Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 32 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Adure kʼO̩jo̩ to̩no̩, one̩ gbede

E-Defid de̩. Maskil.

¹ E̩ne̩ ku ma tʼada kʼi je̩ no̩ ñw u, kʼe̩wñ la bʼadure-wñ ma, gbede.

² E̩ne̩ ki Jihofa ma lo udu rʼu n, kʼayechi du ma dʼef afu-wñ n gbede.

³ E̩gba kʼu chechi, achiku-mi gbe̩ rinyo̩ noj ukwa kʼu kwa gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩.

⁴ Todu odu kpʼo̩ro̩ka o̩wo̩-we̩ nʼumi oji te̩; omi o̩la-mi murida dab ane̩ e̩gbe o̩jo̩ uwo. Sila.

⁵ U je̩ ñw e̩ ma adure-mi, u la dʼudu kʼu fe̩ maja n; u kakini, Nagbalu ada kʼu je̩ ñu Jihofa; uwe̩ la dʼudu adure-mi tinyo̩ ñw mi. Sila.

⁶ Todule̩ e̩ne̩ du ki akpe̩do̩rʼuwe̩ ki nachadua ñw e̩; iko e̩gba ku ma neke li uwe̩, e̩gba kʼomi lile le̩ wobi, i ate̩ kado owñ kilikili n.

⁷ Uwe̩ chʼuña umaja-mi, uwe̩ agba mi nyi bʼo̩pe̩cha te̩; uwe̩ anʼeli emufu tane̩ lʼumi daka. Sila.

⁸ Nakʼe̩ ibe oñ nakʼuwe̩ o̩na kʼuwe̩ ale oñ nanʼeju-mi ñʼuwe o̩na.

⁹ Me̩ ki dab anya abe̩k imiulu ku ma ma mʼoji e̩wñ n; kʼe̩wñ ijaga-ma chʼajamu kpai año̩ ku ma ne̩ mu ma, cho̩kpo̩ni ma ma je̩ te̩me̩rʼuwe̩ n.

¹⁰ E̩ne̩bibi anʼe̩do̩dudu wewe; ufe̩de̩nyo̩ muda alʼe̩ne̩ ki ke̩do̩no Jihofa de.

¹¹ E̩do̩-me̩ ki bo̩ efu Jihofa, ame̩ ki gwoguyo̩, ame̩ ame̩no̩kpakpa, me̩ ki la fʼo̩ga uyo̩ chi, ame̩ kʼe̩do̩-me̩ chʼokpoko chaka!