Nehum 2 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Ma akpa Nine̩fa fo̩

¹ E̩ne̩ kʼi akpʼe̩wñ fo̩ rʼane̩ lewa kʼi akobʼe̩. Kʼone̩ jʼoj aku; mʼeju ko rʼo̩na; fʼago-we̩ ji; fʼo̩la ukpahiu-we̩ ji gaga.

² Todu Jihofa adʼe̩gahi Jeko̩b dabi wa dabe̩ne̩ kʼe̩gahi Israe̩l, todu abo ku ma dʼe̩wñ inya fʼuma dinya me̩ oñ ma fʼe̩to̩ ikeli achiwebe̩te̩ma-ma kpabie̩ rinyo̩.

³ Ugbeyo̩ amagbiti-wñ akpa me̩, ame̩nuwohi-wñ mʼe̩wñ ekpikpa ko nyʼo̩la. O̩kogu-wñ ada ñaña eju dab una e̩gba ku ma ko ma tala jo̩; ma kʼokwo̩ saiprus nʼo̩wo̩ ku ma ro̩ me̩.

⁴ O̩kogu okogu jʼej o̩na alo̩fu, ma jʼagwo̩ko̩ tʼemi tʼemi ojukpologu; ma dab e̩mu eju, ma fule dab o̩mamanya.

⁵ I arewa ame̩nojima-wñ, ma ke̩re̩ abu ku ma nʼule̩ ale, ma hiane̩ nyʼo̩lo̩do̩-wñ, ma fʼe̩wñ bʼoji-ma ma.

⁶ Ma mʼo̩na ohimini ohimini bi me̩, unyi onu la mudutu;

⁷ ma fʼibe-wñ kpe̩ me̩, ma fʼodu-wñ onobule̩ le̩ tago ofo, ma adʼu kwʼo̩mo̩ alo, abobule̩ ku ma chʼuko̩lo̩ ñw u afifi, omuko̩la-ma adab amikede, ma nakʼo̩wo̩ fiʼe̩do̩-ma.

⁸ Nine̩fa la te̩te̩ do̩mo̩ kwʼigbelegbele dab abukpe kʼomi-wñ acha rinyo̩. Me̩ dago! Me̩ dago! e̩ne̩ du muda adejubi n.

⁹ Me̩ mʼajifa-wñ ko, me̩ mʼo̩jamalia-wñ ko! Todu e̩wñ ku ma ko maja le̩ nʼo̩me̩ n, owñ chʼe̩wñ eku o̩me̩me̩le̩ chaka.

¹⁰ Efu-wñ te̩ ofo! E̩wñ du de̩ ge̩ n! i tʼo̩mo̩ ofofo! E̩do̩-wñ muyo̩ ef uwñ, okuku-wñ la aga, ago du la chʼe̩da, eju e̩ne̩ du ef uma chʼe̩kpa.

¹¹ Ugbo owo amidu le̩ de̩? kpai ugbo kʼamagbadufu idu aje̩ e̩wñ? ugbo kʼo̩ko̩ kpʼole idu tale, ugbo kʼo̩ma idu jo, kʼe̩ne̩ du ma ñʼanyʼuma okpo n?

¹² Idu le̩ fʼe̩wñ fana ye̩ge̩ye̩ge̩ ki bʼamo̩ma-wñ jo̩ i la gu o̩lo̩ e̩la che̩ tod ame̩ya-wñ; i la mʼe̩wñ kʼi kpa ko jef owo owo-wñ e̩ko̩ e̩wñ ki fana te̩ la che̩ko̩ ura-wñ.

¹³ Go, omi chʼe̩nagwunyʼuwe̩, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i, u la agu okogu-we̩ jo ef odudu, oñ o̩kwo̩chageli afʼamo̩ma idu-we̩ lie̩ rinyo̩; u la akʼe̩wñ kʼuwe̩ akpa kʼe̩ je̩ da bʼane̩ ile̩ te̩, e̩ne̩ du ñʼagbo̩ omuko̩la amonuche̩-we̩ ge̩ n.