16 Mɛi ni baana bo lɛ, baakwɛ bo diŋŋ;

Amɛbaakwɛ bo gãa ni amɛbaakɛɛ akɛ,

‘Ani jeee nuu ni hosoɔ shikpɔŋ lɛ nɛ,

Mɔ ni hãa maŋtsɛyelii kpokpoɔ,+

17 Ni ehãa shikpɔŋ ni mɛi yɔɔ nɔ lɛ tsɔɔ ŋa kpataa,

Ni ebutuɔ shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ maji lɛ,+

Ni eŋmɛɛɛ mɛi ni ewo amɛ tsuŋ lɛ ahe ni amɛya amɛmaŋ lɛ?’+

“Nyɛ hewɔ lɛ, matsu kɛya Babilon koni ayajie agbói lɛ asɛɛ adabaŋi* lɛ fɛɛ ashwie shi,+

Ni aba Kaldeabii lɛ ashi yɛ amɛmeelei lɛ amli ni amɛbolɔ waa.+

“Abaashɔ̃ mɛi ni nuu kãkãlɔ emɔmɔ amɛ momo lɛ po yɛ edɛŋ,+

Ni abaakpɔ̃ mɛi ni yiwalɔ ko eŋɔ amɛ nom lɛ.+

Mate shi mawo mɛi ni teɔ shi amɛwoɔ bo lɛ,+

Ni mahere bo diɛŋtsɛ obii* lɛ.