Iseraetena katoroŋ yoogbeŋiri man
1 De tisiwɔ kyaa Babilɔn booneŋ gyaŋ, te de wiiwɔ
debaŋ keŋ dɔɔ tɔɔse Siyɔn nɛ.
2 Daase ŋan seŋɛɛ botɔɔ nɛ dɔɔ,
te da moo da adolɛɛse wuluŋu.
3 Nawolo nyi botɔɔ te baŋ bɔɔ kyaŋ daa gyu yoo gbeŋiri man nɛ, bɔɔse daa nɔɔneŋ,
baŋ bɔɔ naase daa diyem nɛ bɔɔse daa kenyaŋee nɔɔneŋ,
be yako daa nyiaa, <<Ɛ kpee Siyɔn nɔɔneŋ dokoloŋ fa daa.>>
4 Sena te dɛɛ tale kpee Degbeŋgyoo nɔɔneŋ,
keŋ de kyaa ŋɔɔla tɛɛle man?
5 Yerusalɛm, akpaa me wolee neŋ nɛ,
yela me dunoluŋ nyiŋmaa na tale yɛɛ ka tom ya.
6 Nyi akpaa ma te tɔɔse neŋ ya,
nyi akpaa ma te kɛɛ Yerusalɛm nyi,
ŋon yɛna ma kenyaŋee kpaakpaate ya nɛ,
yela me laakem ke wulu me nɔɔ.
7 Degbeŋgyoo, tɔɔse keŋ Ɛdomtena be yɛɛ,
wee kenaŋ keŋ Yerusalɛm be yale nɛ,
be yakowɔ nyiaa, <<Ɛ tekerii ke lɔ,
ɛ tekerii ke lɔ kelii ka mokɔɔ kasee man.>>
8 Babilɔn alebu ŋon baa wɔlɛɛ neŋ korakora,
ŋon waa wɔlɛɛ neŋ tɔ kom,
ŋgba mena keŋ n be yɛɛ daa nɛ, ŋonna nyeebam.
9 Walaŋ ŋon waa lɛo n kyokyoose,
mo wɔ ŋmereena kpanaŋse nɛ, ŋonna nyeebam.