Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 51 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

E̩no̩ kʼe̩do̩-wñ kpabie̩ tod adure kʼi ta agbo̩ko̩bʼO̩jo̩-i

Tugbo Agboji Amakeli. Eli ki Defid ko̩ dʼO̩jo̩ e̩gba ki Netan akache̩ le̩ wʼugbo-wñ, abu kʼi nyʼejefu ugbo Batsheba le̩.

¹ O O̩jo̩, lʼumi eju, alu kʼufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ de̩; teju alu kʼejumomi o̩gbaje̩je̩-we̩ de̩ abe̩le̩ e̩ ki fada-mi kpalu.

² Fʼumi gwe̩ hiolo bʼudu kʼu fe̩ te̩, e̩ ki la je̩ ñw mi fe̩ bʼadure-mi te̩!

³ Todu u chema ada kʼu je̩, eju-mi la kado adure-mi go̩o̩.

⁴ Uwe̩ kate omi dʼu re, u la fʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ le̩ che eju-we̩, todu ku ma dale ñw e̩ e̩gba kʼe̩ ko̩la kʼuwe̩ ki fe̩ e̩gba kʼe̩ kajo̩.

⁵ Go, ef udu efe̩ oñ iye-mi chefu mi, oñ ef udo̩laga e-adure oñ iye-mi nyefu mi.

⁶ Go, i dʼuwe̩ e̩do̩ kʼochochi kʼi dʼef e̩do̩; oñ ugbo ki maja le̩ uwe̩ aje̩ ñw mi ma e̩wñ ibe.

⁷ Mu hiso̩p du kʼe̩ fʼadure-mi gwe̩ rinyo̩, tak omi afe̩; fʼumi gwe̩, tak u nachʼefufu gbaa tu sno le.

⁸ Je̩ ñw mi gbo̩ uyo̩ kpai e̩wñ e̩do̩ afu; todu kʼachiku kʼe̩ guche̩ le̩ ki gwoguyo̩.

⁹ Mʼeju-we̩ du maja bʼadure-mi te̩, kʼe̩ fʼudu-mi kpalu chaka.

¹⁰ O O̩jo̩, fʼe̩do̩ ki de̩ hiolo nyi ñw mi, kʼe̩ la ñwʼafu okpoko che ef umi.

¹¹ E̩ ki dʼumi tinyo̩ bʼeju-we̩ te̩ n, e̩ ki la gbʼAfu-we̩ Kiafo̩ bʼumi te̩ n.

¹² Dʼuyo̩ ujadu-we̩ dabi wa ñw mi, kʼe̩ nʼAfu umo̩la-we̩ gwo̩nyʼumi dago.

¹³ E̩gbale̩ tak u nako̩ abo ku ma jʼada o̩na o̩na-we̩, oñ ame̩nadure adabi abʼuwe̩.

¹⁴ Mʼumi gba bʼabi e̩bie̩ eje̩ te̩, O O̩jo̩, uwe̩ O̩jo̩ e-ujadu-mi, tak ukpalu-mi anʼeli o̩kpakpa-we̩ ako̩ taa.

¹⁵ O Ondu, mʼumi alu chi, tak alu-mi adʼuñwulo̩-we̩ ka pee.

¹⁶ Todu e̩wñ iche̩bo̩ nyʼuwe̩ eju egba n; cho̩kpo̩ni u ma dʼu wa, uwe̩ ayo̩ ñw e̩wñ iche̩bo̩ e̩gujo n.

¹⁷ E̩wñ iche̩bo̩ O̩jo̩ chʼafu e̩do̩ ki muda kpu; e̩do̩ e̩kpabie̩ ku ma ma gane̩ ñw ewo kʼe̩wñ ku ma che awo̩ ma n, O O̩jo̩, uwe̩ achʼe̩de̩te̩ e-le̩ n.

¹⁸ E̩ ki chʼe̩nyo̩ ñw Zayo̩n alu ki nyo̩ we̩ eju; uwe̩ ki fʼo̩do̩ Je̩rusale̩m ne,

¹⁹ tak uwe̩ ayo̩ ñw e̩wñ iche̩bo̩ e-o̩kpakpa, kpai e̩wñ e̩gujo kpai odokulu e̩wñ e̩gujo ku ma ko wa; e̩gbale̩ taku ma akʼamo̩ko̩ okuno̩ wa che oj ubo̩ iche̩bo̩-we̩.