Joe̩l 1 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Amimiejo fʼane̩ le̩ kpabie̩

¹ O̩la Jihofa ki wʼugbo Joe̩l o̩ma Pe̩tiue̩l de̩;

² Me̩ gbʼe-i, ame̩ abogijo, me̩ netiru, ame̩ ku me̩ dodo ane̩-i chaka. E̩wñ-i de̩ iko e-me̩? abe̩k iko amata-me̩?

³ Me̩ mʼu du ka ñw amo̩ma-me̩, amo̩ma-me̩ ki ka ñw amo̩ma e-ma, tak amo̩ma e-ma ki ka ñw abo o̩gba omune̩.

⁴ E̩wñ kʼide̩ imiejo to̩no̩, akpa imiejo mʼu ko je̩. E̩wñ kʼakpa imiejo to̩no̩, imiejo onugo mʼu ko je̩, oñ e̩wñ kʼimiejo to̩no̩, ide̩ abedudu mʼu ko je̩.

⁵ Mʼolu ji, ame̩ amañmo̩te̩, ku me̩ raku; me̩ dinaku, ame̩ ku me̩ ñmʼo̩te̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma chaka, todu omi achiwebe̩te̩ma e̩rinyo̩, todu i muda bʼume̩ alu te̩ me̩.

⁶ Todu abo uche̩ichiʼka lewa oj ane̩-mi me̩, ma gbiti, ma la nʼaluka n; enyi-wñ chʼenyi idu, i nʼelichi ole idu.

⁷ I mʼikeli achiwebe̩te̩ma-mi du chihi rinyo̩, i fʼoli o̩gbaikolo-mi kpana rinyo̩; i fʼeikpa-wñ po̩ hioko, oñ i mʼu du tinyo̩; e̩to̩-wñ mud efufu.

⁸ Dinaku dabe̩ne̩ kʼigbe̩le̩ ki ma mʼe̩ne̩ke̩le̩ n kʼi kʼe̩gbanukpo lʼago tod o̩ko̩ o̩jo̩ igbe̩le̩-wñ.

⁹ Ma mʼe̩wñ ele eduwa kpai omi eduwa ko̩da bʼunyi Jihofa te̩. Amatama, ku ma chʼamache e̩wñ ñw Jihofa, jʼadaido̩.

¹⁰ Ane̩ uche̩ chile̩che̩ te̩, ane̩-wñ adaido̩; todu e̩wñ e̩yo̩ mukpabie̩, omi achiwebe̩te̩ma etito̩ la gbe̩ rinyo̩, ekpo muda.

¹¹ Anyo̩ ki mu me̩, ame̩ amaluche̩, kwa, ame̩ ku me̩ dejute̩ ikeli achiwebe̩te̩ma, todu o̩ka wit kpai barli; todu e̩wñ ku ma ako kwʼoko wʼunyi lenyo̩ me̩.

¹² Ikeli le̩ gbe̩, o̩la oli o̩gbaikolo muda. Oli po̩me̩grane̩t, kpʼoli ki dab e̩kpe̩, kpʼoli ape̩l ge̩, owñ chʼoli oko chaka gbe̩; todu uyo̩ kwo bʼamo̩ma amone̩ te̩ me̩.

¹³ Kʼe̩wñ lʼago-me̩, ku me̩ dinaku, ame̩, amatama, me̩ kwa, ame̩ ku me̩ che e̩wñ ugbo ubo̩ iche̩bo̩ le̩. Lewa ku me̩ dachi ef e̩gbanukpo gbogbo ñw o̩jo̩, ame̩ amache̩wñ ñw O̩jo̩-mi! Todu ma ko̩ eko e̩wñ ele kpʼomi wʼunyi O̩jo̩-me̩.

¹⁴ Me̩ che kʼalu ejiʼka ki fo̩, me̩ fʼujeju eju e̩kpa da. Me̩ mʼabogijo kpʼabo ku ma dodo ane̩-i chaka ko wa jʼunyi Jihofa O̩jo̩-me̩, ku me̩ raku do̩ Jihofa.

¹⁵ Atogwo ñw o̩jo̩ kʼa ka-i! Todu o̩jo̩ Jihofa me̩rʼo̩wo̩ me̩, i la awa dabe̩ne̩ kʼekpʼe̩wñ bie̩ kwʼugbo Odobo̩gagu.

¹⁶ Uje̩wñ muda eju-wa n? Uyo̩ kpʼe̩do̩ e̩bo̩ la kwo bʼunyi O̩jo̩-wa te̩ me̩ n?

¹⁷ Ugbe̩-wñ ku ma nʼebo ñw u ache̩ me̩, o̩pata o̩pata mud achigodo; aka aka mugulo̩ todu e̩wñ e̩yo̩ gbe̩ rinyo̩ me̩.

¹⁸ Me̩ gbʼabu kʼame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ jʼafifi! Ibe ujo̩ ujo̩ amokuno̩ mudajugu nyʼomune̩ ukpe̩ ku ma ma ño̩ li ije̩ je̩ ge̩ n; ochochi ame̩wño̩re̩ egini jʼachʼudu.

¹⁹ O Jihofa, uwe̩ naraku do̩. Todu una fʼoko oko ije̩ lie̩ ef aje̩tachi, o̩go̩-wñ la fʼoli oli oko du jo.

²⁰ Ochochi ame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ oko du jʼache fafafa ñw e̩ todu aji aji gbe̩, oñ una fʼije̩ aje̩tachi lie̩.