12 E̩gba ku me̩ ji alu, omi agbʼukwa-ma n; e̩gba ku ma kʼe̩wñ wa agujo, kpai e̩wñ ele wa, omi agba ma n; u muda anʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpʼo̩kpo̩ta kpʼe̩wñ ibi fʼuma lie̩.
E̩wñ chi kʼa ji alu kʼe̩ ma la li n? E̩wñ chi kʼa chʼonugo-wa o̩bata kʼe̩ ma la dibetʼo̩ n? Go, o̩jo̩ alu eji-me̩ me̩ li e̩wñ ki arʼame̩ onugo e̩do̩, oñ me̩ dʼame̩nuko̩lo̩-me̩ mʼane̩.
Taku Jihofa ka ñw mi kakini, Dagba Mose̩s kpai Samue̩l dago o̩gba-mi-i, e̩do̩-mi ma rida tʼugbo amone̩-i n. Je̩ ñw ma kwo bʼumi eju te̩, e̩ la tʼuma no̩ ku ma lo!
Ma aku uku o̩ga. Ma araku ma n, ma la ako ma ji n; ma adab echu bʼane̩pe̩te̩ ma. Ma alenyo̩ alu o̩kwo̩chageli kpʼo̩kpo̩ta; oku-ma la achʼuje̩wñ ñw ame̩we̩ ojale, kpai ame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ ane̩-ile̩-i.
E̩ go, ugbudu ugbudu ma kpa jo̩-i, ma lewa ewo-i ku ma fʼu du. Ma la mʼewo-i du tʼo̩wo̩ abo Kaldia ku ma wa akʼogu bʼo̩, todu o̩kwo̩chageli kpʼukpo̩ta kpʼe̩wñ ibi. E̩wñ kʼe̩ ka le̩ lewa che me̩. E̩ la go, e̩ cheliʼu.
Frankinse̩ns ki akwo Shiba wʼugbo mi fa? kpʼe̩mo̩ ki kwʼane̩ o̩najiji wa, e̩wñ chʼoji-wñ? E̩wñ ku me̩ ko wa gujo, omi agba n, e̩wñ iche̩bo̩-me̩ la rʼumi e̩do̩ n.
Nafʼuma lie̩ hioko, Jihofa ka-i, e̩ro abo̩ o̩la ikeli achiwebe̩te̩ma n, e̩ro la abo̩ o̩la oli o̩gbaikolo n; eñmi-wñ kwacha, e̩wñ kʼu la ko ñw ma alale bʼuma te̩.
U ñʼakpa ma tuka rʼef abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi e-kʼama kpʼamata-ma ma ma ma ni ge̩; tak u nakʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpe̩ tʼuma ubi, gbogbo tak u fʼuma lie̩ kpa.
Abe̩k i che̩wñ kʼu fʼe̩wñ ibi kpe̩ rʼoj ane̩ le̩, kʼu la dʼe̩do̩fulu-mi chʼe̩bie̩ e̩bie̩ da bʼo̩mo̩ ma kʼu fʼone̩ kpʼe̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ ko̩da bʼo̩ te̩;
Todu abu kʼOndu Jihofa ka de̩ kakini, Onu monu i atule e̩gba kʼu fʼoji ajo̩-mi me̩le̩ ki bie̩ne̩ le̩ kpuche̩ wa abu Je̩rusale̩m ma? owñ chʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpʼo̩kpo̩ta kpʼame̩wñ iñmi e̩bie̩ne̩ kpʼe̩wñ ibi kʼu fʼone̩ kpʼe̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ ko̩da bʼo̩ te̩?
O, i ma nʼe̩ne̩ ʼkate ef ume̩ kʼi ma fʼo̩na le̩ re, kʼame̩ ki we ekʼuna oj ubo̩ iche̩bo̩-mi ibe̩te̩ ofo. U nʼe̩do̩ e̩bo̩ du ef ume̩ n, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i, U la agba e̩wñ ele du o̩wo̩-me̩ n.
E̩wñ ekeji ku me̩ ño̩ che de̩ ge̩: me̩ kʼomi aku kpai aku ero̩ kpai ifi efi bʼubo̩ iche̩bo̩ Jihofa ma, todabu kʼi ma ñʼanyʼe̩wñ ku me̩ duwa le̩ eti ge̩ n, i lañʼali me̩ eju kʼi agba e̩wñ ele o̩wo̩-me̩ ge̩ n.
E̩ la go, u li anya otubulu kpʼe̩ne̩ ki tanʼoji-wñ, odu-wñ ko̩ Uku; oñ o̩jegu tʼo̩ ubi ale. Ma la mʼo̩da ukpe̩ e̩ke̩le̩ ane̩-ile̩-i du ñw ma ku ma nʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpʼukpo̩ta kpʼuku kpʼame̩la ane̩ ile̩-i akpa one̩.