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Ẹ́vù, Dévidi kwarụ
nụ onye-ishi ebvu; g'a
kpọru une ye iya
Teke ọ kwarụ iya bụ gẹ
ndu Zifu byaru bya asụ
Sọlu lẹ Dévidi wohakwaru
onwiya l'echilabọ phẹ
Gudenụ ẹpha ngu dzọo mu;
gụbe Chileke!
Gudenụ ọkpehu ngu haarụ
mu enge!
Nụmanu epfupfu, mu epfu
anụ ngu; jiko Chileke.
Ngabẹnu nchị; nụma iphe,
shi mu l'ọnu.
Kẹle ndu shi eshishi wụru
bya mu etso opfu;
Ndu ewebushi akụrepho nọdu
achọ mu egbugbu;
mbụ ndu ata akpadu
Chileke ishi m'ilile.
Obenu l'ọo Chileke bụ onye
eyejeru mu ẹka.
Ọo Nnajịuphu bụ onye gude
ndzụ mu.
Gẹ Chileke mekwaa
g'ẹjo-iphe, ndu achị mu
lẹ njọ meru mu
laphuru phẹ azụ!
Gẹ Chileke mebyishikwaa
phẹ gude nno goshi
l'ọopfushije ike l'iphe,
o pfuru.
Mu a-tụ obu mu onyo
gwetarụ ngu ngwẹja.
Mu abya ekele ngu ekele
gụbe Chipfu;
kẹle ẹpha ngu dụ ree.
Tẹme ọ bụru ngu
dzọtakotaru mu l'iphe,
bụkpoo iphe-ẹhuka,
byapfutaru mu nụ.
Mu byakwaphọ ahụma l'e
mekperu ndu ọhogu
mu phẹ.