18 U dufu nyʼoko, go, abo kʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpa ma jo̩! U la mugudu tʼef ewo, go, i chʼo̩ga o̩kpo̩ta jo̩! todu tʼamakache̩ tʼamatama tale ane̩-i, ma la ma e̩wñ du n.
Abo-i ño̩ jʼaro̩kpibu ñw o̩te̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma ge̩ ma la jʼale gogogo ñw o̩te̩ una; atama kpai akache̩ jʼaro̩ko̩ibu ñw o̩te̩ una, o̩te̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma mʼama onugo ko mi, ma jʼale go̩go̩go̩ ñw o̩te̩ una; ma la ef ane̩ ego-ma, ma wane̩ ef ajo̩ ku ma ka.
Amatama la ka n kakini, Ugbo Jihofa de̩? Abo ku ma dʼuko̩-o̩la nʼo̩wo̩ la ma mi n; amadejutone̩ la fʼada-mi je̩; amakache̩ kwo kache̩ lugbo Beal, oñ ma kwo rʼe̩wñ ki ma nʼile n ubi.
Todu akwʼe̩ne̩ ki nya efu ma gbogbo nyʼe̩ne̩lile ma, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma kʼo̩la-ma jo̩ ñw ejufufu e̩wñ eche; oñ akwo akache̩ gbogbo wʼatama, e̩ne̩ du ma ache e̩wñ olemi.
Todule̩ omi akʼamo̩ya-ma ñw abomune̩ oñ nakʼane̩ uche̩-ma ñw abo ku ma ane̩ ma, todu e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma, akwo e̩ne̩ ki nya tʼe̩nelile, mʼo̩la-wñ du ñw ejufufu e̩wñ eche; akwʼakache̩ wʼatama e̩ne̩ du nʼache e̩wñ olemi.
Go, O Jihofa, todu u dʼef o̩pe̩cha, efu-mi bu luku, e̩do̩-mi murida ef ami, todu u te̩talañu rʼuwe̩ nana. O̩kwo̩chageli dʼo̩do̩da akpʼone̩; uku la dʼunyi.
Abo ku ma nʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpa ma me̩ tʼabo kʼebi ko ma kpa le, todu abo-i achʼo̩bata gbogbogbo taku ma lenyo̩ rʼile̩. Ebi tʼuma le tod e̩ro e̩wñ oko ki ña ma.
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.
Jihofa adʼuwe̩ kpai onu e-kʼuwe̩ adʼu gugu kʼi nʼuwe̩ wugbo abo uche̩ichi kʼe̩ ma ma ma n, tʼuwe̩ tʼamata-we̩ ma ma n; o̩mo̩ tak uwe̩ are̩ amo̩jo̩ omune̩ kʼi chʼoli kpai okuta.
Jihofa la afʼe̩ kpatuka rʼef amone̩ du, akwo ukpoji ile̩ o̩wo̩ʼka gbogbo tʼukpoji ile̩ o̩wo̩ ekeji; o̩mo̩ uwe̩ la ate̩ amo̩jo̩ omune̩ ku ma chʼoli kpʼokuta e-ku we̩ ma ma ma mama ta n, tʼuwe̩ tʼamata-we̩ ma ma n.