Eda eto emia mi utim ikata; etɔŋɔ mi ke itiat ini kiet; ubom mi osip utim ikata; mmadaŋ ke okoneyo kiet ye uwemeyo kiet ke inyaŋ ibom;
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;