Eli So̩lo̩mo̩n 5 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

¹ O̩maye-mi, o̩ya-mi, u lewa ef uche̩-mi, u fu mur-mi kpai e̩wñ ido̩ro̩-mi yajo̩ me̩, u fʼapachi-mi je̩ manyʼiño̩-wñ, u fʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma-mi ñmo̩ manyʼomi e̩nya-mi. Amekeji-mi, me̩ je̩ ke, me̩ ñmo̩; ñmo̩ olo̩lo̩ ame̩, kʼu nache̩do̩ me̩!

O̩na ufe̩do̩

² U dachi alolu, eju e̩do̩-mi muda jo̩, omuko̩la e̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ de̩! owñ adʼo̩wo̩ kʼo̩na. Mʼo̩na bi ñw mi, o̩maye-mi, e̩no̩wo̩-mi, ikede-mi, e̩ne̩-mi ki mufu le̩; todu eli chi nyʼumi oji, iloji-mi chʼomi chakpaa, eli ki achi odu che-i.

³ U mʼafe̩-mi gwo̩ jane̩ me̩, ab u nale kʼu nadʼu tʼo̩la ge̩? U fʼe̩re̩-mi gwe̩, ab u nale kʼu nakʼiwa nyʼu ge̩?

⁴ E̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ dʼo̩wo̩ lʼowe̩ tʼejefu, e̩do̩-mi la kwane̩ tod uwñ.

⁵ U kwane̩ kʼu mʼu bi ñw e̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ le̩, mur la kʼito̩ kwʼo̩wo̩-mi wane̩, omi mur la kwʼo̩mo̩wo̩-mi, fʼoli uro̩na le̩ mu.

⁶ U mʼo̩na bi ñw e̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ le̩, e̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ le̩ muda kwʼo̩mo̩ dabi me̩. Onugo-mi la ledufu abu kʼi ko̩la le̩. U te̩jane̩ wñ, u muda liʼu n; u nʼomu da dʼo̩, i muda dohi ñw mi n.

⁷ Amadide ku ma tale ewo le̩, fʼumi li; ma fʼumi gwo̩, ma fʼumi chagbe̩, abo ku ma dide aku, mʼukpo ubojima-mi ko.

⁸ NagʼO̩jo̩ nʼame̩, ame̩ amo̩ma onobule̩ Je̩rusale̩m, kakini, Ame̩ fʼe̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ le̩ li, abu me̩ aka ñw u ta? ka kʼo̩ga ufe̩do̩ fʼumi mu.

O̩ya je̩nyu ukpahiu o̩ko̩-wñ, kpʼalu kʼi chʼalifia

⁹ Ugbo oñ e̩ne̩ kʼe̩ che̩do̩-wñ le̩ fʼe̩ne̩ kʼe̩ne̩ omune̩ che̩do̩-wñ du ta, uwe̩ kʼe̩ chʼe̩nalifia tʼuma le ef abobule̩? Ugbo oñ e̩ne̩ kʼe̩ che̩do̩-wñ le̩ fʼe̩ne̩ kʼe̩ne̩ omune̩ che̩do̩-wñ du, kʼuwe̩ agʼO̩jo̩ nʼuwa abe̩i?

¹⁰ Eju e̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ le̩ ade̩ ki atekpo, owñ chʼagaliga ku ma du kadʼate̩ ef one̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ ugbo me̩gwa.

¹¹ Oji-wñ chʼo̩jamalia e-e̩gwe̩; iloji-wñ chʼe̩ru, i chʼedudu dab o̩tagalama.

¹² Eju-wñ la dab amikede eti aji, ku ma nʼomie̩nya gwe̩, i chʼeju-wñ yiili.

¹³ Iti-wñ dab ikpoga e̩wñ idoro, dab o̩gba o̩gba e̩wñ emimi ki akpo. Uko-wñ dabu lili, kʼomi mur akito̩ kwʼo̩la-wñ wʼane̩.

¹⁴ O̩wo̩-wñ chʼelika elika o̩jamalia, kʼokuta akoko topaz chegwu tʼo̩. Año̩la-wñ dab uko̩lo̩ enyi adagba, ku ma du safair tunyʼu tunyʼu lale.

¹⁵ E̩re̩-wñ dab okuta e̩kina meji ki dago waala, kʼi dago jʼoj o̩ka o̩jamalia hiolo. E̩ go, i dabu Le̩bano̩n eju, i fe̩reju dab oli sida.

¹⁶ Alu-wñ arinyo̩ tabale, ochochi, o̩chaka-wñ chʼe̩wñ uñe-ju ogbolo. E̩ne̩ kʼu nache̩do̩-wñ de̩-i, ochochi, ekeji e-mi la de̩, O ame̩ amo̩ma onobule̩ Je̩rusale̩m.