Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 33 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ ki nʼele: i nyi e̩wñ du, i adejutʼe̩wñ du

¹ Me̩ fʼo̩ga uyo̩ chi efu Jihofa, O ame̩ ame̩no̩kpakpa! Eñwulo̩-we̩ chʼeju-wñ ñw ame̩-ne̩do̩ kpoko.

² Me̩ ki nʼumolo gogbodo̩ Jihofa, me̩ ki nʼubo̩ ki nʼiku me̩gwa keli dʼo̩!

³ Me̩ ki kʼeli etito̩ ñw u, me̩ nu lef o̩ka, uko̩la-wñ ki nana.

⁴ Todu o̩la Jihofa chʼo̩kpakpa; uko̩lo-wñ du la lʼo̩na echubi one̩.

⁵ I afe̩do̩ e̩wñ o̩kpakpa kpai ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka; ane̩-ile̩ chekpʼe̩ko̩ ñw ufe̩de̩nyo̩ Jihofa.

⁶ Lugbo o̩la Jihofa oñ ma che efojale efojale, oñ uwewe e̩wñ du ki jʼefu-wñ wa lef iñmi alu-wñ.

⁷ I akʼomi ohimini abadi jo̩ dab ugbudu; i akʼunefu maja ef o̩pata o̩pata.

⁸ Ile̩ du ki narailo Jihofa, e̩ne̩ du ki dodo ane̩-ile̩-i ki bʼe̩gahi-wñ!

⁹ Todu eka i ka oñ i do̩mo̩; i ñwa ñw u oñ i kwodago kpaka.

¹⁰ Jihofa aje̩ ñw o̩la kʼabo uche̩ichi alo ki mud ibe̩te̩: i aje̩ ñw ibe kʼamone̩ kpe̩ ki we enʼoji.

¹¹ O̩la ki Jihofa alo adago ogbegbele̩, ibe kʼi akpe̩ ef e̩do̩-wñ adago gbogbo nyʼo̩gba o̩gba du.

¹² Abo ichiki Jihofa chʼO̩jo̩-ma gbede, owñ chʼamone̩ kʼi fʼuma chi ku ma chʼe̩wñ ogu-wñ!

¹³ Jihofa dʼefojale akejuru, i ali amo̩ma amone̩ chaka;

¹⁴ ugbo kʼi dodo i anyope̩ ago abo du ku ma dodo ile̩-i,

¹⁵ owñ ki abo̩ e̩do̩-ma chaka, kʼi la chenʼibe uko̩lo̩-ma du.

¹⁶ Onu afʼo̩la-wñ jadu lugbo abogu-wñ ki wewe n; ukpahiu ki nana agba e̩nagbiti n.

¹⁷ Anya egbʼone̩, chʼolemi, i la aje̩ ñw e̩ne̩ du futane̩ lef ukpahiu e-wñ ki nana n.

¹⁸ Go, eju Jihofa bʼabo ku ma railo-wñ ma, owñ chʼabo ku ma kibenʼufe̩de̩-nyo̩-wñ,

¹⁹ kʼi gba onugo-ma bʼuku te̩, kʼi la ade ma kʼoji-ma ki do̩mo̩ ef o̩kpo̩ta.

²⁰ Onugo-wa do̩mo̩ anede Jihofa; owñ chʼate̩ko-wa kpai ugbe̩yo-wa.

²¹ Todu e̩do̩-wa ayo̩ ef uwñ, todabu kʼa ke̩do̩nʼodu-wñ kiafo̩ le̩.

²² Ufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ ki bʼuwa ma, O Jihofa, alu kʼa te̩takibenʼuwe̩.