Aizaya 40 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Akoya eta ka kʼO̩jo̩ ako ma dabi kwef amu le̩ wa

¹ Me̩ ki nyʼuma e̩do̩, me̩ ki nyʼabo-mi e̩do̩, O̩jo̩-me̩ ka-i.

² Me̩ nakʼo̩la unye̩do̩ ñw abo Je̩rusale̩m, kʼe̩ kwadʼo̩ ka kʼogu eja-wñ takpa me̩, ma rnʼudu kʼi fe̩ du chele me̩, ka kʼi mʼuro̩me̩ adure-wñ gba kwʼo̩wo̩ Jihofa onu meji me̩.

³ Omuko̩la e̩ne̩ ki akwa ef aje̩tachi kakini: Me̩ ñwʼo̩na Jihofa che; me̩ fʼikpadala che te̩e̩le̩ egbili e̩lanyi kpʼokuta tod O̩jo̩-wa.

⁴ O̩go̩ o̩go̩ du ahi tʼate̩, uwo kpʼotete du la ahi wane̩; ane̩ ki de̩ kpokpolo ade̩ te̩e̩le̩, oñ o̩go̩ uwo o̩go̩kpe̩ amud egbili.

⁵ Tak ojima Jihofa atejugede, oñ o̩re̩la du aliʼi alukate, todu alu Jihofa ka-i.

⁶ Omuko̩laʼka kakini, Kwa! Oñ u kakini, Ab u nakwa? O̩re̩la du dab egbe, alifia-wñ du dab ododo oko.

⁷ Egbe-wñ akwacha, ododo-wñ acha, todu iñmi Jihofa añmirʼu; ochochi one̩ chʼegbe.

⁸ Egbe akwacha, ododo acha; O̩la O̩jo̩-wa muda adago ogbegbele̩.

⁹ Uwe̩, Zayo̩n, uwe̩ kʼe̩ nʼakoya uche̩nyo̩ wa, mute̩gu tʼoj uwo ki gbo̩gba; uwe̩, Je̩rusale̩m, kʼe̩ nʼakoya uche̩nyo̩ ata chʼomu-we̩ nyʼate̩ taa; chi nyʼate̩ waa, e̩ ki railo n; me̩ naka ñw ewo ewo Juda kakini, Me̩ go O̩jo-me̩!

¹⁰ Go, Ondu Jihofa anʼugbiti wa, o̩wo̩-wñ anʼo̩da e̩wñ tod uwñ. Go, e̩wñ uro̩me̩-wñ dʼugbo-wñ, e̩wñ kʼi adu ñw one̩ koji jʼo̩gba-wñ.

¹¹ I akʼujo̩ ame̩wño̩re̩-wñ nyʼokije̩ dab adidala, i akʼamo̩ma-ma mʼe̩do̩, i ako ma mʼagbe̩do̩-wñ ale, i la anʼabo ku ma nʼo̩ma ubi le ye̩ye̩.

E̩gahi kpai inaina e-O̩jo̩

¹² E̩ne̩ ne̩ e̩do̩wo̩-wñ ñwa omiofo du? kʼi la nʼo̩gaba o̩wo̩ fʼojale ojale ñwate̩? kʼi la mʼebutu ile̩-i gba nyʼef e̩ñwa e̩wñ? kʼi la kʼuwo uwo nyʼe̩wñ kʼi ñwa uwoji-wñ? kʼi la kʼotete otete nyʼe̩bo̩?

¹³ E̩ne̩ fʼAfu Jihofa kpe̩ru e̩ñwa e̩ñwa, abe̩k e̩ne̩ chʼe̩no̩hiala kʼi kʼo̩ o̩la?

¹⁴ E̩ne̩ i bʼo̩ lʼo̩la todu kʼeju-wñ ki ne̩? E̩ne̩ la kʼowñ o̩na ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka? E̩ne̩ la kʼowñ e̩wñ ema? kʼi la ñʼo̩ o̩na oji e̩wñ ema?

¹⁵ Go, abuche̩ichi uche̩ichi dab e̩kito̩ omiʼka ki kito̩ kwef otube̩, ma fʼuma lorʼebutu re ki dʼo̩la e̩bo̩; go, i akʼala ala omi kwane̩ dab ebutu ki akwu.

