¹ Nka u serebenke, nyan nyan nmɛlɛkɛnan nwanan yɔkɔnika wala usini. Fakanan ki ye keni, u yimilɛya u fe yimilɛyani Manni u tibentoni usi. ² U fanni : «ki yesiyeni ! Babilɔni boko kwe ki yesi yeni. U wasini pu yemi nboko : wɔpise, ipɛ lupise ipɛ wɔpise nkumman kwinnan kwasini. ³ Nkafini, nkankakɛ nwasi fɛni wunkura, u pan wan tummuni taman utoni caba nwemini.Yɔsube u wan i kunni pa yammi laba wemi. Suuman u wasini napomi nkafini i birimi nkumman i wanni nkumman nkwɔnannki. ⁴ Nka userebenke, nnu manni miyan nwunnanni u yini. arijanananki:«nnifiyamman, afɛ bokoni nki, nkafini a palɛ wan pi kunni a pa yammi kwinyemi. Kaponi i bakaye nwunnan palɛ fiyan a mɛye. ⁵ Nkafini, i kwinyemi nwan mancakunni npa fafiyan npa ta wala usi. Ceni u wuman uwa i we yemi nnebɔ. ⁶ I tuku amɛyɛ nankɛni a tukubɛ yani. i yammi nka asini , a yammi nkumman nsɔman bo ise. Tanyemi nkuman i beleni a yinkeni, nkumman yɛsɛ nkumman nne keboni, a wan nkumman a tammannini suwanki. ⁷ Pukamman ipɛ nanpone nkumman ikɔ kale ipɛni, a wan sumu nkase ipɛ bakaye ise yani. nkafini ki wuntanan nkini a kini nma yɔsube i cibɛ i n nkanka ye tɛni a ubula kifa ise u yanyibɔ. ⁸ Nkafini bokonki ncaba pi pe bakayeni kuwa kapo. Pi pe kayemi nyanni, kwinyemi ni pi fiyeni, kulo ki pi tukoni. wan ki boko u yannan ni. Nkumman ntoni ni yammani nkafeni kunnuni Ceni nankwɛ ti yinka utimanni, fakanan ki iseni. ⁹ Yɔsube nkwɛ pa laba nwemi ipɛ nanpo nwemi nyamma bokoni nkini, i ncaba utiki bokoni ki ncaba upa lesenkɛ pi yan bokoni u yannanni yanyibe lesenkumman ye, pi yakani pi caki. ¹⁰ Nansine ukle, pi yeni tituwo na ni. Nkafini, i kwinyemi npalɛ fiyan pɛye pita u manne ni: «Ebe!Yesiye wo yesiye ! bokokweni ! Babiloni boko kwe ! kwinye boko ! mi yinka usaka yammonibɔ, lɛrinan kapo.» ¹¹ Suman pi yakani, nkafini ika u yɛsɛni u caki. Puwɛ yini i wiyani i sɔman nne. nkafini, ipafi ipa finibɔ: ¹² Senunan ipɛ yinkɔ fɔka: ipɛ kwɛkuman ipɛ yinkoman, nkukwaman, biri miman nka miman, birimi nsuwa nkumman nwunuman. Wusunannan usiye, zantukoni u yiribɛ, sikamman ni lone npa bele puman nkumman kuwa kwani, ziraman, kakuman, taabɛ nkumman yinan a maaburuman. ¹³ Kanɛlima nkaman ipɛ puman nkumman lemini kamini, ipɛ wiyan lemini kamminiman, i wusunanman, i duvɛnma, iwiyan, i dukuni i wanni kuman, nanse, i nanfoni, i yuwanman, i wotoroman, ipɛjɔɔnan u suni kumman. ¹⁴ Suuman pi walani:<< nanpone nkumman mi wiyani, ntoni u yɛsɛni, nanpoleni, ipɛ wanu kammile puman ntoni nkwisini mi kleni. Mi yini i nkumman nsuwa u yanyibɔ» ¹⁵ Bokoni u yini suman Ncɛyɛ patɔ nanpomini, ika u yesiye fakanan ukle, pi summan, pa yini tituwona pa yaka, pa waka kaba nne usi. ¹⁶ Pi ta walani :« Ebe ! kɔyesiye wo kɔyesiye ! Boko kweni ! mi kɔ pukoni nkapa wasa kwa ! Ipɛ i birikamman, ipɛ birimiman nkukwa man, i senuman, kwɛkuman, ipɛ yinkɔ fɔkumman nkumman kuwa kwani. ¹⁷ Ebe ! nanponeni ntoni nyɛsɛ kafanan ifita yammonibɔ, lɛrinan kapo yewu.» Beli u kunni ncaba ipɛ beni u yaliman ipɛ ncɛyɛ toni pi taye nka utiyenkini, ipɛ ncɛyɛ pi wunnan uyan, kupɛli wiya nkini, ncaba utoni pi yeni tituwona ni. ¹⁸ Pa kabane pa bokoni u yannanni yanyibe nceki pa wala: « boko ye i fiyan tamanne i bokoni bɔ.» ¹⁹ Pi yakani, pi wunuman nwa, pa yammi fuumi pi kumi nni summu nkase ukle pa wala a :«Ebe ! koyesi wɔ kɔyesiye! boko kweni usuwa! nka wunu kammillenan nkaye be yaliman uwasa nanpomini, mi yɛsɛkuwa ufi wasa yammonibo, lɛnan uka poni u wunannki mi wasi fuumi. ²⁰ « Arijana liba, ipɛ nikwɛmanman, ipɛ yesu tumunitani pise ipɛ tumunitaaman, a wunan nkammi nkafini bokoni utoni u wɛni u wasi fuumi.Nkafini Ceni u baka pɛyɛni upa fe a summu nkase.» ²¹ Nkumman nlese nne, mɛlɛkɛ fakansuwe nwunan lo taakunto nwunanni nsisefi i birikiman nfeni muunanni upafuu kupɛli wiya nki upa mɔnɔn : « ntoko taakweni nankɛ nimini nkabɛ, Babilɔnni boko kwe ki pe la upa wa yani ti poni nki, ki yini i yanyi yinibɔ. ²² Gɔnan u manni miyan ki yini na nka utiye nkibɔ. Ncɛyɛ yamman nwan ipi kammileni, ipɛ wusɛman, ipɛ buuni u wuman, ncaba utoni usi puwɛ miyan ki yini inan Babilɔni boko nki bobɔ.Kleminu nyammoni yammiya yi yini fiyan yan nka utiye nkibɔ. ²³ Tukwɛya u yimilɛya ki yini ta nka utiyenkibɔ, kɔnɔkwiye ipɛ i cibɛ pi ta nka u tiyenkibɔ, nkafini Babilɔni boko usuman upɛkɛ ye ninanni unikwemi. u nan unu nkwinne nfu siyaman ntoni. ²⁴ « Tumuni taaman ipɛ ni kwɛmaman ipɛ ncɛbɛ kuuto manni usi, ncaba utoni utiman npisini kumman nyanyi bokoni nkini.