Pesalome 137

₁Dinokeng tša Babilone ke mo re bego re dula gona,

re lla ge re gopola Sione.

₂Mepopolireng ya gona ke mo re bego re fega dikgapa tša rena.

₃Gona moo ke mo bathopi ba rena ba bego ba re re ba opelele sefela;

bathopi bao ba rena ba re re ba thabiše,

ba re: “Re opeleleng sefela sa Sione.”

₄Na re ka napa ra opela sefela sa Morena nageng e šele?

₅Ge eba nka go lebala, wena Jerusalema,

gona ke hwe letsogo la go ja.

₆Leleme la ka le nkgomarele magalapa,

ge eba nka go lebala,

ke ra ge eba e se wena o nthabišago go feta tšohle.

₇Morena,

gopola Baedomo mola ba thopa Jerusalema ba re:

“E kgerešeng!

E kgerešeng go fihla ka metheo!”

₈Wena motse wa Babilone,

o lebanwego ke go kgerešwa,

go lehlogonolo yo a go lefetšago se o re dirilego sona.

₉Go lehlogonolo yo a tlago go phamola masea a gago,

a a pšhatlaganya leswikeng.