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Babilo̰n ɓiɛ kpukɗu kpukɗu
1 Fal feke ku na, mì kɔ leɗ nzaapeɗ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kḭ ɗì saa nulue. Ka ɗo ɓáy bawda hṵrusuo, a tusiri riw bele hie ɓáy zaɗ taŋa ɓe. 2 Ka ɓaa ɓay ɓáy bawda kusol-e ɓeleŋ mii: «Ka lie ro! Bawda ŋgɛrɛpuo ká *Babilo̰n na lie ro! Timbɛɗɛ key na ɗo ɓa zaɗ ká temndayari ɗaa puo ká ɗi; a ɗo ɓa zaɗ mṵu sùo wṵruri ká ndaya ɓáy kḭrɛ ɓoɗ ɓoɗ riw bele; kḭri nduyri ɓoɗ ɓoɗ riw bele ká i ɓa ḭ̌m ɓamba ká nzoɓri sa-saŋ kara mṵu sùo-ri ká ɗi, 3 ɓay ḭi lɛ, má̰y ɗáa nun pie na, ɗaa ha̰ nzoɓri ká sa̰w puo ɓari ɓoɗ ɓoɗ riw bele nzɔ him yḭŋke ɓe na. Mbayri ká tusiri key pɔŋ sùo-ri ɓo ɓil fe ɗáa lɔrɔ ziŋ ni, a ɓari nzoɓ ɗáɓ fe híeri ká tusiri key na, i vi ɓa bawda nzoɓ feziŋari ɓay tul kɔn káw ɓil ndaɗi ká kal tul zaɗ ká ɗaa nzoɓ puokeri ku na.»
4 Falɛ lɛ, mì laa kusol kḭ mgba ká nulue mii: «Ɓaarì nzoɓ ɓiri, ì tḭi ká ɓil puo na key, ká ì mgbaka í ɗaa feya̰a nzoɓkeri na ziŋ ri a í ziŋ ɓíɛri ká mbi ɓáy zaɗ káʼa ɗoko ɓay tul-e na, 5 ɓay ḭi lɛ, feya̰a ɓari na ka̰y tul kḭ tul kḭ kpṵru mgba nulue ha̰ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ker se tul fe ɗáa ka̰aya puoke na. 6 Ndaɗ ɓay ɗáa ziŋ puoke na munu káʼa ɗaa ziŋ nzoɓri. Fe ka̰ayari káʼa ɗaa na, ndaɗ ɓay púo ni ka̰y kḭ ba siɗi. Ka ɓil tuŋguo káʼa zukrike him ɓe ɓay kuna ha̰ nzoɓri na, ndaɗ ɓay zukri him yḭŋke kal ɗi ba siɗi ha̰ ni. 7 Munu káʼa sìi sùo-ɛ ɓamba a kaw ɓil ndaɗi ká kal tul zaɗ na, munu nda̰w ze, ì ɗaa ha̰ ni kɔ sɛkɛ fe a rɛ sùo-ɛ, ɓay ḭi lɛ, ka ɓaa ká ɓil law-ɛ mii: “Mì kaw zaɗ ni key ɓa mbay; mì kaw ɓa má̰y síe ya, a rɛw huɗ kara ti tḭ́i tul-i ya mgbaŋ.” 8 Sa̰wke mini ze, ɓíɛri ká mbi ɓáy zaɗ ká ɗo ɓay tul-e na, i vika nam mbḭw hɔy wuruk zuɔ tul-e: huɗ nda̰w, rɛw huɗ nda̰w, kɔn luye nda̰w, rɔɔ huu a tay ni kpɔlɔk kpɔlɔk nda̰w, ɓay ḭi lɛ, Ŋgɛrɛmbay Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ká kuŋ sal ɓay ɓo tul-e na ɓa Nzoɓ Hṵrusuo.»
9 Báyḭi lɛ, mbayri riw bele ká tusiri ká i ɗaa fe ɗáa lɔrɔ ziŋ ni, a í ɗo ɓil ndaɗi ká kal tul zaɗ ziŋ ni na, zaɗka i kɔ́kɔ zuu huu ŋgɛrɛpuoke káʼa tḭ́i na, i rɛ́kɛ rɛw ɓáy mbii nun-ri mgboɓo mgboɓo, a í nda law-ri zaɗ zaɗ ɓay tul-e. 10 I ɗoko ɗi ɗi ŋgereŋ ɓáy hḭɛ ɓay tul fe sɛkɛ káʼa tḭ́i tul ŋgɛrɛpuoke na a í ɓaa mii:
«Sɛkɛ fe woo! Sɛkɛ fe ḭi ze mini key lɛ!
