Je̩re̩maya 4 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

¹ Iche̩wñ kʼuwe̩ jʼadabi, O Israe̩l, Jihofa aka-i, iche̩wñ kʼuwe̩ jʼadabi wʼugbo mi; kʼe̩ jʼakʼe̩wñ ihie̩ne̩-we̩ rinyo̩ bʼumi eju te̩, e̩gbale̩ uwe̩ ñʼachʼodo ge̩ n.

² Kʼuwe̩ ago̩ lʼo̩na ochochi kpai o̩na oji ajo̩ o̩kpakpa, kpʼo̩kpakpa, kakini, Oji Jihofa; tak abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi akadua ñw o̩la-ma ef uwñ, oñ ef uwñ uje̩nyu-ma ade̩.

³ Todu abu ki Jihofa aka ñw aboke̩le̩ Juda kpai Je̩rusale̩m le̩ de̩ kakini: Me̩ ki dabi tef ikpo-me̩, me̩ ki la dʼe̩wñ gbe̩ ef ikeke n.

⁴ Fʼo̩la-me̩ ko̩da bʼe̩wñ ki bo̩ te̩ ñw Jihofa, kʼaño̩ ki bʼo̩gba e̩do̩-me̩ ma le̩ rinyo̩, ame̩, aboke̩le̩ Juda kpai abo ku me̩ dodo Je̩rusale̩m; tode̩gba kʼe̩do̩fulu-mi mutajo dufu dab una, kʼi la ajo tʼugbo ku ma ma neke ño̩ kpalu ge̩ n, tod e̩bie̩ne̩ ki dʼef e̩wñ kʼame̩ jʼache le̩.

E̩wñ ki ake̩re̩bʼabo ku ma ko̩ eribeda

⁵ Me̩ ki dʼu ka Juda, me̩ ki dʼu kpogo Je̩rusale̩m, kakini, Me̩ fʼo̩kakachi fa ane̩-i; me̩ ki kwa taa kakini. Me̩ kʼo̩la-me̩ jeju, kʼa nyʼef ewo ewo ki nʼaku!

⁶ Me̩ ki dʼigaliga dago rʼo̩wo̩ Zayo̩n, me̩ ra tod oji-me̩, me̩ ki dago n, todu omi akʼe̩bie̩ne̩ kwʼo̩wo̩ o̩pata ate̩ wa, kpʼe̩wñ ekpabie̩ ilele ilele.

⁷ Idu kwʼef etutu-wñ dufu me̩, e̩ne̩ ki akpʼabo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi bie̩ i dʼo̩na awa; i kwʼe̩gu-wñ le me̩, kʼi fʼane̩-we̩ chile̩che̩; ewo ewo-we̩ adʼalache̩ jo̩ kʼi we enʼone̩ ki adodo efu-wñ.

⁸ Todule̩ me̩ ki kʼe̩gbanukpo lʼago-me̩ de, me̩ raku, ku me̩ kʼo̩wo̩ fiʼe̩do̩, todu uwe̩do̩ Jihofa ki kpuna le̩ la dabi wʼubi bʼuwa te̩ ta n.

⁹ Oñ i awatu, iko le̩ Jihofa aka-i, kʼe̩do̩ onu akpabie̩ rinyo̩, kpai e̩do̩ amagboji-ma; ugoju la fʼamatama mu oñ aye-wñ aje̩ ñw amakache̩ n.

¹⁰ Tak u kakini, Aya, Ondu Jihofa! mak uwe̩ dʼo̩wo̩ yʼabo-i kpai Je̩rusale̩m eju ochochi! Uwe̩ kakini, Ame̩ anʼure̩do̩; Okwo̩chageli la te̩ gbogbo tʼiñmi-ma.

¹¹ Iko le̩ ma aka ñw amone̩-i kpai abo Je̩rusale̩m kakini, Afu ki chʼuna una aju kwʼotete otete kʼoji-wñ de̩ bo̩lo̩ bo̩lo̩ ef aje̩tachi le̩ wa rʼe̩wo̩ o̩ma onobule̩ e-abo-mi, i la chʼutodu o̩ka efe̩ n, i la chʼigbogbo e̩wñ eko rinyo̩ n;

¹² afu ki gbiti akwʼo̩mo̩ wa todu mi: fa-i tak u ñʼakpʼoji ajo̩ ñw ma.

¹³ Go i ate̩gu wa dabe̩ne̩ kʼakpa ojale, o̩kogu-wñ dab ofutu; amanya-wñ afule tʼamo̩re̩ le̩— atogwo chʼe-wa! ma fʼuwa jakpa me̩!

¹⁴ O Je̩rusale̩m, fʼe̩do̩-we̩ gwe̩ bʼe̩wñ bibi te̩, kʼama ki jadu we̩. Gbogbo nyʼe̩gba oñ ibe ibe̩te̩ kʼe̩ kpe̩ agugu efu-we̩ ta?

