Edinaku 1 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Zayo̩n kate dago akpe̩do̩bie̩

¹ Aiyaa, abʼewo ki te̩tako̩ ñw amone̩ le̩ mud e̩ne̩ kate gugu! Owñ ki te̩te̩chenana ef abo uche̩ichi mud o̩yaukuo̩ko̩ te̩! Owñ ki chʼonobule̩ aguchi ef ewo ewo mud e̩ne̩ ki arʼare̩ me̩!

² I araku anyanyi odu, omi aku-wñ la jʼiti-wñ; i nʼe̩ne̩ du ef ame̩nufe̩do̩-wñ chaka ki anyʼe̩ e̩do̩ n; amonuku-wñ chaka kʼo̩wo̩ nyʼef ukpo rʼo̩kpo̩ ñw u, ama mud ame̩nebi-wñ me̩.

³ Juda kwo bʼane̩-wñ te̩ noj o̩bata kpʼuko̩lo̩ adu ki gbiti; i gugu ef abo uche̩ichi, i nʼuñmi n; abo ku ma ranʼo chaka fʼu mu ugbo kʼo̩na-wñ chʼe̩kpama.

⁴ O̩na o̩na Zayo̩n du adeku, todabu kʼe̩ne̩ du ma wʼujeju ku ma da le̩ ge̩ n; alaku-wñ du dago o̩mo̩ ofo, amatama-wñ jʼafifi; abobule̩-wñ ku ma ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n achʼo̩bata, owñ onugo la do̩mo̩ alañu.

⁵ Ame̩no̩la-wñ kwotʼo̩gba, e̩wñ ara ñw ame̩nebi-wñ, todu Jihofa dʼo̩bata ñw u tod ada wewe kʼi je̩; amo̩ma-wñ egini nyʼef amu eju e̩ne̩ kʼi adʼone̩ mane̩ le̩.

⁶ Ojima-wñ du la kwo bʼo̩ma onobule̩ Zayo̩n te̩ me̩, amagboji-wñ dab amabede ku ma ma lʼije̩ je̩ n; ma nʼukpahiu n, oñ ma ra rʼo̩gba e̩ne̩ kʼi ane ma ule.

⁷ O̩jo̩ o̩bata-wñ kpʼetale ofofo-wñ Je̩rusale̩m arewa e̩wñ ube̩do̩-wñ ki do̩mo̩ kwʼo̩jo̩ igbelegbele. E̩gba kʼabo-wñ ñwa tʼef o̩wo̩ e̩no̩laʼka kʼe̩ne̩ du ma te̩ko-wñ n, ame̩no̩la-wñ fʼu li, oñ ma chʼo uke̩ tod e̩kpabie̩-wñ.

⁸ Je̩rusale̩m fʼadure ta bie̩ne̩ bie̩ne̩, todule̩ ma mʼu du tinyo̩ dab e̩wñ e̩daji; abo du ku ma te̩tabʼojima mʼo̩, jʼachʼe̩de̩te̩-wñ todabu ku ma fʼago ofo-wñ li; ochochi, ifi i afi, oñ i arʼeju da tʼubi.

⁹ Iwa-wñ dʼef obunuku-wñ; i dibetʼukpoji-wñ otitala n; todule̩ ewane̩-wñ chʼawuwu, i nʼe̩ne̩ kʼi anyʼe̩ e̩do̩ n.

⁰ Jihofa, go o̩bata-mi! Todu e̩nebi le̩ bʼukpa tʼo̩la-wñ me̩!

¹⁰ E̩no̩la le̩ fʼo̩wo̩-wñ nadala bʼe̩wñ uñeju-wñ ma chaka; todu Je̩rusale̩m li ka kʼabo uche̩ichi mugudu tʼef uña-wñ kiafo̩ me̩, owñ chʼabo kʼuwe̩ ka kʼama ki we egudu nyʼef ujeju-we̩ le̩.

¹¹ Abo-wñ chaka jʼafifi, ma tene uje̩wñ; ma mʼe̩wñ uñeju-ma ko kpailo̩ uje̩-wñ ku ma ne̩ rʼonugo-ma ko. Go, O Jihofa, e̩ go nyo̩nyo̩ todu omi mud e̩wñ e̩de̩te̩-ma.

¹² I wʼume̩ eju re n, ame̩ ku me̩ alale chaka-i? Me̩ go, ku me̩ li abe̩k e̩do̩dudu do̩mo̩ dab e̩do̩dudu e-mi ku ma ko wa bʼumi ma-i? E-ki Jihofa che mi o̩jo̩ kʼuwe̩do̩-wñ kpuna le̩.

¹³ I dʼuna kpuche̩ kwʼatate̩ wa tʼef achiku-mi, oñ i je̩ ñw u fʼu du; i fʼiga nadala te̩ tod e̩re̩-mi; i mʼumi nda tʼubi; i tʼumi kate no̩ te̩, oñ eju-mi achubi gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩.

¹⁴ O̩wo̩-wñ fʼoli uno̩lo̩ ada-mi kʼu je̩ ji; i fʼu gamʼomune̩ oñ i lewa nʼumi o̩lo̩ te̩; i je̩ ñw ukpahiu-mi nya; Ondu mʼumi du tʼef o̩wo̩ abo kʼomi ma bʼuma jo̩ n.

¹⁵ Ondu la fʼamagbiti-mi chaka chʼo̩wai alumeji-mi; i fʼujeju da nyʼumi kʼi kʼabokolobia-mi gwo mane̩; Ondu la fʼonobule̩ Juda ki ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n le̩ te̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼef aguo̩ko̩lo̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma.

¹⁶ Todu e̩wñ kʼu naraku-i de̩; eju-mi, eju-mi acha omi aku; todabu kʼanye̩do̩ kʼi arʼonugo-mi ko jiji rʼumi, amo̩ma-mi kate jo̩, todabu kʼe̩nebi le̩ fʼuja du.

¹⁷ Zayo̩n anʼo̩wo̩dala jo̩, i muda nʼe̩ne̩ du ki anyʼe̩ e̩do̩ n; Jihofa ñwa ñw ma ugbo Je̩ko̩b ka kʼabo ku ma jo̩ lʼo daka ki chʼame̩no̩la-wñ; Je̩rusale̩m dʼef uma dabe̩ne̩ kʼe̩wñ elifo̩.

¹⁸ Jihofa chʼe̩no̩kpakpa, todu omi lañu rʼo̩la ki kwʼef alu-wñ. Nagbo̩ko̩bʼume̩, gbo̩, ame̩ amone̩ ojoji ojoji du, me̩ go e̩do̩dudu-mi; abigbe̩le̩-mi ku ma ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n kpʼabokolobia-mi le tʼef amu me̩.

¹⁹ Omi do̩ ame̩nufe̩do̩-mi ma muda fʼumi gwo̩gwo̩; amatama-mi kpʼabogijo-mi mʼiñmi da ef ewo le̩, abu ku ma jʼatene uje̩wñ kʼi arʼonugo-ma ko.

²⁰ Go, O Jihofa, todu u dʼef o̩pe̩cha, efu-mi bu luku, e̩do̩-mi murida ef ami, todu u te̩talañu rʼuwe̩ nana. O̩kwo̩chageli dʼo̩do̩da akpʼone̩; uku la dʼunyi.

²¹ Ma gbo̩ ka kʼu nafifi; i nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi anyʼumi e̩do̩ n. Ame̩nebi-mi chaka gbʼinabali e̩bie̩ne̩ ki bʼumi ma; e̩do̩-ma bo̩ ukpe̩ kʼuwe̩ che. Uwe̩ adʼo̩jo̩ kʼe̩ ka dufu le̩ wa, tak ama adʼalu kʼomi de̩.

²² Je̩ ñw e̩wñ bibi-ma du ki wʼo̩gba we̩; kʼe̩ che ma alu kʼe̩ che mi tod e̩wñ ugbite̩re̩-mi chaka; todu iñmi tabale e̩do̩-mi la muda.