3 Ikani ma anetirʼu, kʼe̩ne̩ du arida bʼo̩na-wñ ki bie̩ne̩ te̩, tak e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ kʼu nʼibe ka kʼu nache ma tod e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩-ma ku ma jʼache awo̩ mi.
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.
Todule̩, uwe̩ o̩ma one̩, kpʼane̩ ma tod eño̩, tak e̩ ño̩ o̩ro̩ka gbaa eju-ma. Uwe̩ ki la ño̩ kwʼe̩gu-we̩ tʼugbo omune̩ eju-ma; ikani ma jʼakpibe̩, dagba ma chaka chʼabo unyi ku ma ma gbʼe̩nyo̩ n.
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.
Omi la ache teju ukpuna uwe̩do̩-mi n, nadabiwa akpʼIfraim bie̩ ge̩ n; todu omi chʼO̩jo̩, i chʼone̩ omi che n. E̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ alumeji-me̩ de̩, omi awa ef uwe̩do̩ n.
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.