Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 10 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ ki ñwa ame̩ne̩bibi go

¹ O Jihofa, e̩wñ chi kʼe̩ dago o̩najiji? E̩wñ chi kʼe̩ dʼo̩la-we̩ maja iko o̩pe̩cha?

² Ef uba-wñ e̩ne̩bibi anʼame̩no̩bata ule una una; e̩wñ ku ma ñwa ef ibe-ma ki fʼama onugo mu.

³ Todu e̩wñ ki dʼe̩ne̩bibi e̩do̩ e-le̩ i adu buba, i la akadua ñw ame̩nejufufu oñ i ado̩ Jihofa rʼibe̩te̩.

⁴ Eke kʼe̩ne̩bibi ake i kakini, I atejane̩ n; ibe du kʼi akpe̩ kakini, O̩jo̩ du do̩mo̩ n.

⁵ O̩na-wñ de̩ kpaka e̩gba du; ajo̩-we̩ dʼatate̩, eju-wñ aliʼi n; i chʼe-ame̩no̩la-wñ chaka, i atʼuma o̩pianya.

⁶ I aka ef e̩do̩-wñ kakini, E̩wñ du achʼumi iche̩ n; gbogbo tʼo̩gba o̩gba du e̩wñ bie̩ne̩ ake̩re̩bʼumi n.

⁷ Alu-wñ che̩ko̩ ñw ina ebu kpai egbʼone̩ ibe kpai uji; akanya kpʼe̩wñ ibe̩te̩ dʼe̩te̩ ukpa-lu-wñ.

⁸ I gugu ako o̩wo̩ʼka ewo ewo; ugbo kʼi maja le̩ i akpa abo ku ma ma fʼudu n. Eju-wñ atʼame̩no̩labi ubi umaja umaja.

⁹ I akpanye̩ke̩ maja dab idu ef ala-wñ; i kpala anede e̩no̩bata kʼi mʼu, i amʼe̩no̩bata i afʼu fa wʼef iga-wñ.

¹⁰ I ahi e̩do̩ mʼane̩, i ate̩kpe̩, oñ amagbiti-wñ agwʼame̩no̩labi mʼane̩.

¹¹ I aka ef e̩do̩-wñ kakini, O̩jo̩ gbenyo̩ me̩, i adʼeju-wñ maja, i aliʼu gbogbo alo n.

¹² Kwane̩, O Jihofa; O̩ O̩jo̩, dʼo̩wo̩-we̩ dago; e̩ ki gbenyo̩ ameno̩bata n.

¹³ E̩wñ chi kʼe̩ne̩bibi adʼO̩jo̩ rʼibe̩te̩, kʼi la aka ef e̩do̩-wñ kakini, Uwe̩ atʼe ene n?

¹⁴ Uwe̩ fʼu li me̩; todu uwe̩ do̩mo̩ ago akanya kpai e̩do̩ e̩kpabie̩, todu kʼe̩ ko nyʼo̩wo̩ arʼo̩me̩; e̩no̩labi adʼo̩la-wñ nyʼuwe̩ o̩wo̩; uwe̩ te̩tachʼabune̩ abo ku ma ma nʼata n.

¹⁵ E̩ ki fʼe̩ne̩bibi o̩wo̩ guche̩; i la chʼe-e̩ne̩bie̩ne̩ tejane̩ e̩wñ bibi-wñ gbogbo tak e̩ ma ñʼaliʼi ge̩ n.

¹⁶ Jihofa chʼonu ogbegbele̩ nyile̩wa; abo uche̩ichi lenyo̩ bʼane̩-wñ te̩ me̩.

¹⁷ O Jihofa, uwe̩ fʼe̩wñ ki dʼame̩no̩bata e̩do̩ gbo̩ me̩; uwe̩ añwʼuma e̩do̩ che, uwe̩ aje̩ ñw eti-we̩ gbo̩

¹⁸ kʼe̩ kpʼoji ajo̩ abo ku ma ma nʼata n kpai abo ku ma che ma achekpa, kʼone̩ e-ile̩-i ki ño̩ nʼubailo ge̩ n.