Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 78 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Dagba ab O̩jo̩ chaka ma gbʼo̩la-wñ gbo̩ n i atene kʼi ña ma o̩na

Maskil e-Esaf.

¹ O̩ amone̩-mi, nʼeti rʼuko̩-o̩la-mi; hi e̩ti-me̩ wʼane̩ ñw o̩la alu-mi!

² Nachi alu-mi ef ita; e̩wñ igbelegbele kʼi maja naka dufu,

³ e-kʼa gbo̩ kʼa la ma, e-kʼamata-wa ka ñw a le̩.

⁴ A dʼu maja ñw amo̩ma-ma n, a muda añwulo̩ Jihofa ñw abo̩gba kʼi awa ukpahiu-wñ kpai uko̩lo̩ aye-wñ kʼi che le̩.

⁵ Todu i dʼo̩la ibenu dago efu Jeko̩b, oñ i dʼukpo̩la te̩ ef Israe̩l, owñ chʼe-kʼi ñwa ñw amata-wa kʼama ki je̩ ñw amo̩ma-ma ki ma;

⁶ todu kʼabo̩gba ki ro̩no ma kʼi ma, owñ chʼamo̩ma ku ma ñʼabi, kʼabo le̩ ki kwane̩ aka ñw amo̩ma e-ma ge̩,

⁷ kʼama ki kibeno O̩jo̩, ku ma la we egbenyo̩ uko̩lo̩ O̩jo̩, ku ma muda de uko̩ uko̩ kʼi te̩;

⁸ kʼama ki we edab amata-ma, abo̩gba ki achʼagbo̩go̩ ki alañu rʼO̩jo̩ le̩, owñ chʼabo̩gba ki ma ñw e̩do̩-ma che n le̩, kʼafu e-ma ma de̩ kpaka ugbo O̩jo̩ n.

⁹ Amo̩ma Ifraim, kʼo̩o̩do̩ la jʼo̩wo̩-ma, mudabi o̩jo̩ kʼogu chi le̩.

¹⁰ Ma de alo O̩jo̩ n, ma la ko̩ elule̩ teju uko̩-o̩la-wñ.

¹¹ Oñ ma gbenyo̩ e̩wñ kʼi che, kpʼuko̩lo̩ awuwu-wñ kʼi duña ma le̩.

¹² I fʼe̩wñ aye che eju amata-ma oj ane̩ Ijipti, oko Zoan le̩.

¹³ I fʼohimini abadi kpana meji oñ i je̩ ñw ma laic gu ef uwñ du, i la je̩ ñw omi-wñ dago dab ugbu-du.

¹⁴ I ño̩ nʼakpa ane̩ ma le o̩ro̩ka, gbogbo ñw o̩jo̩ la chʼugane̩ e-una.

¹⁵ I fʼokuta okuta kpana ef aje̩tachi, i la dʼorm ñw ma ñmo̩ e̩kute̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼo̩mo̩ chʼo̩lulu.

¹⁶ I ño̩ che kʼomi ki cha kwef okuta dufu dab aji, i laño̩ je̩ ñw omi ki ke̩che̩ wa dab ohimini.

¹⁷ Ma muda adʼu re alo waa, oñ ma lañu rʼO̩jo̩ Chamachala ef aje̩tachi le̩.

¹⁸ Oñ ma jʼO̩jo̩ ma ef e̩do̩-ma owñ chʼugbo uje̩wñ ku ma chʼe̩ño̩-wñ le̩.

¹⁹ Ochochi, ma kwokalu nyʼO̩jo̩ ola, ma kakini, O̩jo̩ neke tʼo̩ka o̩je̩ jo̩ ef aje̩tachi-i?

²⁰ Go, i dʼe̩wñ gwo okuta le̩, tak omi muke̩che̩ dufu, oñ aji aji chane̩ ewobi. I neke ño̩ kʼuje̩wñ ñwage̩? I akʼe̩la wa tod amone̩-wñ?

²¹ Todule̩ Jihofa gbo̩, oñ i bi eju; oñ ma fʼuna ko bi Jeko̩b ma, oñ uwe̩do̩ ño̩ kwane̩ abʼIsrae̩l ma ge̩;

²² todabu ku ma ma dʼo̩la O̩jo̩ rʼochochi n, ma la ke̩do̩no ujadu-wñ n.

²³ I chaka ñwa ñw ojale ate̩, kʼi la mʼo̩na o̩na efojale bi;

²⁴ i la je̩ ñw mana lo̩ abʼuma oji ma ku ma je̩, i ño̩ kʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ kwʼefojale ñw ma.

²⁵ One̩ kʼuje̩wñ amagbiti je̩; i kʼuje̩wñ kʼi akʼuma efu kpuche̩ rʼuma.

