1 Ta Sion oso namalo kanana,

ta Yerusalem oso namamaasa kanya,

diediki ɔsaabla tinini nɔɔ lɛkpa fɛle kolesɛtũ,

didiki nɔɔ kafɔɔ fɛle kaka ka nikɔkɛsɛɛ ni.

2 Nnle nwu kamanya ɔsaabla tinini lɛfɔ,

baka bamuu kafɔɔ kamanya lɛkpa lɛfɔ;

leyooto fɔle babalɛɛ fɔ

di SAATE nwu kanya mata fɔ ni.

3 Fabale lɛkakoto le nikɔlɛ ni onyu di SAATE nwu kɔnɛɛ,

lɛkakoto di Yaa lɛfɔ kɔnɛɛ kamɛ.

4 Blɔbasinlɛɛ fɔ otii wɔ Beesĩ nii,

ee batika kasɔ lɛfɔ leyooto alɛ Kafukuti.

Kafɔɔ babalɛɛ alɛ Hefsiba,*

kasɔ lɛfɔ kafɔɔ alɛ Beula;*

diekye SAATE nwu manya suoto lɛyɔɔ di kamɛ lɛfɔ,

babayɔ kasɔ lɛfɔ nwu fɛ mmle man-yɔ ni ɔsanko.

5 Fɛ mmle di okosopo n-yɔ ni okpeele,

nkpo di babisuɔtɔbi lɛfɔ dilɔbabla di suoto lɛfɔ nɛ;

fɛ mmle di ɔkafɔɔsa nnya ni suoto lɛyɔɔ di ɔkafɔɔ nɔɔ suoto yi,

nkpo di Yaa lɛfɔ manya suoto lɛyɔɔ di suoto lɛfɔ nɛ.

6 Oo Yerusalem, ntɔɔkaasa asaa banyuntɛ di seyoyiɛ lɛfɔ;

diidii blɔbalo kanana kakũ ee kakyɛ.

Aye ba ninlɛɛ ni SAATE nwu,

bitantɛ ɔnyɛɛ,

7 bitantɔɔ kafɔɔ aatɛ ɔnyɛɛ dilaase di obe wɔ abatɛ ni Yerusalem

ambla nwɔ ni kasɔ nwu katansa.

8 SAATEnwu ntɔɔka ntam ku koletanɛɛ nɔɔ

ku kɔnɛɛ nutũle nɔɔ:

"Diidii namasin-yɔ atitabi lɛfɔ

nta balo lɛfɔ fɛ alesaa,

diidii kafɔɔ bafɔɔ dilɔbasinnyi nta fɔle

be suoto ditoobuo fɔ nii;

9 kafɔɔ mba nimafee nya ni male nya

man-yɔ katansa manta SAATE nwu,

mba kafɔɔ ninsiisa ni awosobi nwu kafɔɔ manyi nya nta

di lɛkpaayo klekle nii nflɔnkɔ."

10 Bibuo bife, bibuo bife di n-yoko nwu

Bilolaa osuku bita batii.

Bibla, bibla osuku kplɛ nwu!

Bikyisa afuɔ nwu.

Bitakatɛsa flankaa bita nnle nwu.

11 SAATEnwu ntooyie lɛkya

ɛɛlaadu kasɔ nwu nyɛntɛlekɔ:

"Tɔkɔ Sion obisankobi falɛ,

‘Nyu, Dikitɛ lɛfɔ kɔwa!

Nyu, akle letota nɔɔ,

akyɛsaa nɔɔ kafɔɔ nkyakaa.’ "

12 Babalɛɛ ma alɛ Batii Klekle,

mba di SAATE nwu Lediki nii;

babalɛɛ fɔ kafɔɔ alɛ Nnwɔ Boowolaa ni,

Okpoo Kplɛ Wɔ Manamasinsĩ nii.