Koro esit mbon emi ama akabare odobi,
Utɔŋ mmɔ onyuŋ ɔsɔŋ ndikop ikɔ,
Mmɔ enyuŋ ebɔp enyin;
Mbak mmɔ edida enyin mmɔ ekut usuŋ,
Enyuŋ eda utɔŋ mmɔ ekop ikɔ,
Enyuŋ eda esit mmɔ efiɔk ŋkpɔ,
Enyuŋ etɔŋɔ ntak ekabare,
Ndien Ami nnam udɔŋɔ okure mmɔ.
For this people's heart is waxed gross,
And their ears are dull of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed;
Lest at any time they should see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And should understand with their heart,
And should be converted, and I should heal them.