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Ebvu-ọma, Dévidi deru
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!