Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 69 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩jo̩ ki gba wa, kʼi rip fʼache̩-wa na

Tugbo Agboji Amakeli: omu-wñ che Shoshanim. E-Defid de̩.

¹ Jadu mi, O O̩jo̩! Todu omi le̩ muchanyʼef onugo-mi me̩.

² Epio̩ ki nʼefu, ugbo kʼe̩re̩ ma kadʼane̩ n, agba mi je̩; u lewʼugbo kʼomi nefu me̩, uwobi omi-wñ alʼumi oji.

³ Aku kʼu naro̩ fʼumi hia; o̩fa-mi gbe̩. Eju-mi alaja abu kʼu dʼemi anede O̩jo̩-mi waa.

⁴ Abo ku ma chʼulaka-mi echichi ofofo awewe tʼiloji oji-mi le; abo ku ma neku ekʼumi da rinyo̩ agbiti, ame̩nebi-mi e-olemi ma che. E̩wñ ki ma chʼomi gba afuma n oñ i dukpe̩ kʼomi adʼu dabi wa?

⁵ O O̩jo̩, uwe̩ chema idada-mi; abi kʼu je̩ la maja ñw e̩ n.

⁶ O Ondu Jihofa ki nʼe̩wñ du, e̩ ki je̩ ñw anyo̩ mu abo ku ma nede we̩ n; e̩ je̩ ñw ukata abo ku ma tene we̩ ki chi lugbo e-mi n, O O̩jo̩ e-Israe̩l,

⁷ Todu i chʼutod uwe̩ oñ omi chʼoli-ina-i, oñ anyo̩ bʼumi eju ma-i.

⁸ Omi mud e̩ne̩ o̩wo̩ ejaduña ñw amo̩maye-mi, u la mud e̩ne̩ ane̩ omune̩ ñw amo̩ma iye-mi.

⁹ Todu e̩do̩-mi ki tʼunyi-we̩ mʼumi ibe ko, oñ ina abo ku ma bʼuwe̩ lewa bʼumi ma.

¹⁰ U la raku, onugo-mi najialu, e-le̩ ño̩ chʼina ñw mi.

¹¹ E̩gba kʼu kʼe̩gbanukpo chʼe̩wñ ubʼo̩la-mi ma, u mud e̩wñ akwu ekwu ñw ma.

¹² Abo ku ma gugu jʼalaku adʼo̩la-mi te̩ aka, u la mud eli ñw amañmo̩te̩.

¹³ I muda chʼe-mi, uwe̩ nachaduwa ñw u, O Jihofa. Iko̩ ki nyʼuwe̩ eju, O O̩jo̩, e̩ nadohi ñw mi ef ochochi e-uja-du-we̩, lef ufe̩de̩nyo̩-we̩ ki chʼololo.

¹⁴ Mʼumi gba kwef e̩pio̩-i e̩ ki la je̩ ñw u dʼumi mi n; je̩ ñw ma gba mi bʼabo ku ma chʼulaka-mi o̩wo̩ te̩ kpai kwef omi ki nʼefu-i.

¹⁵ E̩ ki je̩ ñw uwobi omi lʼumi oji n, e̩ ki la je̩ ñw unefu kʼi dʼumi mi n, e̩ ki la je̩ ñw ura ki hiʼalu-wñ de nyʼumi n.

¹⁶ Dohi ñw mi, O Jihofa, todu ufe̩de̩-nyo̩-we̩ nyo̩ gbe̩; teju adu kʼejumomi o̩gbaje̩je̩-we̩ chʼololo, e̩ narida aba mi.

¹⁷ E̩ ki la dʼeju-we̩ maja bʼadu-we̩-i te̩ n; todu u che̩kpama te̩, dohi ñw mi piopio.

¹⁸ Te̩ me̩rʼonugo-mi, kʼe̩ mʼu gbatane̩, fʼumi la tane̩ tod ame̩nebi-mi!

¹⁹ Uwe̩ chema ina-mi, kpai anyo̩-mi kpai ukata-mi ki chi; abo ku ma fʼumi gwoma chaka jʼo̩gba we̩.

²⁰ Ina ku ma bʼumi fʼumi e̩do̩ kpabie̩, e̩do̩-mi daji chukuu. Tak u kwotejane̩ e̩ne̩ kʼo̩la-mi awo̩, i la nʼe̩ne̩ du n; kpai abo ku ma anyʼumi e̩do̩, u muda li e̩ne̩ du n.

²¹ Ma ño̩ mʼololo du chʼuje̩wñ-mi, alugbe̩ ki kpa mi, ma la dʼomi e̩ka ñw mi ñmo̩.

²² Ite̩bulu e-ma ki mud ada te̩ ñw ma; ejo̩ to̩ko̩o̩-ma kʼi mud oku ñw ma.

²³ Eju-ma ki chubi ku ma we egane̩; e̩ ki la je̩ ñw uta-ma aga gbogbo alo.

²⁴ Mʼubieju-we̩ dudanyʼuma oji, e̩ ki la je̩ ñw ukpuna uwe̩do̩-we̩ ki fʼuma mu.

²⁵ Je̩ ñw uru-ma ki mud alache̩, e̩ne̩ du ki gugu ef unyabo-ma n.

²⁶ Todu ma doli e̩ne̩ kʼuwe̩ kpʼo̩ igbe̩ le̩, ma la nʼoluka iwo̩ abo kʼe̩ che ma agbe ache.

²⁷ E̩ ki bʼudu manyʼudu ñw ma; e̩ ki la je̩ ñw ma wʼef o̩kpakpa e-we̩ n.

²⁸ Je̩ ñw ma fʼuma kpalu bʼef ubuku e-iñmi te̩; ma ki kʼodu-ma manyʼabo̩kpakpa n.

²⁹ Ama omi muda chʼe̩no̩bata kpai e̩ne̩ iwo̩; O O̩jo̩, je̩ ñw ujadu-we̩ ki dʼumi gugu atate̩!

³⁰ Nanʼeli je̩nyu ñw odu O̩jo̩; omi la anʼugwa egwa ahi u ne.

³¹ E-le̩ anyo̩ Jihofa eju tʼo̩kokuno̩ le owñ chʼokuno̩ e-o̩ko̩ kʼi nʼigba kpai etikpa ki kpana.

³² Ame̩ne̩do̩chikimi fʼu li me̩, e̩do̩-ma la bo̩; ame̩ ku me̩ tene O̩jo̩, e̩do̩-me̩ ki deju.

³³ Todu Jihofa agbʼomu e̩nale, i la ache̩de̩te̩ ame̩namu-wñ n.

³⁴ Efojale kpai ane̩-ile̩ ki naje̩nyʼu, ohimini ohimini, kpai e̩wñ du kʼi achiche̩ ef uwñ ge̩.

³⁵ Todu O̩jo̩ ajadu Zayo̩n i ane̩ ewo ewo Juda; tak ama agugu o̩mo̩ oñ ma ane̩;

³⁶ ugbe̩ amadu-wñ lañʼaje̩ o̩mo̩ e̩wñ ogu, oñ abo ku ma fe̩do̩ odu-wñ adodo ef uwñ.