¹⁶ Le̩bano̩n bebʼiji-wñ jo̩ n, ame̩wñ iñmi-wñ la bʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ e̩gujo jo̩ n.

¹⁷ Abuche̩ichi du chʼo̩wai eju-wñ, i fʼuma lorʼe̩wñ ki nyarʼofofo, o̩wai ma che.

¹⁸ Mak e̩ne̩ uwe̩ adʼO̩jo̩ wawe-wñ taa? abe̩k e̩wñ uwe̩ aka kʼi chʼe̩go̩-wñ?

¹⁹ Ode! E̩nuko̩lo̩ ada, tak agwalo̩ o̩jamalia akʼo̩jamalia wenyʼu, tak i fʼiyagba ajifa da todu-wñ.

²⁰ E̩ne̩ kʼale mʼu kʼi ma ne̩ e̩wñ kʼi ako ne n ate̩jane̩ oli ki ma ache̩ n; i atene e̩ne̩ ki chʼo̩ka uko̩lo̩ kʼi fʼojibo kʼi ma achi e̩re̩ n gbe̩ ñw u.

²¹ Ame̩ ma n? Ame̩ te̩te̩gbo̩ n? Ma ka ñw me̩ kwʼabakwane̩ n? Ame̩ mʼoji unyane̩ ane̩ ile̩-i n?

²² E̩ne̩ kʼi gugu atate̩ ñw e̩wñ ki bʼile̩ ma okokolo ate̩-i, kʼabo ku ma dodo jo̩-i dab amakpachi; kʼi fʼefojale nadala te̩ dab ukpo ugbeju kʼi de̩ fe̩ne̩fe̩ne̩, kʼi la afa te̩ dab unyabo kʼone̩ ki dodo ef uwñ;

²³ kʼi akʼame̩nojima chʼe̩wñ o̩wai, kʼi la aje̩ ñw abo̩da ile̩-i chʼofofo.

²⁴ Ma ko gbe̩ kpo̩kpe̩ n, ma la ko fia kpo̩kpe̩ n, e̩tiga-wñ tʼili nyʼane̩ ta n, i la fʼafu fe̩ ru ma, oñ ma kwacha, tak ololo lewa amʼuma ko rinyo̩ dab igbogbo.

²⁵ Mak e̩ne̩ me̩ adʼumi wawe-wñ kʼomi kpʼowñ achʼokujo̩ taa? E̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ le̩ ka-i.

²⁶ Mʼeju-me̩ korʼate̩, ago: E̩ne̩ nyi e̩wñ ki jo̩-i? E̩ne̩ ki akʼuwewe-wñ dufu aro̩ne aro̩ne, i adʼodu-ma okoke; lugbo ugbiti-wñ ki tabale, todabu kʼi chʼegbiñmi ef ukpahiu i nʼokate ki chi ef uma n.

²⁷ O Jeko̩b, e̩wñ chi kʼe̩ ka, O Israe̩l, e̩wñ chi kʼe̩ kakini, O̩na-mi kʼu nale maja ñw Jihofa, ajo̩ o̩kpakpa-mi kʼama ma ka lalegu O̩jo̩-mi du me̩?

²⁸ Uwe̩ ma n? Uwe̩ te̩te̩gbo̩ n? Jihofa chʼO̩jo̩ e-ogbegbele̩, owñ chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi nyi ukpoji ukpoji ane̩ ile̩. Ochuchu achʼo n, uhia la ahiʼo̩ n, one̩ neke gwʼili oji e̩wñ kʼi ma n.

²⁹ I adʼukpahiu ñw abokʼo̩gawu achʼo, oñ e̩ne̩ ki ma gbiti n, i aje̩ ñw ukpahiu ki ne̩ ki nana nyo̩gba.

³⁰ I chaka chʼabimo̩to̩, ochuchu ache ma, uhia la ahia ma, iñmi adajʼabokolobia e̩do̩ ku ma wane̩;

³¹ iñmi abo ku ma nede Jihofa muda aruko, ama anʼika te̩gu tʼate̩ dab amo̩re̩, ma afule, uhia la ahia ma n, ma alule̩, ochuchu ache ma n.