1 Nwa mu; kwata ngabẹru
2 k'ọphu ịi-maru eye ọnu l'o
3 Kẹle opfu, shi nwanyị,
4 Ọle o -rwuẹpho l'ikpazụ
5 Onye tsoru iya nụ laakwaru
6 Ọ tọo kpajẹdu ishi etsoru
7 Noo g'o gude mu sụ unubẹ
8 G'ụzo, ịi-nọdu eshi bụkwaru
9 a -nọnyaa i woru ùbvù,
10 mbụ a -nọnyaa ndiphe
11 Tẹme ndzụ ngu bvụjeepho l'ị
12 Noo teke ịi-sụ: “?Dẹnuanu
13 Ndu ezi mu iphe bẹ mu
14 Nta-a bẹ mu abyawaa
15 Mbụ-a; gẹ nyee ngu bụru
16 ?Dẹnu g'ii-shi parụ ọgba,
17 Mee ya g'ọ bụru nkengu kẹ
18 G'e kebekwa ẹnya ẹka iikuje
19 G'ọ dụkwa g'umoro-ẹnyimu,
20 ?Dẹnu g'ọ nwụru umere
21 Kẹle ụzo, onyemonye eshi
22 Ẹjo-ememe, onye ẹjo-iphe
23 Ọ bụru iphe, e-gbu iya nụ bụ