

mithata bolla kaqida.

3 Nuna di77ida asati nuuni yexidi,

enta ufaysana mela

"Xiyoone yethatape issuwa ane nuus yexite" yaagidosona.

4 Godaa yethaa nuuni allaga biittan

waati yexanee?

5 Yerusalaame taani nena dogiko,

ta ushacha kushey tana balo.

6 Taani nena hassayonna aggiko,

ta gita ufaysi gidida Yerusalaame dosonna ixiko,

ta inxarsay kottonuwara oyketo.

7 Godaw, Yerusalaame di7etiya gallas

Edoome asay oothidaysa hassaya;

Enti, "Laallite! Laallite!

Hirki xaphuwa gakanaw laallite!"

yaagidaysa dogopa.

8 Babiloone, neeni dhayana!

Neeni nu bolla oothida iita oosuwas

halo kesseysi anjetidaysa.

9 Ne guutha nayta oykidi,

zaalla bolla shoceysi anjetidaysa.