Ita, Ita 3 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

O̩la O̩jo̩ egbagbo̩ kpʼuro̩me̩-wñ

¹ O̩ma-mi, e̩ ki gbenyo̩ uko̩ o̩la-mi n, e̩ ki la je̩ ñw e̩do̩-we̩ de uko̩ kʼu te̩ ñw e̩;

² todu e-le̩ abutʼojolugbo-we̩ kpai o̩do̩ udeju-we̩ kpai ure̩do̩ ñw e̩.

³ Umo̩la kpai ochochi ki kwo bʼuwe̩ te̩ n; fʼu ji mʼo̩fa-we̩, fʼu ko̩ nyʼalo e-e̩do̩-we̩.

⁴ Abe̩le̩ tak uwe̩ ali ulieju kpai uwohi e̩nyo̩ eju O̩jo̩ kpai eju amone̩.

⁵ Mʼe̩do̩-we̩ kono Jihofa chaka, kʼe̩ la we̩ elo̩nʼoji e̩wñ kʼuwe̩ ma.

⁶ E̩ ki fʼowñ ma o̩na du kʼe̩ le, tak owñ adʼikpa ikpa-we̩ o̩kpoo-lo.

⁷ Uwe̩ ki chʼanibe eju o̩la-we̩ n; e̩ narailo Jihofa, kʼe̩ la kwo bʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ te̩.

⁸ I aje̩ ñw ukodo-we̩ ki bie̩ i adʼomi ñw achiku-we̩.

⁹ E̩ nʼidu kʼe̩ ne̩ dojima ñw Jihofa kpai ejo̩ga e̩wñ du kʼi anʼawo ñw e̩;

¹⁰ abe̩le̩ tak aka aka-we̩ ako̩ kʼi abʼe̩ jo̩, oñ aguo̩ko̩lo̩-we̩ ako̩ ñw omi achiwebe̩ie̩ma etito̩ adafo.

¹¹ O̩ma-mi, o̩la ki Jihofa akʼuwe̩ le̩ e̩ ki do̩ rʼibe̩te̩ n eko̩ kʼi akʼuwe̩ le̩ ki kʼo̩ o̩la n,

¹² todu Jihofa adʼo̩la biu e̩ne̩ kʼi afe̩do̩-wñ, alu kʼata ache ñw o̩ma kʼe̩do̩-wñ chebo̩rʼu.

Uro̩me̩ kʼibe ara

¹³ E̩ne̩ ki fʼibe li gbede, kpai e̩ne̩ ki afa oji o̩la dufu,

¹⁴ todu ile e-le̩ eje̩ nyo̩ tʼile ajifa eje̩ le ile-wñ la nyo̩ tʼo̩jamalia hiolo le ge̩.

¹⁵ I chʼe̩wñ akoko tu rubi le, i la nʼe̩wñ du kʼe̩ feju ku ma neke du wawe owñ n.

¹⁶ Ojolugbo dʼef o̩wo̩-wñ awo̩to̩; e̩wñ anana kpai ojima dʼef o̩wo̩-wñ awohi.

¹⁷ O̩na o̩na-wñ chʼo̩na ube̩do̩, ikpa-wñ du la chʼure̩do̩.

¹⁸ Owñ le̩ chʼoli e-iñmi ñw abo ku ma gwo̩nyʼu; e̩ne̩ du ki la mʼowñ ne̩ gbede.

¹⁹ Ibe oñ Jihofa ne̩ chʼunyane̩ ile̩-i; oji e̩wñ ema oñ i ne̩ fʼefojale lonyane̩;

²⁰ e̩wñ kʼi ma oñ unefu le̩ muko̩da ojoji jo̩, oñ ojale ojale achi eli wane̩-i.

²¹ O̩ma-mi, e̩ ki je̩ kʼi kwo bʼuwe̩ eju te̩ n; fʼibe o̩lafia kpai ibe eñwa de,

²² abe̩le̩ abʼe-le̩ achʼiñmi ñw onugo-we̩ kpai e̩wñ uto̩ o̩fa-we̩.

²³ Tak uwe̩ atʼo̩na-we̩ ale to̩ko̩o̩ e̩re̩-we̩ la akʼe̩wñ n.

²⁴ E̩gba kʼe̩ dachi, ailo abʼe̩ n; ochochi, uwe̩ adachi oñ olu kʼe̩ le̩ achʼolu ubo̩la.

²⁵ E̩ ki railo e̩wñ okpo kʼi awa achigili n, kpai uchobi ame̩ne̩bibi e̩gba kʼi awa n;

²⁶ todu Jihofa achʼuke̩do̩no-we̩, owñ ade e̩re̩-we̩ ku ma we emʼu.

Edʼugbe̩do̩ ñw amo̩ma-wñ

²⁷ E̩ ki dʼo̩wo̩ mʼe̩nyo̩ ñw abo ki dukpe̩ ku ma ne̩, e̩gba kʼukpahiu-wñ dʼef o̩wo̩-we̩ kʼe̩ che ñw ma n.

²⁸ E̩ ki ka ñw ekeji-we̩ kakini, Lo, kʼe̩ wa, o̩na tak u nadu ñw e̩ n—e̩wñ le̩ la dʼugbo-we̩.

²⁹ E̩ ki ñw ibe e̩bie̩ne̩ nyʼekeji-we̩ abu kʼi gugu yo̩o̩ ugbo-we̩ le̩ n.

³⁰ E̩ ki kʼuja bʼone̩ echichi ofo, e̩gba ki ma nʼe̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ kʼi chʼuwe̩ n in.

³¹ Uwe̩ ki lie̩na e̩no̩lachi n e̩ ki du o̩na-wñ du n;

³² todu e̩nujulu chʼe̩wñ ihie̩ne̩ ugbo Jihofa, alu kʼofʼo̩la-wñ de̩ muda dʼugbo abo ku ma che e̩wñ tʼeju-wñ.

³³ Ama ki Jihofa na dʼef unyi ame̩ne̩ bibi, i muda ade̩nyo̩ ñw odo ame̩no̩kpakpa.

³⁴ I ache̩de̩te̩ abo ku ma che̩de̩te̩ one̩ chuu, i muda adʼufe̩de̩nyo̩ ñw ame̩no̩bata.

³⁵ Ojima chʼe̩wñ ogu kʼamanibe aje̩, enyo̩gba e-amake̩do̩nʼo̩la-ma la chʼanyo̩.