Eli So̩lo̩mo̩n 1 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩ya chano̩ eyo̩ ñw eju o̩la-wñ ki chʼalifia

¹ Eli e-eli ki chʼe-So̩lo̩mo̩n de̩.

² O i ki dʼalu-wñ kʼumi alu! Todu alu kʼe̩ che̩do̩ nyo̩ tʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma le,

³ ekpo-we̩ akpo nyo̩nyo̩, odu-we̩ dab ekpo ku ma da; todule̩ oñ abigbe̩le̩ ku ma ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n afe̩do̩-we̩.

⁴ Fa mi, awa la afule tʼuwe̩ ubi. Onu mʼumi du wʼef unyi-wñ me̩. E̩do̩-wa abo̩, a la nʼuyo̩ ef uwe̩; awa aje̩nyu alu kʼe̩ che̩do̩ tʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma le; ma fe̩do̩-we̩ o̩kpakpa.

⁵ U chʼedudu, u muda chʼuto̩ eju, dabe̩ne̩ kʼunyabo Kedar, dabe̩ne̩ kʼukpo ku So̩lo̩mo̩n ko ta jo̩, ame̩, amo̩ma onobule̩ Je̩rusale̩m.

⁶ Me̩ ki kejurʼumi ukpe̩ kʼu chʼedudu n, todabu kʼolu kpa mi. Amo̩ma iye-mi we̩do̩ rʼumi, ma mʼumi du chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi ade uche̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma; omi la de uche̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma e-mu onugo n!

⁷ O uwe̩ kʼonugo-mi afe̩do̩-wñ le̩, ka ñw mi ugbo kʼe̩ kʼamala-we̩ nyʼajʼije̩, ugbo kʼe̩ je̩ ñw ma ñmi e̩gba kʼolu wʼoji; todu e̩wñ chi kʼomi adab e̩ne̩ kʼi akʼukpo-wñ bʼeju ma ugbo ujo̩ ujo̩ ame̩wño̩re̩ ame̩-numana-we̩?

⁸ Uwe̩ ma ma n, uwe̩ kʼe̩ chʼalifia tʼuma le ef abobule̩ le̩, mak e̩ lo we̩, dufu kʼe̩ tʼe̩re̩ ame̩wño̩re̩ egini le̩, je̩ ñw amo̩ma amala-we̩ jʼije̩ o̩la unyabo unyabo amadidala.

O̩ko̩ nʼo̩ya chane̩ echoluka ufe̩do̩

⁹ O, e̩no̩wo̩-mi, omi dʼuwe̩ wawe, anya ki afa o̩kane̩ Fero.

¹⁰ Iti-we̩ chʼuto̩ ñw e̩wñ ijaga ku ma re nyʼu, ako̩ chʼe̩che̩nyʼo̩fa-we̩.

¹¹ Awa aba o̩jamalia okokolo ñw e̩, kʼajifa tunyʼu tunyʼu.

¹² Abu kʼonu gugu itebulu-wñ, otulale spaiknad-mi chane̩ ekpo̩.

¹³ E̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ dabe̩ne̩ kʼakpulu mur, kʼi dachi nʼagbe̩do̩-mi.

¹⁴ E̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ dab ododo he̩na ki tiga jo̩ yolo yolo ef uche̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma E̩nge̩di.

¹⁵ Go, uwe̩ chʼalifia, e̩no̩wo̩-mi; go, uwe̩ chʼalifia; eju-we̩ dab eju ikede.

¹⁶ Go, uwe̩ chʼalifia, uwe̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ le̩, ochochi, e̩ bʼumi e̩do̩. Ate̩-wa laño̩ chʼemimi;

¹⁷ igbo oli unyi-wa che sida, oli ojokunyi-wa la che fe̩r.