Danie̩l 12 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Maike̩l lewa ako̩la ñwu Danie̩l

¹ Iko le̩ Maike̩l kʼi chʼagboji lile kʼi adago ubi amo̩ma amone̩-we̩ akwane̩; oñ iko o̩pe̩cha ade̩ e-kʼe̩go̩-wñ ma de̩ akwʼe̩gba kʼuche̩ichi amone̩ de̩ gbogbo wʼiko kʼa ka-i n. Iko le̩ taku ma agba amone̩-we̩, owñ chʼe̩ne̩ du ku ma li ka kʼodu-wñ che̩ko̩ nyʼo̩takada le̩.

² Oñ abo wewe ku ma jʼef ebutu ile̩-i alolu ajʼolu, iche̩ka anyʼef iñmi ogbegbele̩, iche̩ka anyʼef anyo̩ kpai o̩lajijili ogbegbele̩.

³ Abo ku ma kʼone̩ ibe la afane̩ gbaa alu kʼagbagba ojale ate̩-i de̩ gbaa; oñ abo ku ma rʼone̩ wewe da tʼo̩na o̩kpakpa adab ilawo ogbegbele̩ nyile̩wa.

⁴ I muda chʼuwe̩, Danie̩l, fʼo̩wo̩ nʼo̩la le̩, kʼe̩ la fʼo̩takada-wñ hiuko̩, gbogbo wʼiko ukpoji. Amone̩ wewe ara tʼemi, tʼano̩mo̩, e̩wñ ema la anana nyo̩gba.

Iko ukpoji

⁵ Tak omi Danie̩l chʼeju go, e̩ la go, abʼomune̩ meji dago jo̩, e̩ne̩ʼka dʼotete ohimini ej emi, e̩ne̩ʼka la dago otete ohimini ej ano̩mo̩.

⁶ Tak e̩ne̩ʼka-ma ka ñw e̩ne̩ ki kʼukpo line̩n efufu bʼo̩la ma ki dʼate̩ ñw omi ohimini le̩, kakini, Ab iko-wñ akpo̩kpe̩ kade tak e̩wñ uno̩-i akpoji?

⁷ Tak u gbʼuko̩la e̩ne̩ ki kʼukpo line̩n efufu bʼo̩la ma le̩, e-kʼi dʼate̩ ñw omi ohimini le̩; i la mʼo̩wo̩-wñ awo̩to̩ kpʼawohi ko nyʼate̩ rʼo̩wo̩ ojale, oñ i fʼe̩ne̩ ki deju ogbegbele̩ go̩, i kakini, I ade̩ tod ikoʼka kpai iko meji kpai ukpe̩reji iko; tak e̩gba ku ma fʼukpahiu abo kiafo̩ le̩ ge̩ ye̩ge̩ye̩ge̩ kpa, e̩wñ-i ache kpa.

⁸ Omi gbo̩, u muda mʼoji-wñ n; tak u kakini, O odu-mi, e̩wñ achʼoji otitala e̩wñ-i ta?

⁹ Oñ i kakini, E̩ nalo we̩, Danie̩l, todu ma fʼo̩wo̩ nʼo̩la le̩ me̩, i la chʼe̩hiuko̩ gbogbo wʼiko ukpoji otitala.

¹⁰ Amone̩ wewe agwʼo̩la-ma rinyo̩ ma la ache kʼo̩la-ma ki mud efufu, ma la agwe̩ ma ku ma fe̩; ame̩nebibi muda ache e̩wñ bibi-ma; ame̩ne̩bibi le̩ du la amʼoji-wñ n; abo ku ma nʼibe muda amʼoji-wñ.

¹¹ Oñ akwʼiko ku ma kʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ e̩gujo o̩jo̩ñwa o̩jo̩ñwa kwʼo̩mo̩, ku ma la dʼe̩wñ ihie̩ne̩ ki agwʼe̩wñ alache̩ le̩ dago, o̩jo̩-wñ achʼicham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ nyʼoli me̩lu nyʼo̩gbo̩ meji.

¹² E̩ne̩ ki anede owñ kʼi lewa tʼo̩jo̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ nyʼoli me̩fa nyʼogue̩gwa nyoke me̩lu le̩ gbede.

¹³ Uwe̩ ki muda nalo we̩ gbogbo tʼukpoji-wñ otitala. Uwe̩ la añmi, tak uwe̩ adago ukpe̩ uña e-we̩ e̩gba ukpoji o̩jo̩ kʼa ka-i.