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