Ze̩karaya 1 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Jihofa adʼo̩la bi abo-wñ

¹ Ochu e̩ke̩jo, o̩do̩ ekeji ki Darius jʼonu, o̩la Jihofa wʼugbo Ze̩karaya akache̩, o̩ma Be̩rikaya o̩ma Ido, kakini,

² Jihofa we̩do̩ rʼamata-me̩ nana.

³ Todule̩ e̩ ki ka ñwu ma kakini, Abu ki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka de̩, Mudabi aba mi, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i, tak omi adabi abʼame̩, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i.

⁴ Ame̩ ki we edab amata-me̩, e-kʼamakache̩ o̩gbo̩gba le̩ kwa rʼuma oji kakini, Abu ki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka de̩ kakini, Me̩ mudabiwa bʼo̩na e̩bie̩ne̩-me̩ kpai e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ ku me̩ jʼache le̩ te̩ fai. Ma muda gbo̩ n, ma la nyʼumi eti n, Jihofa ka-i.

⁵ Amata-me̩ le̩ fa, ugbo ma jo̩? Oñ amakache̩ fa, udeju-ma chʼogbegbele̩?

⁶ Uko̩la-mi kpai e̩wñ uhio̩me̩-mi, e-kʼomi ñwa ñw amadu-mi amakache̩ le̩ fa, i mʼamata-me̩ n? Taku ma murida kakini, Alu ki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ñwa ef e̩do̩-wñ kʼi che wa, teju alu kʼo̩na o̩na kʼa le de̩ kpai alu kʼe̩wñ kʼa ache de̩, abe̩le̩ i che wa.

Ze̩karaya li amanya ef ane̩ ego

⁷ O̩jo̩ ogu nyoke me̩le̩ ochu e̩ke̩gwaka, owñ chʼochu Shibat, o̩do̩ ekeji ki Darius jʼonu, o̩la Jihofa wʼugbo Ze̩karaya akache̩, o̩ma Be̩rikaya, o̩ma Ido le̩ kakini,

⁸ U fuli odu, e̩ la go, e̩ne̩ʼka tanʼanya ekpikpa! I dago ef ujo̩ oli me̩rte̩l ef o̩go̩ le̩; amanya ekpikpa kpai acha kpai efufu la jʼubi-wñ.

⁹ Tak u kakini, Abʼe-i chʼe̩wñ, odu-mi? Tak onuche̩ ki ko̩la ñwu mi ka ñwu mi kakini, Nañʼuwe̩ e̩wñ kʼabʼe-i che.

¹⁰ Tak e̩ne̩ ki dago ef ujo̩ oli me̩rte̩l le̩ kakini, Abo-i chʼabo ki Jihofa kpuche̩ wa ku ma lelo lewa ef ile̩-i.

¹¹ Taku ma mʼohi du ñw onuche̩ Jihofa ki dago ef ujo̩ oli me̩rte̩l le̩ kakini, Awa fʼule̩ le lelo lewa ef ile̩-i, e̩ la go, o̩gbo̩ abo ile̩ du gugu yo̩o̩, ma jʼañmi.

Jihofa anyʼabo-wñ e̩do̩

¹² Tak onuche̩ Jihofa le̩ dohi kakini, Uwe̩, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du, gbogbo nyʼe̩gba oñ uwe̩ ma ali Je̩rusale̩m kpai ewo ewo Juda ejumomi n ta, e-kʼe̩do̩-we̩ kparʼu o̩do̩ e̩te̩gwa-i?

¹³ Taku Jihofa nʼo̩la e̩nyo̩ kpai ube̩do̩ dohi ñw onuche̩ ki ako̩la kpʼomi le̩.

¹⁴ Tak onuche̩ ki ako̩la ñwu mi le̩ ka ñwu mi kakini, E̩ nakwa, kakini, Abu ki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka de̩ kakini, Alu kʼonobule̩ ajʼogu ekeji-wñ oñ naja inaina todu Je̩rusale̩m kpai Zayo̩n.

¹⁵ Abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi ku ma jʼañmi le̩ abi mi eju nana tabale; todu ma bi mi eju ree tak ama bʼe̩bie̩ne̩ le̩ che.

¹⁶ Todule̩, abu ki Jihofa ka de̩ kakini, Omi nʼejumomi, dabiwa Je̩rusale̩m me̩; ma akʼunyi-mi o̩mo̩, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i, ma la afʼiku ku ma du ñw e̩wñ bʼoji Je̩rusale̩m ma.

¹⁷ E̩ ñʼakwa ta kakini, Abuki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka de̩ kakini, Ewo ewo-mi uko̩ adafo ñw ura ta, Jihofa laño̩ anyi Zayo̩n e̩do̩, i la adu Je̩rusale̩m chʼe-wñ chuu.

Ze̩karaya li igba kpʼamagwalo̩ ef ane̩ ego

¹⁸ Tak u chi eju-mi nyʼate̩ oñ u li, e̩ la go, igba me̩le̩ jo̩!

¹⁹ Tak u ka ñw onuche̩ ki ako̩la ñwu mi kakini, E̩wñ jo̩-i? Tak i dohi ñwu mi kakini, Igba ki fu Juda kpai Israe̩l kpai Je̩rusale̩m fiatuka jo̩-i.

²⁰ Taku Jihofa kʼamagwalo̩ me̩le̩ ña mi.

²¹ Oñ u kakini, E̩wñ abo-i wa ache ta? Oñ i kakini, Igba ki fu Juda fiatuka kʼe̩ne̩ du ma ño̩ dʼoji-wñ dago ge̩ n jo̩-i; abo-i muda wa ku ma nyʼuma okpo, ku ma kʼigba abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi ku ma kʼigba-ma kwane̩ abo Juda ku ma fu fiatuka ro̩ jʼane̩.