Mmɔ etuak ukot eduɔ ke itiat iduɔ; kpa nte ewetde ete,
Sese mmonim itiat iduɔ ke Zion,
Ye akwa itiat emi anamde owo ɔduɔ;
Owo eke ɔbuɔtde idem ye Enye idinyuŋ ikwe but.
as it is written,
Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence:
And whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.