Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 38 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

E̩ne̩ kʼibe-wñ rida kʼi gugu achʼo̩bota

Eli ki Defid ko̩ dʼO̩jo̩ ki chʼurewa-wñ.

¹ O Jihofa, e̩ ki dʼo̩la bi mi ef uwe̩do̩-we̩ n, e̩ ki la kʼumi o̩la ef uke̩do̩fulu-we̩ n!

² Todu o̩fa-we̩ fʼumi mu gbali, o̩wo̩-we̩ la nʼumi oji te̩.

³ Todu e̩do̩-we̩ ki kpa oñ o̩re̩la-mi ugbo du ma bo̩ n; achiku-mi du la nʼuñmi n todu adure-mi.

⁴ Todu udu kʼu fe̩ ko̩ alʼumi oji me̩; dabe̩ne̩ kʼadu ki woji tʼumi le.

⁵ Agbe-mi alu, i agbʼe̩ño̩ noji idada-mi,

⁶ i fʼumi o̩lo̩ go̩, i la fʼumi pu wane̩ tabale; u tʼachʼe̩do̩dudu ale gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩.

⁷ Todu ago-mi kpa gaa chaka, o̩re̩la-mi du la bo̩ n.

⁸ O̩la-mi muda gbe̩ne̩ke̩, i awo̩ mi tabale; u te̩takwa noj e̩do̩-mi ki ache giligili.

⁹ Ondu, e̩wñ kʼu nañeju-wñ du jʼo̩gba-we̩, ifi kʼu nafi maja ñw e̩ n.

¹⁰ E̩do̩-mi ache kpu kpu, ukpahiu-mi atakpa; i chʼe-ugane̩ eju-mi—i ño̩ kwo bʼumi te̩ me̩.

¹¹ Ame̩nufe̩do̩-mi kpai abo ku ma me̩ru mi hi o̩la-ma wʼubi bʼatulubo̩-mi te̩, amefu-mi la dago jʼo̩najiji.

¹² Abo ku ma tene oji-mi ño̩ bʼoku ne te̩, oñ abo ku ma tene kʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ ki che mi nako̩la e̩wñ ibi, ma la nyʼojuju e̩wñ akpaine̩ gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩.

¹³ Omi muda gbo̩ n, dabe̩ne̩ kʼu chʼajeti, u la dab ajalu kʼi ma achʼalu-wñ n.

¹⁴ Ochochi, omi dab e̩ne̩ kʼeti-wñ ma agbo̩la n, kʼuka enu ma dʼef alu-wñ n.

¹⁵ Todu, uwe̩ Jihofa oñ naneju-wñ; uwe̩, adohi ñw mi, O Ondu, O̩jo̩-mi.

¹⁶ Todu u kakini, Tode̩gba ku ma gwoye rʼumi oji, e̩gba kʼe̩re̩-mi ñwo̩, ma dʼo̩la-ma one̩ ñw mi!

¹⁷ Todu u fʼo̩la ule̩ echika mu me̩, ewo̩ i la awo̩ mi e̩gba du.

¹⁸ Todu nadʼudu kʼu fe̩ ka dufu, e̩do̩-mi kpabie̩ noj adure-mi.

¹⁹ O̩la ame̩nebi-mi muda ale̩, ma gbiti, abo ku ma chulaka-mi olemi ofo awewe nyo̩gba.

²⁰ Abo ku ma dʼe̩bie̩ne̩ rʼo̩me̩ e̩nyo̩ la chʼame̩no̩la-mi ukpe̩ kʼu natʼe̩wñ e̩nyo̩ ubi.

²¹ E̩ ki hi umi tinyo̩ n, O Jihofa! O O̩jo̩-mi, e̩ ki jiji rʼumi n!

²² Hiane̩ wa kʼe̩ te̩ko mi, O Ondu, ujadu-mi!