Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 53 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

E̩wñ idada kpʼe̩wñ bibi kʼamone̩ jʼache

Tugbo Agboji Amakeli: Mahalat ma nu. Maskil e-Defid de̩.

¹ E̩nidada ka ef e̩do̩-wñ kakini, O̩jo̩ du do̩mo̩ n. Ma fʼo̩la-ma kpabie̩, ma fʼe̩wñ uji ku ma hihie̩ne̩-wñ che me̩; i nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi achʼe̩nyo̩ n.

² O̩jo̩ dʼefojale ago amo̩ma amone̩, kʼi li abe̩k e̩ne̩ ki ache e̩wñ ibe ibe, kʼi la atene O̩jo̩ do̩mo̩.

³ E̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma mudabi tʼubi; udama-ma chaka mud e̩wñ iwa; i nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi achʼe̩nyo̩ n, i nʼokate n.

⁴ Amachuko̩lo̩ ibe̩te̩ le̩ ma e̩wñ dun? ku ma kʼamone̩-mi je̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼuje̩wñ? ma la kwadʼO̩jo̩ n.

⁵ Ugbo kʼe̩wñ ubailo du ma de̩ n, o̩mo̩ ailo e-ailo naba ma! todu O̩jo̩ fʼachiku e̩ne̩ kʼi kpala nyʼe̩ le̩ fiatuka; uwe̩ je̩ ñw anyo̩ mʼuma, todabu kʼO̩jo̩ ko̩ ma.

⁶ O ujadu Israe̩l ki ma ma kwo Zayo̩n wa ke n! e̩gba kʼO̩jo̩ arʼamu-wñ da, taku Jeko̩b agwoguyo̩, e̩do̩ Israe̩l abo̩.