Edinaku 3 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Zayo̩n kibeno ejumomi O̩jo̩

¹ Omi chʼe̩ne̩ kʼu li o̩bata lugbo okute̩ uwe̩do̩-wñ;

² owñ ne̩ mi le oñ i je̩ ñw mi lule̩ ef e̩chubi, i la chʼef ugane̩ n;

³ i arʼo̩wo̩-wñ da, rida, rida ño̩ rida akobʼumi gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩ tila.

⁴ I je̩ ñw o̩re̩la-mi kpʼaño̩-mi gbo, i fʼachiku-mi guche̩;

⁵ i fʼe̩wñ ne dago akobʼumi, i mʼololo kpʼuhia ko lʼumi daka;

⁶ i je̩ ñw mi gugu ef uña ki chubi, dabe̩ne̩ kʼabo ku ma ku igbegbele

⁷ I fʼo̩do̩ ne nyʼumi daka kʼomi ma ño̩ neke dufu ge̩ n; i je̩ ñw igbaligba-mi ki woji;

⁸ ochochi, e̩gba kʼu nakwa kʼu nado̩ ate̩ko, i akpʼo̩na nyʼadua-mi;

⁹ i mʼokuta ku ma da ko nʼo̩do̩ ki fʼo̩na-mi kpa, i je̩ ñw ikpa ikpa-mi mugo̩.

¹⁰ I dabe̩ne̩ kʼibe̩a kʼi kpala anede e̩la ñw mi, dabe̩ne̩ kʼidu ef uña umaja-wñ;

¹¹ i mʼo̩na o̩na-mi rida tʼo̩wo̩ʼka oñ i fʼumi fana pe̩le̩ pe̩le̩; i tʼomi kate no̩ te̩;

¹² i fʼo̩o̩do̩-wñ fa, i mʼumi du chʼugele ku ma tʼo̩fa ñw u.

¹³ I je̩ ñw o̩fa ahiagba-wñ gu mi efu du amu ekpili-mi;

¹⁴ omi mud e̩wñ oye ñw abo-mi chaka, kpai eli-ma gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩;

¹⁵ i je̩ ñw e̩wñ e̩rikoko kʼumi efu, i je̩ ñw o̩ge̩le̩ mu mi dab o̩te̩.

¹⁶ I nʼe̩yo̩go̩ okuta gu umi enyi che̩, i mʼelulu ko bʼumi o̩la ma;

¹⁷ uwe̩ la mʼonugo-mi du ro̩ tʼo̩najiji bʼure̩do̩ te̩, u gbenyo̩ alu kʼe̩wñ era ñw one̩ de̩;

¹⁸ tak u kakini, Ukpahiu-mi lenyo̩, kpʼe̩wñ kʼu kibeno ugbo Jihofa le̩.

¹⁹ E̩ narewa o̩bata-mi, kpʼalu ku ma fʼumi ne tʼoko-i, owñ chʼo̩ge̩le̩ kpʼololo le̩!

²⁰ Onugo-mi narewa e̩wñ le̩ ta oñ i dʼoji-wñ lo̩ ef umi;

²¹ u mʼe̩wñ le̩ du tʼe̩do̩, todule̩ u ño̩ nʼukibeno ta.

²² Ufe̩de̩nyo̩ Jihofa ojoji ojoji chʼe̩wñ ki chi ku ma ma fʼuwa lie̩ kpa n, todabu kʼejumomi-wñ ma nʼuda n;

²³ i chʼetito̩ o̩jo̩ñwa o̩jo̩ñwa; echubi-one̩-we̩ gbe̩gbe̩;

²⁴ Jihofa chʼukpe̩ e-mi, onugo-mi aka-i, todule̩ omi akibenʼo.

²⁵ Jihofa chenyo̩ ñw abo ku ma nede owñ, owñ chʼonugo one̩ kʼi tene owñ;

²⁶ i chenyo̩ kʼone̩ ki kibeno kʼi laño̩ nʼede ujadu Jihofa yo̩o̩;

²⁷ i nyo̩ kʼone̩ ki nʼoli uno̩lo̩ o̩jʼokolobia-wñ.

²⁸ Owñ kate chechi gugu, todabu kʼi chʼowñ dʼu nʼowñ o̩lo̩;

²⁹ i ki dʼalu-wñ tunyʼebutu— ukani ukibeno neke do̩mo̩ ta,

³⁰ i ki dʼiti-wñ te̩ ñw e̩ne̩ ki akpʼo̩, efu-wñ ki ko̩ ñw ina ku ma bʼu.

³¹ Ehi tinyo̩ e-Ondu chʼogbegbele̩ n;

³² todu dagba kʼi chaka gwʼone̩ e̩do̩dudu, i ali ejumomi teju alu kʼuwewe ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ de̩;

³³ todu i dʼe̩do̩-wñ kʼi dʼone̩ ma n, kʼi la agwʼamo̩ma one̩ e̩do̩dudu n.

