12 Ko̩ wa kʼa fʼo̩jo̩ñwa o̩jo̩ñwa-wa kaluka todu kʼa ki fʼe̩do̩ ki nʼibe ne̩ ñw o̩la-wa.
Jihofa, e̩ je̩ ñw mi ma ukpoji-mi, kpai aluka onu kʼo̩jo̩-mi che; i je̩ ñw mi ma alu kʼo̩gbe̩nye̩ o̩gbe̩nye̩-mi de̩!
I dukpe̩ kʼawa ki che uko̩lo̩ e-e̩ne̩ ki kpe̩ mi wa abu ki chʼo̩ro̩ka ta; o̩jo̩ adu fai e̩gbale̩ e̩ne̩ du aneke chʼuko̩lo̩ n.
O, ma ma nʼibe ke n, kʼama ki mʼoji e̩wñ-i, kʼama ki fʼibe ukpoji-ma e-otitala kpe̩!
Uchane̩ ibe che, fʼibe ne̩, ochochi, e̩wñ du kʼe̩ chaka ne̩ ñw o̩la-we̩, e̩ namʼoji e̩wñ ema manyʼu.
E̩wñ du kʼo̩wo̩-we̩ tʼo̩, e̩ nʼukpahiu-we̩ che; todu i nʼuko̩lo̩ du kpʼibe e̩wñ eñwa kpʼe̩wñ ema kpʼibe ef o̩jegu ugbo kʼuwe̩ anyi le̩ n.
Dʼe̩do̩-we̩ te̩ ñw e̩wñ eko̩che̩ eti-we̩ ki natʼo̩la e̩wñ ema.
Hi eti-we̩ wane̩ kʼe̩ gbʼo̩la amanibe, kʼe̩ la dʼe̩do̩-we̩ tʼe̩wñ ema e-mi:
Onu monu ibe e̩ne̩ nyo̩ tʼo̩jamalia ene̩ le ta? Ochochi, ene̩ oji e̩wñ ema i nyo̩ etu tʼajifa ene̩ le.
fʼibe ne̩, fʼoji e̩wñ ema ne̩; e̩ ki gbenyo̩ n, e̩ ki la hi nyʼubi bʼo̩la alu-mi te̩ n.
Tak i ka ñw one̩ kakini, Go, e̩wñ ki chʼibe chʼailo Ondu era, ekwo bʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ te̩ chʼoji e̩wñ ema.
Fʼochochi la, e̩ ki la dʼu ta n; ibe kpai o̩la ku ma kʼone̩, kpai oji e̩wñ ema.
Go, uwe̩ je̩ ñw o̩jo̩-mi chʼo̩gaba o̩wo̩ ofofo, olugbo-mi la chʼe̩wñ du eju-we̩ n. Ochochi, e̩ne̩ ki chaka dago kpaka afu ki kwef iñmo̩ ofo i che! Sila.
Elo tʼunyi eku ede̩ nyo̩ tʼelo tʼunyi oko̩te̩ le; todu e-le̩ chʼukpoji amone̩ du, oñ e̩ne̩ ki deju adʼu tʼe̩do̩-wñ.