12 Todule̩ abu kʼE̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l aka de̩ kakini, Todabu ku me̩ che̩de̩te̩ o̩la-i, ku me̩ la ke̩do̩nʼone̩ e̩te̩mane̩ kpai uji ku me̩ la lo̩nʼe-le̩;
Todule̩, alu kʼo̩go̩ una fʼo̩kakpunu egbe lie̩ mʼane̩, kpʼalu kʼegbe e̩gbe̩ awʼane̩ ef o̩go̩ una, abe̩le̩ ili-ma adab e̩wñ e̩che̩, ikoko-ma la akwu rinyo̩ dab ebutu; todabu ku ma ko̩ uko̩-o̩la Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du, ku ma la dʼo̩la E̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l rʼibe̩te̩.
Abu ki Jihofa aka de̩ kakini: Tod ada me̩ta ku Juda je̩, i-i, tod e̩wñ le̩ me̩le̩, u ñʼarʼudu ku ma bu ñw u da bʼo̩ te̩ n; todabu ku ma ko̩ uko̩-o̩la Jihofa, ku ma ma la de uhio̩me̩-wñ n, kʼolemi-ma je̩ ñw ma la, teju e̩wñ kʼamata-ma lule̩ tʼo̩ ubi le̩.
Todu uwe̩ ke̩do̩nʼe̩wñ bie̩ne̩-we̩ le̩, uwe̩ kakini, E̩ne̩ du ali mi n; ibe-we̩ kpai e̩wñ ema-we̩ mʼe̩ du la, oñ uwe̩ ka ef e̩do̩-we̩ kakini, Omi de̩, i la nʼe̩ne̩ omune̩ du tʼumi le n.
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;
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;
Todu uche̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma e-Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du chʼabunyi Israe̩l, oñ aboke̩le̩ Juda chʼiga ki bʼowñ e̩do̩; i neju ajo̩ o̩kpakpa eka, e̩ la go, i mud e̩bie̩ one̩ edafo; i neju e̩wñ o̩kpakpa, e̩ la go, i mud ukwa ekwa!
Todu go, Jihofa akwʼuña-wñ dufu kʼi fʼudu bu ñw abo ku ma dodo ile̩ tod udu ku ma fe̩, ile̩-i lañʼadʼe̩bie̩ ku ma dʼu danyʼu tejugede, i ñʼabʼabo-wñ ku ma kpa ma ma ge̩ n.
E̩ne̩ du la adʼone̩ ajo̩ lʼo̩na o̩kpakpa n, e̩ne̩ du la akʼomu ajo̩-wñ lʼo̩na ochochi n; e̩wñ uke̩do̩no-ma chʼo̩wai, ma la nʼe̩wñ o̩lemi aka, ma nyʼefu ñw akanya, ma la fʼibe̩te̩ bi.