1 E mekochaa; Jobu awata okfu okfu; bya awata oburu mbọku, a mụru yẹbe Jobu ọnu.
2 Yọ sụ:
3 “Tẹ mbọku, a mụru yẹbe Jobu;
4 Tẹ mbọku ono
5 Tẹ mbọku ono
6 Tẹ ikpikpirikpi ọchi nakwaa
7 T'ẹnyashi mbọku ono
8 Tẹ ndu atụje ụboku ọnu
9 Tẹ mkpọ-kpodo nchi-abọhu iya
10 kẹ l'ẹ to swọ-chidu nne mu ẹpho
11 ?Bụnua ngụnu meru iphe,
12 ?Bụnua ngụnu meru iphe
13 kẹle nta-a bẹ mu ga azẹruru nwandoo;
14 mu lẹ ndu eze; mẹ ndu ishi,
15 Mbụ; mu lẹ ndu a-chị nụ,
16 Ọdo abụru;
17 L'ẹke ono; bẹ ndu iwe
18 L'ẹke ono; bẹ ndu mkpọro
19 Ndu ha nwanshị nọ l'ẹke ono;
20 ?Nanụ ẹge ọ dụ;
21 mbụ ndu anwụhu agụ;
22 mbụ ndu eteje ẹswa;
23 ?Bụ ngụnu kparu iphe
24 kẹ l'aphụ bụwa mu nri;
25 Iphe, mu shi kagee ọtsuta
26 Mu ta amabụa iphe bụ ẹhu-agu;