1 Jerusalem, a ŋamm kii mɔk paŋ kii paar.
2 Jerusalem, yokin a mɔŋ, ki yent a mɔŋ.
3 Ki Yabint Yennu yet u niib a, “Yaa din teen daaba, bi din ki pa likirii i paaki; li paak, siar kan pa kaawa ki bin ŋaai.
4 Yaa din saan kar Ijipt ki tee boorganu na, i din saan i yanbɔɔte, ŋaan Asiria din tan jii-i nan ninmɔnne ki yaat nani, ki bia ki pa siar i paaki.
5 Ki Babilonn tiŋ ni, li boorue bia tun na. I tee yommiie, bi ki pa siar i paaki. Binba dia-i na dont bi mɔŋe, ki faa kpinkpant ki ki gorii gbootin.
6 Yoo baate ki i tan saa bann nan mine tee Yennu ki pak turi.”
7 Li fan bonchiann nan ki a la toomii ki u nyii kunkona paak,
8 Binba guu doo maŋ na lakin hoot parmaasir hootiie.
9 Yimm Jerusalem langbent, ii hoot parpeenn po man.
10 Yennu saa jii u kasii paŋ na ki tinn u niib,
11 Yimm nba jii jiantu diiuk bona na, ii yabir ki nyi Babilonn.
12 Yoo nba na, li ki tee i saa nyi kpirik kaa,
13 Ki Yennu yet a, “N toontunnɔ saa la nyannu u toona niwa,
14 Niib bonchiann nba din lau, bi gbanant din jeke;
15 Ŋaan mɔtana li saa yaar lit digbana bonchiann u paak,