Jihofa ache̩du e̩we̩do̩, ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ la tabale, i atʼudu kʼone̩ fe̩ kpai ada kʼi je̩ no̩ ñw u, i muda anʼugbo du kʼi adale ñw e̩ne̩ kʼi fʼabi je̩ n, i adʼudu kʼamata fe̩ nʼamo̩ma-ma oji gbogbo nyʼo̩gba o̩gba e̩ke̩ta kpai e̩ke̩le̩.
Tak i rodubo̩ Jihofa kakini, O̩ko̩ nagbabʼe̩, O Jihofa, i chʼabu kʼu ka e̩gba kʼu dʼane̩-mi le̩ de̩ n? Todule̩ oñ u takpa ra nyi Tarshish; todu u chema ka kʼuwe̩ chʼO̩jo̩ ki ali one̩ eju kpai ejumomi, e̩ hika we̩do̩ n, ufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ la chʼololo, e̩bie̩ne̩ echʼone̩ la awʼe̩.