1 Amonu 5 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

So̩lo̩mo̩n kpalo kpai Hairam, onu Taya

¹ Taku Hairam onu Taya fʼabuko̩lo̩-wñ kpuche̩ nyʼugbo So̩lo̩mo̩n; todu i gbo̩ ka ku ma fʼekpo ba tʼowñ oji kʼi jʼonu gugu e̩gu ata-wñ, todu Hairam te̩tefe̩do̩ Defid.

² Oñ So̩lo̩mo̩n fʼuche̩ kpe̩ru Hairam kakini,

³ Uwe̩ chema abu ki Defid, ata-mi, ma neke kʼunyi todu odu Jihofa O̩jo̩-wñ n, todu ogu eja ki dʼo̩ o̩la ugbo tʼugbo du, gbogbo taku Jihofa ko ma jʼo̩gane̩ adaba e̩re̩-wñ.

⁴ Fa-i Jihofa O̩jo̩-mi la mʼuñmi du ñwu mi ugbo tʼugbo du; i nʼe̩no̩la du kpai e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ ki wa che emi ge̩ n.

⁵ E̩ la go, u fʼuñwa ef e̩do̩-mi ka kʼu nakʼunyi todu odu Jihofa O̩jo̩-mi, alu ki Jihofa ko̩la ñwu Defid, ata-mi, kakini, O̩ma-we̩, e-kʼu nadu gugu oj ede-we̩ koji we̩, owñ akʼunyi tod odu-mi le̩.

⁶ Todule̩ fa-i e̩ naka ku ma fʼoli sida da ñwu mi Le̩bano̩n; abuko̩lo̩-mi la ajo̩ kpʼabuko̩lo̩-we̩; oñ u narʼo̩me̩ ñw e̩ tod abuko̩lo̩-we̩ alu du kʼe̩ ka, todu uwe̩ chema ka ki nʼe̩ne̩ du ef uwa kʼi chʼo̩ka igbo oli ebu dab abo Saido̩n in.

⁷ Oñ i lewatu abu ki Hairam gbo o̩la ki So̩lo̩mo̩n ka le̩, i yo̩ nana, oñ i kakini, Jihofa ki nʼele eñini-i, owñ chʼe-ki dʼo̩ma ki nʼibe ñwu Defid kʼamone̩ inaina-i ki jʼefo̩wo̩-wñ.

⁸ Taku Hairam fʼuche̩ kpe̩ru So̩lo̩mo̩n kakini, Uche̩ e̩wñ kʼe̩ kpe̩ru mi le̩ u gbo̩ me̩: nache alu du kʼe̩ tene ugbo igbo oli sida le̩ kpai ugbo igbo oli fir ge̩.

⁹ Abuko̩lo̩-mi akʼo gwo̩ru kwo Le̩bano̩n wa o̩la ohimini abadi; tak u nafʼigbo igbo oli le̩ tamʼomune̩ ki nʼeju ohimini alo tʼugbo kʼuwe̩ aka ñwu mi, tak u naje̩ ñwu ma fʼu ko̩da bʼomune̩ te̩ o̩mo̩, tak uwe̩ amʼu ko; e̩ kʼuje̩wñ wa tod abo unyi-mi, mak e̩ fʼe̩wñ kʼu natene chekpa me̩.

¹⁰ Abe̩le̩ Hairam mʼigbo oli sida kpai oli fir ko ñwu So̩lo̩mo̩n alu du kʼi tene.

¹¹ Taku So̩lo̩mo̩n mʼe̩ñwa o̩ka wit ko̩r icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ ogu ko ñw Hairam ki chʼuje̩wñ tod abo-wñ, kpai e̩ñwa ekpo ku ma de̩ nyo̩nyo̩ ko̩r ogu, i dabe̩ne̩ kʼigaluwa o̩gwo̩ko̩. Abe̩le̩ So̩lo̩mo̩n ko ñwu Hairam o̩do̩ o̩do̩.

¹² Jihofa la dʼibe ñwu So̩lo̩mo̩n alu kʼi katane̩ ñw u; oñ e̩do̩ Hairam kpai So̩lo̩mo̩n bo̩ru omune̩; tak ama meji le̩ fʼalo kpe̩.

¹³ Tak onu So̩lo̩mo̩n je̩ ñwu ma chi one̩ uko̩lo̩ kwʼugbo du ojane̩ Israe̩l wa; one̩ kʼi je̩ ñwu ma chi wa ku ma rʼo̩ ire̩ chʼicham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ ogue̩gwa.

¹⁴ Oñ i fʼuma kpe̩ nyi Le̩banon, one̩: icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ me̩gwa nʼochuʼka aro̩ne aro̩ne; ma fʼochuʼka je̩ Le̩bano̩n, taku ma jʼochu meji unyi. Adonai-ram la chʼagboji abo ku ma nʼuko̩lo̩ ire̩ ache le.

¹⁵ Oñ So̩lo̩mo̩n nʼone̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ e̩te̩gwa ku ma nʼadu-wñ, kpai one̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ o̩gbo̩ me̩le̩ ku ma jʼane̩ uwo le̩ ada okuta;

¹⁶ abo le̩ chʼojoji ñw abo ku ma ko dago jo̩ kʼuko̩lo̩ le̩ jʼef o̩wo̩-ma, one̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ me̩ta nyʼoli me̩fa nʼo̩da abo ku ma jʼef uko̩lo̩ le̩ ache.

¹⁷ Tak onu ñwa ñwu ma, oñ ma kʼokuta lile kʼaja-wñ chʼe̩kpuna wa, ku ma nʼokuta ku ma da chʼunyane̩ unyi le̩.

¹⁸ Oñ amakʼunyi e-So̩lo̩mo̩n kpai amakʼunyi Hairam kpai abo Ge̩bal chʼabo ku ma da; ma la fʼigbo oli kpai okuta ñwo̩che ku ma ne̩ kʼunyi le̩.