1 Me̩ ki gbʼo̩la Jihofa, ame̩ abo Israe̩l; todu Jihofa chenʼe̩ro̩la kpʼabo ku ma dodo ane̩-i. Todabu kʼochochi kpʼufe̩de̩nyo̩, kpai O̩jo̩ ema du ma d ojane̩-i n;
Todu abo-mi chʼame̩nidada, ma ma mi n; amo̩ma ku ma nʼeti ku ma ma nʼugbo la n ma che, ma la nʼibe n. Ma chenʼibe ku ma chʼe̩bie̩ne̩, i muda chʼe̩nyo̩ eche, ma mʼema e-le̩ n.
Ekuku-wñ awa gbogbo tʼukpoji ane̩-ile̩, todu Jihofa chenʼajo̩ kʼi aka kpʼabo uche̩ichi; i ache kʼowñ kpʼo̩re̩la du ki kajo̩, i chʼe-ame̩ne̩bibi i ako ma ñw o̩kwo̩chageli, Jihofa ka-i.
Me̩ gbʼe-i, O ame̩ amatama! Me̩ neti, O abunyi Israe̩l! Me̩ ki la detitʼo̩, O abunyi onu! Todu ame̩ oñ oj ajo̩ ku ma kpa bʼo ma; todu ame̩ te̩tachʼoku Mizpa, kpʼiga ku ma nadala bo Tebo̩r ma.
Uwe̩ akakini, Me̩ gbʼo̩la Jihofa, ame̩, amonu Juda kpʼabo ku ma dodo Je̩rusale̩m. Abu ki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du kʼi chʼO̩jo̩ Israe̩l aka de̩ kakini, Go, u nanʼe̩bie̩ne̩ awa bʼuña-i ma kʼi aje̩ ñw eti e̩ne̩ du ki gbʼinabali-wñ achʼo kpoo.
Me̩ ki muda gbʼomu Jihofa, O ame̩ abobule̩, kʼo̩la alu-wñ ki tunyʼume̩ eti; me̩ ko̩ amo̩monobule̩-me̩ inaku eda, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ ki nako̩ ekeji-wñ eli e̩do̩dudu eko̩.
Uwe̩ la aka ñw ma kakini, Uche̩ichi amone̩ kʼama ma netirʼomu Jihofa, O̩jo̩-ma n-i de̩; ma la agba uko̩-o̩la n: ubi one̩ eche lenyo̩, i la muko̩da bʼalu-ma te̩.
Todu akwʼe̩ne̩ ki nya efu ma gbogbo nyʼe̩ne̩lile ma, e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-ma kʼo̩la-ma jo̩ ñw ejufufu e̩wñ eche; oñ akwo akache̩ gbogbo wʼatama, e̩ne̩ du ma ache e̩wñ olemi.
Ile̩-i adaido̩ tod e-le̩, oñ efojale efojale ate̩ achʼedudu fio̩o̩; todu u ka me̩, u fʼabe̩le̩ ñwa ef e̩do̩-mi, omi la ajumama n, u lañʼadabiwubi bʼo̩ te̩ n.
Me̩ gbʼo̩la ki Jihofa ka, ame̩ kʼo̩la-wñ aje̩ ñw me̩ gagogodo: amo̩maye-me̩ ku ma chʼulaka me̩ ku ma ño̩ hi ume̩ tinyo̩ todu odu-mi kakini, Jihofa ki dʼojinia ñw o̩la-wñ, kʼawa ki li uyo̩-me̩; ama muda chʼabo kʼanyo̩ amu ma.
E̩ne̩ du la adʼone̩ ajo̩ lʼo̩na o̩kpakpa n, e̩ne̩ du la akʼomu ajo̩-wñ lʼo̩na ochochi n; e̩wñ uke̩do̩no-ma chʼo̩wai, ma la nʼe̩wñ o̩lemi aka, ma nyʼefu ñw akanya, ma la fʼibe̩te̩ bi.
Ma fʼukpalu-ma fa todu olemi dabe̩ne̩ kʼi chʼo̩o̩do̩; ma la gbiti oj ane̩-i, i muda chʼutodu ochochi n; todu e̩nyo̩gba-ma chʼekwʼe̩bie̩ne̩ nyʼe̩bie̩ne̩, ma la ma mi n, Jihofa ka-i.
Todu O̩jo̩-wñ, ki che Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du, tu Juda kpʼIsrae̩l no̩ chʼo̩yaukuo̩ko̩ n; dagba ane̩-ma chaka ko̩ ñw udu ku ma fe̩ nyʼE̩ne̩ Kiafo̩ e-Israe̩l le̩.