¹⁵ Todu i nʼomuko̩la kʼi aka Dan, kʼi la adʼe̩wñ ibe̩te̩ kpogo kwʼoj uwo uwo Ifraim.

¹⁶ Me̩ ki hi alu-me̩ mʼo̩ ñw abo uche̩ichi; go, me̩ ki du kpogo ru Je̩rusale̩m o̩la, kakini, abo ku ma kpala nyʼume̩ kwʼane̩ o̩na jiji awa me̩; ma la jʼakʼomu e-ma dufu rʼewo ewo Juda o̩la.

¹⁷ Ma jo̩ lʼo daka dabe̩ne̩ kʼabo ku ma dide oko, todabu kʼi lañu rʼumi, Jihofa ka-i.

¹⁸ O̩na-we̩ kpai e̩wñ kʼe̩ che mʼe̩wñ-i gba ñw e̩. E̩wñ bibi e-we̩ de̩, i la rikoko gbo; i te̩ gbogbo kad e̩do̩-we̩!

O̩bata kʼi li ef ane̩ ego

¹⁹ Efu-mi, efu-mi! natʼagbala gbala! e̩do̩-mi jʼadachi n! u neke chechi n; todabu kʼuwe̩, onugo-mi fʼomu o̩kakachi kpʼekuku ogu gbo̩ me̩.

²⁰ E̩wñ ekpabie̩ anʼoji e̩wñ ekpabie̩, ma ka, todu ma fʼo̩gbo̩ ane̩-i du chile̩che̩ te̩. Achigili unyabo, unyabo-mi chile̩che̩, e-ukpo ugbo̩na-mi chʼiminiti kate.

²¹ Gbogbo nyʼe̩gba oñ nali agaliga le̩ kade? kʼu la agbo̩ uko̩la o̩kakachi le̩?

²² Todu abo-mi chʼame̩nidada, ma ma mi n; amo̩ma ku ma nʼeti ku ma ma nʼugbo la n ma che, ma la nʼibe n. Ma chenʼibe ku ma chʼe̩bie̩ne̩, i muda chʼe̩nyo̩ eche, ma mʼema e-le̩ n.

²³ U fʼane̩ ile̩ go, e̩ la go, i de̩ jugu te̩ ofo; kpʼefojale, i la nʼugane̩ du n.

²⁴ U la gʼuwo uwo, e̩ la go, o̩la-wñ naga, oñ otete otete du jʼami tʼemi tʼemi.

²⁵ U go, e̩ la go, one̩ du do̩mo̩ n, ame̩we̩ ojale chaka ra le.

²⁶ U go, e̩ la go, oko ki te̩te̩rʼoje̩ chʼo̩kpakpala te̩, ewo ewo du mugulo̩ wane̩ tod eju Jihofa ki dʼane̩, kpai tod uwe̩do̩-wñ ki kpuna.

²⁷ Todu abu ki Jihofa ka de̩ kakini, Ane̩-i duu achʼalache̩ te̩; omi muda che ki takpa hioko n.

²⁸ Ile̩-i adaido̩ tod e-le̩, oñ efojale efojale ate̩ achʼedudu fio̩o̩; todu u ka me̩, u fʼabe̩le̩ ñwa ef e̩do̩-mi, omi la ajumama n, u lañʼadabiwubi bʼo̩ te̩ n.

²⁹ Ewo ewo du ara tod ekuku amananya kpʼabo ku ma nʼo̩o̩do̩ ku ma gbo̩; ma ra nyʼefoko ugbo ki jukpa; ma la mute̩gu rʼef okuta okuta; ma hi ewo ewo du tinyo̩, i nʼe̩ne̩kate ki gugu ef uwñ n.

³⁰ Oñ uwe̩ fa? e̩gba kʼe̩ chile̩che̩ te̩, ab uwe̩ ache? dagba e̩ kʼukpo ekpikpa odufa nyʼo̩la, dagba e̩ kʼe̩wñ ijaga o̩jamalia nyʼo̩la, dagba e̩ nyʼotajele; e̩ fʼo̩la ijaga-we̩ mu ibe̩te̩ ofofo; amonuku-we̩ achʼe̩de̩te̩ we̩, ma atene oji-we̩.

³¹ Todu u fʼomuko̩la gbo̩, i dabe̩ne̩ kʼe-onobule̩ kʼi achʼefu, i dabe̩ne̩ kʼiwo̩ e-e̩ne̩ ki abi o̩mo̩gba-wñ, owñ chʼomuko̩la o̩ma onobule̩ Zayo̩n, kʼiñmi-wñ muda jʼe̩do̩, kʼi la fʼo̩wo̩-wñ nadala te̩ kakini, Atogwo chʼe-mi! Todu onugo-mi adaku o̩gba amakpone̩-i.