1 Na bʼɛc a, mʼɛkn afr ɛrm ɛs ɛjeci nyam ekʼanŋ afr am us es. Nʼↄny abusu ligbɛl nyam, ɛtŋ in ecʼanygbɛl a ayal wus na nimum. 2 Lʼɛlu lebl tuↄtuↄ li dad ninɛ: «Lʼɛy wus, Babilↄn gbɛl a ɛy wus! Sica ow el abŋ eŋuŋ ɛrŋ ɛrŋ a ecʼusu ekʼir, ɛl ecʼes lↄl usu; aŋa anake ↄr ɛrŋ ɛrŋ lele mindey ekʼaylm ke wɛl bʼifn ab ir a. 3 Ɛb ɛb a fɛŋ ecʼagŋ a ɛgŋ in eci mar a eke bʼↄŋ ɛgŋ ij nfaci, ke bʼↄŋ ɛgŋ im ɛy Nyam ecʼɛrm bebl ab ɛm a. Wus na eci ɛ́b ebu a igŋʼn af -lʼok nfaci ij owi ab ɛm, ɛtŋ wus na eci án ↄlu a el egbreŋgbi in ecʼob eke nʼↄny afŋn es a sosiɛm.»

4 Ɛtŋ ɛmɛny mʼiri lebl ɛjeci nyam ekʼanŋ afr am ikŋ ow dad ɛsɛ: «Ɛm ecʼagŋ, òkr ↄkm ɛb ab ɛm yecʼɛtŋ ke kʼánmn in e sikpl a e low ɛm, in eci abu ɛyr ɛgbɛl a eke bʼow ɛŋnʼn a kʼɛ́ŋnm ↄny. 5 Tasi ɛm a, in eci sikpl a tatakŋ toŋ im ok afr, ɛtŋ Nyam ijlm in ecʼów ɛnyɛmbri yony yony owi amua es. 6 Kòkr ɛb a low ɛsɛ elel eke li kokr agŋ ɛjecʼab af. Low yecʼa eke li kok a, in yɛji kòkr ir ow eci sakp yony. Mij kpↄk a eke li bi wuwlm mar tuↄtuↄ ab nʼↄŋ agŋ ɛgŋ a, in yɛji mar eke ɛw tuↄtuↄ a, wùwlmn ow eci ↄtu sakp yony ab ↄŋn in lʼɛ́gŋ. 7 Anygbɛl owi a eke li kok lele ɛb sɛnyn a eke lʼij ab ab a, ↄwar ow eci dudu a lele ow eci gbre ab ab eke bɛbmn ab a ↄŋn in. Li bi dadr in ɛm lʼɛsɛ: “Mʼir aŋa ɛsɛ ɛb eb yↄw af, mʼelm iŋnyↄw ɛtŋ lɛgŋ kaka mi kʼow mʼɛknm niŋn owi.” 8 Low na sosiɛm anake gbre owi a fɛŋ eke wɛl bɛbm ɛwʼr es a bʼow ɛŋnʼn a: ↄl ekʼel luw eci, niŋn owi lele lek ab. Lɛgŋ nyam coco af fɛŋ bʼow ɛŋnʼn ɛtŋ wɛl bʼow ɛtul il. Tasi ɛm a, Ɛs Kↄtↄkↄ eke jɛj in e low a ok a ij lɛc nↄnↄ.»

9 Eke wus eci ɛ́b ebu a eke in ab kok nfaci owi ke ir ɛb mɛwl ɛm a bʼow ɛkn ɛb a ekʼɛtu a eci mregbn a, -li bʼow -lʼikŋ ↄŋn -li kok sↄrŋ. 10 Ke in eci gbre owi a kʼɛ́ŋnm ɛl a, -li bʼow -li kpab ow es lís -nʼim akpoj ke -nʼam dad -lʼɛsɛ: «Bogŋ e gbre ana ee? Oy Babilↄn! Ɛb gbɛl ekʼij lɛc! Wanci liy nyam af cɛ anake wɛl ↄbʼŋ low a.»

