O̩lo̩da Eduwa Onukeji 3 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

I kpoji inabali ule̩-ma eka

¹ Tak a murida, oñ a mute̩gu le rʼo̩na Beshan; tak O̩g, onu Beshan, ko dufu okobʼuwa, owñ kpai abo-wñ chaka wa ku ma jogu kpai awa E̩drei.

² Taku Jihofa ka ñwu mi kakini, E̩ ki railo owñ n; todu u mʼowñ kpai amone̩-wñ chaka kpai ane̩-wñ ko nyʼuwe̩ o̩wo̩ me̩; uwe̩ la achʼowñ alu kʼe̩ che Siho̩n, onu abo Amo̩r, kʼi dodo He̩shbo̩n le̩.

³ Abe̩le̩ Jihofa O̩jo̩-wa, ño̩ mu O̩g, onu Beshan, kpai amone̩-wñ chaka ko nyʼuwa o̩wo̩ ge̩; tak a fʼu gwoda gbogbo tak e̩ne̩ du ma ño̩ bo̩ ñw u ge̩ n.

⁴ A la mʼewo-wñ chaka ko iko le̩; ewo okate kʼa ma bʼuma gba n do̩mo̩ n; ewo-wñ chʼo̩gbo̩ me̩ta, kpai ane̩ du ki le Argo̩b daka, owñ chʼojane̩ O̩g Beshan.

⁵ Ewo-i chaka chenʼo̩kpe̩ kpai aku ki gbo̩gba kpai e̩wñ uro̩na kpai oli ugbo̩lo̩ ku ma ko kofida-wñ; manyʼadogbe adogbe wewe ki ma nʼaku n.

⁶ Oñ a mʼuma kojo̩ ñw O̩jo̩ chaka, alu kʼa che Siho̩n onu He̩shbo̩n, a mʼewo du kʼone̩ jʼefu-wñ kojo̩ ñw O̩jo̩ hioko manyʼaboke̩le̩ kpai abobule̩ kpai abo-ma egini.

⁷ Ama ame̩la-ma abe̩re̩me̩le̩ du kpai ane̩ kʼogu je̩ ewo ewo, e-le̩ a muko chʼe̩wñ aluje̩ ñw o̩la-wa.

⁸ Abe̩le̩ a bʼamonu Amo̩r meji ku ma jʼejudaba Jo̩rdan gbʼane̩, akwo ukpolo Arno̩n gbogbo wa uwo He̩rmo̩n,

⁹ (abo Saido̩n la do̩ He̩rmo̩n le̩ ko̩ Sirion, oñ abo Amo̩r dʼo̩ ko̩ Senir),

¹⁰ owñ chʼewo ewo egbili le̩ chaka kpai Gilead chaka kpai Beshan chaka gbogbo wa Saleka kpai E̩drei, kʼi chʼewo ewo ojane̩ O̩g Beshan.

¹¹ (Todu O̩g onu Beshan kate bo̩ ef e̩bo̩bo̩ abo Refaim; go, ate̩-wñ chʼate̩ ebije; e-le̩ de̩ Raba e-amo̩ma Amo̩n in? ujiji-wñ chʼohibo̩wo̩ me̩la, unula-wñ la chʼohibo̩wo̩ me̩le̩, alu kʼohibo̩wo̩ e-one̩ de̩.)

¹² A mʼane̩ le̩ gba kʼa ne̩ iko le̩. Akwo Aroe̩r e-ki dʼo̩la ukpolo Amo̩n le̩ kpai ukpe̩reji ane̩-uwo e-Gilead kpai ewo ewo-wñ, u mʼu ko ñw abo Rube̩n kpai abo Gad;

¹³ tak ane̩ Gilead kibo̩, kpai o̩chaka ane̩ Beshan, ojane̩ O̩g le̩, owñ chʼane̩ ki le Argo̩b daka du, u muko ñw ukpe̩reji abo o̩lo̩pu Manasa. (Ma la do̩ o̩chaka ane̩ Beshan ko̩ ane̩ Refaim.

¹⁴ Jair o̩ma Manasa mʼojane̩ Argo̩b chaka gba, gbogbo wʼalo̩me̩ abo Ge̩shur kpai abo Maakat, oñ i du Beshan hi odu o̩la-wñ ko̩ Hafo̩t-jair, gbogbo tʼeñini.)

¹⁵ U la mu Gilead du ñwu Machir.

