Aizaya 50 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

¹ Abu ki Jihofa ka de̩ kakini: Ugbo o̩takada e̩daru iye-we̩ de̩ taa? owñ chʼe-kʼu du ñw u kʼu dʼu tinyo̩? Abe̩k ugbo e̩ne̩ kʼu nʼo̩ o̩me̩ kʼu dʼe̩ rʼo̩me̩ ñw u de̩? Go, tod udu kʼame̩ fe̩ oñ ma mʼume̩ ko ta, tod ada ku me̩ je̩ oñ ma dʼiye-me̩ tinyo̩.

² E̩wñ chi kʼomi wa kʼe̩ne̩ du ma do̩mo̩ n? Egba kʼu dudo̩ i nʼe̩ne̩ du ki aje̩ n? O̩wo̩-mi bu wane̩ kʼu ma neke gba one̩ tane̩ n? Abe̩k omi nʼukpahiu kʼu najadu one̩ n? Go, uka kʼu nanu, ohimini ohimini agbe̩, nache kʼaji aji ki mud egbili me̩de̩de̩; ame̩ja-wñ alu tod omi ki ma de̩ n, ma la ku ñw olugbe̩.

³ Nakʼe̩chubi bʼo̩la efojale efojale ma, oñ nakʼe̩gbanukpo chʼe̩wñ ubʼoji-ma ma.

Alu kʼadu le̩ ke̩do̩no Jihofa

⁴ Ondu Jihofa mʼukpalu abo ku ma ko̩ ma e̩wñ du ñw mi, kʼu meju enʼo̩la fʼe̩ne̩ kʼuhia ahiʼo̩ ruko. I ajolu odudu o̩jo̩ñwa o̩jo̩ñwa, i ajʼeti-mi olu kʼi gbʼo̩la alu kʼako̩che̩ agbo̩.

⁵ Ondu Jihofa mʼeti-mi bi, u lañu rʼu n, u la dabi tʼubi n.

⁶ U mʼubi-mi dute̩ ñw abo ku ma gwʼo, u laño̩ dʼiti-mi te̩ ñw abo ku ma chi edudu-wñ; u dʼeju-mi maja bʼanyo̩ kpʼito̩ ku ma to̩rʼu te̩ n.

⁷ Todu Ondu Jihofa ate̩ko mi; todule̩ oñ anyo̩ ma mu mi n; todule̩ u fʼeju-mi gbe̩nyi dab okuta o̩mu, u la chema ka kʼanyo̩ amu mi n;

⁸ E̩ne̩ ki adale ñw mi me̩rʼanane̩. E̩ne̩ akobʼumi? A ki kwane̩ kʼa kpejurʼo̩la-wa. E̩ne̩ chʼe̩no̩la-mi? I ki te̩wa ke n.

⁹ Go, Ondu Jihofa ate̩ko mi; e̩ne̩ akpʼumi abi? Go, o̩chaka-ma agbo dab e̩wñ o̩la; amide̩ ako ma lo̩ kpa.

¹⁰ E̩ne̩ dʼef ume̩ ki arailo Jihofa? kʼi la agbʼomu adu-wñ gbo̩? E̩ne̩ alule̩ ef e̩chubi kʼi ma la nʼugane̩ n? E̩ne̩ le̩ ki ke̩do̩nʼodu Jihofa kʼi la chubiyo̩ O̩jo̩-wñ.

¹¹ Go, o̩chaka-me̩ ku me̩ kʼuna, ku me̩ nʼe̩mu lʼo̩la-me̩ daka! Me̩ ki nʼugane̩ una-me̩ lule̩, kpai ef e̩mu ku me̩ dʼuna tʼo̩! E̩wñ kʼame̩ la agba o̩wo̩-mi le̩ de̩ kakini: Ame̩ adachi ef e̩do̩dudu.