Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 107 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Buku E̩ke̩lu Ugwa egwʼO̩jo̩ tod egbʼone̩ kʼi agbʼone̩

¹ O me̩ gogbodo̩ Jihofa, todu i chenyo̩, todu ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ chʼogbegbele̩!

² Abo ki Jihofa gba ma tane̩ ki naka ke, owñ chʼabo kʼi gba ma tane̩ bʼef o̩wo̩ e̩ne̩ ki ache ma o̩pe̩cha te̩,

³ kʼi la ko ma kwʼojane̩ ojane̩ du wa, akwo o̩wo̩ olodudu kpai akwo o̩wo̩ olane̩, akwo o̩wo̩ o̩pata ate̩ kpai akwo o̩la ohimini.

⁴ Ma tʼagojilo gojilo ef aje̩tachi ej o̩na ane̩ o̩kpakpala, ma li ewo kʼone̩ adodo ef uwñ n;

⁵ ebi kpai alugbe̩ kpa ma, onugo-ma gwegbo jo̩.

⁶ Taku ma raku do̩ Jihofa ef o̩pe̩cha-ma, oñ i mʼuma gba kwef uwa-ma;

⁷ i ne̩ ma le o̩na okpoolo, kʼama ki nyʼewo ugbo kʼone̩ adodo.

⁸ Ama ki gogbodo̩ Jihofa tod ufe̩de̩-nyo̩-wñ, kpai todu uko̩lo̩ aye kʼi ache ñw amo̩ma amone̩ ge̩!

⁹ Todu i aje̩ ñw e̩do̩ e̩ne̩ kʼi atejilo e̩wñ ki bo̩, oñ e̩ne̩ kʼebi akpʼo̩ i je̩ ñw efu-wñ ki ko̩ ñw e̩nyo̩.

¹⁰ Abo ki bo̩ gugu ef e̩chubi kpai ef ojiji uku, ma chʼe̩ji te̩ ef o̩bata kpai ebije,

¹¹ todabu ku ma lañurʼo̩la O̩jo̩, ku ma la keru ohi kʼO̩machala te̩.

¹² Todule̩ i nʼakanya fʼuma pu wane̩; ma chuba, i la nʼe̩ne̩ du kʼi ate̩ko ma n.

¹³ Taku ma raku do̩ Jihofa ef o̩pe̩cha-ma, oñ i mʼuma gba kwef uwa-ma;

¹⁴ i ko ma kwef e̩chubi kpai ojiji uku dufu, oñ i fʼigbaligba-ma jada rinyo̩.

¹⁵ Ama ki gogbodo̩ Jihofa tod ufe̩de̩-nyo̩-wñ, kpai todu uko̩lo̩ aye kʼi ache ñw amo̩ma amone̩!

¹⁶ Todu i fʼo̩lugbana ebije ekpikpa kpo̩fo̩ rinyo̩, oñ i fʼugbo̩lo̩ ebije-wñ ko̩da.

¹⁷ Ma fʼame̩nidada dema todu ada ku ma je̩, kpai tod udu ku ma fe̩;

¹⁸ onugo-ma hihie̩ne̩ uje̩wñ du, ma la te̩me̩ru alaku uku.

¹⁹ Taku ma raku do̩ Jihofa ef o̩pe̩cha-ma, oñ i mʼuma gba kwef uwa-ma;

²⁰ i fʼo̩la-wñ kpuche̩ wa, afʼo̩ga-ma che kpa, oñ i je̩ ñw ma fʼo̩fe̩ ku ma ñwa chu o̩wo̩.

²¹ Ama ki gogbodo̩ Jihofa tod ufe̩de̩-nyo̩-wñ, kpai uko̩lo̩ aye kʼi ache ñw amo̩ma amone̩!

²² Ama ki la chʼiche̩bo̩ ugwa ñw u, ku ma nʼeli uyo̩ eko̩ dʼuko̩lo̩-wñ kpogo!

²³ Abo ku ma gwo̩ru tʼo̩ko̩ tʼej ohimini abadi ale, ku ma nʼuko̩lo̩ ache ej omi ki nana;

²⁴ abo e-le̩ cheli uko̩lo̩ Jihofa, kpai e̩wñ aye kʼi che ugbo unefu le̩.

²⁵ Todu eka i aka, oñ i adʼafu ibi kwane̩, owñ chʼe-kʼi adʼakpoli-wñ kwane̩.

²⁶ Ma te̩gu gbogbo nyʼojale, ma ño̩ dabi gwo̩ru nyʼo̩lo̩ulu ge̩; onugo-ma ya rinyo̩ noj e̩bie̩ne̩ le̩;

²⁷ ma mi daa, mi daa, ma la ro̩ko̩ibu dabe̩ne̩ kʼone̩ kʼo̩te̩ mʼu, ma la nʼibe du efu ge̩ n.

²⁸ Taku ma raku do̩ Jihofa ef ihianyi-ma, oñ i ko ma kwef o̩pe̩cha-ma dufu;

²⁹ i je̩ ñw afu ibi ki we hiolii, oñ akpoli-wñ nyʼe̩do̩.

³⁰ E̩gbale̩ e̩do̩-ma bo̩ todabu ku ma jo̩ yo̩o̩, oñ i ko ma wʼugbo ku ma tene enyi le̩.

³¹ Ama ki gogbodo̩ Jihofa tod ufe̩de̩-nyo̩-wñ, kpai uko̩lo̩ aye kʼi ache ñw amo̩ma amone̩!

³² Ama ki ño̩ hi owñ tʼatate̩ ef ujeju amone̩, kʼama ki je̩nyu ñw u ef ujo̩ abogijo.

³³ I arʼaji aji da ki mud aje̩tachi, e̩bi omi la rida ane̩ e̩gbe̩,

³⁴ ane̩ uro̩je̩ rida ane̩ o̩kpakpala, tod e̩bie̩ne̩ kʼabo ki dodo o̩mo̩ ache.

³⁵ I arʼaje̩tachi da chʼoduda omi, kpai ane̩ e̩gbe̩ tef e̩bi omi.

³⁶ O̩mo̩ i aje̩ ñw abo kʼebi akpa ma ki dodo, oñ ma dʼewo ugbo kʼone̩ adodo nyʼane̩;

³⁷ ma kʼe̩wñ gbe̩ oko, oñ ma chi ikeli achiwebe̩te̩ma ne, kʼe̩ro-wñ anʼawo ñw ma.

³⁸ 1 ade̩nyo̩ ñw ma oñ ma awewe nyo̩gba ololo; i la aje̩ ñw ame̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩-ma buwane̩ n.

³⁹ Ma dabi bu ma wane̩ edolo ku ma fʼuma dolo kpai e̩bie̩ne̩ ku ma che kpai e̩do̩ e̩kpabie̩-ma ño̩ bʼuma wane̩ ge̩,

⁴⁰ i mʼe̩de̩te̩ e-wñ dudanyu ame̩numo̩la oji i la aje̩ ñw ma chila o̩go̩ uwo o̩go̩ o̩kpe̩ ugbo ki ma nʼo̩na n;

⁴¹ i muda dʼe̩nale gugu atate̩ bʼo̩bata te̩, oñ i adʼowñ chʼakwo̩ra unyi akwo̩ra unyi alu kʼame̩wño̩re̩ egini de̩.

⁴² Ame̩no̩kpakpa ali oñ e̩do̩-ma ayo̩; uji du la afʼo̩wo̩ bʼalu-wñ ma.

⁴³ E̩ne̩ ki nʼibe ki afʼibe tʼe̩wñ-i; amʼoji ufe̩de̩nyo̩ Jihofa.