Jihofa anʼo̩ga ire̩ kpʼuwe̩, kpai afu kʼi akpa one̩ kpai o̩la ekpa gaa kpai e̩wñ ki akpa dab una kpai omi eda kpai ikpe̩-tubi kpai e̩kpebu; e̩wñ le̩ la aranʼe̩ gbogbo tak e̩ lenyo̩.
Omi la do̩ udolu kʼi lewa bʼane̩ ma, kpai abʼuwo uwo ma kpai abʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ ma kpai abʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma etito̩ ma kpai abʼekpo ma kpai abʼe̩wñ kʼane̩ adu dufu ma, kpai abʼone̩ ma kpai bʼame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ ma kpai abʼe̩wñ du kʼo̩wo̩ one̩ achakanya uko̩lo̩-wñ ma, kʼe̩wñ du ki gbe̩ te̩.
Ame̩ neju e̩wñ nana, me̩ la go, i mud e̩wñ ree; tak e̩gba ku me̩ mʼu ko wʼunyi, u fʼu fʼafu rinyo̩. E̩wñ chi? Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du aka-i. Tod unyi-mi kʼi chʼalache̩ te̩, oñ ame̩ aboke̩le̩, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-me̩ jʼara nyʼunyi e-wñ.
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.
Todule̩ oñ i dʼe̩kpuna e̩do̩fulu-wñ danyʼu oji kpai ogu ki akʼunyi kʼo̩na; i la fʼuna ko nyʼu o̩la daka, i muda ma n; i la gu owñ jo, i muda gba tʼe̩do̩ n.
Todule̩ ukpahiu abo ku ma dodo o̩mo̩ nya, e̩do̩-ma muda kpu, oñ ibe-ma mudajugu nyʼomune̩; ma dab egbe oko ofo kpai e̩wñ oko emimi, dabe̩ne̩ kʼegbe kʼi atiga ojokunyi kʼolu fʼu gwʼuna o̩gba tak i gbo.
Iche̩wñ kʼo̩kpo̩ta kpa ane̩-i, iche̩wñ kʼe̩wñ ibi lewa, iche̩wñ kʼe̩wñ oko chʼido̩ abe̩k i akpebu abe̩k imiejo abe̩k ide̩ akpʼe̩wñ-ma bie̩; i la che̩wñ kʼame̩nebi-ma la kpala nyʼuma oj ane̩ ugbo kʼalaku alaku ma jo̩; alu du kʼatulubo̩ abe̩k o̩ga le̩ de̩;
Jose̩f la chʼigo̩bina ane̩ le̩; owñ chʼe̩ne̩ ki ata e̩wñ ñw amone̩ ane̩ le̩ du la. Tak amo̩maye Jose̩f lewa, ma danyeku o̩gba owñ, oñ ma fʼeju bʼane̩ ma ñw u.
Go, Ondu chenʼagbiti ki nʼukpahiu; i dab okuto̩mo̩jo̩cha ki awane̩ nana, dab afu ki akpʼe̩wñ bie̩, dab omi ki dulugu awa, kʼaji ki wobi bʼane̩ ma, i anʼo̩wo̩-wñ ro̩ bʼile̩-i ma limm.
Ame̩ fʼe̩wñ gbe̩ tuu, me̩ kʼe̩wñ ree wʼunyi; me̩ je̩ e̩wñ, i muda bʼume̩ jo̩ n; me̩ ñmʼomi, efu-me̩ la ko̩ n; me̩ kʼukpo bʼo̩la ma, i muda anʼe̩ne̩ du kʼafu ma kpʼo̩ n in; oñ e̩ne̩ ki achʼuko̩lo̩ ku ma rʼo̩me̩ ñw u agbʼo̩me̩-wñ tef akpulu kʼofe-wñ chʼe̩gudu.
Agbagba le̩ du e̩gba kʼone̩ lewa ugbo ku ma kʼoj adu ogu jo̩, i mud e̩gwa; e̩gba kʼone̩ lewa añmo̩ omi achiwebe̩te̩ma kʼi che otube̩ ooje, i mud ogu kate.
Tak omi adejurʼafʼe̩wñ lie̩ le̩ todu me̩, kʼi we ekpʼe̩ro ane̩-me̩ bie̩; e̩ro achiwebe̩te̩ma oko-me̩ aña rinyo̩ o̩gba tak iko-wñ jo̩ n, Jihofa, ki nʼe̩wñ du ka-i.