Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 118 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Ufe̩de̩nyo̩ Jihofa chʼogbegbele̩

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

² Israe̩l ki ka kakini, Ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ chʼo̩gbegbele̩.

³ Abo unyi Aro̩n ki ka kakini, Ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ chʼogbegbele̩.

⁴ Abo ku ma railo Jihofa kika kakini, Ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ chʼogbegbele̩.

⁵ Efuña-e̩kpama-mi u kwa do̩ Jihofa; Jihofa dohi ñw mi oñ i du mi tef uña ki de̩ gbodo.

⁶ Jihofa chʼe̩ne̩-mi narailo n. Ab one̩ neke che mi?

⁷ Jihofa chʼe̩ne̩-mi i dʼef abo ku ma te̩ko mi; todule̩ omi dago kejurʼame̩nula-ka-mi.

⁸ Jihofa che̩nyo̩ echubiyʼo̩ tʼone̩ eke̩do̩no le.

⁹ Jihofa chenyo̩ echubiyʼo̩ tʼame̩numo̩la eke̩do̩no le.

¹⁰ Abo uche̩ichi du donyʼumi daka; ef odu Jihofa nagwo ma dajane̩!

¹¹ Ma donyʼumi, ochochi, ma donyʼumi daka; ef odu Jihofa nagwo ma dajane̩!

¹² Ma donyʼumi dabe̩ne̩ kʼamiño̩, ma hika lu dabe̩ne̩ kʼuna ikeke; ef odu Jihofa nagwo ma dajane̩!

¹³ Uwe̩ fʼe̩wñ ro̩, ro̩, ño̩ ro̩ ñw mi bie̩ne̩ todu kʼu wane̩, Jihofa muda fʼate̩ko-mi che.

¹⁴ Jihofa chʼukpahiu-mi kpai eli-mi; owñ ño̩ mud ujadu-mi.

¹⁵ Uko̩la uyo̩ kpai ujadu dʼef unyabo abo̩kpakpa; o̩wo̩ awo̩to̩ Jihofa chʼe̩gbiti bʼogu jo̩,

¹⁶ o̩wo̩ awo̩to̩ Jihofa dago atate̩, o̩wo̩ awo̩to̩ Jihofa chʼe̩gbiti bʼogu jo̩!

¹⁷ Omi aku n, chai edeju nadeju, kʼu dʼinabali uko̩lo̩ Jihofa kpogo.

¹⁸ Jihofa ko̩ mi o̩la ki wo̩ mi, i muda du mi ñw uku n.

¹⁹ Mʼalaku o̩kpakpa bi ñw mi, omi agudu wʼo̩mo̩ oñ nagogbodo̩ Jihofa.

²⁰ Alaku Jihofa de̩; ame̩no̩kpakpa agudu lʼo̩mo̩ tʼe-fu-wñ.

²¹ Nagogbo̩dʼuwe̩ todu kʼe̩ mʼohi du ñw mi me̩ e̩ laño̩ mud ujadu-mi.

²² Okuta kʼamano̩do̩ ko̩ le̩ mud oji alo.

²³ E̩wñ-i kwʼugbo Jihofa; e̩wñ aye i che eju-wa.

²⁴ Eñini chʼo̩jo̩ ki Jihofa che; a ayo̩, e̩do̩-wa la abo̩ ef uwñ.

²⁵ Fʼujadu che fa-i ke, a gbo̩ko̩bʼuwe̩, O Jihofa! O Jihofa, a agbo̩ko̩bʼuwe̩, je̩ ñw e̩wñ ki ra ñw a!

²⁶ Ekele ma kele e̩ne̩ kʼi awa ef odu Jihofa! A jʼef unyi Jihofa akele-we̩.

²⁷ Jihofa chʼO̩jo̩, owñ la mʼugane̩ du ñw a me̩. Me̩ nʼiku fʼe̩wñ iche̩bo̩ le̩ ji, gbogbo wa kado igba ubo̩ iche̩bo̩!

²⁸ Uwe̩ chʼO̩jo̩-mi, oñ nagogbo̩dʼuwe̩; uwe̩ chʼO̩jo̩-mi, nadʼuwe̩ dago atate̩.

²⁹ O me̩ gogbodo̩ Jihofa, todu i chenyo̩; todu ufe̩de̩nyo̩-wñ chʼogbegbele̩!