Je̩re̩maya 15 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

¹ Taku Jihofa ka ñw mi kakini, Dagba Mose̩s kpai Samue̩l dago o̩gba-mi-i, e̩do̩-mi ma rida tʼugbo amone̩-i n. Je̩ ñw ma kwo bʼumi eju te̩, e̩ la tʼuma no̩ ku ma lo!

² Oñ e̩gba ku ma tʼuwe̩ ene kakini, Ugbo a anyi? E̩gbale̩ uwe̩ aka ñw ma kakini, Abu ki Jihofa ka de̩ kakini: Abo ku ma chʼe-uku, ki nyʼugbo uku, oñ abo ku ma chʼe-o̩kwo̩chageli ki nyʼugbo o̩kwo̩chageli; abo ku ma chʼe-o̩kpo̩ta, ki nyʼugbo o̩kpo̩ta, oñ abo ku ma chʼe-amu, ki nyʼef amu le̩.

³ Omi akʼame̩wñ me̩le̩ wa nʼo̩da ma, Jihofa ka-i; o̩kwo̩chageli ki kpa ma amabia ku ma fʼuma fana, oñ ame̩we̩ ojale kpʼame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ ile̩ kʼama ki ko ma je̩ ku ma la ko ma kpabie̩.

⁴ Omi la aje̩ ñw ma chʼe̩wñ ku ma ño̩ alo tʼemi tʼemi ojane̩ ojane̩ ile̩-i du, tod e̩wñ ku Manasa, o̩ma He̩ze̩kaya, onu Juda, che Je̩rusale̩m.

⁵ E̩ne̩ alʼuwe̩ ejumomi, O Je̩rusale̩m? abe̩k e̩ne̩ akwaliwo̩ we̩? E̩ne̩ ana kʼi atene o̩lafia-we̩?

⁶ Uwe̩ hi umi tinyo̩ me̩, Jihofa aka-i, e̩ lubiubi alo waa; todule̩ u fʼo̩wo̩-mi nadala anʼe̩ oji oñ u fʼe̩ kpabie̩;— erida rida ño̩ rida fʼumi hia me̩.

⁷ Omi nʼo̩da fʼuma fe̩ alaku alaku ane̩-i; omi nʼuku kpa ma, u fʼabo-mi kpabie̩ rinyo̩; ma dabi bʼo̩na o̩na-ma te̩ n.

⁸ Omi je̩ ñw amo̩ya ukuo̩ko̩-ma ku ma wewe tʼe̩lanyi o̩lʼohimini le; omi mʼakpe̩wñ bie̩ du wa abʼamiye abokolobia-ma ma o̩ro̩ka gbaa; achigili omi je̩ ñw iwo̩ kpai ailo ki lewa bʼo ma.

⁹ O̩la e̩ne̩ ki fʼo̩ma mebie bi muda, i mudaku; olu-wñ kwotʼunyane̩ abu ki chʼo̩ro̩ka ta; anyo̩ fʼu mu, ukata-wñ mu chi. Oñ nakʼabe̩bo̩bo̩-ma ñw o̩kwo̩chageli eju ame̩nebi-ma, Jihofa ka-i.

Uko̩lo̩ akache̩ eche chʼenʼo̩bata, i ño̩ nʼojima ge̩

¹⁰ Atogwo chʼe-mi, iye-mi, abu kʼuwe̩ fʼumi bi kʼu chʼe̩ne̩ uja kpʼe̩ne̩ aida ñw o̩gbo̩ ane̩-i du! U me̩ e̩wñ ñw one̩ n, one̩ la me̩ e̩wñ ñw mi n, o̩chaka ma muda abʼumi na.

¹¹ Jihofa kakini, Ochochi, omi adʼo̩bata ñw e̩ kʼi chʼe̩nyo̩ ñw e̩; ochochi naje̩ ñw e̩nebi le̩ ki gbo̩ko̩bʼuwe̩ iko e̩bie̩ne̩ kpai iko o̩bata.

¹² Ebije jʼaguche̩? ebije ki kwʼo̩wo̩ o̩pata ate̩ le̩? kpai ebije-ikpa?

¹³ Nakʼidu-we̩ kpʼe̩wñ akoko-we̩ chʼe̩wñ kʼogu je̩, i nʼo̩me̩ era n, todu adure-we̩ chaka ugbo du ef alo̩me̩-we̩.

¹⁴ U la aje̩ ñw ma lale bʼame̩nebi-we̩ tʼoj ane̩ kʼe̩ ma ma n, todu una chʼeko te̩ ef uwe̩do̩-mi ki a jo bʼume̩ ma.

¹⁵ O Jihofa, uwe̩ chema; rewa mi, kʼe̩ wa afejudo mi, kʼe̩ la fʼache̩-mi na oji abo ku ma doli mi. E̩do̩-we̩ kʼe̩ je̩, e̩ ki du mi alo n; uwe̩ ki ma ka kʼutod uwe̩ ma bʼumi na.

¹⁶ Ma fʼo̩la-we̩ li, oñ omi mʼu ko je̩, o̩la-we̩ le̩ la mud uyo̩ ñw mi i la rʼumi e̩do̩ nana; todu ma do̩ odu-we̩ mʼumi. O Jihofa, O̩jo̩ ki nʼe̩wñ du.

¹⁷ U gugu ef ujeju abo ku ma chiya n, u la gwoye n; u kwogugu e-mi ojoji, tod o̩wo̩-we̩, todu uwe̩ je̩ ñw e̩do̩ e̩kpa ki kʼumi efu.

¹⁸ E̩wñ chi kʼiwo̩-mi ma nʼuda n? kʼagbe-mi ma gbʼogu n? kʼi la ko̩ ebie̩ ta? Uwe̩ adab aji kʼomi-wñ ma de̩ kpaka n ñw mi? dabe̩ne̩ kʼomi ki agbe̩?

¹⁹ Todule̩ abu ki Jihofa ka de̩ kakini: Iche̩wñ kʼe̩ mudabiwa, omi ahi uwe̩ tʼe̩gu, kʼuwe̩ ki dago o̩gba-mi. Iche̩wñ kʼe̩ fʼe-o̩me̩me̩le̩ kpe̩ru bʼe-ibe̩te̩ te̩, mak uwe̩ adab alu e-mi. Ama arida abʼuwe̩, e̩ ki muda rida abʼama n.

²⁰ Tak u naje̩ ñw e̩ chʼaku ebijekpa ñw amone̩-i; ama akuja bʼuwe̩, ma muda adʼe̩ n, todu omi dʼugbo-we̩ kʼu jadu we̩, kʼu ño̩ gbʼe̩, Jihofa ka-i.

²¹ Nagbʼe̩ bʼef o̩wo̩ ame̩ne̩bibi te̩, u ñʼala we̩ tane̩ bʼef o̩wo̩ ame̩no̩lachi te̩.