gbaa ya ndzụ lẹ mu ta abyadụ

ele nwamgbọko ẹnya k'ejepfu;

2kẹle-a; ?bụ gụnu bẹ

nemadzụ e-keta l'ẹka Chileke,

bu l'igwe?

Ọkalibe-kangokọtaru-nụ,

nọ l'ephekerephe nweru,

a-dasweru nemadzụ?

ọla-l'iswi dụru.

emedu ree?

ọgu?

abụdu iphe;

ọzoo lẹ mu gude ọkpa

mu-a chịpyabe iphe,

abụdu ire-lanụ;

6mbụ-a; gẹ Chileke tụ̀wa

mu rọo l'iphe,

ọotùje ndu ire-lanụ;

g'ọ hụma l'ụta ta adụdu

mu l'ẹhu.

shiswejeru ụzo;

ọzoo ẹnya mu duphujeru

ọkpoma mu ụzo;

ọzoo lẹ mu yejeru ẹka l'iphe,

dụ ẹji;

8ọo ya bụ gẹ ndu ọzo

rikwa iphe,

mu kọberu l'alị;

tẹme g'iphe, mu kụru

akụku bụkwaru iphe,

ee-pheshi epheshi.

onye nwanyị,

mebyijeru mu ọkpoma;

ọzoo lẹ mu jejeru ngge

l'ibe obutobu mu;

10ọo ya bụ gẹ nyee mu

bụkwaru onye e-mechaa

ejeru onye ọzo ozi;

tẹme gẹ yẹe nwoke ọzo

watakwa akwakwa;

11kẹle ọo ẹgube iphe ono

gege abụru iphe-ẹji,

iphere iya gege adụ.

gbaru g'e kpee mu ikpe iya.

tsurwua alị-maa.

iphe, mu gege akpata l'ẹgu.

byaru echia mu lẹ mu meru

phẹ iphe, eghu phẹ eghu;

ọphu mu eyeduru phẹ ọnu;

14?mu e-mebaa gụnu mẹ

Chileke tsoahaa mu opfu?

sụ gẹ mu bya epfua g'ọ

nwụru mu l'iya?

15?Tọbudu Chileke meru mu

ye l'ẹpho ne mu;

meru yẹbedua?

tụkoru mu l'iya mee

g'anyi a-dụ l'ẹpho ne anyi?

rwọjeru mu iphe;

mu jịka iya ya anụnu;

ọzoo lẹ mu hajẹru nwanyị,

ji iya anọedu; ọ kwata ishi;

17ọ -bụru lẹ mu wojeru

nri mu dobe k'eri nwẹkinyi

mu; ọphu mu ekeduru iya

ụnwu ogbee, enwedu nna;

18obenu l'eshinu mu bụ

nwata bẹ mu shiẹpho

heta iya g'onye nna iya ehe;

tẹme mu shiẹpho eshi ọphu

a nwụru mu eleta nwanyị,

ji phẹ anọedu ẹnya.

emebyihu emebyihu opfu

l'o to nwedu iphe,

anma l'upfu;

ọzoo onye adụdu g'ọ dụ iya,

enwedu uwe eye l'ẹhu;

20ọphu ọ gọduru ọnu-ọma nụ

mu;

opfu lẹ mu gude ẹji atụru

ibe mu meta ukpo gude

gbobuta iya oyi.

mu halijeru ẹka mee

ndu enwedu nna;

opfu lẹ mu bụ onye ọnu

erwu l'opfu l'ụlo-ikpe;

g'o shikwaa inwo rifu erifu.

ebvu l'ọo-nụ mu aphụ;

tẹme mu nọdu atsụ

akpabiri iya ebvu bẹ mu te

emejekwaru ẹgube iphe ono.

l'okpoga mkpọla-ododo;

ọzoo lẹ mu sụru ọkpobe

mkpọla-ododo l'ọ kwa

iya gude ndzụ mu;

25ọme mu tejeru ẹswa

kpua iphe, mu nweru;

mbụ ẹku, mu gude ẹka

mu kpata;

26ọme mu wojeru ẹnya

dabẹ l'ẹnyanwu,

egbu nwịinwii;

ọzoo lẹ mu wojeru ẹnya

dabẹ l'ọnwa,

echi phuuphuu;

27k'ọphu bụ l'iphe ono byaru

bya esweta mu ọkpoma;

mu gude ẹka mu ọwa-a

baaharụ phẹ ẹja lẹ mpya;

28noo iphe, gege abụru iphe-ẹji,

gbaru g'e kpee mu

ikpe iya bụ onoya;

kẹle mu -nọdu eme nno

bụ iphe ọbu bụ lẹ mu ta

akpọduru obu yeru Chileke,

bu l'igwe.

ụtso l'onye ọhogu mu

larụ l'iyi;

ọzoo lẹ mu tejeru ẹswa kpua

iphe-ẹhuka, byapfutaru iya nụ;

30mbụ-a; mu teke

egudeswekwaa ọnu mu-a

mee iphe-ẹji;

k'atụ ndzụ onye ọhogu

mu ọnu.

mu sụjeru lẹ ya te erijidụru

ẹpho l'ibe Jiobu.

shi eshishi, kwajẹru lẹ gbororo;

kẹle mu shi eghebejeẹpho

ibe mu ọnu;

gẹ ndu eje iphe bata

bya akwaa.

woru domia ẹgube

ndiphe emeje domia-a;

mbụ woru ikpe,

nmarụ mu nụ domia

l'ime ọkpoma mu;

34kẹle mu atsụ ikpoto

ọha ebvu;

gude ndzụ-agụgu k'iphe,

ee-pfuru mu kwaa l'ụlo;

ọphu mu afụtajedu afụta.

e-ye ọnu l'iphe-a,

mu epfu-a!

ye ẹka l'ẹkwo.

Ọkalibe-kangokọtaru-nụ

gbawa mu iya rọ!

nụ sụru lẹ mu meru-a bẹ

ẹphe deru l'ẹkwo dobe;

36mẹ mu ewojeẹru iya

phọ jikoru l'ukuvu;

mbụ lẹ mu gege ewoẹru

iya phọ kpuru g'onye

kpu okpu-eze;

37mẹ mu eshikwanụ

ishi lanụ dooru iya edo

ẹhu mu nanụ nanụ;

mẹ mu abyakpọepho

bya apfụru iya l'iphu

g'onye pfụru l'iphu

ndu-ishi.

kpua mu;

mbụ lẹ mgbawara,

nọ iya nụ bụ ẹnya-mini anwụ

iya shọkoshoko;

39ọ -bụru lẹ mu riru iphe,

mu kọru iya lẹ mu ba pfụ

ụgwo ozi iya;

ọzoo lẹ mu mebyiru ndzụ

ndu eje iya ozi;

40g'ọ bụkwaru ẹwu-óbvú

e-fushi iya.

emekwa ememe;

ẹswa mmanụ efushia

ya l'ọzo balị, a kụru iya.”

yeghewaru ọnu.