Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 109 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ ki nache

Tugbo Agboji Amakeli. Eli ki Defid ko̩ dʼO̩jo̩.

¹ E̩ ki chechi n, O O̩jo̩ kʼu na-ñwulo̩-wñ!

² Todu alu bibi kpai alu abo ku ma gbʼone̩ ibe chechi rʼumi, ma la nʼukpalu olemi akalu nyʼumi o̩la.

³ Ma ño̩ nʼo̩la ulaka adonyʼumi daka, ma la kʼuja bʼumi echichi ofofo.

⁴ Todu efe̩do̩ kʼu nafe̩do̩ oñ ma kobʼumi, omi muda achʼadua.

⁵ Ma la dʼe̩bie̩ne̩ ro̩me̩ e̩nyo̩ ñw mi, kpai ulaka koji ufe̩do̩-mi.

⁶ E̩ ki dʼo̩da-wñ tef o̩wo̩ e̩ne̩bibi; e̩ ki je̩ ñw abulumone̩ dago o̩wo̩ awo̩to̩-wñ.

⁷ E̩gba ku ma fʼajo̩-wñ ka, e̩ ki je̩ ñw ma fʼabi kpʼo̩; adua-wñ ki mud adure!

⁸ Olugbo-wñ ki jiji n; e̩ne̩ omune̩ ki mʼugugu uko̩lo̩-wñ gba!

⁹ Amo̩ma-wñ ki mud abo ku ma ma nʼata n, o̩ya-wñ ki la chʼo̩yaukuo̩ko̩!

¹⁰ Amo̩ma-wñ ki mud e̩nabobo jʼale abi e̩bi; ku ma kwo bʼalache̩-ma te̩ atene uje̩wñ!

¹¹ Abo ku ma tʼo̩ko̩ ñw u la ki mʼane̩-wñ ño̩ chaka; abo o̩wo̩ ejaduña ki mʼe̩wñ kʼi chʼakanya-wñ ko je̩!

¹² I ki nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi amo̩la ñw u n, i ki la nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi ali amo̩ma-wñ ku ma ma nʼata n le̩ ejumomi n!

¹³ Ame̩maji-wñ ki lu; ef o̩gba ki ro̩ne le̩ odu-ma ki lu!

¹⁴ Ama ki re̩wa udu kʼamata-wñ fe̩ eju Jihofa, adure iye-wñ ki kpalu n!

¹⁵ Eju Jihofa ki kadʼo o̩ko̩ko̩lo̩; i ki kʼurewa-ma da bʼane̩ ile̩ te̩!

¹⁶ Todabu kʼi ma dibekado emo̩la ñw one̩ n, i muda doli e̩no̩bata kpai e̩nale le̩ kpai e̩ne̩ kʼe̩do̩-wñ kpabie̩, kʼi fʼuma kpa.

¹⁷ Ochochi, i fe̩do̩ ama ena; i ki lewa bʼowñ onugo ma abe̩le̩! i la yo̩ ñw adua eko ñw one̩ n, e-le̩ ki jiji rʼowñ ge̩!

¹⁸ I mʼama ena ko nyʼo̩la-wñ dab afe, oñ i dawo tʼefu-wñ dab omiofo, i la dab ekpo ki tunyʼachiku-wñ!

¹⁹ E-le̩ ki dabe̩ne̩ kʼukpo kʼi ako bʼo̩la ma, kʼi dab e̩wñ ulago-wñ de gbogbo alo!

²⁰ E-kide̩ chʼuro̩me̩ ki Jihofa ara ñw amabulumʼume̩ le̩, kpai abo ku ma kʼe̩bie̩ne̩ nyʼonugo-mi!

²¹ Ama uwe̩, O Jihofa Ondu, e̩ ki che e̩wñ kpai omi tod odu-we̩; todabu kʼufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ nyo̩, e̩ ki mʼumi gba!

²² Todu omi chʼe̩no̩bata kpai e̩nale, oñ e̩wñʼka gwunyʼumi e̩do̩ ef umi.

²³ U le me̩, u dabe̩ne̩ kʼojiji e̩wñ ki te̩ jiji; ma fʼumi gbanyo̩ dab imiejo.

²⁴ Okuku-mi gbogu noj alu eji; u ño̩ nʼo̩ro̩ o̩la ge̩ n.

²⁵ U la mud oli ina ñw ma; ma fʼumi li, ma mi oji-ma ejo̩.

²⁶ Te̩ko mi, O Jihofa O̩jo̩-mi! O jadu mi alu kʼufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ de̩!

²⁷ Kʼama ki ma ka kʼo̩wo̩-we̩ de̩; kʼuwe̩ Jihofa chʼe̩ne̩ ki che!

²⁸ Ama ki nʼama waa, uwe̩ ki muda de̩nyo̩ waa! e̩gba ku ma kwane̩ anyo̩ ki mu ma; kʼadu-we̩ ki yo̩!

²⁹ Ukata echi ki chʼe̩wñ kʼamabulumʼumi ako bʼo̩la ma; ama ki kʼanyo̩ e-ma bʼo̩la ma dabe̩ne̩ kʼukpo!

³⁰ Nanʼalu-mi gogbodo̩ Jihofa ololo; ochochi, naje̩nyu ñw u ef o̩wo̩ amone̩.

³¹ Todu owñ dago o̩wo̩ awo̩to̩ e̩nale, kʼi fʼu jadu kwef o̩wo̩ abo ku ma kpʼonugo-wñ abi.