¹ Irim ozu ning ama zang ulim etim lkpe omi re si kukyi okyu. Elu yi kilang kazak kiga, Kayang ekib ezeng eyi buzur ngyi. ² Ikpok kilang kiga kyong, "Eku, eku ohu Babilon kehin kiga! Ihu esi kiluk ile ni edin abyi, kiluk kita ni edin abyi eyi banun babyi. ³ Ayi irim lilang amgba edir eyi umgba kendur ngyi. Beding ni kayang lilang ana baza eyi mi. Beding kayang ohu esi bangyi anang ti bugbang ni ile egyi aya ngyi." ⁴ Ke ama wok kilang keki kikpe kyong, "Nyi lu anyin pa mi kitik, enyi bangyi nim, eke nye yi mi ahaa abyi ngyi kong, eke esi nya afa butsim ngyi ting kong. ⁵ Abyi ngyi adib kiying atsu na kim kikpe kukyi, ke lkpe amang arung etim abyi ngyi meng. ⁶ Ho mi si irim utu awu ami oho anda bangyi babe, eke si ho mi si izing ipa ni ozu ayi ibu; ketuk aki izir embe, zir embe ezing apa nda mi. ⁷ Utu awu indip angyi ke ile ile kuyim, nda mi butsim hun ening yi orup ubri. Ayi i lok korup ngyi kyong, ama le uding bakeb; ama esi akeb bekpe kong, ke ama esi erim ombok kong.' ⁸ Ere ening kutu kiting mbe butsim ngyi ena ba: buku, ombok erim, eyi bunyong. Ula aba oluk obong mi, ayi Itsi Ikpe ihung ening, ke isi kilok ikpe ngyi." ⁹ Beding kayang abe eyi mi ana baza ke arung etu ibi eye kong okpok erim ombok ayi ba zang bezeng ula awu oluk mi. ¹⁰ Ba nyin eyir kira gbeng ekyi bereng ti ula awu ro luk mi okyong, "Kuhang, kuhang kehin kikyo, Babilon, kehin bugbang! Ayi ti kige kiting mbe butsim ndu aba meng." ¹¹ Bangyi betsi kayang okpok erim ombok kikyi ngyi, ayi ongyi agya betsi ngyi eye kong-- ¹² Bangyi betsi ni kikyo kuzin kegbying, kikyo ketin, ikyi, ilong iding, batri beding, batri kinang, batri bama, itu etsi kemgbyi, avem ayi bakpa yi etsi, eyi etsi kikyeng, bobin, itu anang kekyi kekyi. ¹³ Kihuk otsi bagak, ozu ayi anda bangyi bagak beding, bumu bomyin, igyu batak, bundak, eyi bataan, kuya utsi eyi bukim, eyi bepyi eyi inyang bangyi. ¹⁴ Kihim otsi aki ohu mu kulak ebeting ke opu eyi kazak ndu lilang anyin esi mu apa meng. Ozu kuyim ndu eyi bolib ndu eyim meng esi uzang yi eyi kong. ¹⁵ Bangyi betsi ni avem eding ayileng lilang abe esi bangyi kiven utin ngyi baba eyir ugbak uga mbe azang mi, kikyi ere bereng ni butsim ngyi, ikpok eyi ombok erim aga. ¹⁶ Bolok kyong "Kuhang, kuhang esi kehin kiga aki oruk angyi eyi batre kindip, eyi batre beding, eyi batre bama, ke ekim eyi avem kuzin kegbying, avem kuzin, eyi ikyi! ¹⁷ Ti kige kiting ening mbe kezun nyi owung."Bangyi ni aya bemeng bokyo, bangyi abe ekyin aya ni uho uga, abe ohur aya, eyi lilang ni abe ra lyi amgba ti uho uga, eyir ekpri kugbak uga. ¹⁸ Bo kpok ayi ba zang bezeng ni ula awu oluk mi. Bokyong "Kehin kerung nyi ereng kehin kiga ra?" ¹⁹ Ba ku kuvuk okur ibi kikyi, bokpok olu erim ombok, "Kuhang, kuhang esi ni kehin kikyo kiluk aki bangyi abe alu yi aya okyo ni bemeng ohu esi bangyi kiven ti kezun ngyi. Ti kige kiting mbe akeb nyi ogyo kyu." ²⁰ Kukyi nya ten orup kikyi ngyi, anyi abe ososu, bangyi kitsim, eyi bangyi izir, kikyi ere lkpe olok ikpe inyi kikyi ngyi meng!" ²¹ Ulim etim lkpe uga ede kikyo kikyo ereng kihok ata kyu kuho uga ra ha kyong, "Utu awu leng Babilon kehin kikyo, ba gba ki okyu edideng kita eke esi azang ki eye kong. ²² Kadur ni bolugong abe buben igyak, abe ra zuk ivang, eyi abe ra zuk (edin-indri esi azang bi eye obu inyi kong. Bangyi abe ra kpa ozu itu kekyi kekyi esi azang bi obu inyi eye kong. Kadur kihok esi owok obu inyi eye kong. ²³ Bata ni ula esi atin obu inyi eye kong. Alang ni keku eyi kimma esi owok obu inyi eye kong, ayi bangyi betsi inyi esi belim beding belige ni kayang ning, eke bangyi bozur inyi akaba kayang ning. ²⁴ Afa beyeng ni bangyi izir eyi abe ososu eyi beyeng ni bangyi abe bo bong lilang ti kayang ning."