16 O rida aba mi, kʼe̩ mo̩la ñw mi; dʼukpahiu-we̩ ñw adu-we̩-i, kʼe̩ la jadu o̩ma adu-we̩ onobule̩-i.
Iñmi-mi chewo e̩wñ du ef e̩ne̩ kʼi adʼukpahiu ñwu mi le̩.
I chʼe-ki bo̩ le̩, me̩ ki nʼukpahiu ef Ondu kpai ef ugbiti ugbiñmi e-wñ.
O Jihofa, omi chʼadu-we̩; omi chʼadu-we̩, o̩ma adu-we̩ onobule̩ le̩. Uwe̩ mʼigbaligba-mi tu me̩.
Rida aba mi, kʼe̩ li mi ejumomi; todu e̩nejuwee kpai e̩no̩bata u che.
I ki dʼukpahiu ñwu me̩ ef ukpahiu du, teju ugbiti e-ojima-wñ ku me̩ ki fe̩do̩ lichi alu du, ku me̩ laño̩ fe̩do̩ je̩ kpai uyo̩.
todu kʼi du ñwu me̩, teju alu kʼunana ojima-wñ de̩, kʼukpahiu-me̩ ki nyo̩gba ku me̩ gbiti ef one̩ e-ejefu lef Afu-wñ;
O̩jo̩ kʼu dudo̩, e̩ mʼohi du ñw mi, e̩ nʼukpahiu dʼugbe̩do̩ ñw onugo-mi.
Oñ nadʼukpahiu ñw ma efu Jihofa taku ma alelo lewa ef odu-wñ, Jihofa ka-i.
Go mi kʼe̩ li mi eju, alu kʼuwe̩ te̩te̩ che ñw abo ku ma fe̩do̩ odu-we̩.
Uwe̩ ne̩ mi, jadu mi; todu u te̩tatene o̩la kʼe̩ ka ñw one̩ kʼi de le̩.
Mudabiwa, O Jihofa! gbogbo wʼe̩gba taa? E̩wñ amadu-we̩ ki wʼe̩ ke!
E̩ne̩ kʼukpahiu-wñ chʼe̩f uwe̩, gbede, e-kʼikpadala Zayo̩n dʼef e̩do̩-wñ.
Dohi ñw mi, O Jihofa, todu ufe̩de̩-nyo̩-we̩ nyo̩ gbe̩; teju adu kʼejumomi o̩gbaje̩je̩-we̩ chʼololo, e̩ narida aba mi.
Oñ Me̩ri kakini, Go, adu Ondu u che; i ki wache ñwu mi alu kʼe̩ ka. Tak onuche̩ le̩ kwʼugbo-wñ le.
Ma anʼo̩la-mi aka kakini, Chai efu Jihofa oñ o̩kpakpa kpai ukpahiu de̩; oñ amone̩ ku ma te̩tawe̩do̩ rʼu awʼugbo-wñ oñ anyo̩ amu ma.
Ame̩nebi-mi akʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ nyʼumi kakini: E̩gba i aku, kʼodu-wñ alenyo̩ ke?