1Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na mosakoli Jeremi na tina na Babiloni mpe bato na yango :
2« Sakola mpe tatola yango kati na bikolo,
3Ekolo moko ekowuta na nor mpe ekobundisa Babiloni,
4Na tango wana, na mikolo wana, »
5Bakotuna nzela oyo ememaka kino na Siona
6Bato na Ngai bazalaki lokola bameme
7Moto nyonso oyo azalaki komona bango
8Bobima mbangu na Babiloni,
9Pamba te nakotelemisa
10Boye, bakobotola bomengo ya Babiloni
11« Mpo ete bozali kosepela mpe bozali na esengo,
12mama na bino akoyoka soni makasi ;
13Likolo ya kanda ya Yawe,
14Bino bato nyonso oyo bobundaka na matolotolo,
15Bobetela ye lokito ya bitumba na bangambo nyonso !
16Boboma wuta na mokili ya Babiloni
17Isalaele azali lokola meme oyo ebungi nzela,
18Yango wana tala makambo
19Kasi nakozongisa Isalaele na lopango na ye ;
20Na tango wana, na mikolo wana, ›
21Bobundisa mokili ya Meratayimi
22Makelele ya bitumba ezali kati na mokili,
23Ndenge nini marto oyo ezalaki kobeta mokili mobimba
24Oh Babiloni, nasili kotiela yo motambo,
25Yawe afungolaki bibundeli na Ye nyonso
26Bobimela wuta na bisika nyonso mpo na kobundisa ye,
27Boboma bana ngombe mibali na ye nyonso ;
28Boyoka ! Tala bango bazali kokima
29Bosangisa bato nyonso
30Yango wana, na mokolo wana,
31‹ Tala, nazali na kanda na yo, yo mboka ya lolendo, ›
32Ekolo ya lolendo ekobeta libaku mpe ekokweya,
33Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi :
34Nzokande, Mosikoli na bango azali na makasi,
35Mopanga, boma bato ya Babiloni ;
36‹ Mopanga, boma basakoli na yango ya lokuta ;
37Mopanga, boma bampunda mpe bashar na yango,
38Bokawuki, kweyela mayi na yango mpo ete ekawuka ;
39Bikelamu ya esobe mpe bambwa ya zamba
40Ndenge Nzambe abebisaki Sodome mpe Gomore
41Tala, mampinga moko ya basoda ezali koya wuta na nor,
42Basimbi matolotolo mpe makonga,
43Tango mokonzi ya Babiloni ayokaki sango na tina bango,
44Ndenge nkosi eyaka wuta na bazamba ya Yordani
45Yango wana, boyoka mabongisi oyo
46Na lokito ya kokweya ya mokili ya Babiloni,