Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 55 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ ki gba wa!

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

¹ Netirʼadua-mi, O O̩jo̩; e̩ ki la dʼo̩la-we̩ maja ñw o̩ko̩ kʼu nagbabʼuwe̩ n!

² Nyʼumi eti, kʼe̩ dohi ñw mi; u nʼuñmi o̩la ki dʼefu-mi awo̩ mi-i n, ifi nafi.

³ Tod omuko̩la e̩nebi le̩, tod eke̩che̩ kʼame̩ne̩bibi ke̩che̩ wa. Todu ama kʼe̩wñ ibe̩te̩ ro̩ bʼumi ma, ma la doli mi ef uwe̩do̩.

⁴ I kpanyʼumi e̩do̩ tabale, okpo uku la mugulo̩ bʼumi ma me̩.

⁵ Ailo kpai o̩la ega lewa bʼumi ma, ugoju la mʼumi da dago.

⁶ Tak u kakini, O omi ma nʼika dab o̩madegu! e̩gbale̩ u ma muwu kwʼemi kʼu ñmi;

⁷ go, e̩gbale̩ omi ma taligo o̩najiji, u ma ru ef aje̩tachi, Sila

⁸ omi ma hiane̩ alo kʼu fʼafu ibi kpai e̩du omi le̩ o̩wo̩.

⁹ O Ondu, mʼuma ko mi, fʼalu ichi-ma guji; todu u fʼalachi kpai uja li ef ewo le̩.

¹⁰ Odu kpai o̩ro̩ka ma jʼoj odo̩-wñ ale daka; e̩wñ ibe̩te̩ kpai akanya jʼalumeji-wñ,

¹¹ e̩wñ bibi jʼalumeji-wñ; uji kpʼakpaine̩ eche akwo bʼojukpologu-wñ te̩ n.

¹² Todu i chʼe̩nebiʼka bʼumi ina-i n— e̩gbale̩ omi ma je̩do̩; i la chʼe̩ne̩ ki chʼulaka-mi bʼukpa tʼo̩la-wñ ñw mi n— e̩gbale̩ omi ma maja ñw u.

¹³ I muda chʼuwe̩, kʼe̩ chʼone̩ e̩go̩-mi, achimo̩la-mi kpai onuku-mi o̩lali.

¹⁴ Awa kʼa nyojuju e̩rinyo̩ kpai o̩la-wa le̩; awa kpʼabo ujeju uyo̩ le̩ kpe̩re̩ tef unyi O̩jo̩.

¹⁵ Uku ki lewa bʼuma ma achigili; ama ki gwo̩ru nyʼef o̩jegu udeju udeju; todu e̩wñ bie̩ne̩ jʼef unyi-ma alumeji-ma.

¹⁶ I chʼe-mi, nakwado̩ O̩jo̩; taki Jihofa agba mi.

¹⁷ Olane̩ kpai olodudu kpai o̩ro̩ka naraino̩ oñ nafifi, i la agbo̩ omu-mi.

¹⁸ I mʼonugo-mi gba tane̩ ef ure̩do̩ bʼogu ku ma kobʼumi te̩, todu abo ku ma kobʼumi chʼewewe.

¹⁹ O̩jo̩ agbo̩, i la ade ma ma, owñ kʼi te̩te̩do̩mo̩ kwʼigbelegbele le̩; owñ chʼabo ku ma ma nʼarida n, ku ma ma la railo O̩jo̩ n. Sila.

²⁰ I mʼo̩wo̩-wñ nadala akobo̩ abo kʼe̩do̩-ma chebo̩rʼowñ, i fʼalo-wñ bie̩.

²¹ Alu-wñ de̩ de̩le̩ de̩le̩ dab ekpo, ogu eja muda dʼef e̩do̩-wñ; uko̩la-wñ de̩ ne̩ke̩ ne̩ke̩ tʼekpo le, i muda chʼugbada ku ma wo̩ nʼo̩wo̩.

²² E̩wñ kʼi ko nyʼuwe̩ o̩wo̩ le̩ ko rikpolo no Jihofa, tak owñ agbʼuwe̩ nyi; i la aje̩ ñw ma chʼe̩no̩kpakpa iche̩ ogbegbele̩ n.

²³ O O̩jo̩, uwe̩ muda ako ma gwo̩ru wʼef ura e̩kpabie̩ le̩; abo e̩bie̩ kpai abo akpaine̩ adeju ukpe̩reji iko-ma n. Omi muda ake̩do̩nʼuwe̩.