20 Taku Jihofa kakini, E̩ne̩ agbʼEhab ibe? kʼowñ ki nyi Ramo̩t-gilead kʼi wane̩ o̩mo̩? Tak e̩ne̩ʼka kʼe-wñ, e̩ne̩ omune̩ la kʼe-wñ.
I la che̩wñ ku ma gbʼakache̩ le̩ ibe kʼi fʼo̩laʼka ka, mak omi Jihofa, gbʼakache̩ le̩ ibe, oñ omi anʼo̩wo̩-mi dala abʼoji-wñ ma kʼu fʼu kpabie̩ bʼalumeji abo-mi Israe̩l te̩.
Ukpahiu kpʼibe dʼugbo-wñ; e̩ne̩ ku ma gbʼo̩ ibe kpʼe̩ne̩ kʼi agbʼone̩ ibe, owñ ne̩.
Tak u kakini, Aya, Ondu Jihofa! mak uwe̩ dʼo̩wo̩ yʼabo-i kpai Je̩rusale̩m eju ochochi! Uwe̩ kakini, Ame̩ anʼure̩do̩; Okwo̩chageli la te̩ gbogbo tʼiñmi-ma.
Be̩n-ge̩be̩r ne̩ Ramo̩t-gilead (owñ le̩ ne̩ ewo ewo Jair, o̩ma Manasa, owñ chʼe-ki jʼojane̩ Gilead, owñ nʼane̩ Argo̩b, e-ki de̩ Beshan, i chʼewo ewo elile o̩gbo̩ me̩ta, i chenʼaku okoke, ebijeikpa ma du rʼo̩na alaku-wñ);
Taku Maikaya kakini, Todule̩ e̩ nagbʼo̩la Jihofa ke: omi la li Jihofa abu kʼi gugu oj ede-wñ, uwewe abo efojale chaka dago jʼo̩gba-wñ o̩wo̩ awo̩to̩ kpʼo̩wo̩ awohi-wñ.
Tak afuʼka kwodufu wa, oñ i kwodago o̩gba Jihofa, i kakini, Omi agbʼo̩ ibe.
Tak u gbʼomu Ondu kʼi akakini, E̩ne̩ nakpʼo̩ uche̩? E̩ne̩ ale todu wa? Tak u kakini, Omi de̩! Kpe̩ mi.