Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 147 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Ma gwʼO̩jo̩ tod ukpahiu-wñ

¹ Me̩ je̩nyu Jihofa! Todu i chenyo̩ kʼa kʼeli do̩ O̩jo̩-wa; todu i rinyo̩, eli eko̩ dʼo̩ chʼeju-wñ.

² Jihofa ane̩ Je̩rusale̩m me̩; i akʼabo Israe̩l ku ma ne rinyo̩ le̩ wa jo̩.

³ I añwʼe̩do̩ abo kʼe̩do̩-ma kpabie̩ che, i la aji agbe-ma.

⁴ I akʼilawo aluka, i adʼodu ñw ma okoke.

⁵ Ondu-wa gbe̩, ukpahiu-wñ la chʼololo; oji e̩wñ kʼi ma nʼukade n.

⁶ Jihofa agwo̩nyʼame̩ne̩chikimi dago, i akʼame̩ne̩bibi ro̩ jʼane̩.

⁷ Me̩ nʼugwa akʼeli ñw Jihofa; me̩ ki nʼumolo akʼeli dʼO̩jo̩-wa!

⁸ I akʼakpa bʼeju efojale ma, i añwʼomiojale che tod ane̩-ile̩, i aje̩ ñw egbe ki tiga oj uwo uwo.

⁹ I akʼuje̩wñ ñw ame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩, kpai amo̩ma o̩tagalama ku ma kwa le̩ je̩.

¹⁰ Ukpahiu anya chʼuyo̩-wñ n, e̩re̩ one̩ la rʼO̩jo̩ e̩do̩ n;

¹¹ abo ku ma railo Jihofa muda rʼowñ e̩do̩, owñ chʼabo ku ma kibeno ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ.

¹² Je̩nyu ñw Jihofa. O Je̩rusale̩m! Je̩nyu ñw O̩jo̩-we̩, O Zayo̩n!

¹³ Todu i mʼukpahiu du ñw oli uro̩na alaku-we̩ me̩; i mʼe̩nyo̩ ko ñw amo̩ma-we̩ ku ma jʼejefu-we̩ le̩.

¹⁴ I aje̩ ñw ure̩do̩ ki dʼejefu alo̩me̩-we̩; i aje̩ ñw efu-we̩ ko̩ o̩ka wit e-o̩me̩me̩le̩.

¹⁵ I akpʼo̩la kʼi ñwate̩ uche̩ wʼile̩; o̩la-wñ afule nana tabale.

¹⁶ I akʼisno wa dabe̩ne̩ kʼedudu ala; i akʼimie̩ fiatuka dab elulu.

¹⁷ I akʼaisi-wñ ro̩ rʼo̩do̩da dab o̩we̩ o̩je̩; e̩ne̩ bo̩jo̩ ki adago ejʼafu-wñ e̩gba kʼi akpa?

¹⁸ I akpʼo̩la-wñ uche̩ dufu, oñ i je̩ ñw u muya chaka; i aje̩ ñw afu-wñ ki ju, tak omi chane̩ echa.

¹⁹ I adʼo̩la-wñ ñw Jeko̩b, i adʼe̩wñ uhio̩me̩-wñ kpai oj ajo̩-wñ ñw Israe̩l.

²⁰ I chʼabe̩le̩ kpai abo uche̩ichi du mama ta n; ma ma oj ajo̩-wñ kʼi kpa n. Me̩ je̩nyu ñw Jihofa!