1 Mekyi Ukpo e siso mbala asɔkwu nzu izhi guruguru mu ɛgwuzɛ riba riba mu lunzu undu anukenzu, 2 inyete mu afyi iyi imbwama ɛlɛ ba Ukpo e siso mbala nzu mu Umɛ wu ŋa. Uwu gba Ukpo e wo ingyinangyina mbala wu le. Uwu gba Ukpo a ŋa kaa lakwu u ri ogu uwu kiya ingyinangyina le. 3 Uwu gba akwu ɛbɛ iyi inzumbɛku iyi Ukpo le. A ri kyakya mbala Ukpo, ekpasu iyi iso wu gba i ra la kwudu kwɔlɛ le lɛɛbi. Mizhikembo iyi umɛ wu a gba la ingbomo iyi enzu a kpamba akwɛyi a ŋɔma moshi mu kwuwo ungwungyi ungwu Ukpo Edego-ala.

4 Umɛ ele Ukpo e wo wu a ka alɔgbulɔ umba Ukpo ma kyamate bɔkɔ ɛnyi iyi bɔkɔ Ukpo e shi wu i ka iyamba ma awu. 5 Moo Ukpo a za laa ɔlɔgbulɔ wu ukpukpɛnyi tee:

<<Uŋɔ ŋɔ kwu Umɛ mi;

ɔnɛnɛ mi kwu Ada ŋa dɛ-ɛ mo.>> Nana Ukpo e siso mu reshi ingyi ɔlɔgbulɔ uwu Ukpo uwunawuna tee,

<<Imi mii kwu Ete wu,

akwɛyi uwu ba aakwu umɛ mi>> dɛ-ɛ mo.

6 kwuyengwu Ukpo a gyi tee la lɔ Umɛ wu ɔnzɔnu uwu kwonze mu kwudu kwɔlɛ akwɛyi a zɔ tee:

Alɔgbulɔ umba Ukpo lɛɛbi o gbo wu ɔya mɛga.>>

7 Mu reshi ingyi alɔgbulɔ umba Ukpo ba Ukpo a zɔ tee,

<<Ukpo e wo alɔgbulɔ wu kyamate ekpo tayi,

ɛmɛgba wu ba kyamate ɔyi ububu tayi.>>

8 ✝ Mu reshi ingyi Umɛ ba, Ukpo a zɔ tee:

<<Ɛsu ŋɔ, Edego-ala, ba akwiyi iyɔkpɔɔ ba ɔkpɔɔ!

Ongbulolo gba ŋɔ ri ɛsu ŋɔ le.

9 Ŋɔ gyi ototo iyira ba ŋɔ gyi yi mo.

Ɛlɛ gba i shi Ukpo, Ukpo ŋɔ, a ŋa ŋa akwɛyi e shi ŋɔ ɔnyɛ uwu inzumbɛku iyi bɔkɔ i kaa iyi e shi ɛmɛza ŋa ma bedebede le.>> 10 E kyo a zɔ tee:

<<Uŋɔ, Ɔkwu, mu iyemo uŋɔ gba ŋɔ wo ɛzhi le,

oshi ba akwu ɛduma iyi ewo ŋɔ.

11 Apula ɛnyi lɛɛbi itomo memowu, uŋɔ ba ŋɔ yi iyɔkpɔɔ;

Lɛɛbi yi ii wuma kyamate ekpayi tayi.

12 Ŋɔɔ kwu yi mo kyamate origa tayi,

akwɛyi o ŋanga yi ma kyamate ekpayi iyekyi tayi.

Uŋɔ ba ŋɔ ŋangama mo,

lɔri ŋɔ lu do te lu bomo mo.>>

13 ✝ Ukpo a da za laa ɔlɔgbulɔ wu ukpukpɛnyi tee:

<<Ŋɔma mu kwuwo ungwungyi mi munɛ

kaa la mi wo agewa ŋa lo kwu kagyi unga alɛ ifulomo ŋɔ dɛɛ mo.>>

14 ✝ Inyete alɔgbulɔ umba Ukpo ba akwu mbɛ? Umba akwu ɛndu iyi bɔkɔ ii wo ɛduma laa Ukpo akwɛyi a lɔ yi ma kaa li mbwama laa enzu umba bɔkɔ o bo fya isama awu.