Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 22 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Elelelele kpʼo̩ga echi!

Tugbo Agboji Amakeli; ma nu Aije̩le̩t Hash-shahar. Eli ki Defid ko̩ dʼO̩jo̩ de̩.

¹ O̩jo̩-mi. O̩jo̩-mi, e̩wñ chi kʼe̩ tʼumi no̩ tinyo̩-i? kʼe̩ jiji rʼujadu-mi kpai o̩la ukwa-mi?

² O O̩jo̩-mi, nadʼudo̩ o̩ro̩ka, e̩ la dohi ñw mi n; kpai iko odu, u la nʼuñmi n.

³ Uwe̩ muda afo̩, uwe̩ kʼe̩ gugu ef uñwulo̩ kʼabo Israe̩l añwulo̩ we̩.

⁴ Amata-wa ke̩do̩nʼe̩; ma ke̩do̩no, uwe̩ la je̩ ñw ma mufu tane̩.

⁵ Ma kwadʼuwe̩ oñ ma fʼo̩ o̩wo̩ tane̩, ma ke̩do̩nʼe̩, anyo̩ la mʼuma n.

⁶ Omi muda chʼideneku, u chʼone̩ n; oli ina amone̩ kpai e̩ne̩ kʼamone̩ la che̩de̩te̩-wñ u che.

⁷ Abo du ku ma li mi adokanyi rʼumi oji, ma chʼuko chu, ma mi oji-ma ejo;

⁸ mʼu li no Jihofa, kʼi aje̩ ñw u fʼuma o̩wo̩; owñ ki gbʼo̩, abu kʼi ayo̩ ñw a!

⁹ Uwe̩ muda chʼe̩ne̩ ki mʼumi du kwʼefu iye-mi; uwe̩ je̩ ñw mi ke̩do̩no akwe̩gba kʼu nañmʼe̩nya iye-mi.

¹⁰ Ma mʼumi du rikpolo nʼuwe̩ kwef uwile̩, uwe̩ chʼO̩jo̩-mi akwe̩gba kʼiye-mi bi mi.

¹¹ E̩ ki jiji rʼumi n, todu o̩pe̩cha me̩rʼo̩wo̩ me̩ i la nʼe̩ne̩ du ki ate̩ko n.

¹² Amo̩ko̩ okuno̩ wewe lʼumi daka-i, amagbiti Beshan donyʼumi da-ka;

¹³ ma fʼalu-ma chi ago mi, dab idu kʼi chʼajefu kʼi akwa.

¹⁴ Ma dʼumi da rinyo̩ dab omiofo, achiku-mi du la mure bʼoj iko-wñ te̩; e̩do̩-mi dab apachi iño̩, i muyo̩ efu-mi;

¹⁵ ukpahiu-mi gbe̩ dab anade; ukpalu-mi la gamʼalu-mi; oñ e̩ mʼumi du dachi ef ebutu uku me̩.

¹⁶ Todu amabia donyʼumi daka-i, ujeju amache̩wñ bie̩ne̩ lumi daka; ma dʼe̩wñ gwunyʼumi o̩wo̩ kpai e̩re̩—

¹⁷ u neke kaluka achiku-mi okoke— ma gigo, ma la mʼeju worʼumi;

¹⁸ ma fʼe̩wñ o̩la-mi kpe̩ ñw o̩la-ma, oñ ma rʼanya oj afe̩-mi.

¹⁹ E̩ ki la iiji rʼumi n, O Jihofa! O uwe̩, ukiñmi-mi, hiane̩ wa kʼe̩ te̩ko mi!

²⁰ Mʼonugo-mi gba bʼo̩kwo̩chageli te̩, gba e̩ne̩-mi okate le̩ bʼo̩wo̩ abia te̩!

²¹ Jadu mi kwef alu idu, i-i, e̩ mʼohi du ñw mi kwʼugbo igba ame̩fa me̩!

²² Alu kʼodu-we̩ de̩ nacholi jane̩ ñw amo̩maye-mi; naje̩nyu ñw e̩ alumeji ujeju:

²³ Ame̩ ku me̩ railo Jihofa, me̩ naje̩-nyu ñw u! ame̩ amugbe̩ Jeko̩b chaka, me̩ nadʼojima ñw u, ame̩ ki laño̩ bʼe̩gahi ñw u, ame̩ amugbe̩ Israe̩l chaka!

²⁴ Todu i che̩de̩te̩ o̩bata e̩no̩bata n i la hihie̩ne̩-wñ n; i la dʼeju-wñ maja bʼo̩ te̩ n, i muda gbo̩ e̩gba kʼi kwadʼo̩.

²⁵ Ef ujeju lile le̩ uñwulo̩-mi akwʼugbo-we̩ wa; oji kʼu da le̩ nara eju abo ku ma railo-wñ.

²⁶ Ame̩ne̩chikimi aje̩ e̩wñ efu-ma la ako̩; abo ku ma tene owñ abo le̩ aje̩-nyu ñw u! Edo̩ we̩ ki deju gbogbo alo!

²⁷ Ukpoji ukpoji ane̩ ile̩ du arewa oñ ma arida tʼugbo Jihofa; abo akwo̩ra unyi akwo̩ra unyi abo uche̩ichi chaka adojikane̩ o̩gba-we̩.

²⁸ Todu o̩da onu chʼe-Jihofa, owñ la nʼo̩da abo uche̩ichi.

²⁹ Ame̩nura ile̩-i du aje̩ e̩wñ mala adojikane̩; abo du ku ma gwo̩ru nyʼef ebutu ate̩kpe̩ o̩gba-wñ, i chaka chʼe̩ne̩ ki ma neke je̩ ñw onugo-wñ deju ni ge̩.

³⁰ Ugbe̩ʼka arʼo̩, e-le̩ ma acholi ñw Ondu nyʼo̩gba ki awa,

³¹ ama le̩ awa dʼo̩kpakpa-wñ kpogo ñw amone̩ ku ma ma bi ta n, ka kʼi fʼu che me̩.