¹⁶ Oñ u mʼane̩ akwo Gilead gbogbo wʼukpolo Amo̩n ko ñw abo Rube̩n kpai abo Gad, alumeji ukpolo le̩ chʼalo̩me̩-wñ gbogbo wa ukpolo Jabo̩k, kʼi chʼalo̩me̩ ane̩ abo Amo̩n le̩;

¹⁷ Araba ge̩ kpai Jo̩rdan kpai alo̩me̩-wñ, akwo Chine̩re̩t gbogbo wʼohimini Araba, owñ chʼOhimini Omu, e̩re̩ uwo Pisga o̩wo̩ olodudu-wñ.

¹⁸ Oñ u ñwa ñwu me̩ iko le̩ kakini, Jihofa, O̩jo̩-me̩, mʼane̩-i chaka ko ñwu me̩ ku me̩ ne̩; e̩ne̩ du efu-me̩ ku me̩ gbiti bʼogu jo̩ ki fʼo̩la ogu ji adaba rʼamo̩maye-me̩, amo̩ma Israe̩l-i, o̩gba.

¹⁹ Chai amo̩ya-me̩ kpai abo-me̩ egini kpai ame̩wñukpa-me̩ u chema ka kʼame̩ nʼame̩wñukpa nana abo e-le̩ ajʼewo ewo-me̩ kʼomi ko ñwu me̩ le̩,

²⁰ gbogbo taku Jihofa ki dʼuñmi ñw amo̩maye-me̩, alu kʼi du ñwu me̩-i, kʼama ño̩ gwo̩nyʼane̩ e-ki Jihofa O̩jo̩-me̩ ako ñwu ma ejudaba Jo̩rdan-i; e̩gbale̩ tak e̩ne̩ne̩ne̩ne̩-me̩ adabi tʼe̩wñ kʼi ne̩ kʼomi ko ñwu me̩ le̩.

²¹ U laño̩ ñwa ñwu Joshua iko le̩, kakini, E̩ nʼeju-we̩ do e̩wñ du ki Jihofa O̩jo̩-we̩ chʼamonu meji-i; abe̩le̩ oñ Jihofa achʼojane̩ du ugbo kʼuwe̩ adaba nyi le̩.

²² Ame̩ ki railo ma n; todu Jihofa, O̩jo̩-me̩, owñ le̩ chʼe̩ne̩ kʼi ajogu todu me̩.

²³ Tak u gbo̩ko̩bi Jihofa iko le̩, kakini,

²⁴ O Ondu Jihofa, echane̩ uwe̩ chane̩ edʼunana-we̩ ña adu-we̩ me̩, kpai o̩wo̩-we̩ ki gbiti; todu O̩jo̩ e-ugbo dʼefojale abe̩k ane̩-ile̩-i kʼi neke che alu kʼuko̩lo̩ e-we̩ de̩, kpai alu kʼukpahiu-we̩ de̩?

²⁵ Nagbo̩ko̩bʼe̩ kʼe̩ je̩ ñwu mi daba kʼu li ane̩ ki nyo̩ ki dʼudaba Jo̩rdan-i, ane̩ uwo ki nyo̩ le̩ kpai Le̩bano̩n.

²⁶ Jihofa muda we̩do̩ru mi todu me̩, oñ i ma gbʼo̩la-mi n; taku Jihofa ka ñwu mi kakini, I bʼuwe̩ jo̩ ke; e̩ ki dʼo̩la le̩ wane̩ aka ñwu nu ge̩ n.

²⁷ Mute̩gu tʼoj uwo Pisga, kʼe̩ chi eju-we̩ nyʼate̩ ago o̩wo̩ olane̩ kpai o̩wo̩ o̩pata ate̩ kpai o̩wo̩ o̩pata o̩gane̩ kpai o̩wo̩ olodudu, kʼe̩ la nʼeju-we̩ agʼo; todu uwe̩ ñʼadaba Jo̩rdan in.

²⁸ E̩ muda fʼuko̩-wñ te̩ ñwu Jo̩shua kʼe̩ la dʼugbe̩do̩ ñw u, kʼe̩ dʼugbiti ñw u; todu owñ atʼamone̩-i o̩gba daba, owñ la aje̩ ñwu ma gbʼane̩ kʼuwe̩ ali le̩.

²⁹ Oñ a kwogugu o̩go̩ ki akpejuru Be̩t-peo̩r.