1 Yehowa be,
2 Ne mieta nu be
3 Ale Yehowa gblɔ na Yuda kple Yerusalem ŋutsuwoe nye esi:
4 Mi Yuda kple Yerusalem ŋutsuwo,
5 “Miɖe gbeƒã le Yuda, eye mido kpo
6 Mikɔ aflaga dzi ɖo ɖe Zion!
7 “Dzata aɖe do tso eƒe do me,
8 Eya ta mita akpanya,
9 Yehowa be,
10 Tete megblɔ be, “O Aƒetɔ Yehowa, èflu ame siawo kple Yerusalem ŋutɔ esi nègblɔ be, ‘Miakpɔ ŋutifafa.’ Evɔ, woɖo yi míaƒe vewo dzi.”
11 Le ɣe ma ɣi la, woagblɔ na ame siawo kple Yerusalem be, “Ya xɔdzo aɖe ƒo tso to ƒuƒluwo dzi to gbegbe gbɔna va nye amewo gbɔ gake menye wòagbɔ nu alo aklɔ nu ta o.
12 Ya sia sẽ ŋutɔ elabena etso gbɔnye. Azɔ la, mehe nye ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ va wo dzii.”
13 Kpɔ ɖa! Egbɔna abe lilikpowo ene,
14 O Yerusalem, klɔ nu tovo ɖa
15 Gbe aɖe le gbeƒã ɖem tso Dan.
16 “Migblɔ nya sia na dukɔwo,
17 Woɖe to ɖee abe agbleŋudzɔlawo ene
18 “Wò ŋutɔ wò afɔɖeɖewo
19 O nye dablibɛƒoƒo, nye dablibɛƒoƒo!
20 Gbegblẽ kplɔ gbegblẽ ɖo
21 Va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣie makpɔ aflaga, ase aʋakpẽ?
22 “Nye amewo nye movitɔwo eye womenyam o.
23 Metsa ŋku le anyigba dzi,
24 Mewu mo dzi kpɔ towo,
25 Metsa ŋku ke nyemekpɔ ame aɖeke o.
26 Menye kɔ eye mekpɔ anyigba nyonu la zu gbegbe;
27 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi:
28 Eya ta anyigba axa nu
29 Du sia du lé du tsɔ esi wose sɔwo
30 O, wò ame si wotsrɔ̃, nu ka wɔm nèle?
31 Mese ɣli aɖe abe nyɔnu si le ku lém la tɔ ene.