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.
E̩gba kʼu nafʼo̩kpa akala-me̩ ku me̩ lo̩no le̩ guche̩, tak abobule̩ me̩gwa achʼakala-me̩ ef adidoʼkate, oñ ma adʼakala-me̩ noj e̩bo̩ taku ma adʼu dabiwa ñwu me̩; me̩ aje̩, i la akʼume̩ efu n.
Todule̩, go, u fʼo̩wo̩-mi nadala abʼuwe̩ oji ma, oñ u fʼukpe̩-we̩ bu wʼane̩; u la mʼe̩ du ñw abo ku ma chʼulaka-we̩, owñ chʼamo̩ma onobule̩ abo Filistia ku ma chanyo̩ e̩wñ tuñ-we̩, ku ma chʼe̩ alu ki dʼuma e̩do̩.
Jihofa, o̩wo̩-we̩ chʼe̩chi nyʼate̩, ma la aliʼi n. Ma muda ali alu kʼe̩do̩-we̩ kadʼabo-we̩ oñ anyo̩ amu ma. Una ki chʼutodu abo ku ma kobʼuwe̩ le̩ ki fʼuma lie̩.
Todu, go, Ondu, Jihofa ki nʼe̩wn du, ako udiñmino kpʼukibeno-ma kwo bi Je̩rusale̩m kpai Juda te̩, owñ chʼo̩gbo̩ udiñmino e-uje̩wñ, kpʼo̩gbo̩ udiñmino e-omiofo;
E̩laisha la ko̩la ñw onobule̩ e-kʼi dʼo̩ma-wñ e̩ne̩ke̩le̩ daji le̩ kakini, Kwane̩, kʼuwe̩ kpai abunyi-we̩ ki nyʼage̩ne̩ ugbo du kʼame̩ neke ge̩ne̩: todu Jihofa fʼukpo̩ta do̩ wa me̩; oñ i awa bʼane̩-i ma gbogbo nyʼo̩do̩ mebie.
Tak E̩laisha ño̩ lewa Gilgal ge̩. Oñ ebi chane̩ ekpa ojane̩ le̩; amo̩ma amakache̩ la gugu jʼo̩gba-wñ; tak i ka ñw e̩nuko̩lo̩-wñ kakini, Mʼucha lile le̩ du gu una, kʼe̩ hi e̩gwa tod amo̩ma amakache̩-i.
Oñ E̩laija, e̩ne̩ Tishbi, kʼi dʼef abo ku ma ge̩ne̩ Gilead, ka ñw Ehab kakini, Oji Jihofa, O̩jo̩ Israe̩l, e-kʼu dago o̩gba wñ-i: Eli achi n, omi alo̩ agbagba o̩do̩-i n, chai e̩gba kʼu ka.
U dufu nyʼoko, go, abo kʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpa ma jo̩! U la mugudu tʼef ewo, go, i chʼo̩ga o̩kpo̩ta jo̩! todu tʼamakache̩ tʼamatama tale ane̩-i, ma la ma e̩wñ du n.
Todu abu kʼOndu Jihofa ka de̩ kakini, Onu monu i atule e̩gba kʼu fʼoji ajo̩-mi me̩le̩ ki bie̩ne̩ le̩ kpuche̩ wa abu Je̩rusale̩m ma? owñ chʼo̩kwo̩chageli kpʼo̩kpo̩ta kpʼame̩wñ iñmi e̩bie̩ne̩ kpʼe̩wñ ibi kʼu fʼone̩ kpʼe̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ ko̩da bʼo̩ te̩?
Abo Siria ajʼolodudu, abo Filistia la ajʼolane̩ ku ma achʼalu te̩ akʼabo Israe̩l mi. I chaka chʼe̩wñ-i du uwe̩do̩-wñ la rida bʼo̩ te̩ n o̩wo̩-wñ la chenadala te̩ ta.