I la chʼe̩wñ kʼama ache̩do̩chacha o̩na o̩na abo-mi eko̩che̩, ku ma fʼodu mi go̩ kakini, Oji Jihofa, alu kʼama ko̩ abo-mi ku ma fu Beal go̩ le̩, mak ama anʼo̩la-ma nyo̩gba alumeji abo-mi le̩.
He̩ze̩kaya onu Juda, kpʼabo Juda chaka dʼu kpa? I chʼerailo i railo Jihofa tak i gbo̩ko̩bo̩ Jihofa kʼi li u eju n? Tak e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ ku Jihofa ka kʼi awa bʼuma ma wʼo̩ n? Awa ache kʼa dʼe̩bie̩ne̩ inaina wa abʼonugo-wa ma-i.
Ikani abunyi Juda anetirʼinabali e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ du kʼibe-wñ dʼef umi kʼu nache ma, todu kʼe̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ ki rida bʼo̩na-wñ ki bie̩ne̩ te̩, kʼomi ki tʼudu ku ma fe̩ kpʼadure-ma no̩ ñwu ma.
Iche̩wñ ku me̩ jʼagugu oj ane̩-i waa, mak u nane me̩ nyʼo̩gba, u la ñʼagu me̩ lo̩ n, nako me̩ gbe̩, u la achi me̩ rinyo̩ n; todu e̩bie̩ne̩ kʼu che me̩ le̩ awo̩ mi me̩.
I muda che̩wñ kʼe̩ne̩bibi murida bʼe̩wñ adure du kʼi che te̩, kʼi la fʼe̩wñ uhio̩me̩-mi du de, kʼi la ache e̩wñ ki chʼeju o̩da kpʼe̩wñ o̩kpakpa, edeju i adeju chuu, i aku n.
E̩ ka ñwu ma kakini, Oji-mi, Ondu Jihofa ka-i. U nʼe̩do̩ e̩bo̩ ugbo uku e̩ne̩bibi n; chai kʼe̩ne̩-bibi ki rida bʼo̩na-wñ te̩ kʼi deju. Me̩ rida, me̩ rida bʼo̩na o̩na-me̩ ki bie̩ne̩ te̩; todu e̩wñ chi kʼame̩ aku, O abo unyi Israe̩l.
I la chʼuwe̩, o̩ma one̩, e̩ naka ñw amo̩ma abo-we̩, kakini, E̩wñ o̩kpakpa e̩no̩kpakpa agbʼo̩ o̩jo̩ kʼi jʼada n; i chʼe̩wñ bibi e-e̩ne̩bibi, i awane̩ tod uwñ o̩jo̩ kʼi arida bʼe̩wñ bibi-wñ te̩ n; e̩ne̩ ki chʼe̩no̩kpakpa la neke deju lef e-le̩ o̩jo̩ kʼi adure n.
E̩gba kʼu naka ñw e̩no̩kpakpa ka kʼi adeju chuu, iche̩wñ kʼi ake̩do̩nʼe̩wñ o̩kpakpa e-wñ kʼi la fʼudu fe̩, ma ñarewa e̩wñ o̩kpakpa-wñ du kʼi che n. I muda aku ef udu kʼi fe̩.
Ab u nale kʼu natʼuwe̩ no̩? O Ifraim! Ab u nale kʼu mʼe̩ du ñw ma? O Israe̩l! Ab u nale kʼu nachʼuwe̩ kʼe̩ dab Adma! Ab u nale kʼu chʼuwe̩ kʼe̩ dabu Ze̩boim! E̩do̩-mi murida ef umi, ejumomi-mi che̩tajo nyʼomune̩.
Me̩ ki chulaka e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩, me̩ ki la fe̩do̩ e̩wñ e̩nyo̩, ku me̩ la je̩ ñw ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka ki lonyane̩ alaku; ikani Jihofa, O̩jo̩ ki nʼe̩wñ du, ali e̩bo̩bo̩ abo Jose̩f eju.
Tak i rodubo̩ Jihofa kakini, O̩ko̩ nagbabʼe̩, O Jihofa, i chʼabu kʼu ka e̩gba kʼu dʼane̩-mi le̩ de̩ n? Todule̩ oñ u takpa ra nyi Tarshish; todu u chema ka kʼuwe̩ chʼO̩jo̩ ki ali one̩ eju kpai ejumomi, e̩ hika we̩do̩ n, ufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ la chʼololo, e̩bie̩ne̩ echʼone̩ la awʼe̩.
Todu Jihofa añwʼabo-wñ go i la ali amadu-wñ ejumomi, e̩gba kʼi ali ka kʼukpahiu-ma takpa, ki ma la nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi bo̩ n, tʼe̩ne̩ ki tane̩, tʼe̩ne̩ ku ma fu dahi.
Tak e̩gba du ki Jihofa kʼamakajo̩ kwane̩ ñwu ma, e̩gbale̩ Jihofa la dʼugbo akajo̩ le̩, oñ i fʼuma jadu bʼef o̩wo̩ ame̩ne̩bi-ma te̩ gbogbo mʼo̩jo̩ uku akajo̩ le̩; todu ifi-ma ku ma fi noji abo ku ma fu ma kpa ma, ku ma la che ma o̩bata wo̩ Jihofa.