Akwʼadaba e̩re̩ gbogbo tʼakpe̩te̩ oji, ugbo du bo̩ n, chai agbe kpʼe̩nakpala kpʼikete ki arʼe̩bie̩ i che; ma gwe̩ n, ma la ji n, ma la bʼekpo nʼo kʼi bo̩ n.
abu ku ma jʼali e̩wñ ane̩ ego e-olemi todu we̩, ku ma la bʼuwe̩ ifa olemi, ku ma dʼuwe̩ dachi nʼo̩lo̩ ame̩ne̩bibi kʼagbe̩ uku dʼo̩la-ma, e-kʼiko-ma jo̩ me̩, owñ chʼiko ku ma abʼudu ñwu ma iko otitala le̩.
AbukʼOndu Jihofa aka de̩, kakini, I ki bʼume̩ jo̩, O ame̩ amidachi Israe̩l! Mʼe̩wñ afuma kpʼe̩wñ aluje̩ ko̩, ku me̩ che teju alu kʼoji ajo̩ ka kpʼo̩kpakpa; mʼone̩ ene-me̩ du bʼabo-mi te̩, Ondu Jihofa ka-i.