1 O Jihofa, gʼab ame̩nuja-mi wewe nyʼo̩gba! Abo ku ma kwane̩ tʼumi o̩la chʼe̩kute̩;
Dʼufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ ki chʼawuwu ñe̩ña, O uwe̩ kʼe̩ nʼo̩wo̩ awo̩to̩-we̩ jadu abo ku ma chubiyʼe̩ bʼabo ku ma kwane̩ tʼuma o̩la te̩.
Oñ Absalom kpʼamone̩ chaka, owñ chʼaboke̩le̩ Israe̩l, lewa Je̩rusale̩m. Ahitofe̩l la dʼugbo-wñ.
Tak amone̩ le̩ du dohi kakini, E̩bie̩-wñ ki nʼawa kpai amo̩ma-wa oji ke!
O̩maye la adʼo̩maye ñwu ma kpa; ata la achʼo̩ma-wñ abe̩le̩; amo̩ma la akwane̩ tʼabo ku ma bi ma o̩la ku ma ko ma kpa.
Tak amonu le̩, chaka le dʼo̩la-ma, oñ ma lewa ru ugbokate, ugbo omi Me̩rom, ku ma kʼogu bʼabo Israe̩l.