1 Mʼumi gba bʼo̩wo̩ ame̩nebi-mi te̩, O O̩jo̩-mi, dʼurru gugu atate̩ bʼo̩wo̩ abo ku ma kwane̩ tʼumi o̩la te̩,
kʼi gba mi kwʼo̩wo̩ ame̩nebi-mi; ochochi, uwe̩ dʼumi tʼatate̩ ñw abo ku ma kwane̩ tʼumi o̩la; uwe̩ gba mi bʼo̩wo̩ ame̩nafuma te̩.
Li umi eju, O O̩jo̩, li umi eju, todu onugo-mi achubiyʼuwe̩; ochochi, o̩lubo̩ ika-we̩ nachubiyo̩, gbogbo tak e̩wñ agbajiko-i ki lale.
Owñ le̩ adodo atate̩; alu ku ma ne̩ okuta chʼo̩do̩go̩-wñ ki gbo̩gba; ma akʼuje̩wñ ñw u je̩, omi-wñ agbe̩ n.
O Jihofa, mʼumi gba bʼo̩wo̩ ame̩nebi-mi te̩! Nara nyʼugbo we̩ kʼe̩ dʼumi maja!
O O̩jo̩-mi, je̩ ñw mi fʼe̩ne̩bibi le̩ o̩wo̩ tane̩, kʼu kwef o̩wo̩ e̩nuji kpai e̩no̩lachi le̩.
Oñ e̩ nakʼame̩nebi-mi da rinyo̩ ef ufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩, kʼe̩ la fʼabo du ku ma fʼonugo-mi dema kpabie̩ rinyo̩, todu adu-we̩ u che.
Todabu kʼi manyʼumi ef ufe̩do̩, naje̩ ñw u fʼuma o̩wo̩; omi adʼowñ gugu atate̩, todabu kʼi te̩tama odu-mi.
Jihofa ki dohi ñw e̩ o̩jo̩ o̩pe̩cha-we̩! Odu O̩jo̩ e-Jeko̩b ki dʼuwe̩ gugu atate̩!
Todabu ku ma fʼame̩no̩bata kpo̩fo̩, tod ifi kʼame̩nale jʼafi, fai tak u nakwane̩, Jihofa ka-i; nadʼe̩ne̩ ku ma fʼafu ru le̩ gugu uña ujadu.
Echi ku me̩ chi le̩, e̩wñ o̩kpakpa me̩ ka ochochi? ame̩ kpʼoji ajo̩ amo̩ma amone̩ tʼo̩kpakpa?