Job 13 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

¹ Go, eju-mi fʼe̩wñ-i du li me̩, eti-mi gbo̩, oñ i fʼoji-wñ ma.

² E̩wñ kʼame̩ ma, omi ño̩ ma ge̩; omi nyarʼume̩ n.

³ I muda dʼumi e̩do̩ kʼu ko̩la ñw Odobao̩gagu, oñ natene kʼu bʼO̩jo̩ kajo̩ mi-i.

⁴ Ame̩ muda chʼamaga olemi nyʼo̩la; o̩chaka-me̩ chʼamobochi ku ma ma chʼeku n.

⁵ O, me̩ ma chechi jo̩, e-le̩ ma chʼibe!

⁶ Me̩ gbʼomu-mi ta, ku me̩ netirʼologu kʼuko-mi ache-i.

⁷ Ame̩ aka e̩wñ ki ma tʼo̩kpakpa n tod O̩jo̩, ku me̩ la ako̩la ayechi todu-wñ?

⁸ O̩jo̩ chʼe̩nejuma-me̩, oñ ame̩ atʼo̩ ubi?

⁹ I nyo̩ kʼi tejane̩ o̩la e-me̩? Abe̩k ame̩ agbʼo̩ ibe alu ku ma gbʼone̩ ibe?

¹⁰ Iche̩wñ ku me̩ nʼe̩nejuma maja maja i adejuru me̩ chuu.

¹¹ Egahi-wñ abʼume̩ ailo n? Ailo-wñ aba me̩ n?

¹² O̩la ibe-me̩ chʼita elulu, aku aku-me̩ chʼike̩te̩.

¹³ Me̩ chechi, tʼumi no̩ kʼu ko̩la, e̩wñ du ki awa bʼumi ma ki wa ke.

¹⁴ E̩wñ chi kʼu nadʼenyi dʼo̩re̩la-mi? Kʼu la adʼoji-mi nʼo̩wo̩?

¹⁵ I chaka kpa mi, nakibenʼo kpo̩; omi muda aka o̩na-mi kʼu nale O̩gba-wñ.

¹⁶ E-le̩ ñʼachʼujadu-mi ge̩, ka kʼe̩nayechi awʼo̩gba-wñ n.

¹⁷ Me̩ netirʼuko̩la-mi nyo̩nyo̩, kʼo̩la kʼu naka jane̩-i ki tʼume̩ eti.

¹⁸ Go ta, omi fʼo̩la-mi re jo̩ me̩; u chema kʼomi ajale.

¹⁹ E̩ne̩ abʼumi ka? Omi ma chechi abajo̩-i, u ma mʼiñmi da.

²⁰ Chai e̩wñ meji kate oñ e̩ we eche mi, e̩gbale̩ oñ omi ñʼadʼo̩lami maja bʼeju-we̩ te̩ n:

²¹ E̩ ki fʼo̩wo̩-we̩ ubi bʼumi te̩ tʼo̩najiji, e̩ ki la je̩ ñw ailo-we̩ ki nyʼumi okpo n.

²² Tak uwe̩ ki dudo̩, oñ omi adohi; abe̩k e̩ je̩ ñw mi ko̩la, tak uwe̩ ki dohi ñw mi.

²³ Aluka udu kʼu fe̩ kpʼadure-mi kʼu ta chʼonu taa? Uwe̩ ki je̩ ñw mi ma ada kʼu je̩ kpʼadure kʼu ta.

²⁴ E̩wñ chi kʼe̩ dʼeju-we̩ maja, kʼe̩ la fʼumi lo tef ame̩nebi-we̩?

²⁵ Uwe̩ anyʼeñmi kʼafu adʼu alo okpo? Uwe̩ ane̩ ikakpunu egbe e̩gbe̩ ule?

²⁶ Todu uwe̩ ako e̩wñ e̩rikoko nyʼumi, e̩ la aje̩ ñw mi je̩ udu kʼu fe̩ o̩jo̩ okolobia-mi.

²⁷ Uwe̩ ñʼakʼe̩re̩-mi nyʼodo ge̩, e̩ la afʼeju bʼo̩na o̩na-mi du le; e̩ la ahi o̩me̩ ñw adaba e̩re̩-mi.

²⁸ Oñ u dab e̩wñ e̩che̩ ki achihi rinyo̩, dab otogbo kʼojudu je̩.