Maika 3 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Abʼo̩da bibi kpʼamakache̩ olemi

¹ Oñ u kakini, Gbo̩ ke, ame̩ abo Jeko̩b ku me̩ dʼoji dufu kpʼame̩ abo̩hiala abunyi Israe̩l! I chʼame̩ nʼoji ajo̩ o̩kpakpa ema n?

² Ame̩ kʼe̩nyo̩ chʼe̩wñ ulaka-me̩, ku me̩ la fe̩do̩ e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩; ku me̩ la dʼaño̩-ma inya bʼuma o̩la te̩, kpai o̩re̩la-ma bʼachiku-ma te̩;

³ ku me̩ laño̩ je̩ o̩re̩la abo-mi, ku me̩ la na año̩-ma bʼuma o̩la te̩, ku me̩ gu achiku-ma che̩, ku me̩ la fʼuma kpanya jo̩ dabe̩ne̩ ku ma ako nyʼucha, dabe̩ne̩ ki chʼe̩la ef uchade̩.

⁴ E̩gbale̩ ma akwa do̩ Jihofa, i muda adohi ñwu ma n; ochochi, i adʼeju-wñ maja ñwu ma iko le̩, likpa alu ku ma te̩tache e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩-ma.

⁵ Abu ki Jihofa aka ugbo amakache̩ ku ma je̩ ñw abo-mi la de̩, ku ma la anʼenyi alo̩, taku ma kwa kakini, Ure̩do̩ i che; oñ e̩ne̩ ki ma dʼe̩wñ tʼunyʼuma alu n, i chaka chʼogu ma dute̩ anede-wñ.

⁶ Todule̩ i achʼodu ñwu me̩, kʼame̩ ki ñʼanʼane̩ ego ge̩ n, i la achubi ñwu me̩, ku me̩ ma ñʼabifa ge̩ n. Olu atunyʼane̩ bʼamakache̩ ma, o̩ro̩ka la achubi bʼuma ma.

⁷ E̩gbale̩ ukata abo ku ma gʼane̩ la achi, oñ anyo̩ amu amabifa; ochochi, o̩chaka-ma afʼo̩wo̩ bʼalu ma, todu i nʼohi du kʼO̩jo̩ adu ñwu ma n.

⁸ I muda chʼe-mi, ukpahiu che̩ko̩ efu mi, lugbo Afu Jihofa, kpʼe-ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka, kpʼe-ugbiti, kʼu dʼudu ki fe̩ ka ñwu Jeko̩b, kʼu la dʼadure-wñ ka ñw Israe̩l.

⁹ Me̩ gbʼe-i, o̩ko̩ nagba bʼume̩, ame̩ ku me̩ dʼoji dufu ef unyi Jeko̩b kpʼabo̩hiala unyi Israe̩l, ku me̩ hihie̩ne̩ oj ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka, ku me̩ la mʼe̩wñ du ki chʼeju-wñ rida.

¹⁰ Ma nʼe̩bie̩ akʼunyi Zayo̩n ma la ne̩ udu efe̩ ko̩ Je̩rusale̩m.

¹¹ Abo ku ma dʼoji dufu ef uma kajo̩ tod e̩wñ eje̩, amatama la akʼone̩ e̩wñ tod o̩me̩ ku ma ra ñw ma, oñ amakache̩-wñ abifa tod o̩ko̩; ma muda lo̩no̩ Jihofa, ma kakini, Jihofa dʼalumeji-wa n? E̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ du ake̩re̩bʼuwa n.

¹² Todule̩ tod e-me̩ le̩ ma ako̩ Zayo̩n e̩be̩ e̩be̩ jo̩ dab uche̩; Je̩rusale̩m amudugbudu ugbudu jo̩, oñ oj uwo unyi-i adab otete otete efoko.