²⁶ I je̩ ñw afu o̩wo̩ olodudu kʼi ju ojale, oñ i nʼukpahiu-wñ dʼafu o̩pata o̩gane̩ wa;

²⁷ i je̩ ñw e̩la kʼi lo̩ bʼuma oji ma dab ebutu, ame̩we̩ ki nʼika ño̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼe̩lanyi ohimini abadi;

²⁸ i la je̩ ñw ma wʼane̩ alumeji uru-ma, kpai lʼubi ugugu-ma daka.

²⁹ Abe̩le̩ ma je̩ oñ efu-ma ko̩ nyo̩nyo̩, e̩wñ ki dʼama onugo e̩do̩ i la ko ñw ma le̩.

³⁰ E̩wñ ku ma ñeju-wñ le̩ la chʼuma eju n, uje̩wñ le̩ la dʼef alu-ma ta,

³¹ tak uwe̩do̩ O̩jo̩ kwane̩ akobʼuma oñ i fʼabo ki yoyo tule ef uma kpa, oñ i fʼame̩no̩me̩me̩le̩ Israe̩l gwo da jʼane̩.

³² I chaka dʼabe̩le̩ ma nʼadure ache kpo̩; ma la ke̩do̩nʼuko̩lo̩ aye-wñ le̩ n.

³³ Todule̩ i fʼo̩joñwʼo̩jo̩ñwa-ma che ki takpa rʼane̩, o̩do̩da o̩do̩da-ma chʼokpo echi.

³⁴ E̩gba kʼi kpa ma taku ma chane̩ etene owñ; taku ma mudabi wa atene O̩jo̩ kpʼe̩do̩-ma.

³⁵ Oñ ma rewa ka kʼO̩jo̩ chʼokuta-ma, kʼO̩jo̩ Chamachala chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi agba ma tane̩.

³⁶ Ma muda nʼurinyo̩ o̩fa aka ñw u, ma la nʼukpalu-ma arʼowñ ole-mi.

³⁷ Todu e̩do̩-ma chʼogbolo kpai owñ n; ma dago kpaka ef alo-wñ n.

³⁸ Ama abu kʼowñ chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi ali one̩ ejumomi, i mʼudu ku ma fe̩ ko chʼuma ele, oñ i we eche ma ile̩che̩; ochochi, i mʼuwe̩do̩-wñ rida bʼuma te̩ o̩gbe̩nugbe̩, oñ i ma kʼuke̩do̩fulu-wñ dufu kpa n.

³⁹ I rewa ka kʼo̩re̩la ofofo ma che, dab afu kʼi alale kʼi ma adabi wa ge̩ n.

⁴⁰ E̩re̩ monu ma lañu rʼu efaje̩tachi le̩ ta? Ma gwʼowñ e̩do̩dudu ef o̩go̩uwo o̩go̩kpe̩ le̩!

⁴¹ Taku ma ño̩ dabi ajʼO̩jo̩ ma ño̩ jʼo̩ ma, oñ ma fʼo̩me̩ hi ñw E̩ne̩ kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l le̩.

⁴² Ma dibekado o̩wo̩-wñ n, kpai o̩jo̩ kʼi gba ma tane̩ kwef o̩wo̩ e̩ne̩ ki achʼuma o̩pe̩cha le̩ n;

⁴³ abu kʼi kʼujiwe-wñ dago jo̩ ane̩ Ijipti, kpai e̩wñ uno̩-wñ kʼi che oko Zoan le̩.

⁴⁴ I la fʼohimini-ma rida e̩bie̩, kpai aji-ma, todabe̩le̩ ma neke ñmo̩ n.

⁴⁵ I fʼamachichi wewe wewe kpuche̩ wʼefu ma, oñ ma mʼuma ko lie̩, kpai amo̩bana, ku ma fʼuma kpabie̩.

⁴⁶ I laño̩ mʼunawo e̩wñ-ma ko ñw amide̩, e̩wñ ku ma chʼakanya uko̩lo̩-wñ i la ko ñw akubaliba.

⁴⁷ I nʼokuta o̩mo̩jo̩cha kpa ikeli achiwebe̩te̩ma-ma, okuta o̩mo̩jo̩cha elile i ne̩ kpa oli sikamo̩r-ma.

⁴⁸ I laño̩ mʼame̩la-ma ki anʼadu ko ñw okuta o̩mo̩jo̩cha ge̩, i la kʼame̩wñukpa-ma ñw okuta akpabana kʼi kpuna.

