1 Akwɛyi mi ma oshi uwepo mbala ɛzhi iyepo. Ɛzhi iyi iyi kwonze mbala oshi uwu kwonze i tomo, akwɛyi risu ri tomo tete. 2 Akwɛyi mi ma kwuse kɔ kɛrikɛri, Ɔzhɛrusalɛ uwepo, e yi mu ikalama moshi mbaa Ukpo, o nɔngɔ wu ma, kyamate okopo uwu bɔkɔ o wo wu agya ka le so le du ɔnu uwu tayi. 3 Mi pwa opwu uwɔkwuu u wɔ mbaa ukpa uwɛsu u yi mu iso isomo tee: <<Kwogba ungwu Ukpo kwu yi mbala enzu kekelele-e! Aa ŋɔ mbala mba, umba ba akwu enzu wu. Ukpo mafyi wu ee yi mbala mba, akwɛyi akwu Ukpo mbo. 4 A nwu mba ɛnyɛ ma meyi. Lukwu lu yi fo, ubugyi naa oga ilomo naa inyashi i yi fo. Apula iyekyi i kama-a.>>

5 Akwɛyi Ukpo uwu bɔkɔ a ŋɔma mu ukpa uwɛsu wu awu a zɔ tee, <<Kekelele mi wo apula iyepo!>> A gba za mi kpɔ tee, <<Ka yi ma, moo iso ɛlɛ akwu ongbulolo uwu o kwidu o fulo ma yi.>>