1 Atogwo ñw amo̩ma agbo̩go̩, Jihofa ka-i, ku ma gba ibe kʼone̩ adu ñw ma, ma muda gbʼe-mi n; ma la jalu, I muda chʼafu-mi nyi n, kʼama ki dure dure ño̩ dure;
Atogwo ñw abo ku ma maja ejefu ejefu bi Jihofa, kʼi chʼe̩no̩hiala ki adʼibe ñw ma te̩, ku ma la chʼuko̩lo̩-ma ef e̩chubi, ku ma kakini, E̩ne̩ ali wa? E̩ne̩ la mʼawa?
I ka ñwu mi kakini, O̩ma one̩, ekpʼuwe̩ nakpʼuwe̩ nyʼugbo amo̩ma Israe̩l, ugbo abo uche̩ichi uche̩ichi ku ma ma gbʼe̩nyo̩ n, ku ma la ko mi; ama kpʼamata-ma te̩tajʼada gbogbo tʼeñini kide̩.
ki lewatu abu kʼi agbo̩ o̩la ama-i, kʼi akadua ñw o̩la-wñ ef e̩do̩-wñ kakini, Omi anʼure̩do̩, dagba u lule̩ likpa alu kʼu nañwa ef e̩do̩-mi. E-le̩ ma je̩ ñwu ma fʼe-ki nʼomi kpʼe-e̩gbe̩ gba rinyo̩.
Tak one̩ adab uña umaja bʼafu ki aju te̩, kpʼo̩fio̩lifio̩ bʼafu ibi te̩, i adab aji aji ki dʼane̩ e̩gbe̩, kpai alu kʼolubo̩ okuta lile de̩ ane̩ ugbo kʼo̩la one̩ akpa.
taku Jihofa anyi akpa kpʼoduduna o̩ro̩ka, kpʼuna ki ajo gaa odu, kʼi bʼoji uña ugugu kpʼujeju ujeju oj uwo Zayo̩n du ma; todu kʼi chʼe̩wñ ubʼojima-wñ du ma ate̩.
Fai taku ma dure ño̩ dure tule, ma la nʼajifa-ma dʼojibo, owñ chʼode ode alu ku ma nʼibe kade, o̩chaka-wñ chʼuko̩lo̩ o̩ka. Ma nʼo̩la e̩wñ le̩ aka kakini, Amone̩ ku ma kpa e̩wñ e̩bie̩ ñw u ki dʼalu-ma ko̩ amo̩mokuno̩ le̩!
Todu me̩ kakini, A fʼalo kpe̩ kpʼuku me̩, a la fʼalu jo̩ kpʼo̩je̩gu; e̩gba kʼitali ki tʼone̩ ma alale gudu i awʼugbo wa n; todu a mʼolemi ko chʼokoubi-wa, a mʼo̩la-wa ko maja ofe o̩lemi me̩;
Tak e̩gba ku ma aka ñw e̩ kakini, E̩ natene ugbo abo ku ma dʼaje̩nu kpai abo ku ma dʼe̩bo̩ ku ma ko̩la etikpo̩gu kpai abo ku ma ko̩la ñw o̩la-ma: i dukpe̩ kʼamone̩ atene ugbo o̩jo̩-ma n? Ma ñʼatʼabo ki ku ene tod abo ki deju?
Amajo̩fe̩-we̩ chane̩ ena ma chʼame̩numa amajoji. E̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma achalu obi eje̩ oñ ma jʼara tʼe̩wñ ki nʼe̩wñ eje̩ efu ubi. Ma gbʼomu abo ku ma ma nʼata n ka n, o̩la o̩yaukuo̩ko̩ atetʼugbo ma n.
Abu ki Jihofa O̩jo̩ Israe̩l ka de̩, kakini, Abu ku me̩ aka ñw onu Juda kʼi kpe̩ me̩ wʼugbo mi ku me̩ tʼumi ene le̩ de̩, kakini. Go, abogu Fero ku ma dufu wa ku ma te̩ko we̩ adabi tʼIjipti, tʼane̩ e-ma le̩.
E̩ ki la fʼita kpa ñw abunyi ku ma ma gbʼe̩nyo̩ n-i. Ka ñw ma kakini, Abu kʼOndu Jihofa aka de̩: Dʼucha gʼuna, mʼu du gu una me̩ ki ño̩ dʼomiofo danyʼu ge̩;
Tak i dohi ka ñwu mi kakini, O̩la Jihofa ki awʼugbo Zerubabe̩l le̩ de̩, kakini, I lʼugbo ugbiti n, i la lʼugbo ukpahiu n, chai lʼugbo Afu-mi, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i.
Fa-i, go, uwe̩ ke̩do̩nʼo̩kpa elikpo kʼi guche̩ le̩, owñ che Ijipti; i la che̩wñ kʼone̩ lo̩nʼo i agwunyʼu o̩wo̩, kʼi achʼo agbe; abe̩le̩ Fero onu Ijipti de̩ ñw abo du ku ma ke̩do̩nʼo.
Keka! uche̩ ame̩nadure, amone̩ kʼudu ku ma fe̩ chʼadu nʼuma oji te̩, ugbe̩ amachʼe̩wñ bie̩ne̩ ma che, ma chʼamo̩ma ku ma kpʼe̩wñ bie̩! Ma hi Jihofa tinyo̩ me̩, ma dʼE̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l-i rʼibe̩te̩; ma mud e̩wñ ejaduña.
Atogwo ñw abo ku ma gwo̩ru nyʼIjipti atene ate̩ko ku ma dachi nʼule amanya, ku ma la ke̩do̩nʼo̩kogu ukpe̩ ki wewe kpʼamananya ukpe̩ ku ma gbiti tabale, ma muda go E̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l in ma la tene Jihofa n!