Abu ki Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du aka de̩ kakini, Dagba i chʼe̩wñ awuwu eju abubo̩ amone̩-i iko le̩, i ño̩ dukpe̩ ki chʼe̩wñ awuwu eju-mi ge̩? Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du aka-i.
Ulu e̩wñ jʼef aka ta? Ochochi, ikeli achiwebe̩te̩ma kpai oli o̩gbaikolo kpai po̩me̩grane̩t kpai oli o̩lif la ro ta n; akwʼeñini ki de̩ nadʼe̩nyo̩ ñwu me̩.
Tak i aje̩ ñw omi lo̩ tod ulu e̩wñ kʼe̩ gbe̩, owñ chʼe-kʼuwe̩ agbe̩ ane̩ le̩, kpai uje̩wñ kʼane̩ le̩ akʼo dufu. I la achʼuje̩wñ o̩me̩me̩le̩, i la achʼo̩be̩le̩ke̩te̩. O̩jo̩ kʼa ka-i, ame̩wñukpa-we̩ ajʼoko lile ajije̩;
Oñ E̩laija, e̩ne̩ Tishbi, kʼi dʼef abo ku ma ge̩ne̩ Gilead, ka ñw Ehab kakini, Oji Jihofa, O̩jo̩ Israe̩l, e-kʼu dago o̩gba wñ-i: Eli achi n, omi alo̩ agbagba o̩do̩-i n, chai e̩gba kʼu ka.
Todule̩ ama adab atula odudu kpai dab eli ki atakpa gbe̩ rinyo̩, dabe̩ne̩ kʼigbogbo kʼo̩futu ako kwʼoj ajita ugwo̩ka kpai dab odudu ki lʼo̩na-wñ du-fu.
Ma la awa akeli taa oj otete Zayo̩n, eju-ma la ade̩ noj e̩nyo̩ Jihofa, noji e̩wñ e̩yo̩ kpʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma kpʼekpo-wñ, kpʼamo̩ma ame̩wño̩re̩ egini kpʼamokuno̩; udeju-ma la adab uche̩ ku ma tʼomi fiʼo̩, ma ñʼache̩do̩dudu du ge̩ n.
Taku Jihofa dohi, oñ i ka ñw abo-wñ kakini. Go, omi akʼe̩wñ e̩yo̩ kpʼomi achiwebe̩te̩ma etito̩, kpʼekpo kpuche̩rʼume̩, e-le̩ la abʼume̩ jo̩; omi lañʼaje̩ ñw me̩ chʼoli ina ef abo uche̩ichi ge̩ n.
abo Israe̩l ku ma bo̩ re le̩ achʼuji n, ma ñʼarʼolemi ge̩ n, ma ñʼali ukpalu ayechi ef alu-ma n. Ma muda aje̩ e̩wñ taku ma adachi, i la anʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi anyʼuma okpo n.
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.