Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 34 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Ondu afejutʼabo-wñ

E-Defid, e̩gba kʼi chʼakpaine̩ eju Abime̩le̩k dabe̩ne̩ kʼi ahimu, kʼi la fʼu ne, tak i le-wñ.

¹ Nakele Jihofa iko tʼiko du; eñwulo̩-wñ adʼef alu-mi o̩ko̩ko̩lo̩.

² Onugo-mi aje̩nyu efu Jihofa; ame̩ne̩chikimi agbʼinabali-wñ oñ edo-ma abo̩.

³ O ame̩ ki bʼumi je̩ ñw Jihofa kʼi nana nyo̩gba, kʼa ki kpe̩re̩ adʼodu-wñ nʼoji ago!

⁴ Omi tene Jihofa oñ i dohi ñw mi, i la mʼumi gba bʼailo-mi du te̩.

⁵ Ma kejurʼowñ oñ eju-ma mune̩; anyo̩ lañʼamʼuma ogbegbele̩ n.

⁶ E̩no̩bata-i fʼukwa kwa, oñ Jihofa gbʼo̩, tak i fʼu jadu kwef o̩pe̩cha-wñ chaka.

⁷ Onuche̩ Jihofa aruru lʼabo ku ma railo-wñ daka, i la agba ma.

⁸ O ame̩ ki jama ku me̩ li ka ki Jihofa chenyo̩! E̩ne̩ ki achubiyʼo̩ gbede!

⁹ O ame̩ ki railo Jihofa, ame̩ abo-wñ kiafo̩, todu i nʼeku e̩wñ ki aku abo ku ma railo-wñ n!

¹⁰ Amo̩ma idu nʼe̩gba ku ma chʼame̩nukpa, i nʼe̩gba kʼebi akpa ma; e̩wñ e̩nyo̩ du muda aña abo ku ma tene Jihofa n.

¹¹ Te̩wa, ame̩ abimo̩to̩, netirʼo̩la-mi, nako̩ me̩ ailo Jihofa era.

¹² Ugbo one̩ de̩ kʼiñmi chenyʼo̩ eju, kʼekpojolugbo chemʼo̩ e̩do̩, todu kʼi li e̩nyo̩ taa?

¹³ Fʼukpalu-we̩ de bʼe̩bie̩ne̩ te̩, kpai uko-we̩ ki kwo bʼe̩wñ o̩gwo̩ eka te̩.

¹⁴ Kwo bʼe̩wñ bie̩ne̩ te̩, kʼe̩ che e̩nyo̩; tejane̩ ure̩do̩, kʼe̩ la bʼo̩ kpe̩re̩.

¹⁵ Eju Jihofa chefe̩rʼabo̩kpakpa, eti-wñ la nʼilolo tod ukwa-ma.

¹⁶ Eju Jihofa chekparʼabo ku ma che e̩wñ bie̩ne̩, kʼi kʼurewa-ma da bʼane̩ ile̩ te̩.

¹⁷ Abo̩kpakpa kwa. Jihofa la agbo̩, i do̩mo̩ agba ma kwef o̩pe̩cha-ma chaka.

¹⁸ Jihofa me̩rʼabo kʼe̩do̩-ma chʼe̩kpabie̩, i la ajadu abo kʼe̩wñ ku ma che akwoubi awo̩ ma gbali.

¹⁹ E̩wñ bie̩ne̩ ki ake̩re̩bʼe̩no̩kpakpa chewewe; Jihofa muda agbʼo̩ kwef e-le̩ chaka.

²⁰ I ade achiku-wñ; okate-wñ aguche̩ n.

²¹ E̩bie̩ne̩ ako ame̩ne̩bibi kpa; ma la akpa abo ku ma nʼulaka e̩no̩kpakpa ache abi.

²² Jihofa ala onugo amadu-wñ tane̩; i la anʼe̩ne̩ du ef abo ku ma chubiyʼo̩ ku ma akpʼo̩ abi n.