20 Ama, uwe̩ O Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du kʼe̩ kajo̩ tʼo̩kpakpa, kʼe̩ la ñwa e̩do̩ kpʼibe go, e̩ je̩ ñw mi li ache̩-we̩ kʼe̩ na oji-ma, todu omi dʼo̩la-mi ñwʼe̩ kʼe̩ ka.
O Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du, kʼe̩ la ñw abo̩kpakpa go, kʼe̩ la ali ibe kpai e̩do̩, je̩ ñw mi li ache̩ kʼe̩ na bʼuma ma, todu uwe̩ omi dʼo̩la-mi ñw u kʼe̩ ka.
Jihofa muda ka ñwu Samiue̩l kakini, E̩ ki nyeti alu kʼeju-wñ de̩ n, kpʼegba kʼi gba le̩ n; todu u ko̩ e̩ne̩ le̩ me̩; todu i chʼalu kʼone̩ ali e̩wñ oñ omi ali n; todu one̩ ago alu kʼej o̩do̩da-wñ de̩, Jihofa muda ago ef e̩do̩.
Oñ nanʼuku kpa amo̩ma-wñ; tak ujeju ujeju abudo̩ Ondu du ama ka kʼomi chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi atejane̩ ef ekpili kpʼef e̩do̩: u la adu ñw e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-me̩ teju alii kʼuko̩lo̩-wñ de̩.
E̩ ki je̩ ñw anyo̩ mu abo ku ma doli mi, e̩ ki muda je̩ ñw anyo̩ ki mu mi n; e̩do̩-ma ki muda kpu; e̩ ki muda je̩ ñw e̩do̩-mi ki da kpu n; mʼo̩jo̩ e̩bie̩ne̩ le̩ du wa abʼuma oji ma; e̩ ki nʼekpabie̩ meji kpa ma bie̩!
O Jihofa, uwe̩ chema; rewa mi, kʼe̩ wa afejudo mi, kʼe̩ la fʼache̩-mi na oji abo ku ma doli mi. E̩do̩-we̩ kʼe̩ je̩, e̩ ki du mi alo n; uwe̩ ki ma ka kʼutod uwe̩ ma bʼumi na.
O̩jo̩-mi, omi chema ka kʼuwe̩ ajʼe̩do̩ one̩ ma, e̩wñ o̩kpakpa la cherʼuwe̩ e̩do̩. I chʼe-mi, ef o̩kpakpa e̩do̩-mi oñ u gʼe̩dʼo̩la-mi akʼe̩wñ-i du wa; fa-i u ño̩ nʼuyo̩ li abo-we̩, kʼeju-ma jʼane̩ emi, ku ma gʼe̩dʼo̩la-ma akʼe̩wñ wa ñw e̩.
todabu kʼi fʼo̩jo̩-wñ date̩, o̩jo̩ le̩ i ache kʼi kajo̩ ile̩ ugbo du kʼone̩ dodo kade ef o̩kpakpa lef E̩ne̩ke̩le̩ kʼi fʼu date̩ le̩. I mʼokpoko-wñ du ne ñw e̩ne̩ du, abu kʼi dʼowñ kwane̩ kwef abo ki ku.
Uwe̩ chʼo̩kpakpa, O Jihofa, e̩gba kʼu kʼomu-mi ñw e̩; e̩ muda je̩ ñw mi kʼo̩la oj ajo̩ kʼe̩ kpa kpʼuwe̩ ta. E̩wñ chi kʼo̩na e̩ne̩bibi ara ñw u ta? E̩wñ chi kʼo̩la abo du ku ma dʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩ aya ta?
I la chʼuwe̩ So̩lo̩mo̩n, o̩ma-mi, uwe̩ ki fʼO̩jo̩ ata-we̩ ma, kʼe̩ nʼe̩do̩ ki mufu kpʼibe kolokolo rʼo̩; todu Jihofa atejane̩ ef e̩do̩ okoke du; i la chema ibe du kʼone̩ akpe̩. Uwe̩ tene owñ. I aje̩ ñw e̩ liʼu. E̩ muda hiʼu tinyo̩, i adʼuwe̩ tinyo̩ ogbegbele̩.
Uwe̩, O Jihofa, muda ma mi; uwe̩ cheli mi, alu kʼe̩do̩-mi de̩ ugbo we̩ uwe̩ añwa go. Fa ma dufu dab ame̩wño̩re̩ egini ku ma ko jo̩ ku ma kpa, mʼuma ko jo̩ ojoji anede o̩jo̩ ku ma akpa ma.
Tak Afu Jihofa lewa bʼumi ma. Oñ i ka ñwu mi kakini, Ko̩la. Abu ki Jihofa ka de̩ kakini, Abu ku me̩ ka le̩ de̩, O abunyi Israe̩l; todu u chema ibe ki awʼef ume̩.