Aizaya 57 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

¹ Eno̩kpakpa alenyo̩, e̩ne̩ du la dʼu tʼe̩do̩ n; ma mʼabo ku ma kpe̩do̩rʼO̩jo̩ ko alo, e̩ne̩ du la nʼibe-wñ ka ku ma mʼe̩no̩kpakpa du kwo bʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ te̩ n,

² i agudu tef ure̩do̩; ma jʼoj ate̩-ma añmi owñ chʼe̩ne̩ du ki alule̩ tʼo̩kpakpa.

³ Me̩ te̩wʼemi, ame̩ amo̩ma onobule̩ ki agʼakpa, kʼi chʼugbe̩ ache̩ño̩ya kpʼajo̩ko̩ le̩.

⁴ E̩ne̩ me̩ chʼo uke̩? E̩ne̩ me̩ chʼalu yaa bʼo ma? ku me̩ la adʼukpalu dufu ñw u? Me̩ chʼamo̩ma ada eje̩ n? ugbe̩ olemi,

⁵ ame̩ ku me̩ jʼago̩larʼode of oli emimi du, ku ma la kʼamo̩ma kpa ef o̩go̩ o̩go̩ ofe okuta ki kpana jo̩?

⁶ Ef okuta bo̩lo̩ bo̩lo̩ ef o̩go̩ le̩ oñ ukpe̩-we̩ de̩; amʼama le̩ chʼukpe̩ e-we̩: uwe̩ la dʼiche̩bo̩ omi da jʼane̩ ñw ma me̩, e̩ laño̩ dʼe̩wñ ele wa ñw ma ge̩. I ñʼanʼe̩wñ ki anyi mi e̩do̩ ef e̩wñ-i ge̩?

⁷ E̩ mʼate̩-we̩ du dago oj uwo ki gbo̩gba, o̩mo̩ e̩ laño̩ nyi kʼe̩ chʼiche̩bo̩.

⁸ E̩ la dʼe̩wñ urewa-we̩ dago ubi olugbana olugbana kpai oli urane̩-wñ; todu, e̩ dʼago-we̩ te̩ ñw e̩ne̩ omune̩, i chʼomi n, e̩ la mute̩gu le me̩, oñ e̩ fʼate̩-we̩ che kʼi nʼabe̩; e̩ la fʼalo kpe̩ kpʼama me̩. Ate̩-ma chʼerʼe̩ e̩do̩, e̩ la fʼago ofo-ma li.

⁹ Uwe̩ la nʼe̩kpo anyʼugbo onu, oñ e̩ fʼotulale banyʼo̩la ño̩ banyʼo̩la; e̩ fʼamakoji-we̩ kpe̩ nyʼo̩najiji, e̩ la chʼo̩la-we̩ ukata gbogbo tef o̩jegu.

¹⁰ O̩na-we̩ ki jiji fʼe̩ hia, e̩ la kakini, Ule̩ ibe̩te̩ ofo oñ nale-i n; uwe̩ fʼugbo kʼiñmi-we̩ adabi tʼiko li, todule̩ oñ e̩ ma gwe̩gbo n.

¹¹ E̩ne̩ oñ e̩ dejiji-wñ kʼe̩ la chokpo kʼe̩ fʼolemi ro̩, kʼe̩ ma la rewa mi n, kʼe̩ ma la dʼu tʼe̩do̩ n? U chechi kpo̩kpe̩ ta n? E̩ la railo mi n.

¹² Nakʼo̩kpakpa-we̩ kpʼuko̩lo̩ kʼe̩ che dufu, i muda anʼile ñw e̩ n.

¹³ E̩gba kʼe̩ kwa, mak abo kʼe̩ gba jo̩ le̩ ki gbʼe̩ ke! Afu ako ma alo, afu ki akwʼef iñmo̩ ako ma alo chaka. E̩ne̩ ki muda chubiyo̩ mi anʼane̩-i, i la aje̩ uwo-mi kiafo̩ e̩wñ ogu.

O̩la kʼO̩jo̩ katane̩ lʼo̩na ufe̩de̩nyo̩ ñw abo ku ma kpe̩do̩rʼu

¹⁴ Taku ma akakini, Me̩ fʼu du kʼi dago, me̩ fʼu du kʼi dago, fʼo̩na le̩ ñwo̩che, me̩ mʼe̩wñ uke̩re̩ ko bʼo̩na te̩ ñw abo-mi.

¹⁵ Todu abu kʼE̩ne̩ ki ne̩ atate̩ kʼi dodo ogbegbele̩, kʼodu-wñ ko̩ Efo̩ aka de̩ kakini: Omi gugu uña kiafo̩ ki dʼatate̩, kpai ugbo e̩ne̩ kʼe̩do̩-wñ kpabie̩ ki hi o̩la-wñ wane̩ ge̩, kʼu je̩ ñw afu e̩ne̩ ki hi o̩la-wñ wane̩ ki ruko, kʼu laño̩ je̩ ñw e̩do̩ ame̩ne̩do̩-kpabie̩ le̩ ki ruko.

¹⁶ Todu iñwa-mi eje̩ kpʼone̩ chʼogbegbele̩ n, uwe̩do̩-mi la chʼo̩ko̩ko̩lo̩ n; i ma dʼabe̩le̩ afu one̩ ma daku o̩gba-mi, kpai amonugo one̩ kʼu che.

¹⁷ Todu ugbite̩re̩ ejufufu-wñ oñ u we̩do̩, u fʼu gwo, u dʼeju-mi maja, oñ u we̩do̩; i muda nalʼubiubi alo waa alu kʼe̩do̩-wñ ka.

¹⁸ U fʼo̩na o̩na-wñ li me̩, omi muda achʼo̩ga-wñ kpa; naño̩ nʼowñ le ge̩, oñ nakʼe̩wñ unye̩do̩ dabiwa ñw u kpai abo ku ma daido̩-wñ.

¹⁹ Omi anyi e̩ro uko: ure̩do̩, ure̩do̩ ñw e̩ne̩ ki dʼo̩najiji kpai e̩ne̩ ki me̩ru anane̩, Jihofa aka-i; tak omi achʼo̩ga-wñ kpa.

²⁰ Ame̩ne̩bibi muda dab omi ohimini ki aro̩ gbagbagba; todu i nʼuñmi n, omi-wñ la abu e̩pio̩ kpai iwa.

²¹ Ure̩do̩ do̩mo̩ ñw ame̩ne̩bibi n, O̩jo̩-mi ka-i.