17 Ma fʼame̩nidada dema todu ada ku ma je̩, kpai tod udu ku ma fe̩;
E̩wñ chi kʼe̩ne̩ ki deju ajeñmini tod udu adure ku ma bu ñw u?
Ame̩, ame̩nemo̩, gbogbo nyʼe̩gba oñ ame̩ afe̩do̩ emo̩-me̩ kade ta? Gbogbo nyʼe̩gba oñ abo ku ma chʼe̩de̩te̩ ayo̩ ñw e̩de̩te̩-ma kʼamake̩do̩nola-ma achʼulaka e̩wñ ema kade taa?
E̩wñ bibi e-we̩ onugo akʼuwe̩ o̩la, oñ edabi tʼubi-we̩ adejurʼe̩. Todule̩ uwe̩ ki ma kʼe̩ li ka kʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ kpʼe̩wñ ulukoko i che kʼuwe̩ ki hi Jihofa O̩jo̩-we̩ tinyo̩; ailo-mi era dʼefu-we̩ n, Ondu Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i,
oñ u li ef ame̩nemo̩, u fʼokolobia oka li ef abokolobia le̩, kʼi ma mʼoji e̩wñ du n,
One̩ ki ache e̩wñ dab e̩la ofo ama n, ake̩do̩nʼo̩la-wñ la amʼoji e̩wñ-i n:
E̩nidada ka ef e̩do̩-wñ kakini, O̩jo̩ du do̩mo̩ n. Ma mukpabie̩ jo̩, ma fʼuko̩lo̩ ihie̩ne̩ che, i nʼe̩ne̩ du ki achʼe̩nyo̩ n.
Achigili i kwotʼo̩ ubi, alu kʼo̩kokuno̩ anyʼugbo ku ma kpa le̩, abe̩k alu ku ma dʼagba tʼe̩nidada o̩wo̩ ku ma mʼu du alo akʼo̩ o̩la