³⁴ Enʼe̩re̩ fʼame̩namu ane̩-ile̩ chaka kpetili mʼane̩,

³⁵ erʼo̩kpakpa one̩ da eju O̩machala;

³⁶ echʼo̩la one̩ jugujugu, eju Ondu adʼe-le̩ n.

³⁷ E̩ne̩ aka, tak e̩wñ le̩ awa che, e̩gba kʼOndu ma ñwa ñw u n?

³⁸ E̩bie̩ne̩ kpʼe̩nyo̩ akwʼalu O̩machala dufu n?

³⁹ E̩wñ chi kʼe̩ne̩ ki deju ajeñmini tod udu adure ku ma bu ñw u?

⁴⁰ Awa ki tejane̩ kʼa jʼo̩na o̩na-wa ma, kʼa mudabi abo̩ Jihofa ge̩!

⁴¹ Awa ki mʼe̩do̩-wa kpʼo̩wo̩-wa ko nyʼate̩ ñw O̩jo̩ efojale:

⁴² Awa fʼada je̩, awa lañu rʼu, uwe̩ la to̩no̩ ñw a n.

⁴³ Uwe̩ kʼuwe̩do̩ bʼo̩la ma oñ e̩ ra nʼuwa, ekpa e̩ kpa, e̩ la li ejumomi n;

⁴⁴ uwe̩ la kʼakpa bʼo̩la-we̩ ma oñ adua du ma neke le gu ef uwñ du n;

⁴⁵ uwe̩ ko wa chʼiwa ku ma deli rinyo̩ kpʼane̩ ku ma gba da jʼojeita alumeji amone̩.

⁴⁶ Ame̩nebi-wa chaka mʼalu-ma chi rʼuwa fo̩o̩;

⁴⁷ ailo kpʼo̩fe̩ lewa bʼuwa ma me̩, kpʼechile̩che̩ kpʼe̩wñ ekpo̩fo̩,

⁴⁸ omi aku-mi acha wane̩ dab aji aji, tod ekpo̩fo̩ ku ma kpʼo̩ma onobule̩ abo-mi fo̩.

⁴⁹ Omi aku eju-mi acha dafo, i nʼuda n, i nʼebʼo̩wo̩ ne n;

⁵⁰ gbogbo taku Jihofa tʼejukpe̩ kʼi go kwʼefojale;

⁵¹ eju-mi achʼonugo-mi o̩la, tod amo̩ma onobule̩ ewo-mi du.

⁵² Ma nʼumi ure bie̩ne̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼu chʼe̩we̩, owñ chʼabo ku ma chʼe̩nebi-mi ki ma nʼe̩wñ ki chi n;

⁵³ ma mʼudeju-mi bu wane̩ ef ura amu, oñ ma fʼokuta ro̩ bʼumi ma;

⁵⁴ omi cha lʼumi oji; u kakini, E-mi ta me̩.

⁵⁵ U kwa do̩ odu-we̩, O Jihofa, kwef ura ki dʼo̩gane̩ otitala le̩;

⁵⁶ uwe̩ gbo omu-mi me̩, e̩ ki dʼeti-we̩ maja ñw ifi kʼu nafi, kpai aku-mi n;

⁵⁷ o̩jo̩ kʼu kwadʼe̩ uwe̩ te̩me̩rʼumi, uwe̩ kakini, E̩ ki railo n!

⁵⁸ O Ondu, uwe̩ fʼologu o̩la onugo-mi che, uwe̩ mʼoji-mi gba tane̩ me̩;

⁵⁹ O Jihofa, uwe̩ fʼe̩bie̩ne̩ ku ma che mi li me̩, uwe̩ ki fʼajo̩-mi ka;

⁶⁰ uwe̩ fʼache̩ du ku ma na kpʼibe du ku ma ñwa nyʼumi li me̩.

⁶¹ Uwe̩ fʼina ku ma bu gbo̩ me̩. O Jihofa, kpʼibe du ku ma ñwa nyʼumi,

⁶² kpʼuko abo ku ma kwane̩ tʼumi o̩la kpʼaye ku ma ye nyʼumi gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩;

⁶³ uwe̩ ki go uguguane̩-ma kpʼukwane̩-ma; omi mud eli-ma.

⁶⁴ Uwe̩ adʼakoji ñw ma, O Jihofa, teju alu kʼuko̩lo̩ o̩wo̩ e-ma de̩;

⁶⁵ uwe̩ adʼe̩wñ bʼe̩do̩-ma ma, ama-we̩ adʼoji ma;

⁶⁶ uwe̩ arano ma ef uwe̩do̩, kʼe̩ la akpa ma bʼo̩gane̩ efojale e-Jihofa te̩.