Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 91 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ agbʼabo ku ma ke̩do̩nʼo nyi

¹ E̩ne̩ ki gugu ef uña umaja e-O̩ma-chala, aru olubo̩ Odobao̩gagu,

² nanʼo̩la Jihofa aka kakini, Owñ chʼoko ubi-mi kpai alaku-mi; O̩jo̩-mi kʼu nake̩do̩nʼo.

³ Todu i agbʼuwe̩ bʼoku e̩ne̩ ki amʼe̩la te̩ kpai bʼuchobi ibi te̩;

⁴ i akʼugbogbolo ika-wñ bʼuwe̩ ma, oñ uwe̩ achubiyo̩ ef ika-wñ le̩; ochochi-wñ chʼikpako kpai o̩kpa-tabeli.

⁵ Uwe̩ arailo e̩wñ okpo odu n, abe̩k o̩fa ku ma ta o̩ro̩ka n,

⁶ abe̩k e̩wñ ibi ki alule̩ ef e̩chubi n, abe̩k ukpa e̩wñ bie̩ ki afʼe̩wñ chihi rinyo̩ o̩ro̩ka n.

⁷ One̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ chaka awane̩ akolo-we̩, oñ one̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ me̩gwa chaka awane̩ o̩wo̩ awo̩to̩-we̩; i muda ate̩ me̩rʼuwe̩ n.

⁸ Chai eju-we̩ adʼo ofofo oñ uwe̩ ali alu ku ma rʼo̩me̩ ñw ame̩ne̩bibi.

⁹ Todu uwe̩, O Jihofa, chʼoko ubi-mi, uwe̩ mʼO̩jo̩ Chamachala du chʼunyi ugugu-we̩ me̩,

¹⁰ uwe̩ kpʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ du agbajiko n, atulubo̩ du la awa me̩rʼunyabo-we̩ n.

¹¹ Todu i añwa ñw amonuche̩-wñ ku ma fʼuwe̩ de ej o̩na o̩na-we̩ du.

¹² E̩do̩wo̩-ma ma anʼuwe̩, tode̩gba kʼe̩ fʼe̩re̩-we̩ kʼokuta.

¹³ Uwe̩ adʼe̩re̩ tʼidu kpai olijo mane̩, o̩midu kpai ejo ohimini uwe̩ akpetili mane̩.

¹⁴ Todabu kʼi manyʼumi ef ufe̩do̩, naje̩ ñw u fʼuma o̩wo̩; omi adʼowñ gugu atate̩, todabu kʼi te̩tama odu-mi.

¹⁵ I akwado̩ mi, omi la adohi ñw u; i dʼef o̩pe̩cha omi adʼugbo-wñ, nafʼu yo̩ dufu tak u nabʼojima mʼo̩.

¹⁶ Naje̩ ñw olugbo-wñ ki bo̩jo̩ alu kʼe̩do̩-wñ abo̩, oñ nadʼujadu-mi ñʼo̩.