Ɓo bawda ŋgɛrɛpuo Babilo̰n ká ɗo ɓáy hṵrusuo na,
mù ɓiɛ kpukɗu kpukɗu ku waa!
Ɓil sa̰w síe mbḭw hɔy, kúŋ sal ɓay ká ɗo ɓay tul-a na, tḭi tul-a.»
11 Nzoɓ ɗáɓ fe hieri ká tusiri na, i rɛ́kɛ rɛw ɓáy mbii nun-ri mgboɓo mgboɓo nda̰w, a í rɛ sùo-ri ɓay tul-e, ɓay ḭi lɛ, nzoɓ mbḭw mini kara hie fe ɓari ká i nda zuɔ na mbǎa: 12 feri ká i ɗaa ɓáy lari ká ndṵy zḭriri zḭriri nda̰w, mase lari nda̰w, tisawri ká ndaɗ ɓamba ká larike mba híe nda̰w, zawri nda̰w, tul gari ká ndṵy a ndaɗ ɓamba nda̰w, tul gari lari ká súrukeri ɗo ɓoɗ ɓoɗ nda̰w, puuri ká ɓáy kḭrɛ ɓoɗ ɓoɗ riw bele ká ba̰rɛ fṵ bǔy bǔy nda̰w, feri ká ɓáy kḭrɛ kḭrɛ ká i ɗaa ɓáy sere mbali nda̰w, puuri ká larike ŋgɔŋ ɓamba nda̰w, lari ndṵykeri ɓoɗ ɓoɗ nda̰w, rɔɔ ɓáy ha̰yri ká i ɗaa ɓáy tisaw kere nda̰w pi. 13 Vay feri ká ba̰rɛ fṵ ndaɗ ɓamba ká ɓáy kḭrɛ ɓoɗ ɓoɗ nda̰w, numri ká ba̰rɛ fṵ bǔy bǔy nda̰w, feri ká i uu ha̰ ba̰rɛ fṵ bǔy bǔy nda̰w, him nda̰w, num nda̰w, sṵ́m ɓáy fe pay nda̰w, ndayri ɓáy baɗuri nda̰w, piriri ɓáy puupusuri nda̰w, rɔɔ koyri ɓáy nzoɓri ká i mgba ri mgbam ká nzáa ruy kara nda̰w pi.
14 Nzoɓ ɗáɓ fe hiekeri na, i ɓáa ha̰ ŋgɛrɛpuo na mii: «Ɓo Babilo̰n na, fe kereri riw bele ká kɔnke ɗáa mù ɓay zíŋ na, zekre kaɗ ká luo-ɔ. Feziŋari riw bele ɓáy ɓil ndaɗi ɓori ká kal tul zaɗ na, zee ká luo-ɔ, a lɛ, mù ti zíŋ fekeri na mbǎa wṵ̌m.» 15 Nzoɓ ɗáɓ fe hieri ká i vi ɓa nzoɓ feziŋari ɓáy faa fe híe ɓari ká ɓil ŋgɛrɛpuoke ku na, i ɗoko ɗi ɗi ŋgereŋ ɓáy hḭɛ ɓay tul fe sɛkɛ káʼa tḭ́i tul ŋgɛrɛpuoke na. I rɛ́kɛ rɛw ɓáy mbii nun-ri mgboɓo mgboɓo a í rɛ sùo-ri 16 mii: «Sɛkɛ fe woo! Sɛkɛ fe ḭike ze mini key ká ɓil bawda ŋgɛrɛpuo key lɛ! Ŋgɛrɛpuoke ká ɗo munu ɓa má̰y ká nduo gari ká ndṵy a ndaɗ ɓamba ká súrukeri ɓa súru gari ndúo mbayri ɗo sùo-ɛ, a mbaɗa sùo-ɛ ɓáy feri ká i ɗaa ɓáy lari ká ndṵy zḭriri zḭriri, ɓáy tisawri ká larike ŋgɔŋ ɓamba mba híe, ɓáy zawri ká ndaɗ ɓamba na, 17-18 sa̰w síe mbḭw hɔy maa ɓay haŋa feziŋa ɓeri riw bele na, ka zékre kaɗ ká ɗi.»
