Jona 1 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ fu Jona kpuche̩ nyi Nine̩fa

¹ Oñ o̩la Jihofa wʼugbo Jona o̩ma Amitai, kakini,

² Kwane̩, kʼe̩ lo tu Nine̩fa, ewo lile le̩, kʼe̩ takoya bʼo ma; todu e̩bie̩ne̩-ma mute̩gwu wʼo̩gba-mi me̩.

I ra oñ o̩ko̩ kʼi to̩ che ki dafo

³ Jona muda kwane̩ kʼi ra nyi Tarshish bʼeju Jihofa te̩. Oñ i gwo̩ru nyi Jo̩pa, i la fʼo̩ko̩ ki anyi Tarshish li; abe̩le̩ i fʼo̩me̩ ule̩-wñ ra, oñ i gwo̩ru nyʼef uwñ kʼi lebʼuma nyi Tarshish, kʼi kwo bʼeju Jihofa te̩.

⁴ Ama Jihofa fʼafu lile ro̩ bʼeju ohimini le̩ ma, oñ i mud afu ki aju bie̩ne̩ bie̩ne̩ ej omi le̩, i bo̩ pe̩e̩ kʼo̩ko̩ le̩ ma mukpo̩fo̩.

⁵ Tak abo ku ma gwʼo̩ko̩ kwochokpo, oñ e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma kwokwado̩ o̩jo̩ e-wñ; oñ ma mʼe̩wñ ki jʼef o̩ko̩ le̩ ko rikpolo nyʼef ohimini, todu kʼo̩ko̩ ki mutu nʼej omi ñw ma. Ama e̩gbale̩ Jona mugwo̩ru tʼo̩gane̩ o̩gane̩ o̩ko̩, oñ i dachi alʼolu-wñ kpanaa.

⁶ Tak onu o̩ko̩ lewʼugbo-wñ aka ñw u kakini, E-kʼe̩ che-i chʼe̩wñ? uwe̩, alolu-i. Kwane̩, kʼe̩ kwadʼO̩jo̩-we̩! Ikani O̩jo̩ adibete̩ wa, kʼa we elenyo̩.

⁷ Tak e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ ka ñw ekeji-wñ kakini, Lewa, kʼa rʼanya, kʼa ma tod e̩ne̩ oñ e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩-i bʼuwa ma-i. Abe̩le̩ ma fʼanya ro̩, oñ anya fi Jona mu.

⁸ Taku ma ka ñw u kakini, A agbo̩ko̩bʼe̩, kʼe̩ ka ñw a tod e̩ne̩ oñ e̩bie̩ne̩-i wa bʼuwa ma-i? E̩wñ chʼobe-we̩ kʼe̩ che? Ugbo e̩ kwo wa? Ugbo chʼane̩-we̩? Ichi e̩wñ e̩ che?

⁹ Tak i ka ñwu ma kakini, Abo Hibru u che; omi la arailo Jihofa, O̩jo̩ e-efojale kʼi chʼohimini kpai ane̩ e̩gbe̩.

¹⁰ Tak aboke̩le̩ le̩ kworailo ololo, oñ ma ka ñw u kakini, E-kʼe̩ che-i chʼe̩wñ? Todu aboke̩le̩ le̩ chema ka kʼi ara bʼeju Jihofa te̩, todabu kʼi ka ñwu ma.

Ma dʼu ro̩ tef ohimini oñ e̩ja lileʼka dʼu mi

¹¹ Taku ma ka ñw u kakini, Ab a achʼuwe̩, kʼohimini ki nye̩do̩ ñw a? Todu omi nacho̩ko̩ nyo̩gba alo waa.

¹² Tak i ka ñw ma kakini, Mʼnmi du rikpolo tef ohimini, abe̩le̩ tak omi anye̩do̩ ñw me̩; todu u chema ka kʼutodu mi oñ afu lile-i wa bʼume̩ ma-i.

¹³ I chaka dʼabe̩le̩, aboke̩le̩ le̩ gwa ukpahiu ukpahiu ku ma dʼu wa mʼane̩, ma muda neke che n, todu ohimini nacho̩ko̩ nyo̩gba nana abʼuma ma.

¹⁴ Todule̩ ma kwokwado̩ Jihofa, oñ ma kakini, A gbo̩ko̩bʼe̩ O Jihofa, a gbo̩ko̩bʼe̩, e̩ ki je̩ ñw a lenyo̩ tod oji e̩ne̩-i n, e̩ ki la dʼe̩bie̩ e̩ne̩ ki ma fʼudu n abʼuwa oji ma n; todu uwe̩, O Jihofa, alu ki rʼuwe̩ e̩do̩ oñ e̩ che-i.

¹⁵ Taku ma mi Jona du, oñ ma mʼu du rikpolo tef ohimini; tak ohimini we echo̩ko̩.

¹⁶ Tak aboke̩le̩ le̩ railo Jihofa ololo ololo, oñ ma dʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ wa ñwu Jihofa taku ma kwodoji.

¹⁷ Jihofa la fʼe̩ja lile ñwo̩che te̩ kʼi du Jona mi; oñ Jona dʼef ukulu e̩ja le̩ o̩ro̩ka me̩ta kpai odu me̩ta.