1 "Oo Yakob leyo batii, binu ɔlaa wɔ mmle,

aye ba bɛɛlɛɛ ni ku Israel leyooto

biekye ni Yuda kɔna kamɛ,

aye ba niɛka ni ntam di SAATE nwu leyooto kamɛ

minlɛɛ ni kafɔɔ Israel Yaa nwu-

kafɔɔ diele di onukwale ee di ɔsaabla tinini kamɛ-

2 aye ba ninlɛɛ ni suoto bilɛ bile ni okpoo kplɛ klekle nwu kamɛ batii

bietika ni Israel Yaa nwu kafɔɔ disi-

SAATEwɔ Ninlenke ni ninle nwɔ leyooto:

3 Saa sɛlaa labuɛ latɛ kofokofoko,

kanya nii niabuɛ sĩ, ni lata baatofo sĩ nɛ;

nfanwu, ni labla nɛ, ni siawa kaanya nɛ.

4 Diekye n-ye mmle okle bikpe ni otokopĩ

simu kũ lee kafɔɔ nte fɛ lɛbɔɔsaa,

ntũ lee kafɔɔ fɛ kupa.

5 Nkpo oso latɔkɔ ye asaa ya mmle kofokofoko;

fiɛ aawa ni kaanya, latɔkɔ ye nya

mmle okle minamafuo ni obuɛ bilɛ

‘Afiɔ nii niɛbla nya; kowoso ku abɔɔsaa afiɔ nii niɛta nya akpe.’

6 Bitoonu sɛlaa se mmle; binyu asaa amuu nfɛ.

Biloofũ nya bikpee nfɛ?

"Diɛyɔ ni di ninua diesifi nii, kamatɔkɔfɔ asaa fɔle nfɛ,

awofasaa ya fananye nii.

7 Nunua batɔɔbla nya, diele kofokofoko bɛɛbla nya;

fadinu nya ɔlaa diidii fiɛ ditabadu miɛ.

Mmle okle fanamafuo ni obuɛ falɛ,

‘Kuo, n-ye nya.’

8 Fadinu ee fanu kasɔ;

diɛyɔ ni bia saa atoko lɛfɔ diitikiti.

Lɛtɛ n-ye nwaa nlɛ fambla asaa di osuku kanya;

bia kaalofokɔ lɛfɔ manlɛɛfɔ nnwɔ niɛtaka ayɛ ni baatii suoto.

9 Ta leyooto nii oso letika ɔblɔ nii kɔnɛɛ;

ta baatii katansa mi ni oso lemufũ nwu nkle di suoto lɛfɔ,

mmle okle ninaawɔɔsa fɔ ni oso.

10 Nyu, ntoose fɔ lefoto, kafɔɔ diele fɛ koto fututu;

ntɔɔsɔ fɔ lenyu di ɔtɔ dibuo kamɛ.

11 Ami oso, ami oso, lɛbla nle mmle.

Lɛ kakpɔnɔfɔsa suoto?

Namayɔ dibu nii nta otii bamba.

12 Oo Yakob, kyɔɔ mi atoko,

Israel, nnwɔ ntɔɔlɛɛ ni:

Ami ninle nnwɔɔ;

Ami ninle ɔkasale, Ami kafɔɔ ninle ɔyɛntɛle

13 Ami omu kɔnɛɛ niɛtɛ kasɔ lɛsɔse,

koletanɛɛ nii kafɔɔ niɛblɛfɛsa kolo;

Obe wɔ lalɛɛ ma nii,

ni di amuu lakyɛkyɛ aataka aayila nɛ.

14 "Biwa biɛbasi bamuu lee biɛkyɔɔ atoko:

Afiɔ nwu amɛnle lɛnya nintoodibuɛ sɛlaa se mmle?

SAATE nwu otii wɔ atoodiki

ababla ni di disibu nɔɔ le akle ni di Babilon suoto;

bakpɛtɛ nɔɔ kamataka di Babilon* batii suoto.

15 Ami, nwaako Ami, niebuɛ;

nwaako, ntɔɔlɛɛ nwɔ.

kamakpaa nwɔ nwako,

osuku nɔɔ nwu kafɔɔ kamalɛ nwɔ ɔkyɛ.

16 "Bikpukuti bitɛɛtɛɛ mi, bienu kafɔɔ ɔlaa wɔ mmle:

"Di kasɔkakyekɔ ntakakatɛ di lewofa kamɛ;

obe wɔ diawa ni kaanya, lawɛ ninfa."

Kafɔɔ nunua, SAATE Kplɛ nwu lekpee mi kɔtɔ,

ku Ninwuna nɔɔ.

17 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni-

Dikitɛ lɛfɔ, Israel Klekletɛ Nwu alɛ:

"Ami ninle SAATE Yaa lɛfɔ

nnwɔ nintuo fɔ ni lɛsaa le ninlɛ dita fɔ nii,

nnwɔ ninkpaa fɔ anfenko ni di osuku wɔ suoto dikpeni fanfe nii.

18 Nse fɛ fankyɔɔ afiofa nii atoko yi,

atoko ɔkyɛ ole lɛfɔ ntabate fɛle okle,

ɔsaabla tinini lɛfɔ kafɔɔ fɛle lekpo afɛɛfɔ.

19 Banantii lɛfɔ ntabapɔ fɛle ɔtɛnsĩa,

babi lɛfɔ kafɔɔ ntabapɔ fɛle ofuɔwɛkyɛ

bataayɛɛsa ma leyooto diidii

ee bawɔɔsa ni di anu nii."

20 Bidie di Babilon,

bietoso bidie di babilon batii kamɛ!

Bibuɛ ɔlaa wɔ mmle ku suoto lɛyɔɔ kudu

bibuɛ nwu kafɔɔ bitɔkɔ batii.

Bikyesee nwu kasɔ nyɛntɛlekɔ;

bibuɛ bilɛ, " SAATE nwu ntoodiki kpɛmblatɛ nɔɔ Yakob."

21 Otukɔnsɔ ditaklee ma di obe wɔ aakpaa ma aafenko ni di ɔfaafuu;

aata ntu ladie di difuɔkpaa kamɛ diata ma;

aabɛ difuɔ nwu

ni di ntu latofo diadie nɛ.

22 SAATE nwu alɛ, "Atoko ɔkyɛ ole nnaa batii kpile."