O̩jo̩ kakini, Ab i la ade̩ adiko o̩jo̩ otitala le̩ de̩, nadʼAfu-mi danyʼoji o̩re̩la du, tak amo̩ma-me̩ e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ kpai onobule̩ akache̩, abokolobia-me̩ la agʼane̩, oñ abogijo-me̩ anʼo̩na;
I la chʼe-mi, alo kʼu nakpe̩ kpʼama de̩, Jihofa ka-i: Afu-mi kʼi bʼuwe̩ ma le̩ kpai o̩la-mi kʼu du tʼuwe̩ alu anʼuda alu-we̩ n, kpai alu ugbe̩-we̩ n, kpai alu ugbe̩ ugbe̩-we̩ n, akwʼe̩gba-i tʼogbegbele̩, Jihofa ka-i.
Tak u nadʼafu ufe̩de̩nyo̩ kpai ologu eche danyʼoji unyi Defid kpai oji abo ku ma dodo Je̩rusale̩m; taku ma akejurʼomi ku ma dʼe̩wñ gunyu le̩; ma la adʼaido̩-wñ alu kʼone̩ adaido̩ o̩mokpono-wñ, o̩la-wñ akpa nyʼuma e̩do̩ gaa alu kʼo̩la o̩mo̩gba one̩ akpa nyʼe̩ e̩do̩.
Tak ibe abo ku ma chʼame̩ne̩do̩-ekono ef abo e̩pie̩da mu-kpatuka, owñ chʼaluka one̩ ki lebo̩ Pita wa le̩, todabu ku ma ño̩ mʼele Afu Kiafo̩ du da bʼabo uche̩ichi oji ma ge̩:
Oñ o̩jo̩ kʼa ka-i omi achiwebe̩te̩ma e̩rinyo̩ akʼito̩ kwʼoj uwo uwo ki gbo̩gba wane̩, omi e̩nya acha oj uwo uwo, omi la acha ef o̩cha aji Juda du; omi e̩biʼka la akwef unyi Jihofa dufu kʼi ache omi rʼo̩go̩ Shitim.
Todule̩ abu kʼo̩wo̩ awo̩to̩ O̩jo̩ dʼowñ dago atate̩, kʼi laño̩ gba Afu Kiafo̩ ku ma katane̩ le̩ ugbo O̩jo̩ Ata, i fʼe̩wñ ku me̩ li ku me̩ la gbo̩ dafo-i.
Oñ nache kʼama kpʼuña uña ki donyʼuwo-mi daka ki mud e̩nyo̩ kʼO̩jo̩ adʼu ñw one̩; u la aje̩ ñw omi ki lo̩ iko-wñ; e̩nyo̩ awa dab omi ki alo̩ gwo̩gwo̩-gwo̩.
TʼAfu, tʼo̩ya-etito̩ le̩ kakini, Lewa. E̩ne̩ ki la gbo̩ kʼi nakakini, Lewa, oñ e̩ne̩ kʼolugbe̩ akpʼo̩, kʼi nawa: e̩ne̩ du ki dʼowñ e̩do̩ ki lewa gba omi e-iñmi ele ofofo.
Alugbe̩ la kpa ma e̩gba kʼi ne̩ ma le gu ef egbili e̩lanyi kpʼokuta du n; i je̩ ñw omi cha kwef okuta dufu ñw ma; i ño̩ fʼokuta le̩ kpana oñ omi muke̩che̩ dufu.
Ama achʼakanya uko̩lo̩ tinyo̩ ofofo n, ma ñʼabi o̩ma kʼi anʼejiji eda ñw ma n; todu ama chʼugbe̩ abo ki Jihofa de̩nyo̩ ñw ma, kpai amo̩ma-ma manyʼuma ge̩.
O O̩jo̩, O̩jo̩-mi uwe̩ che, natejane̩ we̩ ejugbogbo, alugbe̩-we̩ akpa onugo-mi; uwe̩ kʼomi ma li n, elu-mi muda, dabe̩ne̩ kʼoj ane̩ e̩gba kʼi ku te̩ ugbo kʼomi ma de̩ n.
Ebi kpʼalugbe̩ akpa ma n, olu ki ada kpʼane̩ ki bu rʼone̩ o̩la gbo̩ akpa ma n, todu e̩ne̩ ki ali ma ejumomi le̩ ane̩ ma le, i la ane̩ ma le ugbo kʼe̩bi omi e̩bi omi jo̩.
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.
Uwe̩, e̩ne̩ du kʼolugbe̩ akpʼo̩, me̩ lewʼugbo omiofo-i; kpai e̩ne̩ ki ma nʼo̩ko̩ n, me̩ lewa la ku me̩ je̩! Me̩ lewa lʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma kpai omi e̩nya, i nʼo̩ko̩ oji n, i nʼalu aja n.
Tak i ka ñwu mi kakini, Omi-i acha dufu rʼo̩wo̩ ane̩ olodudu, i la agwo̩ru nyʼAraba; i la cha rʼo̩wo̩ ohimini aba-di; omi ku ma je̩ ñwu cha dufu le̩ acha nyʼohimini abadi. Oñ ma añwʼomi-wñ che kinyo̩.
Me̩ ki fʼe̩wñ gbe̩ ñw o̩la-me̩ ef o̩kpakpa, me̩ ja ku me̩ ko̩ wʼunyi lʼo̩na ufe̩de̩nyo̩; fʼane̩ uche̩-me̩ nu, todu iko ku me̩ tene Jihofa de̩, gbogbo tak i lewa kʼo̩kpakpa abʼume̩ ma dab omi ki alo̩.
Tak e̩bo̩bo̩ abo Jeko̩b ajʼef amone̩ ojoji ojoji wewe dabe̩ne̩ kʼeli ki chi kwʼugbo Jihofa wa, dabe̩ne̩ kʼomi ki afia rʼoj egbe, kʼi ma la che̩du tod one̩ n i la anede amo̩ma amone̩ n.