Achiku-mi du aka kakini, O Jihofa e̩ne̩ dab uwe̩? Uwe̩ kʼe̩ gbʼe̩no̩bata bʼe̩ne̩ ki gbiti tʼowñ le o̩wo̩ te̩, i-i, uwe̩ kʼe̩ gba e̩no̩bata kpʼe̩nale bʼe̩ne̩ ki adinya o̩wo̩ te̩.
O̩jo̩-mi, omi chema ka kʼuwe̩ ajʼe̩do̩ one̩ ma, e̩wñ o̩kpakpa la cherʼuwe̩ e̩do̩. I chʼe-mi, ef o̩kpakpa e̩do̩-mi oñ u gʼe̩dʼo̩la-mi akʼe̩wñ-i du wa; fa-i u ño̩ nʼuyo̩ li abo-we̩, kʼeju-ma jʼane̩ emi, ku ma gʼe̩dʼo̩la-ma akʼe̩wñ wa ñw e̩.
O Jihofa, eju-we̩ atejane̩ ochochi n? Uwe̩ fʼuma gwo me̩, i la wo̩ ma n; uwe̩ la fʼuma lie̩, ma muda ko̩ gba o̩la ku ma ko̩ ma. Ma fʼeju-ma lo ki gbiti tʼokuta le; ma ko̩ edabiwa.