1 Ke liti a, mmɔ́ ode fɔtɔ ɔnyanɛ bɛbã kĩ eduma eto ode yaka. Edeĩ kɔbɛ̃ paa, ade ye akũ ɔhaĩ kpalɛ tite flee akũ a.
2 Ɛbɔa fɔwɔla kɔɔba ɛlɛ kĩ,
3 Kitonɛkĩ fude flee mɔa ye adɔpaa akũ kalɔkpa bavɛ a.
4 Ade nnu odo bɛbã kĩ eto ode ɛlɛ kĩ,
5 Kitonɛkĩ bɛtɛɛtɛɛ ye tɔkpa tide tɛnatamɔ ode,
6 Mikɛna ye ndɛ ayekĩ ye malo ɛkɛna mi a.
7 Mimɔna ye lubo,
8 Nɛ fukĩĩ sũ ni, nɛ luwi mɔapɛ kamɛ,
9 “Ntɛ tite akũ fɔgã a kĩ bɛbɔa adɔpaa mɔ ɔmatɔ a, bɛnya nkpã mɔ ye a, mɔ́ fi a kĩ fɔapila ye ɔnyɔ a yade ni, baabɔa fɔwɔla bibe ye.
10 Baadza mɔ lugo nɛ ye lubo kamɔ kavila a sũ bɛlɛ kĩ,
11 “Tite akũ fɔyaatɔ banyanɛ a lɛmɛ aabe biwo ɔblɔ mɔ ye, kitonɛkĩ odima buki yaáya be fɔtsa.
12 Kɔyaatɔ fɔtsa a nyɛ sika ngbã, sika ovoe, boe mɔ kɔya, fulitsa mɔ kɔya, aklala, tilima ngbã, tilima ɔɔwa, tilima plɔplɔ, titse kĩ tabɔa mɔ ɔlɛ̃, kunu adɔ̃ fɔtsa, mɔ titse mɔ kɔya, kɔɔble mɔ sɔbɔtsaɛ ɔɔwa fɔtsa, mɔ kɔla kake boe kĩ bɛtɛ kɔya.
13 Fɔbɛbã nyɛ futse fɔkpã mɔ ɔlɛ̃ kĩ bavɛ sinamɔn mɔ kutu ɔlɛ̃ kado fɔtsa, lifii mɔ klubɔũ, bavɛ mɔ kugua kĩ bakɔa katɔ, onuvoe kpɛtɛɛ mɔ fɔwã, kugua kĩ batsɛla, banantsue mɔ baveli, bapɔnkɔ mɔ tihilili, basate mɔ batidziwa kĩ baya kɔkɔ malo.
14 “Fɔyaatɔ banyanɛ a aalɛ kĩ, ‘Futse babi a kĩ fɔakɔ nɔ odo a aalo fɔfɔnɛ nɔ. Nɔ akũ kana fɔtsa flee mɔ nɔ akũ kahɛhɛ a yɛla nɛ nɔ akũ, ɔláabuki ɔmɔ́ foe da!’
15 Fɔyaatɔ banyanɛ a kĩ bɛnya kɔyaatɔ fɔtsa kumɛkumɛ kamɛ mɔ ɔmatɔ a bɛdani asikafɔ a, aadza mɔ lugo, nɛ lubo kamɔ kavila sũ. Bibe, biwo ɔblɔ,
16 bɛlɛ kĩ, ‘Ao! Ao! Ɔmatɔ kĩ ɛtɛ dĩ!
17 Dɔũhuilɛ mɔapɛ kamɛ ye akũ kana fɔtsa a flee bu kade pasaa.’
18 bɛbɔa fɔwɔla kɔɔba nɛ lɔkɔ a kĩ bɛmɔ́ ɔmatɔ a kĩ ɛlamɛna kavio a ɔnyɔ a kĩ, ‘Ɔmatɔ kpale kĩĩ odu nɛ́ katinya tɔ̃?’
19 Bifila kudu biko nɛ be fɔlɔ kamɛ ade bibe mɔ kɔnya bɛlɛ kĩ,
20 O ode, mɔ mi Baguma bade a, mɔ mi fɔtɔ banyanɛ mɔ Baguma onukpɛ̃ banyɛnɛ a, mimɔ kawɔlɛ!
21 Ke liti a, ode fɔtɔ ɔnyanɛ mɔ kɔbɛ̃ odi bɔɛ de kĩ lɔpɔnɛ lububu ndɛ kɔwɔlɛ ade ɛta edo nɛ mpo kamɛ, ɛlɛ kĩ,
22 Bɛláabuki binu tɔwɛ̃ tɛsankuo, tifluti mɔ kugbulɛɛ tido
23 Bɛláabuki bɛmɔ́ ɔsɛdza katɛ̃
24 Bɛvɛlɛ Babilonia sɔtɔ, kitonɛkĩ ye kamɛ bɛmɔ́ Baguma onukpɛ̃ banyɛnɛ mɔ Baguma bade a babɔanɛ.