1 E bandu beꞌYerusaleemu, muyimuke, munalangashane.
2 Lolagi! Ikihulu kya namudidi kikoli yidisiri mu mahanga gooshi,
3 Yugwo mulengeerwe gwinyu, ibinyamahanga bikola bigaguyijira.
4 Muyinamulage amasu, munalegamire imbande zooshi!
5 Ikyanya mugababona, imitima yinyu igashenguuka bweneene,
6 Ubuso bwingi bweꞌngamiya, bugazinga mu kihugo kiinyu.
7 Mugahaabwa noꞌbuso bweꞌbitugwa ukulyoka mu beene Kedaari,
8 Banyandi yaba bandu ábakola mu mùyijira ku mulindi nga bibungu,
9 Abandu ba mu tulira, nie babiisiri kwoꞌmulangaaliro.
10 Nahano adetaga kwokuno:
11 Inyiivi ziinyu zigakizi yama ziri nyigule.
12 Mu ngiisi bwami na ngiisi butwali,
13 «Bagayiji mùheereza ibiti bya mu lubako lweꞌLebanooni,
14 Abagoma biinyu, kundu bâli kizi mùlibuza,
15 «E bandu beꞌYerusaleemu, mwâli kizi shombwa lwoshi, mwanâli jandagiirwi.
16 Ibinyamahanga bigakizi mùleetera ibyokulya byabo,
17 «Ho nangamùletiiri umulinga, ngakizi mùleetera inooro.
18 Mu kihugo kiinyu, mutâye ki yuvwe kwaꞌbandu bakomeresania mwo.
19 Mwiꞌzuuba, mutagaki ba niꞌgoorwa mbwiꞌzuuba likizi mùtanguulira.
20 Izuuba litâye ki mùsookere.
21 «Mweshi mugakizi gira íbikwaniini,
22 Mu kati kiinyu, umundu weꞌmbaga niini agakizi buta abaana kihumbi.