1 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu latɔkɔ ni Yeremia di koleele nwu suoto alɛ:

2 "Yuda nsi kaku,

sekpoo kplɛ nɔɔ kowi sikududu;

boowi kaku osie kanya manta kasɔ nwu,

lɛfaa kafɔɔ kodie ninkye Yerusalem.

3 Banɔɔfotii nkpee bakpɛmblatɛ lɛma alɛ balaadu ntu bawako;

mankyɛ ntu adubiɔ nwu

kafɔɔ man-wɛ ntu kunwii.

Mankplesa akuuku lɛma fukuti manwako;

nnɛɛ nfee ma mankpɔkpɔtɔ,

mantĩi asi lɛma.

4 Kasɔ nwu ntoomumuɛ

ta kanto dilɔnɔɔ akpete ni di kasɔ nwu suoto oso;

nnɛɛ ntoofee afe bakpɛntɛ, ni

beetĩi asi lɛma kafɔɔ nɛ.

5 Bia kakpĩni di lepoo kamɛ

ntoso andiɛ dibi nɔɔ le eelofo ni,

ta di sɛfa nnaa ni oso.

6 Lepoo kamɛ babɔkɛɛ ba nintuka ni atoo n-yila di abokote fukuti suoto

manwuna hɛɛhɛɛ fɛle lepoo kamɛ bawewee;

anumbi lɛma ninnya

ta alesaa kaweekɔ ka ninnaa ma ni oso."

7 Kuntɛ sikpile loo nle kamaa oyila ɔlaa di suoto loo yi,

Oo SAATE, bla lɛsaa ta leyooto lɛfɔ oso.

Diekye nkpaamaa okple loo mpɔ osie kanya;

butɔɔbla okpile di suoto lɛfɔ.

8 Oo Israel Osuku Onyu,

Dikitɛ nɔɔ di nimiina obe kamɛ,

obe oso fate fɛle ɔfɔɔ di kasɔ nwu suoto,

fɛle osuku kyɛntɛ wɔ ninsiɛ ni kakyɛ kanwii lete?

9 Obe oso fate fɛle osuɔtɔ wɔ niɛkpɔkpɔtɔ ni

fɛle kpɛtɛ wɔ ninaa ni osie alɛ aafũ ni batii nkpa?

Oo SAATE, fasi di kamɛ loo,

leyooto lɛfɔ kafɔɔ manlɛɛ wo;

tansĩ wo!

10 Nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni di batii ba mmle suoto alɛ:

"Mambɔmbɔ ɔkyɛ ɔlalaa okyi nwaa;

mannkunkudusa nkpaa lɛma.

Nkpo oso SAATE nwu ninnfũ ma aakpee;

nfɛ abanyuma amumu lɛma nwu

annanfi ma kootoko ta sikpile lɛma oso."

11 Ninfɛ di SAATE nwu latɔkɔ mi alɛ, "Tampɛ ɔlaa faata batii ba mmle sitũ ɔkyɛ. 12 Kuntɛ man-nii kanya yi, nɔmanu kaku lɛma owi; kuntɛ manta ofiɛ asaaɔta ku alesaa asaaɔta yi, nɔmafũ nya. Kafɔɔ kamawɔɔsa ma ku kapamii, kɔka-ɔkpɛ ku ofiɛ kpile."

13 Kafɔɔ labuɛ nlɛ, "Ao, SAATE Kplɛ, ɔlaababuɛtɛtɛ nwu kɔtɔkɔ ma ɔtɔkɔ, ‘Bilɔbanya kapamii nwu ee kɔka kukpɛ ye. Nwaako kamata ye atoko ɔkyɛ ole wɔ ninaa ni kaloo di lɛba le mmle.’ "

14 Ninfɛ di SAATE nwu latɔkɔ mi alɛ, "Ɔlaababuɛtɛtɛ nwu kobuɛ kakyɔnkyɔ sɛlaa mantɛ di leyooto nii kamɛ. Ninkpee ma ee ndiki ma ee nkakatɛ nta ma. Sɛlaa ku afunu asaaɔnya, sɛbɔ ɔpɛ, afiɔ ɔtɔ ku mma bamu asibu kpile lɛma sɛlaa boobuɛ mantɛ manta ye. 15 Nkpo oso nnya ɔlaa wɔ di SAATE nwu kobuɛ ni di ɔlaababuɛtɛtɛ ba nikobuɛ sɛlaa mantɛ ni di leyooto nii kamɛ alɛ: Ninkpee ma, kafɔɔ boobuɛ alɛ, ‘Kapamii ee kɔka-ɔkpɛ kukunwii dilɔbawa di kasɔ ka mmle suoto.’ Ɔlaababuɛtɛtɛ nwu kamawɔɔ di kapamii ku kɔka-ɔkpɛ kanya. 16 Babafuki batii ba kafɔɔ boobuɛ sɛlaa mantɛ manta ni man-yu di Yerusalem akpaka suoto ta kɔka-ɔkpɛ ku kapamii nwu oso. Otii kuonwii dilɔbawɛ abakookaa ma nii ee basɔfɔ lɛma, babisuɔtɔbi lɛma ee babisankobi lɛma. Kamanyɛɛnɛ sɛlaa kpile otũ se niesiɛko ma ni nkpete ma di suoto.

17 "Tɔkɔ ma sɛlaa se mmle falɛ:

" ‘Ta anumbi nii ayii ku nnumɛɛ blɔblɔblɔ

kakũ ku kakyɛ obe lele;

diekye kakpeelebitɛ nii- batii nii-

ntoofũ kakɔ osie kanya,

kakɔ dibinte.

18 Nse lɛkyɛ kasɔ nwu yi,

nnya batii ba beelo ni ku kapamii;

nse lɛkyɛ okpoo kplɛ nwu kamɛ,

nnya batii ba nikokpi ni di kɔka-ɔkpɛ kanya.

Ɔlaabuɛtɛtɛ ku oletatɛ akyuu nwu anyɔ,

ntoosifi kasɔ ka manan-ye ni suoto.’ "

19 Faasin-yɔ nwu ole di Yuda suoto saa?

Fatookyidi Sion?

Obe oso fatoopila wo nkpo

alɛ blaafuo wo ofiɛ ɔyɔɔsa?

Buonyu osuku munta atoko ɔkyɛ ole,

kafɔɔ dibiene kuninwii diiwa,

diɛta ni ofiɛ ɔyɔɔsabee,

kafɔɔ difu lete ninkpe.

20 Oo SAATE, butootofo amumu loo

ku bate loo lɛpɔɔ okpi nwu;

nwaako butɔɔbla okpile di suoto lɛfɔ.

21 Ta leyooto lɛfɔ nwu oso yi, tansĩ wo;

tantekete dibu di lɛkakpomii klekle lɛfɔ suoto.

Nyuma kanya ninii lɛfɔ le faabla ni ku awo,

tanlalaasa ni.

22 Nnle nwu afiɔ ya ninandie ni lɛsalɛsaa kawo nta kanto?

Kolo di nkũ kumu nta kanto n-wiwii?

Oo SAATE Yaa loo, oowo, afɔ ninta wo.

Nkpo oso osuku loo onyu nsi di kamɛ lɛfɔ,

diekye afɔ ninle nnwɔ nimbla ni n-ya mmle amuu.