Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 50 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ agʼuko̩lo̩ kʼone̩ che tʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ kʼi ko wa le

Eli kʼEsaf ko̩ dʼO̩jo̩.

¹ O̩jo̩ e-amo̩jo̩, ki che Jihofa fʼo̩la ka me̩, i la dʼane̩-ile̩ akwo olodudu gbogbo nyʼolane̩ udo̩.

² Zayo̩n, kʼi chʼalifia ki mufu kpa, oñ O̩jo̩ tadufu kwo̩.

³ O̩jo̩-wa awa, i la achechi n, una adʼo̩gba-wñ afʼe̩wñ lie̩, afu inaina ki abailo aju lʼo daka.

⁴ I ado̩ efojale ate̩ kpai ane̩ ile̩ udo̩, todu kʼi kajo̩ abo-wñ:

⁵ kakini, Kʼabo ku ma kpe̩do̩rʼumi jeju wʼugbo mi, owñ chʼabo ku ma kpʼalo kpai omi lugbo e̩wñ e̩bie̩ ekpa!

⁶ Efojale efojale adʼo̩kpakpa-wñ kpogo, todu O̩jo̩ onugo akpʼoji ajo̩! Sila.

⁷ Neti, O amone̩-mi, tak u nako̩la, O Israe̩l, nagbʼijali nyʼuwe̩. Omi O̩jo̩ de̩, O̩jo̩ e-we̩ u che.

⁸ Nadʼo̩la bi we̩ tod e̩wñ e̩bie̩ kʼe̩ kpa n; e̩wñ kʼe̩ kowa gujo ñw mi la jʼo̩gba-mi o̩ko̩ko̩lo̩.

⁹ Nagbʼo̩ko̩ okuno̩ kwef unyi-we̩ n, abe̩k amobuko̩ kwef iga-we̩ n.

¹⁰ Todu e̩wñ iñmi efoko okoke du omi ne̩, kpai ame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ ku ma jʼoj uwo icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩.

¹¹ U chema ame̩we̩ oj uwo oj uwo chaka, ame̩la oko chaka la chʼe-mi.

¹² Ebi ma chaka kpa mi, u ma ka ñw e̩ n; todu omi nʼile̩-i kpai e̩wñ du kʼi che̩ko̩ ñw u.

¹³ Omi aje̩ e̩la amagbiti? abe̩k u nañmo̩ e̩bie̩ amobuko̩?

¹⁴ Me̩ ki nʼugwa chʼiche̩bo̩ ñw O̩jo̩, e̩wñ kʼe̩ dʼoji-wñ le̩ e̩ nako wa ñw O̩machala;

¹⁵ e̩ ki la kwado̩ mi o̩jo̩ o̩pe̩cha; oñ nagbʼe̩, tak uwe̩ adojima ñw mi.

¹⁶ I muda chʼe-e̩ne̩bibi O̩jo̩ kakini: E̩wñ chʼe-we̩ kpai e̩wñ uhio̩me̩-mi echoli-wñ? kpai edʼalo-mi tʼalu aka?

¹⁷ Abu kʼo̩la ekʼuwe̩ chʼe̩wñ ulaka-we̩, kʼe̩ la mʼo̩la-mi gba rʼubi.

¹⁸ E̩ fʼajoji li, e̩ yo̩ ñw u; uwe̩ te̩te̩ chʼe̩numana abo ku ma tene o̩ya one̩.

¹⁹ Uwe̩ tʼalu-we̩ no̩ ñw e̩bie̩ne̩, ukpalu-we̩ la añwa e̩wñ ki agbʼone̩ ibe eka.

²⁰ Uwe̩ gugu achʼakpabie̩ o̩maye-we̩; ulu oñ uwe̩ abumo̩ o̩ma iye-we̩ onugo.

²¹ Uwe̩ fʼe̩wñ le̩ che me̩ oñ u chechi; uwe̩ nʼibe ka kʼomi de̩ alu kʼuwe̩ de̩ che̩che̩che̩. Omi muda adʼo̩la bi we̩, oñ natʼo̩ ru jo̩ eju-we̩.

²² Me̩ fʼibe-i kpe̩ ta, ame̩ ku me̩ gbenyo̩ O̩jo̩ le̩, tode̩gba kʼu nafʼume̩ fana hie̩ke̩ hie̩ke̩, ki ma nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi agba me̩ n!

²³ E̩ne̩ du kʼi nʼugwa wa achʼiche̩bo̩ mak ojima i adu ñw mi le̩; oñ omi adʼujadu O̩jo̩ ña e̩ne̩ ki añwʼo̩na-wñ che!