Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 89 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ kpʼalo kpai Defid—ab Israe̩l la achʼo̩bata ta

Maskil e-E̩tan e̩ne̩ E̩zra le̩.

¹ Nanʼeli ufe̩de̩nyo̩ Jihofa ako̩ ogbegbele̩; nanʼalu-mi je̩ ñw abo o̩gba o̩gba du ma alu kʼe̩ chubi one̩.

² Todu u kakini, Ma anʼufe̩de̩nyo̩ nyʼo̩gba ogbegbele̩; echubi kʼe̩ chubi one̩ uwe̩ afulo nyane̩ efojale onugonugo.

³ Omi fʼalo kpe̩ kpai e̩ne̩-mi kʼu chi le̩, u fugo̩ ñw Defid adu-mi kakini:

⁴ Nafʼugbe̩-we̩ lonyane̩ ogbegbele̩, oñ nafʼede-we̩ ne tʼo̩gba o̩gba du. Sila.

⁵ Efojale efojale agogbodʼe̩wñ aye-we̩, O Jihofa, kpai echubi kʼe̩ chubi one̩ ma aka ef ujeju abo-we̩ kiafo!

⁶ Todu e̩ne̩ dʼojale ku ma du awo̩li Jihofa taa? E̩ne̩ dʼef amo̩ma amo̩jo̩ kʼi dabu Jihofa?

⁷ I dʼugbo ku ma railo O̩jo̩ tabale ef o̩hiala abo kiafo̩, i chenʼubailo tʼabo du ku ma lʼowñ daka le?

⁸ O Jihofa O̩jo̩ kʼi nʼe̩wñ du, e̩ne̩ chʼagbiti dabe̩ne̩ kʼuwe̩, O Jihofa? Ubi one̩ kʼe̩ che lʼuwe̩ daka

⁹ Uwe̩ nʼo̩da o̩fu kʼohimini alo̩ le̩; akpoli-wñ kwane̩ uwe̩ abʼo̩.

¹⁰ Uwe̩ fu Rehab guche̩ hie̩ke̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼe̩ne̩ ku ma du kpa, uwe̩ nʼo̩wo̩ ukpahiu-we̩ fʼame̩nebi-we̩ kpatuka me̩.

¹¹ Efojale efojale uwe̩ ne̩, ane̩-ile̩ ño̩ chʼe-we̩ ge̩; ile̩ kide̩ kpai e̩ko̩ e̩wñ du ki jʼefu-wñ, uwe̩ che unyane̩-wñ.

¹² Uwe̩ chʼe̩ne̩ ki nyi o̩pata ate̩ kpai o̩pata o̩gane̩ te̩; Tabo̩r kpai He̩rmo̩n achʼo̩ga uyo̩ ñw odu-we̩.

¹³ Uwe̩ chenʼo̩wo̩ ki gbiti; o̩wo̩-we̩ chenʼukpahiu, o̩wo̩-we̩ awo̩to̩ dʼatate̩.

¹⁴ O̩kpakpa kpai ajo̩ ochochi eka chʼudane̩ ede-we̩; ufe̩de̩nyo̩ kpai ochochi jʼale eju-we̩.

¹⁵ Amone̩ ku ma ma udo̩ uje̩wñ uyo̩ gbede, O Jihofa, abo le̩ jʼalule̩ ef ugane̩ eju-we̩,

¹⁶ ma yo̩ ñw odu-we̩ gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩, oñ ef o̩kpakpa-we̩ e̩ hi ma ne.

¹⁷ Todu uwe̩ chʼojima ukpahiu-ma; eli wa eju kʼe̩ li wa eju oñ igba-wa adago.

¹⁸ Todu Jihofa chʼugbe̩yo̩-wa, E̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l le̩ chʼonu-wa.

¹⁹ E̩gbale̩ uwe̩ kʼo̩la ñw e̩ne̩-we̩ ki amo̩la le̩ ef ane̩ ego oñ e̩ kakini: Omi mʼate̩ko du nʼe̩ne̩ ki gbiti oji me̩, omi mʼe̩ne̩ʼka chi kwef amone̩ le̩ dago atate̩ me̩.

²⁰ Omi fu Defid adu-mi li me̩; u fʼekpo-mi kiafo̩ ba tʼo̩ oji me̩;

²¹ oñ o̩wo̩-mi alonyane̩ ugbo-wñ, o̩wo̩-mi la adʼukpahiu ñw owñ ge̩.

²² E̩nebi du abʼudu ñw u n, o̩ma uji le̩ adʼowñ ma n.

²³ Omi la akʼabo ku ma chʼo o̩pe̩cha gwomane̩ eju-wñ, u la akpa abo ku ma nʼulaka-wñ ache.

²⁴ Ubi one̩ kʼu nache kpai ufe̩de̩nyo̩-mi adʼugbo-wñ, ef odu e-mi ma la adʼigba-wñ dago.

