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Ebvu-ọma, Dévidi deru teke ọogbalaru nwa iya Abụsalomu
Oowaa Chipfu; ndu achị
mu lẹ njọ paakwaru igwerigwe!
Ndu wulihuru etso mu opfu
bụkwa agụta agụta.
Ndu epfuru mu nụ sụ lẹ
Chileke ta adzọtadu
mu pakwaphọ
igwerigwe.
Ọlobu Chipfu; ọ kwa ngu bụ
onye egbobutajẹ mu nụ.
Ọo ngu bụ onye emeje;
l'aakwabẹ mu ùbvù;
bya abụru ngu anọduje
ekutse mu.
Mu woliru olu mu raku
Chipfu.
Ọ gbẹ l'úbvú ono,
o doberu nsọ ono
zaa mu ẹnu.
Mu zẹ-zeta kuru
mgbẹnya; kua ya
teta;
kẹle ọo Chipfu
gude ndzụ mu.
Ụnubuku nemadzụ
ugbo iri ono,
kwakachaaru
nọ-phee mu
mgburugburu ono
bẹ mu ta atsụkwa
ebvu.
Kwolihurọ Chipfu;
Chileke mu;
jiko dzọo mu rọ!
Chinaa ndu ọhogu
mu ẹka lẹ nchị;
chitsushia phẹ;
l'i chishia ndu
ẹjo-iphe eze l'ọnu.
Ọo gụbe Chipfu
adzọje nemadzụ.
Gọnuru ọnu-ọma ngu nụ ndu
nke ngu.