Danie̩l 7 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Ane̩ ki Danie̩l go—ame̩wñ iñmi me̩le̩

¹ O̩do̩ ejodudu ku Be̩lshaza jʼonu Babilo̩n, Danie̩l fʼo̩na na, oñ e̩wñ ane̩ ego wʼef oji-wñ abu kʼi dachi oj ate̩. Tak i fʼo̩na-wñ le̩ ko̩, oñ i fʼo̩la le̩ choli jʼane̩.

² Danie̩l ko̩la kakini, U li e̩wñ ef ane̩ kʼu go odu, e̩ la go, afu ojale me̩le̩ muke̩che̩ ab ohimini lile ma.

³ Ame̩la lile me̩le̩ la kwef ohimini dufu, año̩la-ma chʼojoji ñw omune̩.

⁴ E-ejodudu dab idu, i muda nʼika o̩re̩. U go gbogbo taku ma mʼiwe̩ ika-wñ chi rinyo̩ kpa, taku ma mʼu du kwane̩ tʼate̩ bʼane̩pe̩te̩ te̩, oñ ma je̩ ñw u kʼe̩re̩-wñ meji dago ane̩ dab one̩; ma la mʼe̩do̩ one̩ du ñw u.

⁵ E̩ la go, e̩la ekeji omune̩, dab ibe̩a; oñ i dʼakolo-wñ pwoʼka kwane̩, ikeli me̩ta la jʼalu-wñ, enyi-wñ chedʼo: oñ ma fʼabe̩i ka ñw u kakini, Kwane̩ kʼe̩ jʼe̩la nana.

⁶ Ubi le̩ u ño̩ go, e̩ la go, omune̩ kʼi dab ikpali, kʼi nʼika e̩we̩ me̩le̩ ubi-wñ; e̩la le̩ ño̩ nʼoji me̩le̩; ma la dʼo̩da ñw u.

⁷ Ubi le̩ tak u li ef ane̩ ego odu, e̩ la go, e̩la e̩ke̩le̩ ki abailo, ki chenʼe̩gahi, kʼukpahiu-wñ la tabale; oñ enyi-wñ chʼebije lile. E-le̩ fʼe̩wñ lie̩ oñ i fʼe̩wñ kpo̩fo̩ yo̩go̩ yo̩go̩; e̩bo̩bo̩-wñ i la nʼe̩re̩ fʼu kpetili mʼane̩. E-le̩ la chʼojoji ñw e̩la du ki do̩mo̩ akwoubi; igba-wñ la chʼe̩gwa.

⁸ U do̩mo̩ akpibe igba-wñ le̩; e̩ la go, igba omune̩ ño̩ kwane̩ ef uma, i de̩ ke̩ke̩; eju-wñ ma mʼigba me̩ta chi tʼe̩te̩te̩te̩ kwef e-ejodudu le̩. E̩ la go, eju ki dab eju one̩ jʼo̩la igba-i, kpai alu ki ako̩la e̩wñ ogbemede.

E̩ne̩ kʼo̩jo̩-wñ chekpo̩kpe̩ le̩

⁹ U go gbogbo, taku ma kʼede jo̩, oñ e̩ne̩ʼka kʼo̩jo̩-wñ chekpo̩kpe̩ kwogugu; e̩wñ o̩la-wñ chefufu dabu sno̩, iloji oji-wñ la dab edudu ala ki fe̩; ede-wñ la chʼo̩go̩ una, o̩da e̩re̩-wñ la chʼuna ki ajo.

¹⁰ Aji una kwʼef uwñ dufu o̩gba-wñ; abo̩ icham icham wewe che e̩wñ ñw u, oñ abo icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ me̩gwa ugbo icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ me̩gwa dago jʼo̩gba-wñ; ma fʼo̩la ajo̩ mu jo̩, oñ o̩takada o̩takada che̩chi jo̩.

¹¹ U go iko le̩ tod omu o̩la ogbemede̩ kʼigba le̩ aka. U go gbogbo taku ma fʼe̩la le̩ kpa, ma la fʼaño̩la-wñ chile̩che̩, oñ ma mʼu du te̩ kʼuna ki jo.

¹² I la chʼe-ame̩la ki bo̩ le̩, ma mʼo̩da-ma gba bʼuma o̩wo̩ te̩; ma muda je̩ ñw udeju-ma ki kpo̩kpe̩ oweʼka kpai ikoʼka.

E̩ne̩ʼka kʼi dab o̩ma one̩

¹³ U li ef ane̩ ego odu, e̩ la go, e̩ne̩ʼka kʼi dab o̩ma one̩ le bʼakpa ojale wa, oñ i wa gbogbo ugbo e̩ne̩ kʼo̩jo̩-wñ chekpo̩kpe̩ le̩ taku ma mʼu du wa o̩gba-wñ anane̩.

