Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 18 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Ugwa egwa tod e̩gba kʼO̩jo̩ gbʼo̩

Tugbo Agboji Amakeli. E-Defid, adu Jihofa, kʼi kʼo̩la eli kide̩ ñw Jihofa o̩jo̩ ki Jihofa gbʼowñ bʼo̩wo̩ ame̩ne̩bi-wñ du te̩, kpai bʼo̩wo̩ So̩l te̩ ge̩. Oñ i kakini:

¹ O Jihofa, ugbo-mi, nafe̩do̩-we̩ dabo̩ta.

² Jihofa chʼokuta-mi kpai aku-mi kpai e̩ne̩ ki aje̩ ñw mi futane̩, O̩jo̩-mi, okuta-mi, e-kʼu nachu-biyo̩, ugbe̩yo̩-mi, kpai igba ujadu-mi, kpai odo̩go̩-mi ki gbo̩gba.

³ Nakwado̩ Jihofa, e-ki dukpe̩ ku ma je̩nyʼu, abe̩le̩ taku ma ajadu-mi bʼame̩nebi-mi te̩.

⁴ Iku uku wenyʼumi, oñ ame̩nebili ki wa dab uwobi omi anyʼumi okpo;

⁵ iku o̩jegu chewenyʼumi, oku oku uku ko bʼumi.

⁶ U do̩ Jihofa ef ope̩cha-mi; u la kwado̩ O̩jo̩-mi. I fʼomu-mi gbo̩ ef unyi-wñ, oñ ukwa kʼu kwa o̩gba-wñ mugudu tʼo̩ eti.

⁷ Tak ile̩ kwo miejo i la ga ligaliga; unyane̩ uwo ño̩ ga gbagbagba oñ i kwomiejo, todabu kʼe̩do̩-wñ kpa.

⁸ Odudu kwef iñmo̩-wñ dufu tʼate̩, oñ una ki kwʼef alu-wñ dufu f e̩wñ lie̩; i fʼuna ige̩ ko.

⁹ I ño̩ fʼefojale efojale hi wane̩, tak i mugwo̩ru wa; e̩chubi gbe̩m la dʼo̩gane̩ e̩re̩-wñ.

¹⁰ I la tanʼoj iche̩rub ale, i la wu; ochochi i la tanʼoj ika afu ada.

¹¹ I mʼe̩chubi du chʼuña ugbo kʼi amaja, owñ chʼala-wñ ki lʼo de, echubi e-omiofo, akpa ojale ki jukpa

¹² Ane̩ ki mune̩ foo o̩gba-wñ oñ akpa ki jukpa le̩ lale okuto̩mo̩jo̩cha kpai e̩ge̩ una.

¹³ Uko̩la Jihofa laño̩ chʼakpabana efojale, oñ O̩machala fʼomu-wñ ka, okutomo̩jo̩cha kpai e̩ge̩ una.

¹⁴ I la kʼo̩fa-wñ kpuche̩ dufu, oñ i fʼuma kpatuka; ochochi, o̩mamanya wewe i ne fʼuma biya.

¹⁵ Tak ugbo unefu omiofo kwotejugede, oñ e̩re̩ ile̩-i kwote̩ pee, ugbo uka kʼe̩ nu, O Jihofa, ugbo iñmo̩-we̩ kʼe̩ buru le̩.

¹⁶ I fʼuche̩ kpe̩ kwʼatate̩, i mʼumi du, i fʼumi fa kwef omi inaina.

¹⁷ I gba mi bʼo̩wo̩ e̩nebi-mi ki gbiti te̩, kpai bʼo̩wo̩ abo ku ma chulaka-mi te̩; todu ama gbiti tʼumi le.

¹⁸ Ma lewa bʼumi ma o̩jo̩ uchobi-mi; Jihofa muda chʼudiñmino-mi.

¹⁹ I ño̩ dʼumi dufu tef uña ki nʼabe̩; i mʼumi gba todabu kʼi nʼuyo̩ efu-mi.

²⁰ Jihofa fʼo̩me̩ ra ñw mi alu kʼo̩kpakpa-mi de̩; alu kʼo̩wo̩-mi de̩ hiolo alu le̩ i dʼakoji-wñ ñw mi.

²¹ Todu omi fʼo̩na o̩na Jihofa de me̩, u la jegede chʼe̩bie̩ne̩ kʼu kwo bʼO̩jo̩-mi te̩ n.

²² Todu oj ajo̩-wñ kʼi ka jʼo̩gba-mi chaka, u la dʼe̩wñ uhio̩me̩-wñ tinyo̩ bʼo̩la-mi te̩ n.

²³ Omi ño̩ chʼe̩ne̩ ogbolo ugbo-wñ, u la fʼo̩la-mi de bʼudu efe̩-mi te̩.

²⁴ Todule̩ Jihofa mʼakoji-wñ du ñw mi alu kʼo̩kpakpa-mi de̩, likpa alu kʼo̩wo̩-mi chefe̩ eju-wñ.

