A gbo̩ abu ku ma jʼukpoji ile̩ akʼeli dʼO̩jo̩ kakini, E̩no̩kpakpa ki nʼuto̩. U muda kakini, Egbo̩gbe̩ nagbo̩-gbe̩, egbo̩gbe̩ nagbo̩gbe̩. Atogwo chʼe-mi! Todu abo ku ma dʼo̩wo̩ lef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩, fʼo̩kpo̩-ma ro̩ me̩, ochochi, abo ku ma dʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo, fʼo̩kpo̩-ma ro̩ bie̩ne̩ bie̩ne̩ me̩.
Ochochi, e̩ gbʼo̩ mama ta n, e̩ la ma mama ta n, ochochi, eti-we̩ bi akwoubi n. Todu u chema ka kʼuwe̩ chʼe̩ne̩ ki adʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩, ma la te̩tadʼe̩ ko̩ e̩ne̩ ki ana bʼO̩jo̩ te̩ kwef uwile̩.
Uwe̩ chʼo̩kpakpa, O Jihofa, e̩gba kʼu kʼomu-mi ñw e̩; e̩ muda je̩ ñw mi kʼo̩la oj ajo̩ kʼe̩ kpa kpʼuwe̩ ta. E̩wñ chi kʼo̩na e̩ne̩bibi ara ñw u ta? E̩wñ chi kʼo̩la abo du ku ma dʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩ aya ta?
O, omi ma nʼuru abelo̩na ef aje̩tachi, kʼomi ki tʼabo-mi no̩ kʼu kwo bʼuma te̩! Todu amache̩ño̩ya ma che chaka, ma chʼujeju aboke̩le̩ ku ma dʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩.