Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 27 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

E̩do̩ ekono ki ma nʼega n

E-Defid de̩.

¹ Jihofa chʼugane̩-mi kpai ujadu-mi; e̩ne̩ oñ omi arailo-wñ? Jihofa chʼaku iñmi-mi; e̩ne̩ abʼumi ailo?

² E̩gba kʼamache̩wñ bie̩ne̩ lewa kobʼumi, ku ma je̩ o̩re̩la-mi, owñ chʼabo ku ma che mi o̩pe̩cha kpai ame̩nebi-mi, ma fʼe̩re̩ ko̩, oñ ma lewane̩.

³ Dagba abogu ruru nyʼumi, e̩do̩-mi aga n; dagba ogu ki kwane̩ abʼumi ma, nake̩do̩nʼo̩ kpo̩.

⁴ E̩wñ okate omi bi ugbo Jihofa, e-le̩ natejane̩-wñ; kʼomi ki gugu ef unyi Jihofa o̩jo̩ udeju-mi-i du, kʼu go e̩wñ ube̩do̩ Jihofa, kʼu fʼe̩wñ ef unyi-wñ go chili-chili.

⁵ Todu i adʼumi maja ef ala-wñ o̩jo̩ e̩bie̩ne̩; i adʼumi maja o̩fio̩lifio̩ ef unyabo-wñ, i adʼumi kwane̩ tʼoj apata okuta.

⁶ Fai taku ma adʼoji-mi kwane̩ tʼame̩nebi-mi ku ma Iʼumi daka le; oñ nakʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ e-o̩ga echi wa ñw u ef unyabo-wñ omi akʼeli, i-i, nakeli do̩ Jihofa.

⁷ O Jihofa, e̩gba kʼu nachʼomu-mi nyʼate̩ akwa, gbo̩ ke, e̩ ki ño̩ li mi eju kʼe̩ la dohi ñw mi!

⁸ Uwe̩ kakini, Me̩ tene eju-mi. Oñ e̩do̩-mi ka ñw e̩ kakini, Eju-we̩ natene, O Jihofa.

⁹ E ki dʼeju-we̩ maja ñw mi n. E̩ ki hi adu-we̩ tinyo̩ ef uwe̩do̩ n, uwe̩ te̩tachʼe̩nate̩ko-mi. E̩ ki dʼumi rikpolo tinyo̩ n, e̩ ki la tʼumi no̩ n. O O̩jo̩ e-ujadu-mi!

¹⁰ E̩gba kʼata-mi kpai iye-mi hi umi tinyo̩, taku Jihofa amʼumi du.

¹¹ Ko̩ mi o̩na-we̩, O Jihofa; kʼe̩ ne̩ mi lʼo̩na ki de̩ te̩e̩le̩ tod abo ku ma jʼago mi.

¹² E̩ ki dʼumi ñw e̩wñ ki dʼabo ku ma che mi o̩pe̩cha e̩do̩ n; todu ame̩nibenu olemi kwane̩ tʼumi o̩la me̩, kpai abo kʼafu ki akwef iñmo̩-ma dufu chʼo̩lachi e̩che̩.

¹³ I ma chʼabu kʼu do̩ rʼochochi ka kʼu nali e̩nyo̩ Jihofa oj a ne̩ abo ku ma deju ni fa!

¹⁴ Nede Jihofa; fejugbiti, kʼe̩ la fʼe̩do̩ ne̩; i-i, uwe̩ ki nede̩ Jihofa!