1 “Bende ingʼeyo kinde ma diek manie got nywolie?
2 Bende inyalo ngʼeyo dweche ma igi pongʼie?
3 Gigoyo chonggi piny ka ginywol,
4 Nyithindgi dongo motegno kendo mopugno ka gin e thim;
5 “En ngʼa mane ogonyo kanyna e bungu?
6 Ne amiye thim motwo kaka dalane,
7 Gidak mabor gi mier, omiyo ok giwinj koko ma ji goyo;
8 Okwayo ewi gode eka oyud lum mochamo
9 “Bende jowi ma e thim yie tiyoni?
10 Bende inyalo boye moluni opara tir?
11 Bende diket genoni kuom tekone mangʼenygo?
12 Bende in-gi adiera ni onyalo tingʼoni cham
13 “Udo kwadho bwombene gi mor,
14 Onywolo tonge piny e lowo
15 kendo ok odew ni gimoro
16 Ojwangʼo nyithinde ma pod yom, ka gima ok gin mage owuon;
17 nikech Nyasaye ne ok omiye rieko
18 Kata kamano ka oyaro bwombene mondo oringi,
19 “In ema imiyo faras teko ma en-go
20 In ema imiyo ochikore ka bonyo,
21 Ogwetho piny gi mirima gi tekre duto,
22 Ok oluor kendo onge gima goye kibaji,
23 Pien motingʼie asere tuomore e bathe kama oliere,
24 Ogwetho koikore ne lweny;
25 Ochur seche duto mowinjo ka turumbete ywak!
26 “Riekoni bende nyalo miyo ongo ringi
27 Bende inyalo chiko ongo mi fu kochomo polo,
28 Odak ewi lwendni maboyo kendo odak kuno nyaka otieno;
29 Kanyo ema omanye chiembe
30 Nyithinde matindo to remo e chiembgi,