Aizaya 59 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Adure kpʼo̩na nyʼuko̩lo̩ O̩jo̩

¹ Go, o̩wo̩ Jihofa nya rʼone̩ ejadu n, eti-wñ la woji kʼi ma neke gbʼo̩la n;

² udu ku me̩ fe̩ muda fʼame̩ kpʼO̩jo̩-me̩ daru, adure-me̩ la mʼeju-wñ du maja ñw me̩ oñ i ma gbo̩ n.

³ Todu o̩wo̩-me̩ chʼe̩kpabie̩ ñw e̩bie̩, e-o̩mo̩wo̩-me̩ la chʼudu efe̩; uko-me̩ te̩tarʼolemi, ukpalu-me̩ nʼe̩wñ uji aka ñmini-ñmini.

⁴ E̩ne̩ du la adʼone̩ ajo̩ lʼo̩na o̩kpakpa n, e̩ne̩ du la akʼomu ajo̩-wñ lʼo̩na ochochi n; e̩wñ uke̩do̩no-ma chʼo̩wai, ma la nʼe̩wñ o̩lemi aka, ma nyʼefu ñw akanya, ma la fʼibe̩te̩ bi.

⁵ Ma kpa e̩ge̩ o̩fanuñwa, ma la nʼunyi agara ahi; e̩ne̩ ki ajʼe̩ge̩-ma aku, oñ e-kʼone̩ adu kpo̩fo̩ rʼane̩ mud olijo.

⁶ Unyi agara ku ma hi le̩ anyo̩ eko bo̩lama n, ma la akʼuko̩lo̩-ma bʼo̩la-ma ma n. Uko̩lo̩-ma chʼuko̩lo̩ ibe̩te̩, e̩wñ akpulu eche jʼef o̩wo̩-ma.

⁷ E̩re̩-ma afule nyʼugbo e̩wñ bie̩ne̩, ma anaju edʼe̩bie̩ ki ma nʼudu n dafo; ibe ki dʼefu-ma chʼibe ibe̩te̩, alache̩ kpai e̩wñ ekpabie̩ jʼoji-kpadala-ma.

⁸ Ma mʼo̩na ure̩do̩ n, alelo lewa-ma du nʼo̩kpakpa efu n; ma fʼo̩na o̩na e̩go̩ che ñw o̩la-ma, e̩ne̩ du ki ale o̩na le̩ mʼure̩do̩ n.

Abo le̩ gbalu adure-ma

⁹ Todule̩ oñ ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka jiji rʼuwa, oñ o̩kpakpa ma arano wa n. Awa tejane̩ ugane̩, me̩ la go, e̩chubi te̩, awa tene ugbo kʼane̩ ne̩, a muda alule̩ ugbo kʼane̩ de̩ bulubulu.

¹⁰ Awa nʼo̩wo̩ tejane̩ o̩do̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼafeju, i-i, awa jʼatejane̩ dab abo ku ma ma nʼeju n; a ake̩re̩ o̩ro̩ka gbaa, dabe̩ne̩ kʼiko kʼo̩jo̩ adu bulubulu, awa jʼef abo ku ma nʼo̩lafia o̩la dabe̩ne̩ kʼoku one̩.

¹¹ O̩chaka-wa achekuku dab amibe̩a, oñ awa jʼako̩la e̩do̩dudu dab amikede; a atejane̩ ajo̩ o̩kpakpa, i muda de̩ n; a atejane̩ ujadu, i la jiji rʼuwa.

¹² Todu ada kʼa je̩ awe we nyʼo̩gba eju-we̩, adure-wa la agbʼibenu nyʼuwa oji; todu ada kʼa je̩ jʼugbo-wa, i la chʼe-udu kʼa fe̩, a achemʼo̩:

¹³ ada eje̩ kpai aire̩ Jihofa ere̩ kpai ena bʼetʼO̩jo̩-wa ubi te̩ kpai o̩la e̩tʼone̩ mane̩ kpai o̩la ena tubi eka, kpai efu o̩la o̩lemi enyo̩ kpai eka kwef e̩do̩ dufu.

¹⁴ Ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka mudabi wʼubi, o̩kpakpa la kwodago o̩najiji; todu ochochi lewane̩ oj ukpologu, e̩wñ ki dago kpakpa la neke gudu wʼo̩mo̩ n.

¹⁵ I-i, ochochi aña, oñ e̩ne̩ ki akwo bʼe̩bie̩ne̩ te̩ mud e̩la o̩de̩ ñw amone̩. Jihofa la liʼu, oñ i bie̩ne̩ ñw u ukpe̩ kʼajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka ma de̩ n.

Uchane̩ one̩ e̩gba tane̩ kʼOndu agba ma

¹⁶ Tak i li ka kʼone̩ de̩ n, oñ aye-wñ je̩ ñw u n, ukpe̩ kʼe̩ne̩ ki achʼologu ma de̩ n; todule̩ o̩wo̩-wñ onugo mʼujadu du wa ñw u, oñ o̩kpakpa-wñ gwo̩nyʼu dago.

¹⁷ I mʼo̩kpakpa du bʼe̩do̩ ma dab e̩wñ ido̩na ogu, i la dʼukata ujadu dʼoji; e̩wñ o̩la kʼi nyi chʼache̩ ena, tak i dʼogu eja bʼoji e-le̩ ma.

¹⁸ Alu ki chʼeju uko̩lo̩-ma, abe̩le̩ i ara ñw ma, uke̩do̩fulu chʼe-abo ku ma ko̩bʼo, akoji akoji chʼe-ame̩nebi-wñ; i la ara akoji koji ñw ala ala.

¹⁹ Abe̩le̩ tak ama arailo odu Jihofa akwʼo̩wo̩ olane̩, kpʼojima-wñ akwʼo̩wo̩ olodudu; e̩gba kʼe̩nebi le̩ ake̩che̩ wa dab uwobi omi, afu Jihofa adʼagaliga dago akpʼo̩na nyʼu.

²⁰ Tak Agbone̩tane̩ awa Zayo̩n, kpai ugbo abo ku ma rida bʼada eje̩ te̩ efu Jeko̩b, Jihofa ka-i.

²¹ I la chʼe-mi, alo kʼu nakpe̩ kpʼama de̩, Jihofa ka-i: Afu-mi kʼi bʼuwe̩ ma le̩ kpai o̩la-mi kʼu du tʼuwe̩ alu anʼuda alu-we̩ n, kpai alu ugbe̩-we̩ n, kpai alu ugbe̩ ugbe̩-we̩ n, akwʼe̩gba-i tʼogbegbele̩, Jihofa ka-i.