¹⁴ Oñ ma mʼo̩da kpʼojima kpʼojane̩ ko ñw u, kʼamone̩ du kpʼabo uche̩ichi du kpʼabo ichi ichi du ki rʼo̩; o̩da-wñ chʼo̩da o̩gbegbele̩, ki ma ñʼalale rinyo̩ n, ojane̩-wñ la chʼe-ku ma ma akpabie̩ n.

Ofe ame̩la kʼi li le̩

¹⁵ I bo̩ tʼe-mi Danie̩l, e̩do̩-mi kpabie̩ gbogbo tʼalumeji año̩la-mi, oñ ane̩ kʼu go ef oji-mi che mi e̩do̩ ñwañwala.

¹⁶ U lewʼugbo e̩ne̩ʼka kʼi dago kpenyʼu, oñ u tene alu kʼochochi e̩wñ-i de̩. Tak i ka ñw mi, oñ i je̩ ñw mi mʼofe e̩wñ le̩.

¹⁷ Ame̩la lile me̩le̩-i chʼamonu me̩le̩, kʼama akwane̩ kwef ile̩-i.

¹⁸ Abo kiafo̩ e-O̩machala muda agba ojane̩ le̩, ma la ane̩ ojane̩ le̩ ogbegbele̩, owñ chʼogbegbele̩ nyile̩wa.

¹⁹ Tak u tene kʼu mʼofe o̩la e̩la e̩ke̩le̩ le̩, owñ chʼe-ki chʼojoji ñw abo kibo̩ chaka, kʼi abailo tabale, owñ chʼe-kʼenyi-wñ chʼebije, kʼanyiga-wñ la chʼebijekpa; e-kʼi fʼe̩wñ lie̩ kʼi la fʼe̩wñ kpo̩fo̩ ye̩ge̩ye̩ge̩, kʼi la ño̩ nʼe̩re̩-wñ fʼe-ki bo̩ te̩mane̩,

²⁰ kpai o̩la igba me̩gwa ki jʼoji-wñ, kpʼe-omune̩ ki ño̩ kwane̩, e-kʼabo me̩ta lewane̩ o̩gba-wñ le̩, owñ chʼigba ki nʼeju kpai alu ki ako̩la e̩wñ ogbemede le̩; e̩ fʼu li i dabe̩ne̩ kʼi gbo̩ka tʼabo-wñ le.

²¹ U go, oñ igba le̩ gbage̩de̩ kʼogu bʼabo kiafo̩, oñ i fʼuma du.

²² Gbogbo tak e̩ne̩ kʼo̩jo̩-wñ kpo̩kpe̩ le̩ lewa taku ma fʼoji ajo̩ abo kiafo̩ ki nʼojane̩ e-O̩machala ka da. Oñ iko-wñ jo̩ kʼabo kiafo̩ ki nʼojane̩ le̩.

²³ Abe̩le̩ i ka kakini: E̩la e̩ke̩le̩ le̩ achʼojane̩ e̩ke̩le̩ ane̩-ile̩-i, kʼi achʼojoji ñw ojane̩ ojane̩ du; i la akʼane̩-ile̩-i du mi, i la atʼo̩ mane̩, oñ i akpʼo̩fo̩ ye̩ge̩ye̩ge̩.

²⁴ I la chʼe-igba me̩gwa le̩, amonu me̩gwa akwane̩ kwef ojane̩ ʼka le̩; tak omune̩ akwane̩ ubi-ma; owñ achʼojoji ñw abo o̩gbo̩gba le̩, i la adu amonu me̩ta.

²⁵ Owñ la anʼo̩la aka nyʼO̩machala, i la agwʼabo kiafo̩ e-O̩machala egbo, ibe la adʼef uwñ ki arʼiko iko kpʼo̩lo̩da da; taku ma akʼe̩wñ le̩ nyʼowñ o̩wo̩ gbogbo wʼikoʼka kpʼiko meji kpʼukpe̩reji iko.

²⁶ Taku ma amʼo̩la ajo̩ jo̩, ma la abʼo̩ gbʼo̩da-wñ, ku ma fʼu lie̩ ku ma fʼu kpabie̩ gbogbo nyʼukpoji.

²⁷ Taku ma akʼojane̩ le̩ kpʼo̩da-wñ kpʼunana ojane̩ ojane̩ du o̩gane̩ efojale-i chaka ñw amone̩ e-abo kiafo̩ e-O̩machala; ojane̩ e-wñ chʼojane̩ e-ogbegbele̩, oñ abʼo̩da du arʼo̩, ma la agbʼo̩la-wñ gbo̩.

²⁸ Ukpoji e̩wñ le̩ du de̩. I chʼe-mi Danie̩l, ibe ki wʼef umi che mi e̩do̩ ñwañwala. Eju-mi la murida, u muda fʼo̩la le̩ de ef e̩do̩-mi.