²⁵ Uwe̩ añʼe̩numo̩la ka kʼuwe̩ chʼe̩numo̩la, uwe̩ añʼe̩ne̩ ki mufu ka kʼuwe̩ chʼe̩ne̩ ki mufu;

²⁶ uwe̩ añʼe̩ne̩ ki de̩ yaala ka kʼuwe̩ de̩ yaala; uwe̩ la añʼe̩nuja ka kʼuwe̩ chʼe̩nuja.

²⁷ Uwe̩ la ajadu ame̩no̩bata; e̩ muda ahi eju ki ake wʼane̩.

²⁸ Todu uwe̩ adʼuna tʼagege-mi; Jihofa O̩jo̩-mi aje̩ ñw e̩chubi-mi kwo bʼumi te̩ fo̩o.

²⁹ Todu lugbo we̩ oñ omi rale gu ef udala du; oñ lugbo O̩jo̩-mi naro̩ lʼoj o̩gba.

³⁰ I chʼe-O̩jo̩—o̩na-wñ mufu; ma fʼo̩la Jihofa ñwago me̩; owñ chʼugbe̩yo̩ ñw abo du ku ma chubiyʼo̩.

³¹ Todu e̩ne̩ chʼO̩jo̩ ki ma che Jihofa n? E̩ne̩ laño̩ chʼokuta tʼO̩jo̩-wa le̩?—

³² owñ chʼO̩jo̩ kʼi dʼukpahiu lʼago-mi de, kʼi laño̩ je̩ ñw o̩na e-mi mufu.

³³ I aje̩ ñw e̩re̩-mi le̩ dab e̩re̩ e̩labikolo̩, oñ i adʼumi gugu oj otete otete-mi ki gbo̩gba.

³⁴ I ako̩ o̩wo̩-mi ogu eja, todule̩ oñ o̩wo̩-mi afʼo̩o̩do̩ ebi-jeikpa.

³⁵ Uwe̩ laño̩ mʼugbe̩yo̩ ujadu-we̩ du ñw mi me̩, o̩wo̩-we̩ awo̩to̩ la mʼumi ne̩ dago, oñ e̩hio̩lawane̩-we̩ je̩ ñw mi nana nyo̩gba.

³⁶ Uwe̩ je̩ ñw ugbo kʼe̩re̩-mi atane̩ ki nʼabe̩, e̩re̩-mi la ñwo̩ n.

³⁷ U ranʼame̩nebi-mi oñ u fʼuma mu; u la dabi gbogbo taku ma takpa rʼile̩ n.

³⁸ U gwo ma da, ma ño̩ neke kwane̩ ge̩ n; ma awane̩ o̩gane̩ e̩re̩-mi.

³⁹ Todu uwe̩ dʼukpahiu jʼumi iñmi tod ogu le̩; uwe̩ je̩ ñw abo ku ma kwane̩ tʼumi o̩la dʼoji lo̩ ñw mi me̩.

⁴⁰ Uwe̩ je̩ ñw ame̩nebi-mi mʼubi dagbʼomi, u fʼabo ku ma chʼulaka-mi ko̩da rinyo̩.

⁴¹ Ma kwa, ma muda nʼe̩ne̩ du ki ajadu ma n, ma kwado̩ Jihofa, i la dohi ñw ma n.

⁴² U fʼuma gwu nuku nuku dab ebutu kʼafu ako alo; u fʼuma ña rinyo̩ dab e̩pio̩ ki dʼej o̩na.

⁴³ Uwe̩ mʼumi gba bʼef iñwa amone̩ te̩ me̩; uwe̩ mʼumi du chʼagboji abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi; amone̩ kʼomi ma ma ma n chʼuko̩lo̩ adu ñw mi.

⁴⁴ Egbo̩ kʼama gbʼinabali-mi ababa, ma gbʼomu-mi gbo̩; o̩la amo̩ma abononojo naga wo̩wo̩wo̩ wʼugbo-mi.

⁴⁵ Abononojo agbo rinyo̩, oñ ma kwʼo̩fio̩lifio̩-ma dufu kpʼo̩la ega.

⁴⁶ Jihofa deju; okuta-mi ki nʼele, ama ki hi O̩jo̩ e-ujadu-mi ne,

⁴⁷ owñ chʼO̩jo̩ ki fʼache̩-mi na kʼi laño̩ fʼamone̩ amone̩ kamuhi jo̩ ñw mi;

⁴⁸ kʼi gba mi kwʼo̩wo̩ ame̩nebi-mi; ochochi, uwe̩ dʼumi tʼatate̩ ñw abo ku ma kwane̩ tʼumi o̩la; uwe̩ gba mi bʼo̩wo̩ ame̩nafuma te̩.

⁴⁹ Todule̩ nagogbodʼuwe̩ ef abo uche̩ ichi uche̩ichi, O Jihofa, oñ nakeli do̩ odu-we̩.

⁵⁰ Ujadu inaina i ako ñw onu-wñ, i la achʼo̩wo̩ ufe̩de̩nyo̩ ñw e̩ne̩-wñ kʼi bʼekpo̩ tʼoji-i, owñ che Defid kpai ugbe̩-wñ ogbegbele̩.