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Ebvu-ọma, Dévidi deru 
nụ onye-ishi ebvu
 nụ onye-ishi ebvu
 1 Mu takpọerupho nshi  
kwabẹru Chipfu;  
jasụ ọ ngabẹru mu nchị  
bya anụma olu mu.   
 2 Ọ bya ekufuta mu lẹ nsụ,  
anyị ishi ẹdzu;  
mbụ kufuta mu l'ẹpuchi,  
echi ẹturu, mu nọ ono;  
bya eworu mu pfụbe  
l'eli mkpuma, kpọru gbengu;  
mee mu; mu ngụru angụru.   
 3 Ọ bya eworu ebvu ọ̀phúú  
ye mu l'ọnu.  
Mu gude ebvu ono wata aja  
Chileke anyi ajaja.  
Ikpoto nemadzụ a-hụma  
iphe, nwụru nụ; ndzụ  
erwuta phẹ.  
Ẹphe alwaphuta azụ bya  
adakobe Chipfu.   
 4 Ẹhu-ụtso bẹ a gọru nụ onye bụ  
Chipfu bẹ ọ dakoberu;  
ọphu ọ ghadụru ndu eku  
onwophẹ iphu; ọphu  
ọ bụro kẹ ndu shisweru  
ụzo; chịru ụpfu kwẹe  
l'iphe, adụdu iphe, ọ bụ.   
 5 Gụbe Chipfu, bụ Chileke  
mu; iphe, dụ biribiri,  
i meshiru; waa iphe,  
dụ ree, i doberu k'emeru  
anyi pakwarụ igwerigwe.  
Ọ tọ dụdu onye sụru ngu  
iya agụshigburu.  
Mu -jeshia ya agụshi  
nanụ nanụ bẹ ọ bụ agụta  
agụta.   
 6 Iphe, agụ ngu nụ ta abụkwa  
g'a gwajẹ ngu agwagwa;  
ọzoo g'e wotaru ngu ngwẹja;  
obenu lẹ mbẹdua bẹ ị  
hawaru ọkpu nchị.  
Ngwẹja-akpọ-ọku; waa  
ngwẹja-iphe-ẹji ta adụdu  
ọphu jiru ngu ẹpho.   
 7 Noo ya bụ; mu sụ: “Waa mu  
Chileke!  
Mu byawaru gẹ mu mee  
g'e deru kẹ nkemu lẹ  
Ẹkwo Ekemu.   
 8 Gụbe Chileke mu; iphe,  
adụje mu ree bụ gẹ  
mu mee iphe, dụ ngu  
l'uche.  
Ekemu ngu adụjee mu phọ  
l'obu tekenteke.”   
 9 Mu gudewaa ọnu mu raa  
k'apfụbekoto ngu  
arara l'ẹka ọha l'ophu  
dzukọberu.  
Gụbe Chipfu; ị mawaru lẹ mu  
te edobedu ọnu doo.   
 10 Mu ta sumiduru apfụbekoto  
ngu l'ime obu mu.  
Mu epfukashịje l'ị bụ  
o-me-g'o-pfuru;  
bya abụru onye ndzọta;  
ọphu mu ahadụru  
epfuru ọha l'ophu g'i  
yeberu nemadzụ obu;  
tẹme waa l'ị bụ onye  
ire-lanụ.   
 11 Gụbe Chipfu; jiko ba  
ahakwa mu aphụru  
obu-imemini.  
Gẹ n-yemobu waa ire-lanụ  
ngu ono chekwaa mu  
mkpụrumkpuru!   
 12 Iphe-ẹhuka, bụ agụta l'ọgu  
nọ-phewaru mu  
mgburugburu.  
Ẹjo-ememe, mu meshiru  
ripyabewaru mu;  
k'ọphu bụ lẹ mu ta  
aphụedu ụzo.  
Ọ ka ẹgbushi, dụ mu l'ishi  
igwerigwe.  
Nta-a bẹ mu amaẹdu gẹ mu  
e-me iya.   
 13 Gụbe Chipfu; jiko dzọnaa mu!  
Byanụ ẹgwegwa bya eyeru  
mu rọ ẹka; jiko Chipfu!   
 14 G'iphe, bụ 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!   
 15 G'e meru ujikputeru nụ  
ndu ekweru mu hẹe.   
 16 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 dzọru  
ndzụ bụkwaru iphe,  
ẹphe a-kpụru l'ọnu  
epfu bụ:  
“Unu tụa ọnu Chipfu l'ọ  
parụ ẹka!”   
 17 Obenu lẹ mbẹdua bụ onye  
ụkpa bya abụru onye  
adụdu g'ọ dụ mu;  
ọle Nnajịuphu arịle-a ọriri  
ẹhu mu;  
mbụ l'ọo gụbe Chileke bụ  
onye eyejeru mu ẹka;  
bya abụru onye adzọje  
mu nụ.  
Jiko Chileke nkemu;  
b'akpọkwa ụpfu!