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Ebvu, Dévidi deru
1 Ọo ngu bẹ mu araku Chipfu,
bụ oke mkpuma nkemu.
Ba gbakwa mu nkụchi;
kẹle ị -nọkirishia bẹ mu lẹ
ndu ẹja tarụ a-bụkwaru
iphe lanụ.
2 Nụmaro mkpu, mu echiku
ngu g'i yeru mu ẹka;
gẹ mu chiliru ẹka mabẹ
l'ụzo ẹka-kakọta-adụ-nsọ
ngu ono.
3 Ba tụkokwa mu lẹ ndu
ẹjo-iphe kpụta kpụfu;
mbụ ndu anọduje eme iphe,
adụdu ree;
ndu anọduje epfuru
nemadzụ ibe phẹ opfu
ẹmereme l'eli ọnu;
obenu l'iphe, dụ phẹ l'obu
bụ mgbashị.
4 Pfụa phẹ ụgwo iphe, ẹphe
meru;
mẹ ụgwo ẹjo-ememe,
ẹphe megbabẹru.
Pfụa phẹ ụgwo iphe,
ẹphe gude ẹka phẹ meta;
l'i wota iphe, gbaru phẹ
nụ wophutaru phẹ azụ.
5 Eshinu ọ dụdu iphe,
ẹphe gụberu ozi, Chipfu
jeru; mbụ iphe, Chipfu
gude ẹka iya mee l'onwiya;
bẹ oo-gude ẹka iya
dọjashia phẹ adọjashi;
ọphu ọ byadu
agbakwabaa phẹ agbakwa.
6 Unu tua Chipfu ẹpha;
kẹle ọ nụmaru mkpu,
mu chikuru iya sụ g'ọ
phụaru mu obu-imemini.
7 Ọo Chipfu bụ ike mu;
bya abụru onye egbobutaje
mu nụ.
Ọ bụru iya bẹ mu dakoberu;
ọ nọdu eyeru mu ẹka.
Mu anọduje ete ẹswa
l'ime obu mu.
Mu a-gụ ebvu gude kele
iya ekele.
8 Ọo Chipfu bụ ike ndu nkiya;
bya abụru ụlo-ezeru-ndzụ
onye o teru manụ l'ishi.
9 Dzọtanu ndibe ngu;
gọnuru ọnu-ọma nụ ndu bụ
okiphe ngu!
Chejenu phẹ nche g'onye
eche atụru;
l'i heru phẹ eheru jasụ
l'ojejoje!