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 1 Hanaaru mu enge; Chileke;  
jiko gbanaaru mu  
ọdzori;  
nafụtanu mu l'ẹka ndu ono,  
te eyeduru ngu obu ono!  
Gbafụta mu l'ẹka ndu ụgho;  
waa ndu apfụbeduru-ẹka-ọto.   
 2 Eshinu ọ bụ gụbedua,  
bụ Chileke bụ agbarike mu;  
?dẹnu g'ọ nwụru ị gbadoru  
mu?  
?Bụ gụnu kparụ iphe,  
ndu ọhogu mu akpa  
mu ẹhu;  
mu nọdu eje ogbee-ogbee?   
 3 Menaa g'ọ bụru ìphóró  
nkengu; yẹe ire-lanụ ngu  
l'a-nọdu edu mu.  
G'ẹphe dua mu durwua úbvú  
nkengu ono, dụ nsọ ono;  
mbụ g'ẹphe durwua mu  
ẹka i bu gẹdegede.   
 4 Noo teke mu a-byarwuta  
ọru-ngwẹja gụbe Chileke;  
mbụ byapfutakpọ Chileke  
ono, bụ ẹhu-ụtso mu;  
bya abụru onye mu ete  
ẹswa iya ono.  
Mu a-kpọ une gude kele  
ngu ekele gụbe Chileke,  
bụ Chileke mu.   
 5 Gụbe obu mu; ?dẹnu g'o gude  
ị nọdu kpọyoo?  
?Dẹnu g'o gude ị nọdu etsu  
mu ophe?  
G'ẹnya ngu dụ l'ẹka Chileke  
nọ;  
kẹle mu e-mechaa kele  
iya ekele;  
mbụ onye bụ iya bụ onye  
adzọje mu nụ;  
bya abụru Chileke mu.