Aizaya 33 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Atogwo ñw e̩ne̩ kʼi ewa kpʼe̩wñ bie̩ le̩

¹ Atogwo ñw uwe̩, kʼe̩ kpʼe̩wñ bie̩, kʼone̩ ma la kpʼe̩wñ e-we̩ bie̩ n; uwe̩ kʼe̩ dʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩, kʼama ma la dʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo aro̩ ñw e̩ n! E̩gba kʼe̩ we e̩wñ ekpabie̩, ma akpʼuwe̩ bie̩; oñ e̩gba kʼe̩ ma ñʼadʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩ ge̩ n, taku ma adʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩ ñw e̩.

² O Jihofa, li wa eju; a te̩tanede we̩. Uwe̩ ki chʼo̩wo̩ ugbiti-wa odudu o̩jo̩ du, kpai ujadu-wa iko o̩pe̩cha ge̩.

³ Ekuku ki dab akpabana kʼamone̩ gbo̩ le̩ oñ ma ra; edʼo̩la-we̩ kwane̩ kʼe̩ dʼo̩la-we̩ kwane̩ abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi fiatuka;

⁴ ma la añʼane̩ alu kʼamide̩ añʼane̩; amone̩ la aro̩ bʼo ma alu kʼamimiejo aro̩ bʼe̩wñ ma.

⁵ Ma fu Jihofa hi ne me̩, todu i gugu atate̩; i je̩ ñw Zayo̩n che̩ko̩ ñw ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka kpai e̩wñ o̩kpakpa eche;

⁶ e̩wñ kʼi achʼugbogaga e̩wñ o̩kpanachi e-we̩ achʼujadu kpʼibe kpʼe̩wñ ema kʼi achʼololo; ailo Jihofa era chʼe̩wñ akoko-wñ.

⁷ Go, amo̩ga-ma jʼo̩do̩da akwa; amonuche̩ ure̩do̩ jʼaraku anyanyi.

⁸ Ikpadala ikpadala mud oku o̩na, abelo̩na mʼe̩re̩ da me̩. I f ʼalo alo bie̩, i achʼe̩de̩te̩ ewo ewo, one̩ la awʼo̩ eju n.

⁹ Ane̩-i tʼadaido̩, i te̩ ache̩do̩dudu; anyo̩ fu Le̩bano̩n mu, i la akwacha rinyo̩; Sharo̩n la dab aje̩tachi, eñmi Beahan kpai Karme̩l aña rinyo̩.

¹⁰ Fai tak u nakwane̩, Jihofa ka-i, fai nadʼo̩la-mi kwane̩; fai taku ma ahi umi ne.

¹¹ Efu-me̩ ku me̩ anyo̩ achʼigbogbo, me̩ abi ikakpunu; iñmi kʼe̩ ñmi lʼiñmo̩ chʼuna ki afʼe̩ lie̩.

¹² Amone̩ amone̩ la adabe̩ne̩ kʼokuta sime̩ti ku ma ro̩, dabe̩ne̩ kʼikeke ku ma lo̩ wane̩, ku ma ko gujo ef una.

Jihofa agba abo-wñ

¹³ Ame̩ ku me̩ jʼo̩najiji, me̩ gbo̩ e̩wñ kʼu che-i; ame̩ ku me̩ me̩ru anane̩, me̩ fʼugbiti-mi ma.

¹⁴ Ame̩nadure ku ma jo̩ Zayo̩n achokpo; o̩la ame̩nayechi chane̩ e̩gegbulu me̩: E̩ne̩ dʼefu-wa kʼi aneke bʼuna ki afʼe̩wñ lie̩ ge̩ne̩? E̩ne̩ dʼefu-wa kʼi aneke bʼuna ki ajo ogbegbele̩ ge̩ne̩?

¹⁵ E̩ne̩ ki alule̩ tʼo̩kpakpa, kʼi la akʼo̩la e̩wñ o̩kpakpa; e̩ne̩ kʼile uji chʼe̩wñ e̩de̩te̩ ñw u, kʼi la mʼo̩wo̩ ko bʼo̩ko̩ e̩gbaje̩ te̩, kʼi fʼo̩wo̩-wñ jʼeti kʼi we e̩gbʼo̩la e̩bie̩, kʼi laño̩ fʼeju jugbe kʼi we ego e̩wñ bie̩ne̩.

¹⁶ Owñ le̩ adodo atate̩; alu ku ma ne̩ okuta chʼo̩do̩go̩-wñ ki gbo̩gba; ma akʼuje̩wñ ñw u je̩, omi-wñ agbe̩ n.

¹⁷ Eju-we̩ ali onu le̩ ef alifia-wñ; eju-we̩ ago ane̩ ki ate̩ tʼo̩najiji.

¹⁸ E̩do̩-we̩ ayaye okpo: Ugbo ako̩takada de̩? Ugbo e̩ne̩ ki añwa e̩bo̩ de̩? Ugbo e̩ne̩ ki fʼo̩do̩go̩-wñ kaluka de̩?

¹⁹ Uwe̩ ñʼali ame̩nugbolu ge̩ n, kʼuko̩la-ma chʼaduña kʼuwe̩ ma neke gbʼo̩ n, ku ma kwoulo̩ nyʼichi-ma kʼuwe̩ ma neke gbʼoji-wñ n.

²⁰ Go Zayo̩n, ewo ujeju ujeju-wa ku ma da le̩! eju-we̩ ali Je̩rusale̩m, kʼi mud ugbo kʼamone̩ adodo yo̩o̩, owñ chʼunyabo ku ma ma ñʼachi kwʼe̩gu ge̩ n, ma ño̩ achʼoli-wñ ogbegbele̩ n, iku-wñ du ñʼako̩da ge̩ n.

²¹ Jihofa muda adʼugbo wa o̩mo̩ ef e̩gahi-wñ, uña ohimini kpʼaji ki nʼabe̩ i che, ugbo kʼo̩ko̩ ki nʼoche ma ñʼale n, o̩ko̩ ki nana du alale o̩mo̩ n.

²² Todu Jihofa chʼakajo̩-wa, Jihofa chʼe̩ne̩ ki adʼo̩da ñw a, Jihofa chʼonu-wa; owñ le̩ ajadu wa.

²³ Iku iku-we̩ lo̩ me̩; i neke ji e̩re̩ oli ilemo̩ manyʼo̩ko̩ ge̩ n, i la neke gwo̩nyʼilemo̩ ki nadala te̩ n. E̩gbale̩ taku ma fʼane̩ inaina kʼogu je̩ kpe̩ jo̩; amachika añʼane̩.

²⁴ Tak e̩ne̩ du ki adodo o̩mo̩ aka kʼu nachʼo̩ga n; ma atʼudu kʼamone̩ ku ma dodo o̩mo̩ fe̩ no̩ ñw ma.