4 O Jihofa, O̩jo̩ kʼi nʼe̩wñ du, gbogbo wʼe̩gba oñ e̩do̩-we̩ akparʼadua amone̩-we̩ ke?
Uwe̩ awe̩do̩rʼuwa ogbegbele̩? Uwe̩ awe̩do̩ gbogbo abʼoji abo o̩gba o̩gba du ma?
uwe̩ la kʼakpa bʼo̩la-we̩ ma oñ adua du ma neke le gu ef uwñ du n;
Gbogbo wʼe̩gba, O Jihofa? Uwe̩ agwo̩nyʼuwe̩do̩-we̩ pioo? Ogu kʼe̩ ja ajo dab una?
O O̩jo̩, e̩wñ chi kʼe̩ ko wa rinyo̩ o̩pioo ke? e̩wñ chi kʼuwe̩do̩-we̩ akpʼodudu rʼame̩wño̩re̩ egini e-okije̩-we̩?
Uwe̩, O Jihofa O̩jo̩ ki nʼe̩wñ du, O̩jo̩ e-Israe̩l. Kwane̩ kʼe̩ nyʼafejudʼabo uche̩ichi chaka; e̩ ki li e̩ne̩ ibe̩te̩ ki adʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩ eju n. Sila.
Jihofa atʼo̩ no̩ ñw u n, chai uwe̩do̩ Jihofa kpai ogu-wñ kʼi aja akpodudu rʼe̩ne̩ le̩ o̩la, oñ o̩chaka ama ku ma ko̩ rʼef ubuku-i awa bʼe̩ne̩ le̩ ma, taku Jihofa akpʼodu-wñ lu bʼo̩gane̩ efojale te̩.
Uwe̩ mʼuyo̩ du tʼef e̩do̩-mi tʼe-ki dʼef e̩do̩-ma iko kʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ kpai omi achiwe̩-be̩te̩ma-ma tabale le.
Je̩ ñw anyo̩ ki mʼumi n, O Jihofa, todu uwe̩ nakwadʼo̩; anyo̩ ki mu ame̩ne̩bibi, kʼama ki chechi jʼef o̩jegu.
Uwe̩ mʼe̩wñ ki gbiti ko ña amone̩-we̩ me̩; uwe̩ je̩ ñw a ñmʼo̩te̩ ki amʼone̩.
O, O̩jo̩-wa, fa-i e̩ nanetirʼadua adu-we̩ kpai o̩ko̩ kʼi agbabʼuwe̩-i: e̩ je̩ ñw eju-we̩ ki bo̩rʼuña-we̩ kiafo̩ kʼi mud alache̩ te̩, tod Ondu.