Joe̩l 2 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ e-Jihofa ki chʼiko ubailo tabale

¹ Me̩ ki fʼo̩kakachi fa Zayo̩n, me̩ ki la kpʼelelelele oj uwo-mi kiafo̩! O̩la abo du ku ma dodo ane̩-i ki naga gogodo, todu o̩jo̩ e-Jihofa awa, todu i me̩rʼanane̩ me̩,

² O̩jo̩ kʼane̩ chubi i che, kʼe̩wñ de̩ bulubulu, o̩jo̩ kʼakpa ma te̩, kʼi chubi gbe̩m! Alu kʼo̩jo̩ añwa bulubulu abʼoj uwo uwo ma oñ amone̩ ki nana kpʼe-ki gbiti jo̩: e̩go̩-wñ de̩ mama ta n, i ñʼade̩ ubi-ma ge̩ n, gbogbo tʼo̩do̩ o̩gba o̩gba wewe.

³ Una do̩mo̩ alie̩ e̩wñ o̩gba ma, o̩go̩ una do̩mo̩ agu e̩wñ jo ubi ma. Ane̩-i dabe̩ne̩ kʼuche̩ Ide̩n o̩gba ma, ubi ma i muda chʼaje̩tachi te̩ ofofo, ochochi, i nʼe̩wñ du ki afʼuma o̩wo̩ n.

⁴ E̩ li ma, ma dabe̩ne̩ kʼamanya ejuwe̩, ma fule dabe̩ne̩ kʼamanya ogu.

⁵ Ekuku-ma dab ekuku o̩kogu o̩kogu, ma jʼoj uwo uwo aroko, dabe̩ne̩ kʼekuku o̩go̩ una ki alie̩ ikakpunu egbe, dabe̩ne̩ kʼabo ki gbiti ku ma ko tala jo̩ ku ma jogu.

⁶ Eju-ma kʼamone̩ li ma jʼane̩ ali gbigbili, eju du mud eju okpo.

⁷ Ma gwo̩ko̩ wa dabe̩ne̩ kʼamagbiti, ma jʼate̩gu o̩do̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼabogu. E̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ fʼe̩do̩ kad e̩do̩ alʼo̩na e-wñ, alu ku ma tala jo̩, e̩ne̩ du ma ana n.

⁸ E̩ne̩ du akʼekeji-wñ e̩che̩ n, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma ale o̩na e-wñ; ma muko̩da le gu ef e̩wñ ido̩na ogu du i chʼuma agbe n.

⁹ Ma muro̩ bʼewo le̩ ma, ma fule lʼoj o̩do̩-wñ; ma mute̩gu nyʼef unyi unyi, ma mugudu lʼope-wñ dab ajoji.

¹⁰ Ane̩-ile̩ aga o̩gba-ma, efojale efojale agegbulu. Olu kpʼochu achubi, oñ ilawo ilawo adʼugane̩-wñ dabi.

¹¹ Taku Jihofa anʼomu-wñ data o̩gba abogu-wñ, todu uru ogu-wñ tabale; tod e̩ne̩ ki ache teju alu kʼo̩la-wñ ka gbiti. Todu o̩jo̩ Jihofa chenana i la abailo tabale; e̩ne̩ abʼo̩ jo̩?

Jihofa adʼabo-wñ ku ma ribeda

¹² Ama i chaka che ifa-i, Jihofa aka-i, me̩ rida tʼugbo mi kpʼe̩do̩-me̩ chaka, kpʼalu eji, kpʼaku ero, kpʼaido̩ eda;

¹³ me̩ ki la fʼe̩do̩-me̩ na i ki chʼukpo-me̩ ofofo n. Me̩ ki la rida tʼugbo Jihofa, O̩jo̩-me̩, todu owñ ali one̩ eju i la ali ejumomi one̩, i hika we̩do̩ n, ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ la chʼo̩be̩le̩ke̩te̩, echʼone̩ e̩bie̩ne̩ awʼo̩.

¹⁴ E̩ne̩ ma, abe̩k i adabi awʼo̩, kʼi atʼe̩nyo̩ no̩ ubi-wñ, owñ chʼe̩wñ ele kpai omi ku me̩ ako wa ñw Jihofa, O̩jo̩-me̩?

¹⁵ Fʼo̩kakachi fa Zayo̩n; fʼiko alu eji ki fo̩ da; fʼujeju eju e̩kpa da;

¹⁶ kʼamone̩ wa jo̩. Che kʼabo ujeju le̩ ki fo̩; kʼabogijo jeju; kʼabimo̩to̩ wa jo̩, tʼabo ku ma ñmʼe̩nya ta. O̩ko̩ya tito̩ ki kwʼef unyi-wñ du-fu, o̩ya tito̩ ki la dufu kwʼef unyi e-wñ.

