Me̩ go ta ka kʼomi, omi chʼowñ, O̩jo̩ omune̩ du la manyʼumi n; omi akpa, omi adudaji; omi ache e̩wñ agbe, omi la aje̩ e̩wñ bie̩; i la nʼe̩ne̩ du ki agba one̩ kwʼo̩wo̩-mi n.
I Oñ tʼugbo Onu e-ogbegbele̩, kʼi ma nʼe̩chile̩che̩ n, e-kʼeju one̩ ma li n, kʼowñ kate chʼO̩jo̩, ubumo̩ kpai ojima ki dʼugbo owñ tʼogbegbele̩ nyile̩wa. Ami.
Ma ño̩ chi wa ef uwñ kʼa chʼe̩wñ ogu, abu kʼa chedate̩ tane̩ teju alu kʼe̩ne̩ ki aje̩ ñw e̩wñ du chuko̩lo̩ alu kʼe̩do̩ o̩la-wñ akʼo̩ fʼibe-wñ ñwate̩ tane̩,
I chʼuwe̩ do̩mo̩ kwʼigbelegbele n, O Jihofa O̩jo̩-mi, E̩ne̩-mi Kiafo̩? Awa aku n. O Jihofa, uwe̩ fʼuma date̩ tod ajo̩; uwe̩, O Okuta, e̩ fʼuma e̩re̩ lonyane̩ todu kʼe̩ kʼuma o̩la.
Ama uwe̩, Be̩tle̩he̩m E̩frata, dagba e̩ chaka nya ef abo Juda icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ icham nyʼo̩gwo̩ko̩ le̩, ef uwe̩ oñ e̩ne̩ʼka adufu wa ñwu mi, kʼi ache E̩nuto̩gba Israe̩l, akwo dufu-wñ kwʼigbegbele, akwʼo̩jo̩ iko ogbegbele̩,
ma lʼabo ku ma dodo ane̩-ile̩-i du rʼe̩wñ du n; i la ache e̩wñ alu ki dʼowñ e̩do̩ ef uwewe e̩wñ ojale kpʼef abo ku ma dodo ane̩-ile̩-i; e̩ne̩ du la neke dʼo̩wo̩ fiʼo̩ o̩wo̩ n ma la neke ka ñw u ka kʼe̩wñ e̩ che-i n?
Ma adʼo̩kokuno̩-we̩ kpa eju-we̩ meji, uwe̩ muda je̩ e̩la-wñ n; ma adʼo̩ke̩ke̩te̩-we̩ bʼuwe̩ eju te̩ afuma, ma la adʼu dabiwa ñw e̩ n; ma akʼame̩wño̩re̩-we̩ egini ñw ame̩nebi-we̩, i la anʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi agbʼe̩ n.
Todu omi adab idu ñw Ifraim, kpai dabe̩ne̩ kʼo̩ma idu ñw abunyi Juda. Omi, omi kide̩, afʼu fana, tak u nalo mi, omi amʼu du, e̩ne̩ du ki agba ma la ade̩ n.
Abe̩le̩ oñ e̩wñ kʼe̩ te̩tachʼakanya uko̩lo̩-wñ ade̩ ñw e̩, abo ku ma wʼugbo-we̩ achinyama kwʼo̩jo̩ imo̩to̩-we̩, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma ale bobobo rʼo̩wo̩ e-wñ; i la anʼe̩ne̩ du ki agbʼe̩ n.