Ikani abunyi Juda anetirʼinabali e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ du kʼibe-wñ dʼef umi kʼu nache ma, todu kʼe̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ ki rida bʼo̩na-wñ ki bie̩ne̩ te̩, kʼomi ki tʼudu ku ma fe̩ kpʼadure-ma no̩ ñwu ma.
Todu e̩wñ kʼo̩lo̩da ma neke che n, ef e̩gbo̩ kʼi ne̩ lef o̩re̩la, abu kʼO̩jo̩ fʼO̩ma e-wñ onugo kpuche̩ wa ef e̩wñ ki bi o̩re̩la e-adure kʼi chi udu adure, i kpʼadure ef o̩re̩la abi,
Ab u nale kʼu natʼuwe̩ no̩? O Ifraim! Ab u nale kʼu mʼe̩ du ñw ma? O Israe̩l! Ab u nale kʼu nachʼuwe̩ kʼe̩ dab Adma! Ab u nale kʼu chʼuwe̩ kʼe̩ dabu Ze̩boim! E̩do̩-mi murida ef umi, ejumomi-mi che̩tajo nyʼomune̩.
Todule̩, uwe̩ o̩ma one̩, kpʼane̩ ma tod eño̩, tak e̩ ño̩ o̩ro̩ka gbaa eju-ma. Uwe̩ ki la ño̩ kwʼe̩gu-we̩ tʼugbo omune̩ eju-ma; ikani ma jʼakpibe̩, dagba ma chaka chʼabo unyi ku ma ma gbʼe̩nyo̩ n.
Ama abu kʼamaluche̩ le̩ fʼowñ li ma chane̩ elo̩la kpʼo̩la-ma kakini, E̩ne̩ ki aje̩ e̩wñ ogu ata-wñ de̩-i; a ki fʼu kpa, todu kʼe̩wñ-o̩gu le̩ ki mud e-wa.