²⁵ Naño̩ dʼo̩wo̩-wñ nʼoj ohimini abadi ge̩, o̩wo̩-wñ awo̩to̩ la anʼohimini ohimini.

²⁶ I araku do̩ mi kakini, Uwe̩ chʼAta-mi, O̩jo̩-mi, kpai okuta ujadu-mi.

²⁷ Omi ñʼadʼowñ chʼo̩mo̩gba-mi ge̩, kʼi dʼatate̩ ñw amonu ane̩-ile̩-i du

²⁸ Nade ufe̩de̩nyo̩-mi tod uwñ ogbegbele̩, alo-mi la adago ugbo-wñ kpaka.

²⁹ Naje̩ ñw ugbe̩-wñ ki do̩mo̩ gbogbo alo oñ ede-wñ akpo̩kpe̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼo̩jo̩ñwa o̩jo̩ñwa efojale akpo̩kpe̩.

³⁰ Iche̩wñ kʼamo̩ma-wñ hiʼuko̩-o̩la-mi tinyo̩ ku ma ma lule̩ teju oji ajo̩ kʼu kpa n,

³¹ iche̩wñ ku ma fʼe̩wñ uhio̩me̩-mi kpabie̩ ku ma ma la de uko̩ uko̩ kʼu te̩ n,

³² e̩gbale̩ nanʼokute̩ wa fejudo ada ku ma je̩ oñ itali awa fejudo udu ku ma fe̩:

³³ u muda agbʼufe̩de̩nyo̩-mi bʼo̩ o̩wo̩ te̩ hioko n, omi la adubigbʼubi one̩ kʼu nache n.

³⁴ Nabie̩ alo-mi n, narʼo̩la e̩wñ ki kwef uko̩-mi da n.

³⁵ U fʼefo̩-mi go̩ onuʼka me̩; naro̩ Defid o̩lemi n.

³⁶ Ugbe̩-wñ ado̩mo̩ ogbegbele̩, ede-wñ la adab olu eju-mi.

³⁷ I alonyane̩ ogbegbele̩ dab ochu; e̩nibenu-wñ ef ojale chʼo̩kpakpa. Sila.

³⁸ E̩ la mʼu du tinyo̩, e̩ ño̩ kʼo̩, e̩ la we̩do̩rʼe̩ne̩-we̩ kʼe̩ fʼekpo ba tʼo̩ oji le̩.

³⁹ Uwe̩ fʼalo adu-we̩ bie̩ me̩; uwe̩ fʼike̩be̩-wñ kpabie̩ tʼane̩pe̩te̩ me̩.

⁴⁰ Uwe̩ fʼologbo-wñ chaka gulo̩ wane̩ me̩, uwe̩ mʼalaku-wñ du ko chʼalache̩ me̩.

⁴¹ Abo du ku ma lale mʼu du chʼe̩wñ akpa; i mud ina ñw amekeji-wñ me̩.

⁴² Uwe̩ la mʼo̩wo̩ awo̩to̩ abo ku ma chʼo o̩pe̩cha du dago me̩; uwe̩ je̩ ñw ame̩nebi-wñ chaka ki yo̩.

⁴³ Ochochi, uwe̩ mʼalu ugbada-wñ rida tʼubi, uwe̩ la je̩ ñw u dago ef ogu n.

⁴⁴ Uwe̩ je̩ ñw e̩gahi-wñ kpade me̩, oñ e̩ mʼede-wñ du ro̩ tʼane̩pe̩te̩.

⁴⁵ Uwe̩ la fʼo̩jo̩ okolobia-wñ bu wane̩; uwe̩ mʼanyo̩ ko bʼo̩ o̩la ma me̩. Sila.

⁴⁶ Gbogbo wʼe̩gba, O Jihofa, uwe̩ adʼo̩la-we̩ maja o̩pioo? Uke̩do̩fulu-we̩ ajo̩ dab una?

⁴⁷ O, e̩ nadibekado alu kʼiko-mi chʼo̩ree, e̩wñ chi kʼuwe̩ fʼamo̩ma one̩ chaka nyi rʼo̩wai!

⁴⁸ Ugbo one̩ ki adeju kʼi ma ñʼali uku n de̩? Sila. I aje̩ ñw onugo-wñ fʼo̩jegu o̩wo̩?

⁴⁹ Ondu, ufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ e-o̩gbo̩gba le̩ fa, ugbo i de̩? owñ chʼe-kʼe̩ go̩ ñw Defid ef ubi one̩ kʼe̩ che?

⁵⁰ Ondu, dibekado ina ku ma bu amadu-we̩; alu kʼu nane̩ ina o̩wo̩ amone̩ le̩ chaka ef e̩do̩-mi,

⁵¹ owñ chʼe-kʼame̩nebi-we̩ bu le̩, O Jihofa, owñ chʼe-ku ma tʼe̩re̩ e̩ne̩ kʼe̩ fʼekpo ba tʼo̩ oji abu le̩.

⁵² Jihofa ki nele ogbegbele̩! Ami kpai Ami.