Räṛu Oye Yerusalema Ta
1 Ma orivoya yai'dwesi ondro ànya katayite märi ekye:
“Mi'de moyi zo OPI roya owo.”
2 Ama orivoya edrevoya ya dereŋwa Yerusalema ro roya!
3 Yerusalema orivoya 'bakici se abete yi
se abete voalo ya kadoro.
4 Ono ni vose 'bakalai kabe ikyi kigye,
'bakalai se orivoya OPI ro,
kayi ikyi aro'boya oye OPI ri,
oso ota ndaro ronye.
5 'Bädri'bai se zelevoi Dawidi ro rite noŋwa
vure lidri ànyaro ro opene.
6 Nyämätu taliatokpe Yerusalema rota:
“Mi'ba ànya se kayibe mi lu a'done kandrakado be.
7 Taliatokpe ka'do tiṛii miro ya
ago takado ka'do tiṛi mbaraekye miro yasi.”
8 Tana ta 'didiri maro ndi bereazii be rota
ma ata Yerusalema ri makye: “Taliatokpe ka'do mibe.”
9 Tana ta zo OPI Lu amaro rota,
mà mätu kandrakado miro ta.
In Praise of Jerusalem
1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the Lord's house.”
2 And now we are here,
standing inside the gates of Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem is a city restored
in beautiful order and harmony.
4 This is where the tribes come,
the tribes of Israel,
to give thanks to the Lord
according to his command.
5 Here the kings of Israel
sat to judge their people.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper.
7 May there be peace inside your walls
and safety in your palaces.”
8 For the sake of my relatives and friends
I say to Jerusalem, “Peace be with you!”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God
I pray for your prosperity.