¹Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

¹ Zijiyaŋ dooni no. Suleymanu wane no. Da manti Rabbi no ka windo cina, Kulu cinakoy goono ga taabi no yaamo. Da manti Rabbi no ka gallo batu, Batuko jirbi jaŋa mo yaamo no.

¹A Song of Ascents; of Solomon. Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

²It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

² Yaamo no araŋ se, araŋ ma tun za da hinay, Araŋ ma te cin mo hala araŋ ma fulanzam, Araŋ ma taabi ŋwaari ŋwa. Zama Rabbi ga nga baakoy no jirbi.

²It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; [For] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

³Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

³ A go, izeyaŋ ya tubu no kaŋ ga fun Rabbi do, Gunde izey mo a alhakku no.

³Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; [And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward.

⁴As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

⁴ Sanda hangawyaŋ kaŋ go boro gaabikooni kambe ra, Yaadin cine no zankataray izey bara nd'a.

⁴As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

⁵Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

⁵ Albarkante no bora kaŋ a tonga ga to d'ey. Haawi s'i di waati kaŋ i ga kakaw da ibarey faada meyey ra.

⁵Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.