Ze̩fanaya 1 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Ondu abʼudu e̩bie̩ne̩ ñw Juda kpai Je̩rusale̩m

¹ O̩la Jihofa ki wʼugbo Ze̩fanaya, o̩ma Kushai, o̩ma Ge̩dalaya, o̩ma Amaraya, o̩ma He̩zakaya, iko Josaya, o̩ma Amo̩n, onu Juda.

² Omi agbʼe̩wñ du rinyo̩ bʼeju ane̩pe̩te̩ te̩ hioko, Jihofa aka-i.

³ Nagbʼone̩ kpʼe̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ rinyo̩; nagbʼame̩we̩ ojale kpʼame̩ja ohimini abadi kpʼe̩wñ kʼone̩ adʼe̩re̩ ko̩ rinyo̩ manyʼame̩ne̩bibi; u la akʼone̩ da bʼeju ane̩pe̩te̩ te̩, Jihofa aka-i.

⁴ Nanʼo̩wo̩-mi dala ab iJuda kpʼabʼabo ku ma dodo Je̩rusale̩m ma chaka; u ñʼakʼabʼe̩bo̩bo̩ Beal da bʼugbo-i te̩ kpʼodu amiChe̩mar manyʼamatama-ma;

⁵ kpʼabo ku ma dojikane̩ ñw uwewe e̩wñ ojale ojokunyi; kpʼabo ku ma dojikane̩ ñw Jihofa ku ma ño̩ gʼo̩, ku ma laño̩ fu Malkam go̩ ge̩;

⁶ kpʼabo ku ma muna ubi bʼiJihofa ubi te̩, kpʼabo ku ma ma tejane̩ Jihofa n, kpʼabo ku ma ma tʼetene-wñ n.

⁷ Chechi eju Ondu Jihofa ki dane̩! todu o̩jo̩ Jihofa me̩rʼeñwa me̩; todu Jihofa fʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ ñwo̩che te̩ i fʼabononojo-wñ che ku ma fo̩ me̩.

⁸ I la awa tu o̩jo̩ iche̩bo̩ Jihofa le̩— kʼomi awa bʼudu ñw amagboji kpʼamo̩monu kpʼabo du ku ma kʼe̩wñ ononojo nyʼo̩la.

⁹ O̩jo̩ le̩ omi la awa bʼudu ñw abo du ku ma ro̩ lʼoji ubo̩ alugbana, ku ma la kʼe̩wñ afuma kpʼuji wʼef unyi odu-ma e̩ko̩.

¹⁰ Oñ o̩jo̩ le̩, Jihofa aka-i, ma agbo̩ ekuku ukwa ki akwa Alaku E̩ja le̩, kpʼinaku ki ada O̩wo̩ Ekeji le̩, kpai ekuku e̩wñ ki akwʼoj uwo uwo anʼane̩ gbe̩m.

¹¹ Me̩ kwa, ame̩ ku me̩ dodo Agu! todu ma fʼabo Kenan chaka lo̩ wane̩ me̩; ma mʼabo du ku ma nʼadu ajifa ko̩da.

¹² Iko le̩ omi anʼagege atejane̩ efu Je̩rusale̩m, oñ nabʼudu ñw abo ku ma logu wʼane̩ agugu le̩, kʼama aka ef e̩do̩-ma kakini, Jihofa ache e̩wñ e̩nyo̩ n, i la ache e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ n.

¹³ E̩wñ anana-ma la amud e̩wñ kʼogu je̩, unyi unyi-ma la amud alache̩. Ama akʼunyi unyi, ma muda adodo ef uwñ n; ma anʼuche̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma, ma la añmo̩ omi-wñ n.

¹⁴ O̩jo̩ inaina e-Jihofa le̩ me̩rʼewa, i me̩ru i ahiane̩ piopio; owñ chʼomuko̩la o̩jo̩ e-Jihofa le̩, agbiti araku anyanyi o̩mo̩.

¹⁵ O̩jo̩ le̩ chʼo̩jo̩ uwe̩do̩, o̩jo̩ o̩pe̩cha kpʼuwa i che, o̩jo̩ e̩wñ echihi kpʼuchile̩che̩ rinyo̩ i che, o̩jo̩ e̩chubi kpʼe̩chubi gbe̩m i che, o̩jo̩ akpa kpʼomi edu gbe̩m i che,

¹⁶ o̩jo̩ ojike efa kpʼo̩jo̩ echukulu nyʼewo ewo ki nʼaku kpai nyʼo̩do̩go̩-wñ ki gbo̩gba.

¹⁷ Nadʼo̩pe̩cha wa abʼamone̩ ma, kʼama ki lule̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼamafeju, todabu ku ma du Jihofa re me̩; ma la akʼe̩bie̩-ma dafo dabe̩ne̩ kʼebutu, oñ o̩re̩la-ma dabe̩ne̩ kʼechu.

¹⁸ Ajifa-ma kpʼo̩jamalia aneke jadu ma o̩jo̩ uwe̩do̩ Jihofa kʼa ka-i n. Una ogu-wñ kʼI aja, muda akʼo̩gbo̩ ane̩-i du mi; todu i achʼida-ma hioko, ochochi, i anaju echʼida abo du ku ma gugu ane̩ le̩.