Emo̩s 4 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

¹ Me̩ gbʼo̩la-i, ame̩ amole okuno̩ e-Beshan, ku me̩ jʼo̩lʼuwo Samaria le̩, ku me̩ la tʼame̩nubie̩ mane̩, ku me̩ gu ame̩nale che̩ mane̩, ku ma la ka ñw amodu-ma kakini, Ko wa, kʼa añmo̩!

² Ondu Jihofa fʼefo̩-wñ go̩ kakini, Go, iko-wñ awa bʼume̩ ma, e̩gba kʼama anʼo̩bo̩go̩li fa me̩ alo, ma la anʼuwo̩ kʼabe̩bobo-me̩ ge̩.

³ Oñ ame̩ ale e̩kpana e̩kpana aku dufu, e̩ne̩ du akpʼe̩do̩ rʼo̩gba-wñ alo kpakpa; tak ama akʼume̩ rikpolo jo̩ Harmo̩n, Jihofa aka-i.

Akoru ku ma che ugbo O̩jo̩-ma egwa

⁴ Me̩ lewa Be̩te̩l ku me̩ jʼada ke; lewa Gilgal kʼada-me̩ ki wewe; me̩ ki kʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩-me̩ wa odudu o̩jo̩ du, kpʼe̩wñ ukpe̩gwa-me̩ o̩jo̩ e̩ke̩ta o̩jo̩ e̩ke̩ta;

⁵ me̩ ki kʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ ugwa kʼo̩jo̩wu dʼef uwñ wa gujo, ku me̩ fʼo̩jo̩ e̩wñ ele ku me̩ ge̩do̩la-me̩ ache da ku me̩ mʼu du kpogo; todu e̩wñ ki nyʼume̩ eju le̩ de̩, O, ame̩ abo Israe̩l! Ondu Jihofa aka-i.

Udu kʼama chi igbele

⁶ Omi laño̩ kʼenyi efe̩ ñw me̩ ewo ewo-me̩ du, kpʼuje̩wñ eña me̩ ugbo du ku me̩ jo̩, me̩ la dabi wʼugbo mi n, Jihofa aka-i.

⁷ U ño̩ fʼomi ojale fa wʼubi bʼume̩ te̩ e̩gba ki bʼochu me̩ta kʼe̩wñ oko abie̩; u laño̩ je̩ ñw omi lo̩ bʼewoʼka ma, u je̩ ñw u we elo̩ bʼomune̩ ma; omi lo̩ ugboʼka, oñ ugbo kʼi ma lo̩ n o̩mo̩ e̩wñ kwacha;

⁸ abe̩le̩ ewo meji ñe̩ta tale wʼemi wʼemi gbogbo nyʼewoʼka ku ma ñmʼomi, i la bʼuma jo̩ n; me̩ la dabi wʼugbo mi n, Jihofa aka-i.

⁹ U kʼikpetubi kpʼe̩wñ ekpebu kpa me̩; ide̩ imiejo fʼuwewe ane̩ uche̩-me̩ kpʼuche̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma-me̩ kpʼoli o̩gbaikolo-me̩ kpʼoli o̩lif-me̩ lie̩; me̩ la dabi wʼugbo mi n, Jihofa aka-i.

¹⁰ U dʼe̩wñ ibi kpuche̩ wʼef ume̩ alu ki de̩ Ijipti; u nʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpʼabokolobia-me̩; u la mʼamanya-me̩ ko; u laño̩ je̩ ñw ulu uru-me̩ ki mute̩gu wʼef iñmo̩-me̩ onugo; me̩ la dabi wʼugbo mi n, Jihofa aka-i.

¹¹ U la fʼewo ewo gulo̩ ef ume̩, dab e̩gba kʼO̩jo̩ gu So̩do̩m kpai Go̩mora lo̩ le̩, oñ me̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼe̩to̩ oli ku ma dinya kwef una; me̩ la dabi wʼugbo mi n, kpo̩, Jihofa aka-i.

¹² Todule̩, e̩wñ kʼu nachʼe̩ de̩, O Israe̩l; tod e̩wñ kʼu nachʼe̩-i, e̩ fʼo̩la mu kʼe̩ de kpʼO̩jo̩-we̩, O Israe̩l!

¹³ Todule̩, go, e̩ne̩ ki abo̩ ewo uwo jo̩, kʼi la nyʼafu ki aju, kʼi laño̩ dʼibe ki dʼef uwñ ka ñw one̩; kʼi la aje̩ ñw ane̩ ki chubi odudu, kʼi la adʼe̩re̩-wñ tane̩ otete otete ane̩ ile̩-i— Jihofa, O̩jo̩ ki nʼe̩wñ du, oñ odu-wñ ko̩!