11 Wus na ecʼán ↄlu a yɛji am ikŋ ↄŋn ɛtŋ am kok in eci sↄrŋ aŋke sica wɛl ↄ́lm ɛl ecʼan ob a ij: 12 sika, jɛtɛ ufu, mebn amamn lele ayrɛ ab; gbad fuɛfuɛ, gbad ebl amamn, gbad frɛfrɛ; ekŋ sŋↄsŋↄ ɛrŋ ɛrŋ a fɛŋ, ɛyr nɛn ɛm ecʼob fɛŋ eke wɛl kok, ekŋ ekʼil an, jawie, lowi oglog lebn mamn; 13 ekŋ sel sŋↄsŋↄ lele mob sↄsŋn mob ɛjecʼab, mijey, kpey lele ogŋ ab; mar, mun, ble mpupu lele miy ab; sed, mɛcɛb, sigbaŋkↄ lele ow eci mɛtŋ ab toŋ agŋ eci sos megl lele ow eci liy bↄbↄ yɛjʼab. 14 Wɛl am dad ɛsɛ: «Mob mob a fɛŋ ekʼam erur a anm ŋ ogŋ a ij, ŋ ecʼob ↄny fɛŋ lele ŋ ecʼɛb ij sɛnyn ab ab irm; lɛgŋ kaka wɛl kʼow ɛŋnm ɛl ij!» 15 Án ↄlu a eke ↄl an ɛb ab ɛm ke ↄny ob a, -li bʼow -nʼinym es akpoj, ɛb a eci gbre owi eke kʼɛŋn ɛl a sosiɛm. -Li bʼow -lʼikŋ ↄŋn -li kok sↄrŋ, 16 -li dad -lʼɛsɛ: «Kↄ bogŋ eci gbre anake ɛŋn ɛb gbɛl na ab ee? Lʼɛw ob fuɛfuɛ sos, gbad ebl amamn, lʼok sika ɛm miyob, mebn amamn ɛm e miyob lele ayrɛ ɛm e miyob ab. 17 Ɛtŋ wanci liy nyam af cɛ anake mob amua fɛŋ irm a!»

Simijɛtŋ a eci idr ɛsɛl a, agŋ a ekʼus mij ɛl ab a, ɛm yogŋ eci juma kok ɛsɛl a, agŋ a fɛŋ eke bʼɛŋn ob ij mij af yogŋ a bʼow inym es akpoj. 18 Eke -lʼɛkan ɛb a ekʼam ɛtu a eci mregbn a, -li bʼow -lʼɛlu lebl -li dad -lʼɛsɛ: «Ɛb kaka anm eke agb ot ɛb na es!» 19 -Nʼam ok siflefl nuŋ, -nʼam ikŋ ↄŋn -li kok sↄrŋ ɛtŋ -nʼam ɛlu lebl -li dad -lʼɛsɛ: «Kↄ bogŋ eci gbre anake ɛŋn ɛb gbɛl na ab ee? In ecʼob ↄny ab ɛm anake agŋ a fɛŋ eke ↄny simijɛtŋ okij na af a el egbreŋgbi a. Ɛtŋ wanci liy nyam af cɛ anake amua fɛŋ irm a!»

20 Afr, sos ɛm íŋnʼŋ Babilↄn eci wus eke ɛr ok a eci! Nyam ecʼagŋ, ɛrm ɛsɛl lele kokoba ↄb ɛsɛl ab, sos ɛm íŋn ↄny aŋke Nyam jɛj okʼr low ŋuŋ a eke li kok ↄny a eci!

21 Ɛtŋ afr ɛrm ɛs nyam ekʼↄny lɛc a oc ma ↄlul lob legleg nyam ↄwl okij ɛm ɛtŋ am dad ɛsɛ: «Ɛbɛn eke wɛl bʼow oc Babilↄn ɛb gbɛl a ↄwl lɛc ɛm ana, ɛtŋ lɛgŋ kaka wɛl kʼow ɛknmʼn ij. 22 Lɛgŋ kaka ŋ ogŋ a wɛl kʼow irim saŋgo ↄny ɛsɛl ecʼɛj, ɛj ɛgŋ ɛsɛl, kete afl ɛsɛl, krↄkr afl ɛsɛl e lebl ij. Wɛl kʼow ɛŋnm mɛwl ɛs kaka fɛŋ ij; wɛl kʼow irim ob iny usu eci likekr ij. 23 Mun al a kʼow ayalm ŋ ogŋ a ij; wɛl kʼow irim ↄyↄw ɛcɛl owr owr eci sↄ́g ij. Ŋ eci án ↄlu a ↄny any akm wus na nimum ecʼa, ɛtŋ ŋ eci cam owi ab ɛm, irmn ɛbr ɛbr a fɛŋ ecʼagŋ a.»

24 Babilↄn yogŋ anake kokoba ↄb ɛsɛl, Nyam ecʼagŋ a lele wus na nimum ecʼagŋ a fɛŋ eke wɛl ibi ab ab eci mebl a ok es a.