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Ebvu, Dévidi deru nụ
onye-ishi ebvu gude
nyatarụ Chipfu iphe
Gụbe Chileke;
jiko menaa ẹgwegwa
bya adzọo mu!
Byanụ ẹgwegwa bya eyeru
mu ẹka; jiko Chipfu!
G'iphe, bụkota ndu achọ ụzo,
ẹphe e-shi gbua mu
bụkwaru ndu ee-meru
iphere kpua;
g'a tụkwa phẹ ẹberebete.
Chiphunu ndu agbaru mu ẹjo
egomunggo azụ.
G'iphere ji phẹ iphu!
G'e meeru ujikputeru nụ ndu
ekweru mu hẹe.
G'iphe, bụkpoo ndu achọ ngu
nụ bụru ndu ẹhu a-tsọ.
Ẹphe anọdu ngu l'ẹka
tee ẹswa.
Gẹ ndu ọ dụ g'a sụ l'ị dzọtaru
phẹ bụru iphe,
ẹphe akpụru l'ọnu epfu bụ:
“Unu tụa ọnu Chileke l'ọ
parụ ẹka!”
Obenu lẹ mbẹdua bụ onye
ụkpa bya abụru onye
adụdu g'ọ dụ iya;
mbụ l'ọo gụbe Chileke bụ
onye eyejeru mu ẹka;
bya abụru onye adzọje
mu nụ.
Jiko Chipfu; b'akpọkwa ụpfu!