18 O, i ma nʼe̩wñ kʼu ne̩ nyʼo̩la-mi e̩do̩ kʼu we echʼe̩do̩dudu! e̩do̩-mi ako mi biyoo.
E̩ hika dohi ñw mi, O Jihofa! afu-mi anya me̩! E̩ ki dʼeju-we̩ maja ñw mi n, tode̩gba kʼu nadab abo ku ma gwo̩ru nyef ura le̩.
Todule̩ u kakini, Mʼeju rida bʼumi te̩, naraku anyanyi; e̩ ki chakanya enyʼumi e̩do̩ tod ekpabie̩ ku ma kpa o̩ma onobule̩ abo-mi bie̩ le̩ n.
I chʼe-amakache̩: E̩do̩-mi mukpabie̩ efu-mi, achiku-mi du aga; u dab e̩ne̩ kʼo̩te̩ mʼu, dab e̩ne̩ kʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma fʼu du, todu Jihofa kpai todu uko̩la-wñ ki afo̩.
Efu-mi, efu-mi! natʼagbala gbala! e̩do̩-mi jʼadachi n! u neke chechi n; todabu kʼuwe̩, onugo-mi fʼomu o̩kakachi kpʼekuku ogu gbo̩ me̩.
Awa gbʼinabali-wñ me̩, o̩wo̩-wa agulo̩; o̩pe̩cha fʼuwa mu me̩, kpʼiwo̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼa chʼonobule̩ ki achefu.
Aya, oji-mi ma chʼomiofo, kʼeju-mi ma la chʼe̩bi omi aku, kʼomi ki raku tʼodu tʼo̩ro̩ka tod abo o̩monobule̩ amone̩-mi ku ma kpa le̩!
Tod e-le̩ oñ e̩do̩-wa muda; tod e̩wñ-i du oñ eju-wa de̩ bulu bulu.
U gbo̩, tak o̩la-mi kwoga, uko-mi miejo omuko̩la-wñ kʼu gbo̩; e̩che̩ mugudu wʼef achiku-mi, oñ u dago e̩gu-mi agegbulu. Todabu ki dukpe̩ kʼu nagugu yo̩o̩ anede o̩jo̩ o̩bata e̩gba kʼe̩ne̩ kʼi agwo̩ko̩ rʼuwa o̩la awa kobʼuwa.