A nzoɓ mgbaka ŋgɔŋ bawda hul tumbiiri riw bele ɓáy ɓari ká i se varu ɓáy faa maambii na nda̰w, rɔɔ ɓáy nzoɓ ɗáa peɗri ká ɓil bawda hul tumbiiri ɓáy ɓari riw bele ká i hɔl sùo-ri ɓáy faa há̰ari tul mbii na, zaɗka i kɔ zuu huu ká sɛ ŋgɛrɛpuoke na, i ɗoko ɗi ɗi í guu fe mii: «Ŋgɛrɛpuo ha̰a kḭ rɔɔ maa bawda ŋgɛrɛpuo na key lɛ woo!» 19 Ze í fa̰a sṵm siri í ɗaa zuɔ tul-ri í rɛ́kɛ rɛw ɓáy mbii nun-ri mgboɓo mgboɓo, í rɛ sùo-ri í gúuke fe mii:
«Sɛkɛ fe woo!
Sɛkɛ fe ḭike ze ɗo tul bawda ŋgɛrɛpuo key lɛ!
Ɓáy faa bawda feziŋa ɓe ká ɓamba tasiri na,
nzoɓri ká i ɗo ɓáy bawda hul tumbiiri ká tul maambii na,
i vi ɓa nzoɓ feziŋa.
Ze sa̰w síe mbḭw hɔy maa haŋa fe ɓeri ka zékreke kaɗ riw bele.»
20 Ɓaarì nzoɓri riw bele ká nulue,
ì záy sùo-rì ɓay tul ɓíɛ ŋgɛrɛpuo key na!
Ɓaarì nzoɓ Ŋgɛrɛwṵruri nda̰w, nzoɓ ndáy nzaapeɗri
ɓáy nzoɓ ya̰aŋa ɓayri saa nzaa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru nda̰w na,
ì záy sùo-rì,
ɓay ḭi lɛ, Ŋgɛrɛwṵru kuŋ sal ɓay ɓo tul-e
ɓay tul ka̰aya káʼa ɗaa ziŋ rì na.
21 Báyḭi lɛ, leɗ nzaapeɗ Ŋgɛrɛwṵru mbḭw munu ká ɓa nzoɓ hṵrusuo se a vǎa mbi bawda tisaw ká ŋgɔɓ munu ká nin naŋ fe na a vbu ɓáy hṵrusuo gbukum ɓo bawda maambii a ɓaa mii:
«Faake munu nda̰w ze,
Ŋgɛrɛwṵru a ɓíɛke bawda Ŋgɛrɛpuo Babilo̰n na ruk ruk,
lɛ, nzoɓ ti kɔ́kɔ mbǎa wṵ̌m.
22 Ɓo Babilo̰n na,
nzoɓ ti láa kusol nzaŋa koloŋ ká nzoɓ haŋkeri haŋ na mbǎa;
tḭwri ɓáy fe úlri na, nzoɓ ti láa ká luo-ɔ mbǎa nda̰w.
Nzoɓ gosi mbḭw mini ká ɗo ɗáa peɗke na ti mbǎa nda̰w;
Nin naŋ fe kara, nzoɓ ti láa gire ká luo-ɔ mbǎa nda̰w pi.
23 Huu ndele ti híe ká luo-ɔ mbǎa nda̰w;
Suoriya ya̰aŋa kḭ na kara nzoɓ ti láa mbǎa nda̰w,
ɓay ḭi lɛ, nzoɓ ɗáɓ fe híe ɓori na,
i ɓa nzoɓ bawda hṵrusuo ká tusiri key,
a ɓáy faa fe ɗáa mgbḭi ɓori na,
mù ǔlake nzoɓri ká sa̰w puo ɓari ɓoɗ ɓoɗ riw bele ká tusiri key.
24 Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɗaa sɛkɛ ziŋ nzoɓri ká Babilo̰n, ɓay ḭi lɛ, sím *nzoɓ ya̰aŋa ɓayri saa nzaa Ŋgɛrɛwṵru ɓáy sím nzoɓ taa ɓeri nda̰w, rɔɔ ɓáy sím ɓari nzoɓri riw bele ká i i ri ká tusiri key na, ɓayke ɗo tul nzoɓ puoke na.»