Ita, Ita 6 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Nago o̩wo̩ ono̩ e̩gba

¹ O̩ma-mi, iche̩wñ kʼe̩ gbo̩wo̩ ekeji-we̩, iche̩wñ kʼuwe̩ gbʼe̩ne̩ o̩wo̩ ejadu-ñaʼka o̩wo̩ tʼo̩wo̩;

² mak o̩la alu-we̩ le̩ mud oku fʼe̩ mu me̩, o̩la alu-we̩ gwo̩nyʼe̩;

³ e̩wñ kʼe̩ che faifai o̩ma-mi kʼe̩ gbʼo̩la-we̩ tane̩ le̩ de̩, abu kʼe̩ kwo tef o̩wo̩ ekeji-we̩ le̩: lo, kʼe̩ hio̩la-we̩ wane̩, kʼe̩ cho̩lo-gu bʼekeji-we̩.

⁴ E̩ ki fʼolu chʼeju n e̩ ki la hi eju-we̩ de ñw olu n;

⁵ e̩ ki gbʼo̩la-we̩ tane̩ alu kʼegbi agbʼo̩la-wñ tane̩ bʼo̩wo̩ ajo̩de̩ te̩, kpai alu kʼe̩we̩ akwo bʼo̩wo̩ e̩ne̩ ki mʼu oku te̩.

Nago o̩kpo̩ eche

⁶ Nyʼugbo ame̩wñ egini ki jʼane̩, uwe̩ e̩nejudo̩o̩; fʼibe o̩na-ma ku ma le kpe̩ kʼuwe̩ ki nʼibe.

⁷ Ma la nʼe̩no̩hiala kpai ako̩takada kpai e̩nuto̩gba-ma n,

⁸ ma muda kʼuje̩wñ jo̩ ñw o̩la-ma o̩lo̩ji, oñ ma ya e̩wñ ku ma aje̩ jo̩ iko ku ma ko e̩wñ wʼunyi.

⁹ Gbogbo nyʼe̩gba oñ uwe̩ adachi kade, uwe̩ e̩nejudoo̩? E̩gba oñ uwe̩ akwane̩ kwef olu-we̩?

¹⁰ Olu ele̩ re, olu oji ele̩ pe̩, o̩wo̩ eko mʼe̩do̩ adachi re ta,

¹¹ abe̩le̩ ale-we̩ awa bʼe̩ ma dabe̩ne̩ kʼadinya, oñ eku e̩wñ awa ku uwe̩ dabe̩ne̩ kʼabo ku ma ji o̩logu awa.

¹² E̩ne̩be̩te̩, e̩ne̩belial, chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi tale anʼalu-wñ dʼo̩la lo̩,

¹³ kʼi abʼone̩ eju, kʼi anʼe̩re̩-wñ ako̩la, kʼi ño̩ nʼo̩mo̩wo̩-wñ ako̩la,

¹⁴ ayechi dʼef e̩do̩-wñ, i nʼibe e̩wñ e̩bie̩ne̩ añwa e̩gba du, kʼi adʼuja gbe̩;

¹⁵ todule̩ uchobi-wñ awa bʼo ma achi-gili; achigili ma agʼu che̩ rinyo̩, i anʼeñwo̩che n.

¹⁶ E̩wñ me̩fa do̩mo̩ ki chʼe̩wñ ulaka Jihofa, ochochi, e̩wñ mebie do̩mo̩ ki chʼe̩wñ ihie̩ne̩-wñ:

¹⁷ oñ che eju ki ake kpai ukpalu ki arʼolemi, kpai o̩wo̩ ki akʼe̩bie̩ ki ma nʼudu n dafo,

¹⁸ e̩do̩ ki añwa e̩wñ ibe̩te̩ kʼi ache, e̩re̩ ki chʼele̩ ñw ule era nyʼugbo e̩bie̩ne̩,

¹⁹ e̩nibenu olemi kʼolemi akpodudu dufu alu-wñ, kpai e̩ne̩ ki anyʼuja ef amo̩maye.

E̩wñ abutabu eche kpʼo̩ya ono̩ etene

²⁰ O̩ma-mi, fʼuko kʼata-we̩ te̩ de, e̩ ki la hi o̩la kʼiye-we̩ ko̩ we̩ tinyo̩ n.

²¹ Mʼu ko ji mʼe̩do̩-we̩ o̩ko̩ko̩lo̩; mʼu ko dakulu nyʼofa-we̩.

²² Egba kʼe̩ tale i añʼe̩ ona; e̩gba kʼe̩ dachi alolu i adide we̩; oñ e̩gba kʼe̩ ji olu i abʼe̩ chʼoluka.

²³ Todu uko̩ ku ma te̩ le̩ chʼagege uko̩-o̩la le̩ la chʼugane̩, oñ o̩la ku ma kʼe̩ kʼi agwunyʼuwe̩ le̩ chʼo̩la e-iñmi,

²⁴ kʼi ade uwe̩ bʼonobule̩ e̩bie̩ne̩ te̩, bʼe̩rinyo̩ alu ononojo te̩.

²⁵ E̩ño̩ alifia-wñ ki dʼef e̩do̩-we̩ n, e̩ ki la je̩ ñw u nʼigbe̩gbeneju-wñ mʼe̩ n;

²⁶ todu ajo̩ko̩ agbʼone̩ e̩wñ je̩ kʼuje̩wñ-wñ abo̩ re, i chʼe-o̩ya one̩ mak oji one̩ i ado̩de̩-wñ le̩.

²⁷ One̩ neke gbʼuna mʼe̩do̩ kʼukpo-wñ ma ajo̩ n?

²⁸ Abe̩k one̩ neke lule̩ oji e̩ge̩ una kʼe̩re̩-wñ ma jo n?

²⁹ Abe̩le̩ e̩ne̩ ki anyʼejefu ugbo o̩ya ekeji-wñ de̩; ma adale ñw e̩ne̩ du kʼi do̩wo̩kadʼo n.

³⁰ Amone̩ ache̩de̩te̩ ajoji kʼi ji tod ebi kʼi akpʼo̩ n;

³¹ ma muda fʼowñ li i adʼakoji e̩wñ le̩ wa onu mebie; i akʼane̩ du ki jʼunyi-wñ dufu.

³² E̩ne̩ ki bʼoya e̩ne̩ omune̩ dachi nʼibe n; e̩ne̩ ki neku ekpʼoji o̩la-wñ bie̩, achʼe-le̩.

³³ Agbe kpai achukata oñ i ane̩, i la nʼugbo du ku ma ali ina-wñ rinyo̩ n.

³⁴ Todu ogu eja chʼe̩do̩fulu one̩, i la abʼo̩wo̩ lo̩ o̩jo̩ ache̩ ena n.

³⁵ E̩wñ akoji du awʼowñ eju n, e̩do̩-wñ la anyi n, alu du kʼe̩ chaka chʼe ele.