Eli Eko̩ DʼO̩jo̩ 73 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Buku E̩ke̩ta Alu kʼe̩wñ ara ñw ame̩ne̩bibi

Eli Esaf.

¹ Ochochi O̩jo̩ che nyo̩ ñw abo Israe̩l, owñ chʼabo kʼe̩do̩-ma de̩ foo.

² I la chʼe-mi, e̩re̩-mi bo̩ pe̩ kʼi le, i bo̩ pe̩ bo̩ pe̩ e̩re̩-mi ma muñwo̩.

³ Todu e̩gba kʼu li alu kʼe̩wñ ara ñw ame̩ne̩bibi, u kwo lie̩na abo ku ma ke le̩.

⁴ Todu uku-ma awo̩ ma n; año̩la-ma la de̩ bo̩lo̩ bo̩lo̩.

⁵ Ma chʼakanya dab abo ki bo̩ n; e̩wñ akpa nyʼuma o̩la dab abo ki bo̩ n.

⁶ Todule̩ uba lʼuma o̩fa de dabe̩ne̩ kʼiyagba; e̩wñ akpulu bʼuma o̩la ma dab ukpo.

⁷ Oyo-ma akʼo̩kpo̩ e̩yo̩ eju-ma dufu, ma fʼe̩wñ ne̩ tʼe̩wñ kʼe̩do̩ one̩ aneku le.

⁸ Ma ke, ma nʼo̩la e̩wñ afuma eche aka bie̩ne̩ bie̩ne̩; ma bukpa tʼo̩la-ma.

⁹ Ma dʼalu-ma gugu efojale, ukpalu-ma la tʼef ile̩-i ale.

¹⁰ Todule̩ amone̩-wñ adabi wʼemi; oñ ma fʼomi ñmo̩ kʼefu.

¹¹ Oñ ma kakini, Ab O̩jo̩ ale kʼi ama? e̩wñ ema la dʼugbo O̩machala?

¹² Go, ame̩ne̩bie̩ne̩ le̩ de̩; oñ ma jʼañmi e̩gba du, anana-ma anyʼo̩gba.

¹³ U fʼe̩do̩-mi gwe̩ ki fe̩ echichi ofofo ochochi, oñ u fʼo̩wo̩ gwe̩ ef o̩jalii.

¹⁴ Todu i nʼe̩wñ agwo mi gbogbo dʼo̩jo̩, odudu du chʼuka enurʼumi.

¹⁵ Omi ma kakini, Ab omi aka de̩. Go, u ma dʼo̩wo̩ tef ukpo arʼo̩kpo̩ ñw abo̩lo̩pu amo̩ma-we̩.

¹⁶ E̩gba kʼu do̩mo̩ akpibe alu kʼu nale kʼu namʼoji-wñ, akanya-wñ chenana eju-mi,

¹⁷ gbogbo tak u le tef uña kiafo̩ e-O̩jo̩, oñ u fʼibe alu kʼukpoji-ma de̩ lo.

¹⁸ Ochochi, uwe̩ mʼuma ko gugu ugbo ki añwo̩; uwe̩ agu uma lo̩ wʼane̩ ku ma mud alache̩.

¹⁹ E̩ dʼeju be, ma mud akpokpo e̩wñ jo̩, okpo ku ma chi fʼuma lie̩ hioko!

²⁰ Alu kʼo̩na de̩ e̩gba kʼone̩ jʼolu, abe̩le̩, Ondu, e̩gba kʼe̩ mʼolu ji, uwe̩ ache̩de̩te̩ ojibo-ma.

²¹ E̩gba kʼe̩do̩-mi kpabie̩ le̩, e̩wñ la gwunyʼumi e̩do̩,

²² ibe e̩la u ne̩, u ma e̩wñ du n, u dabe̩ne̩ kʼe̩la abe̩re̩me̩le̩ ugbo we̩.

²³ I chaka dʼabe̩le̩ omi dʼugbo we̩ e̩gba du; uwe̩ te̩tʼagwo̩nyʼumi o̩wo̩ awo̩to̩.

²⁴ Uwe̩ anʼohi o̩la-we̩ ña mi ona, anubi-wñ tak uwe̩ agba mi ef oji-ma.

²⁵ E̩ne̩ omi ne̩ efojale? i la nʼe̩ne̩ du ef ile̩ kʼi dʼumi e̩do̩ tʼuwe̩ le n.

²⁶ O̩re̩la-mi kpai e̩do̩-mi agbe̩, O̩jo̩ mud okuta e̩do̩-mi kpai ukpe̩ e-mi o̩gbe̩gbe̩le̩.

²⁷ Todu go, abo ku ma jʼo̩na jiji ñw e̩ alenyo̩; uwe̩ la akpʼabo du ku ma kwo bʼuwe̩ te̩ ku ma tʼajo̩ko̩ bie̩ rinyo̩.

²⁸ I muda che̩nyo̩ ñw mi kʼu te̩me̩ru O̩jo̩; u mʼOndu Jihofa du chʼokoubi-mi, todu kʼu dʼuko̩lo̩ du kʼe̩ che ka dufu.