Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 72 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Onu o̩kpakpa ajʼo̩fe̩

E-So̩lo̩mo̩n.

¹ Dʼoji ajo̩-we̩ ñw onu kʼi kpa, O O̩jo̩, kpʼo̩kpakpa-we̩ ñw o̩ma onu!

² O̩wñ anʼo̩kpakpa kpʼoj ajo̩ amone̩-we̩, i la akpʼoji ajo̩ abo-we̩ ku ma chʼame̩no̩bata!

³ Uwo uwo akʼure̩do̩ wa ñw amone̩, kpʼotete otete, lef o̩kpakpa!

⁴ I akpʼoji ajo̩ ame̩no̩bata ku ma jʼef amone̩, i ajadu amo̩ma ame̩nale, i la agu e̩ne̩ kʼi adʼamone̩ mane̩ che̩ rinyo̩!

⁵ Alu kʼukpo̩kpe̩ olu de̩ abe̩le̩ ma arailo we̩ kade, kpʼalu kʼukpo̩kpe̩ ochu kade, gbogbo tʼo̩gba o̩gba du!

⁶ I agwo̩ru wa dab omiojale kʼi ajo̩ bʼoj egbe ku ma ja etito̩ ma, alu kʼomiojale aña rʼane̩!

⁷ O̩kpanachi e-wñ oñ e̩wñ ara ñw ame̩no̩kpakpa, ure̩do̩ la achʼololo, gbogbo tak ochu ma ño̩ do̩mo̩ ge̩ n!

⁸ Owñ ñʼanʼo̩da kwʼohimini abadi oka gbogbo wa kadʼohimin! abadi ekeji, kpʼakwʼohimini le̩ gbogbo wʼukpoji ile̩-i!

⁹ Abo ku ma dodo ef aje̩tachi ate̩kpe̩ o̩gba-wñ, ame̩nebi-wñ la afʼebutu na!

¹⁰ Amonu Tarshish kpai amonu ala ala akʼe̩wñ ele wa, amonu Shiba kpai Seba akʼe̩wñ ire̩ wa!

¹¹ Ochochi, amonu du adojikane̩ o̩gba-wñ, abo uche̩ichi du arʼo̩!

¹² Todu e̩gba kʼe̩nale akwa, i agbʼo̩, kpʼe̩no̩bata kpʼe̩ne̩ kʼi ma nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi ate̩ko-wñ n.

¹³ Owñ ali e̩nubie̩ kpʼe̩nale ejumomi, oñ i ajadu onugo ame̩nale.

¹⁴ I agba onugo-ma tane̩ bʼuji kpai o̩lachi te̩; e̩bie̩-ma la achʼe̩wñ akoko eju-wñ.

¹⁵ Owñ la adeju, oñ ma akʼo̩jamalia e-Shiba wa ñw owñ! Ma la achaduwa ñw u o̩ko̩ko̩lo̩, ma akadua ñw u gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩!

¹⁶ E̩wñ e̩yo̩ achʼo̩be̩le̩ke̩te̩ jʼoj uwo oj uwo ile̩-i; e̩ro-wñ amiejo dabu Le̩bano̩n; oñ abo ku ma jʼef ewo le̩ aya dab egbe ane̩-ile̩!

¹⁷ Odu-wñ ado̩mo̩ ogbegbele̩, ekpo̩kpe̩ odu-wñ atʼo̩gba ñw e-olu! Amone̩ la ade̩nyo̩ ñw omune̩ ef uwñ, abo ucheichi du adʼowñ kʼe̩ne̩ ki gbede!

¹⁸ Jihofa O̩jo̩, O̩jo̩ abo Israe̩l ki nele, e-kʼowñ kate ache e̩wñ aye.

¹⁹ Oñ odu-wñ e-ojima le̩ ki nele ogbegbele̩; ane̩-ile̩ du ki nako̩ ñw ojima-wñ! Ami kpai ami!

²⁰ Aduwa Defid, o̩ma Je̩si le̩, kpojime̩.