1 Mekpɔ dzidzɔ kple ame siwo gblɔ nam be,

"Mina míayi Yehowa ƒe aƒe me."

2 O! Yerusalem,

míaƒe afɔwo le wò agbowo nu.

3 Wotso Yerusalem, eye nèle abe du si tsyia ɖe

wo nɔewo nu ene.

4 Afi ma to vovovoawo yina,

Yehowa ƒe toawo, be woakafu Yehowa,

le ɖoɖo si wòna Israel nu.

5 Afi ma woɖo ʋɔnudrɔ̃zikpuiwo ɖo,

David ƒe aƒe la ƒe fiazikpuiwo.

6 Mido gbe ɖa, abia ŋutifafa na Yerusalem be,

"Ame siwo lɔ̃ wò la nenɔ dedie.

7 Ŋutifafa nenɔ wò gliwo me

kple dedinɔnɔ le wò fiasãwo me."

8 Le nɔvinye ŋutsuwo kple xɔ̃nyewo ta, magblɔ be,

"Ŋutifafa nenɔ mewò."

9 Le Yehowa,

míaƒe Mawu la ƒe aƒe la ta, madi dzidzedze na wò.