⁴⁹ I la fʼukpuna uwe̩do̩-wñ ro̩ bʼuma oji ma, o̩fu e̩do̩ kpai e̩do̩ e̩kpa kpai o̩pe̩cha, owñ chʼamonuche̩ ku ma nʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ kʼi kpe̩ wa le̩.

⁵⁰ I fʼo̩na re̩ru ñw uwe̩do̩-wñ; i do̩wo̩mo̩ onugo-ma ku ma we eku n, i la mʼudeju-ma ko ñw e̩wñ ibi.

⁵¹ I la fʼamo̩mo̩gba chaka kpa ane̩ Ijipti, kpai uchane̩ ukpahiu-ma ef unyabo Ham.

⁵² I muda ne̩ abo̩ e-wñ dufu dabe̩ne̩ kʼa mala, i la ne̩ ma le o̩na o̩na ef aje̩tachi dabe̩ne̩ kʼame̩wño̩re̩ egini.

⁵³ 1 la ne̩ ma le to̩ko̩o̩, todule̩ oñ ma ma railo n; ohimini abadi le̩ muda bʼame̩nebi-ma ma.

⁵⁴ Tak i mʼuma ko wʼalo̩me̩-wñ kiafo̩ le̩, ugbo uwo kide̩ e-kʼo̩wo̩-wñ awo̩-to̩ mugba-i.

⁵⁵ I fʼabo uche̩ichi ne dufu bʼuma o̩gba te̩; oñ i fʼu kpe̩ ñw ma e̩ñwa e̩ñwa kʼi chʼe̩wñ ogu-ma i laño̩ che kʼabo o̩lo̩pu o̩lo̩pu Israe̩l ku ma gugu unyabo-ma.

⁵⁶ I chaka dʼabe̩le̩ ma jʼO̩jo̩ Chamachala ma kpo̩, ma lañu rʼu, ma de o̩la ibenu-wñ n,

⁵⁷ ama ma mubidagbʼo̩, oñ ma dʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo aro̩kpo̩ dab amata-ma; ma mudabi tʼubi dab o̩o̩do̩ ku ma kpare.

⁵⁸ Ma nʼotete otete-ma bi owñ eju, ma la nʼojibo ojibo ku ma gbe̩ le̩ nyʼowñ ogu-eja.

⁵⁹ E̩gba kʼO̩jo̩ gbo̩, e̩do̩-wñ kwane̩, oñ i hihie̩ne̩ Israe̩l nana.

⁶⁰ I hi uña kiafo̩ e-Shailo le̩ tinyo̩, owñ chʼunyabo kʼi fa te̩ ef amone̩,

⁶¹ i la dʼukpahiu-wñ ñw ma mu, ojima-wñ la kwo tef o̩wo̩ e̩ne̩ ki achʼo o̩pe̩cha.

⁶² I laño̩ mʼabo-wñ ko ñw o̩kwo̩chageli ge̩, oñ i mʼuwe̩do̩ ko dafo abʼe̩wñ ogu-wñ ma.

⁶³ Una fʼabokolobia-ma lie̩, amigbe̩le̩-ma ku ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n la nʼeli udama ako̩ ge̩ n.

⁶⁴ O̩kwo̩chageli gwʼamata-ma da jʼane̩, amo̩ya-ma la raku n.

⁶⁵ Tak Ondu mʼolu ji dabalu kʼone̩ ajʼolu kwane̩, dabe̩ne̩ kʼagbiti kʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma aje̩ ñw u kpogu.

⁶⁶ Oñ i nʼabo ku ma kobʼuma akpa ubiubi; i mʼuma ko chʼoli ina pioo.

⁶⁷ I ko̩ unyabo Jose̩f, i la chi o̩lo̩pu Ifraim in;

⁶⁸ i muda chi o̩lo̩pu Juda, owñ chʼuwo Zayo̩n kʼi fe̩do̩ le̩.

⁶⁹ Tak i fʼuña kiafo̩ e-wñ ko̩ dago dab uña ki gbo̩gba, dabe̩ne̩ kʼane̩-ile̩ kʼi fʼe̩re̩-wñ lonyane̩ ogbegbele̩.

⁷⁰ I ño̩ chi Defid adu-wñ, i la mʼowñ du kwef iga ame̩wño̩re̩ egini;

⁷¹ ugbo ole ala ku ma nʼo̩ma ubi oñ i dʼu kwo wa kʼi mud adejute̩ Jeko̩b amone̩-wñ, kpai Israe̩l kʼi chʼe̩wñ ogu-wñ le̩.

⁷² Abe̩le̩ owñ dejute̩ ma teju alu kʼe̩do̩-wñ de̩ foo, oñ i nʼo̩wo̩-wñ ki aya uko̩lo̩ ña ma o̩na.