Yerusalɛm kekɛlɛɛ
1 Ɔ ta see ɔ donɔɔ dinaa keŋ mokɔɔ bula fereŋkyeŋ keŋ dɔɔ.
2 Degbeŋgyoo ne gyae Siyɔn anaanɔɔse ŋan,
kela Yakɔbe akyaese akaŋ ŋan pou.
3 Wurubuarɛ donɔɔ dinaa,
bee kolosi nombia kpaakpaa lee n wose man.
4 Maa ŋmarase Rahabe na Babilɔn yele,
kpuna balaŋ baŋ ba gyeŋ maŋ nɛ man,
Filisitena na Tirotena kpuna Itopiyatena,
na maa yako nyiaa, <<Ba lola kɛwɔ bo Siyɔn.>>
5 Baa yako lee Siyɔn wose man nyiaa,
<Ba lola walaŋ kei na walaŋ ŋonaŋ bo botɔɔ,
Degbeŋgyoo Adidote ŋon gbagba waa yela baa kyaa gbeli.>
6 Degbeŋgyoo waa ŋmarase do balaŋ baŋ yela tɔne man nyiaa,
<<Ba lola kei bo Siyɔn.>>
7 Baa kpee nɔɔneŋ na baa sɔe nyiaa,
<<Ma wose kenyiŋ pou lee n man.>>