1 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi:
2 Madɔ amedzrowo ɖo ɖe Babilonia be
3 Mègana woƒe aŋutrɔdala nagahe eƒe dati me
4 Woadze anyi aku ɖe Babilonia
5 Elabena Israel kple Yuda ƒe Mawu la
6 “Misi tso Babilonia! Si ne nàɖe wò agbe!
7 Babilonia nye sikakplu le Yehowa ƒe asi me,
8 Babilonia adze anyi kpata,
9 “ ‘Anye ne míeyɔ dɔ Babilonia,
10 “ ‘Yehowa tso afia na mí, miva,
11 “Minyre aŋutrɔwo, mitsɔ akpoxɔnuwo!
12 Mikɔ aflaga dzi ɖe Babilonia ƒe gliwo ŋu!
13 Mi ame siwo le tɔsisi geɖewo to
14 Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la,
15 “Eƒe ŋusẽ wòtsɔ wɔ anyigbae;
16 Ne eɖe gbe la, tsi siwo le dziƒowo tea gbe
17 “Amegbetɔwo katã nye movitɔwo
18 Nu maɖinuwo kple alɔmeɖenuwo wonye,
19 Ke ame si nye Yakob ƒe gome la
20 “Aʋawɔkpo kple aʋawɔnu nènye nam,
21 Wòe metsɔ kaka sɔ kple sɔdolae,
22 Wòe metsɔ kaka ŋutsu kple nyɔnue;
23 Wòe metsɔ kaka alẽkplɔla kple alẽha lae,
24 “Le miaƒe ŋkume maxe fe na Babilonia kple Babilonianɔlawo katã, ɖe nu gbegblẽ siwo katã wova wɔ le Zion la ta.” Yehowae gblɔe.
25 Yehowa be, “Metso ɖe ŋuwò,
26 Womagaɖe kpe aɖeke le mewò atsɔ wɔ dzogoedzikpe
27 “Kɔ aflaga dzi le anyigba la dzi!
28 Dzra dukɔwo ɖo ne woakpe aʋa kplii.
29 Anyigba ʋuʋu hedzo nyanyanya
30 Babilonia ƒe kalẽtɔwo dzudzɔ aʋawɔwɔ
31 Duƒula kplɔ duƒula ɖo
32 kple tɔtsoƒewo hetɔ dzo simenyigba
33 Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi:
34 “Babilonia fia, Nebukadnezar vuvu mí,
35 Ŋuta si Babilonia sẽ le míaƒe ŋutilãwo ŋuti la neva edzi.
36 Eya ta ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi:
37 Babilonia azu anyiglago,
38 Eƒe amewo katã le gbe ɖem abe dzatawo ene
39 Ke ne dzo ɖo lãme na wo vɔ keŋ la,
40 “Mana woakplɔ wo vɛ abe alẽviwo,
41 “Aleke woahalé Sesak eye asi asu anyigba blibo la ƒe adegbeƒola dzi!
42 Atsiaƒu aɖɔ agbagba ɖe Babilonia dzi
43 Eƒe duwo azu aƒedo, kuɖiɖinyigba,
44 Mahe to na Bel le Babilonia
45 “Nye amewo, mido le wo dome!
46 Ne nyawo le ɖiɖim le anyigba dzi,
47 Elabena ɣeyiɣi li gbɔna, esi mahe to
48 Ekema dziƒo kple emenuwo
49 “Abe ale si Israel kple anyigba bubuwo dzi
50 Mi ame siwo si le yi nu, midzo, migatɔ ɖi o!
51 “Wodo ŋukpe mí elabena wodzu mí
52 Yehowa be,
53 Ne Babilonia kɔ yi ɖatɔ dziŋgɔli,
54 “Avi le ɖiɖim tso Babilonia,
55 Yehowa atsrɔ̃ Babilonia, eye wòatsi eƒe hoowɔwɔ nu.
56 Nugblẽla aɖe ava ƒo ɖe Babilonia dzi eye wòalé eƒe kalẽtɔwo,
57 Mana woƒe dɔnunɔlawo kple woƒe nunyalawo namu aha,
58 Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔe nye esi:
59 Esia nye gbedeasi si Yeremia tsɔ na dɔnunɔlagã Seraya, Neria ƒe vi, Mahseya ƒe vi, esi wòyi ɖe Babilonia kple Yuda fia Zedekia, le eƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe enelia me.
60 Yeremia ŋlɔ gbegblẽ siwo katã ava Babilonia dzi la ɖe lãgbalẽ dzi eye wonye nyaŋlɔɖiwo tso Babilonia ŋuti.
61 Egblɔ na Seraya be, “Kpɔ egbɔ be yexlẽ nya siawo kple ɣli ne mieva ɖo Babilonia.
62 Emegbe nàgblɔ be, ‘O Yehowa, ègblɔ be yele teƒe sia tsrɔ̃ ge ale gbegbe be amegbetɔwo alo lãwo manɔ anyi o; azu aƒedo tegbetegbee.’
63 Ne èxlẽ lãgbalẽ sia me nyawo vɔ la, tsɔ kpe bla ɖe lãgbalẽ la ŋuti eye nàtsɔe aƒu gbe ɖe Frat tɔsisi la me.
64 Ekema nàgblɔ be, ‘Alea Babilonia adze toe eye magaho ɖe dzi akpɔ o, le gbegblẽ si mahe va edzii la ta. Eƒe amewo hã atsi aʋa.’ ”