Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 4 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Adua kʼi che ane̩ odu

Todu Agboji Amakeli; ma nʼe̩wñ iku nu. Eli ki Defid ko̩ dʼO̩jo̩ de̩.

¹ Dohi ñw mi e̩gba kʼu nadʼe̩, O O̩jo̩ e-o̩kpakpa-mi! Uwe̩ fʼuña fe̩ ñw mi e̩gba kʼu dʼef o̩pe̩cha. Li mi eju, kʼe̩ gbʼadua-mi.

² O̩ ame̩ amo̩ma aboke̩le̩, gbogbo nyʼe̩gba oñ ojima-mi amud e̩wñ achukata ta? Ame̩ afe̩do̩ e̩wñ o̩wai? ame̩ atejane̩ e̩wñ olemi? Sila.

³ Ame̩ ki muda ma ka ki Jihofa fʼe̩ne̩ ki akpe̩do̩rʼu date̩ ñw o̩la-wñ me̩; e̩gba kʼu nadʼo̩, Jihofa agbʼo̩.

⁴ Me̩ we̩do̩, me̩ ki muda dure n; me̩ nabʼe̩do̩-me̩ choluka oj ate̩-me̩, me̩ chechi. Sila.

⁵ Me̩ kʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ o̩kpakpa wa, ku me̩ la ke̩do̩no Jihofa.

⁶ Amone̩ wewe jo̩ akakini, E̩ne̩ aje̩ ñw a li e̩nyo̩? O̩ Jihofa, mʼugane̩ e-eju-we̩ du kwane̩ bʼuwa ma!

⁷ Uwe̩ mʼuyo̩ du tʼef e̩do̩-mi tʼe-ki dʼef e̩do̩-ma iko kʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ kpai omi achiwe̩-be̩te̩ma-ma tabale le.

⁸ Tʼedachi-mi, tʼolu ele̩-mi, ure̩do̩ i che; todu uwe̩, Jihofa, kate aje̩ ñw mi gugu to̩ko̩o̩.