ELI1 9 THERE WERE NINETY AND NINE
Versi Version 1
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Ẹlẹgwa ny’oke mẹla j’iga yẹẹ.
Ẹwñ ñ’ache ma ọmọ?
Ala ‘ka lenyọ oji uwo,
I m’ọọna unyi gẹ n,
I la jiji r’alakwu lẹ,
I jiji r’Adidamala.
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“Ala ẹlẹgwa ny’oke mẹla jọ-i
ONDU, e-i b’Uwẹ jọ n?”
Adidamala d’ohi kaki,
“Ala-Mi’ka lenyọ-i
Ọọna ki chaka biẹnẹ lẹ,
Na agbẹr ala-Mi ny’egbili”
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Abo k’I jadu ma aneke ma
Unefu k’Owñ daba n,
Abẹk alu k’anẹ lẹ chubi,
K’I le n’aten ala-Wñ n.
I gb’ukwa ala-Wñ egbili,
Ọla-wñ ch’ẹkpa, I mẹr ekwu.
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ONDU, ichẹgba k’a li, ee-ẹwñ dẹ?
Gbogbo ny’oj uwo lẹ?
“Ee-Mi ki cha tod ala-Mi dẹ
K’U neke d’uu w’unyi”
“ONDU ẹwñ ch’ọwọ-Wẹ agbe?”
“Uwa k’U li odu lẹ che-I”
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“Taku ef ọgọ uwo ọgọkpẹ
Ugbo k’Ili uwa lẹ,”
Ma gb’ọga lile k’I chi ọmọ,
“Mẹ yọ! K’U f’uu li mẹ.”
Amonuchẹ la mugba jẹ:
“Mẹ yọ! K’ONDU fala-Wñ li mẹ”

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