¹⁷ Amatama, ku ma chʼama che e̩wñ ñw Jihofa, ki najʼagbagba agbaru kpʼubo̩ iche̩bo̩ araku, ku ma kakini, Chʼeju e̩ye̩ge̩ ñw abo-we̩, O Jihofa, e̩ ki kʼe̩wñ ogu-we̩ chʼoli ina n, kʼabuche̩ichi ki nʼo̩da-ma n. E̩wñ chi kʼamone̩ jo̩ aka kakini, Ugbo O̩jo̩-ma de̩?

Jihofa li ma ejumomi oñ i ra ñw mo

¹⁸ Taku Jihofa jogu tod ane̩-wñ, oñ i li abo-wñ ejumomi.

¹⁹ Taku Jihofa dohi, oñ i ka ñw abo-wñ kakini. Go, omi akʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ kpʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma etito̩, kpʼekpo kpuche̩rʼume̩, e-le̩ la abʼume̩ jo̩; omi lañʼaje̩ ñw me̩ chʼoli ina ef abo uche̩ichi ge̩ n.

²⁰ Omi muda akʼabogu o̩wo̩ o̩pata ate̩ le̩ bʼume̩ te̩ nyʼo̩najiji, oñ nane ma nyʼoku ane̩ ki ma rʼo̩je̩ n, o̩gba-wñ atʼef ohimini o̩wo̩ olodudu, oñ ubi-wñ atʼef ohimini o̩wo̩ olane̩; elu kʼi alu bie̩ne̩ le̩ ate̩gu wa, todabu kʼi fʼe̩wñ lile che.

²¹ O ane̩-i, e̩ ki railo n; e̩do̩-we̩ ki bo̩ kʼe̩ la gwoguyo̩, todu Jihofa fʼe̩wñ lile che me̩!

²² Ame̩, ame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ oko, me̩ ki railo n, todu ije̩ aje̩tachi atiga me̩; oli aro me̩, oli o̩gbaikolo kpai ikeli achiwebe̩te̩ma jʼaro ukpahiu-wñ.

²³ E̩do̩-me̩ ki bo̩, ame̩ amo̩ma Zayo̩n, me̩ nagwoguyo̩ efu Jihofa, O̩jo̩-me̩; todu i adʼomi ejodudu ñw me̩ alu ki chʼeju-wñ, i la ñʼaje̩ ñw omi ojale gwo̩ru wa ñw me̩, owñ chʼomi ejodudu kpʼomi o̩titala, dab e̩gba ejodudu.

²⁴ Ajita ugwo̩ka du ako̩ ñw o̩ka wit, aguo̩ko̩lo̩ du ako̩ ñw omi achiwebe̩te̩ma tito̩ kpʼekpo, adafo.

²⁵ Omi adʼo̩do̩ o̩do̩ kʼakpa imiejo je̩ le̩ dabi wa ñw me̩, imiejo kpʼide̩ abedudu kpʼide̩ imiejo, ku ma chʼabogu-mi, ki wewe kʼu kpe̩ wʼef ume̩ le̩.

²⁶ Ame̩ aje̩ kʼefu, e̩do̩-me̩ la abo̩, oñ me̩ aje̩nyʼodu Jihofa, O̩jo̩-me̩, kʼi la fʼe̩wñ awuwu che kpʼame̩. Tak anyo̩ ñʼamu abo-mi ogbegbele̩ ge̩ n.

²⁷ Ame̩ ama ka kʼomi dʼalumeji abo Israe̩l, ka kʼomi Jihofa chʼO̩jo̩-me̩, ki ma la nʼomune̩ n. Tak anyo̩ ñʼamu abo-mi ogbegbele̩ ge̩ n.

O̩la Afu O̩jo̩ kʼi adu danyʼo̩re̩la du

²⁸ Tak i awatu anubi-wñ, kʼomi adʼAfu-mi danyʼo̩re̩la du; amo̩ma-me̩ e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ kpʼonobule̩ akache̩, aboke̩le̩-me̩ ogijo anʼo̩na, oñ abo̩kolobia-me̩ agʼane̩.

²⁹ Omi ñʼadʼAfu-mi danyʼamadu e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ kpʼamadu onobule̩ iko le̩.

³⁰ Tak u nakʼe̩wñ uno̩ nye̩ña efojale kpai ane̩-ile̩, e̩bie̩ kpai una kpai oduduna ki dago waala.

³¹ Olu arida e̩chubi, ochu la arida e̩bie̩, o̩gba tak o̩jo̩ lile e-Jihofa ki abailo le̩ lewa.

³² Oñ i awatu ka kʼe̩ne̩ du ki akwa do̩ odu Jihofa afʼo̩wo̩ tane̩; todu abo ku ma mufu ajo̩ oj uwo Zayo̩n kpʼefu Je̩rusale̩m, alu ki Jihofa ka le̩. Oñ abo ki Jihofa ado̩ ma ajʼef e̩bo̩bo̩ amone̩ le̩.