The First Canticle

COPTIC ENGLISH:

Tote afhos enje Moysis, nem nen-shiri empis-rael e-tai hozi ente Epshois owoh afgous, ethro-gous je marenhos, e-Epshois, je khen ou-ow-ou gharafit-shi-o-ou. /

Ou-ehtho nem ou-etsha-si-ehtho, af-vervo-row e-efyuom, ou-vo-ethos nem ou-ref-howbs, evol higoy afshopi ni-enosoti-reia. /

Fai pe pannouti tina-ti-ow-ou naf, Efnouti empa-yout, tina-etchasf. /

Epshois pet-khom-khem enni-vots Epshois, pe pefran nive-retsho-ots ente phara-ow nem tefgom tirs, af-vervow-rou e-efyuom. /

Han-sotp, en-anava-tis, en-etris-tatis af golkou khen ephuom, enshari. /

Afhobs, e-ehri, ego-ou enje nimow-ou, av-oms, e-ekhri, e-pet-shik, emif-riti en-ou-owni. /

Tekowi-nam Epshois, asitshi-ow-ou, khen ou-gom, tek jig en-owi-nam pannouti astake nek-gaji. /

+Khen ep-ashai ente pek-ow-ou, ak-khom-khem enni-et ti-ovin, ak-ou-orp, empek-gownt, af-ou-omou, emif-riti enhan-row-owi. /

Evol hiten pi-Epnevma ente pek-emvon af-ohi eratf enje pi-mowou, avitshisi enje nimowou, emifriti enou-sovt, avetshows enje nigol, khen ethmiti emifyom. /

Afgos ghar enje pi-gaje tina-etshow-gi enta-taho, entafosh enhan-showl, enta-etsio enta-epsishi enta khowtep, khen ta-sifi ente ta-jig er-chois. /

Ak-ou-owrp empek-Epnevma afhob-sou enje efyom, av-oms epesit, emifriti, en-otatah khen han-mo-ou ev-oush. /

Nim et-oni emmok khen nennouti Epshois, nim et-ouni emmok, e-avati-ow-ou nak, khen ni-ethowab entak ev-er eshfiri emmok khen ou-ow-ou ek-eiri, enhanesh-firi. /

Akso-ten tek-owi-nam evol af-omkou enje epkahi, akit-shimoit, kha-gowf em-pek-laos khen ou-methmi, fai eitaksopt akti-gom naf, khen teknomti evma enemton ef-owap nak. /

Av-sotem enje han-ethnos owoh afgownt, hannak-he, avichi enni-et-shop, khen niphilis-tim. /

Tote av-eis emmo-ou enje ni-hegomon ente Edom, ni-arkhon ente nimo-Avetees ou-ester-ter, petafit-shito. /

Av-voul evol enje ou-on niven etshop khen Kana-an, af-e e-ehri e-gow-ou enje o-ester-ter, nem o-hoti. /

Khen ep-ash-ai ente pek-eg-foi, marou-erowni shatef-sini enje pek-laos Epshois, shatef-cini enje pek-laos, fai etak-egfof. /

Anitou e-khon, togou hijen outow-ou ente tek-ekli-ronomeia, nem ekhoun epekma-enshowpi etcev-towt, fai etak-erhowb erof Epshois. /

Pekma ethowab Epshois, fi-etav-cev-towtf enje nek-jig, Epshois ekoi en-owro sha eneh nem yesjen ep-eneh owoh eti. /

Je av-e ekhon, e-efyom enje-ni-ehthowr ente pharaow, nem nef-ver-etsho-ots, nem nef-etshasi-eththo. /

A-Epshois en pi-mow-ou, ente efyom e-ehri, egow-ou, nenshiri ze empis-rael, navmoshi khen pet-shou-ow-ou, khen ethmiti emifyom. /

Asichi ze nas enje Mariam, ti-eprofitees etsowni en-Aarown, empi-kem-kem, khen nes-jig owoh av-e evol, samen-hees enje ni-heyoumi tiro, khen hankem-kem nem han-hos. /

As-er-hits ze kha-gow-ou enje Marim esgow emmos, je-marin-hos e-Epshois, je khen ou-ow-ou gharafichi-ow-ou. /

Ow-ehtho nem ou-etsha-si-ehtho, af-ver-vorou e-ephuom, je marin-hos e-Epshois, je khen ou-ow-ou gharafichi-ow-ou. /