Ebi kpʼalugbe̩ akpa ma n, olu ki ada kpʼane̩ ki bu rʼone̩ o̩la gbo̩ akpa ma n, todu e̩ne̩ ki ali ma ejumomi le̩ ane̩ ma le, i la ane̩ ma le ugbo kʼe̩bi omi e̩bi omi jo̩.
e̩ne̩ du kʼi muda ñmo̩ omi e-kʼomi adu ñw u, alugbe̩ ñʼakpʼo̩ gbegbele̩ ge̩ n, omi kʼu nadu ñw u la amud omi ki abi efu-wñ e-ki aroko tef iñmi ogbegbele̩.
Todu uwe̩ te̩tachʼaku ñw e̩nubie̩, kpai aku ñw e̩nale ef o̩pe̩cha-wñ kpai okoubi e̩gba kʼomi kpai afu dulugu awa kpai olubo̩ tod e̩gba kʼuna akpa nyʼane̩; todu afu kʼame̩nubailo ñmiru wa dab afu ibi ki aju bʼo̩do̩ ma ofo,
Me̩ ki kejurʼumi ukpe̩ kʼu chʼedudu n, todabu kʼolu kpa mi. Amo̩ma iye-mi we̩do̩ rʼumi, ma mʼumi du chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi ade uche̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma; omi la de uche̩ achiwebe̩te̩ma e-mu onugo n!
Oñ i lewatu e̩gba kʼolu kwane̩ O̩jo̩ la fʼafu o̩wo̩ olodudu ki agu e̩wñ jo ñwo̩che te̩, tak olu nada bi Jona oji ma oñ o̩la-wñ muda; tak i kwogbo̩ko̩ kʼowñ onugo ki ku, oñ i kakini, Eku nyo̩ ñwu mi tʼedeju le.
Tak one̩ adab uña umaja bʼafu ki aju te̩, kpʼo̩fio̩lifio̩ bʼafu ibi te̩, i adab aji aji ki dʼane̩ e̩gbe̩, kpai alu kʼolubo̩ okuta lile de̩ ane̩ ugbo kʼo̩la one̩ akpa.
O O̩jo̩, O̩jo̩-mi uwe̩ che, natejane̩ we̩ ejugbogbo, alugbe̩-we̩ akpa onugo-mi; uwe̩ kʼomi ma li n, elu-mi muda, dabe̩ne̩ kʼoj ane̩ e̩gba kʼi ku te̩ ugbo kʼomi ma de̩ n.