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N-yemobu Chileke l'ẹhu ndu Ízurẹlu
“Teke Ízurẹlu bụ nwata
bẹ mu yeru iya obu shii.
Ọ bụru l'alị Ijiputu bẹ mu
jeru je ekua nwa mu
nwoke ono.
Obenu l'ọobujeru;
mu -nọdu eku ndu Ízurẹlu
ono oku;
ẹphe aka mu akpịriberu
ụzenya.
Ẹphe nọdu anọduje agwa
Balụ;
bya anọdu anọduje akpọ
ụ̀nwù-isẹnsu ọku anụ
ntẹkpe.
Ọ kwa mbẹdua ziru ndu
Ifuremu ije.
Mu shi esetajẹ phẹ l'ẹka.
Ọphu ẹphe amadụ l'ọo
mbẹdua bụ onye meru
g'ẹhu dụ phẹ ike.
Mu shi egudeje obu-imemini
gude ehe phẹ.
Ọ bụru eye obu, mu yeru phẹ
bẹ mu gude edu phẹ.
Mu shi ezije phẹ ivu-ẹrwa,
ẹphe vu;
mu ephozekpọ ephoze
dee phẹ nri.
“Ẹphe e-mechaa laphu azụ lẹ Ijiputu. Ọ bụru ndu Asiriya e-mechaa bụru ishi phẹ; noo kẹle ẹphe jịkaru l'ẹphe taa lwadụ azụ alwapfuta mu. Ogu-echi e-mechaa jeaha iphu iphu lẹ mkpụkpu lẹ mkpụkpu phẹ. Mbụ gbukashịa ọguzo-igwe, e yeru l'ọnu-abata mkpụkpu phẹ; mee iphemiphe, ẹphe chịru k'ememe; ọ tọ dụedu ọphu ẹphe eme. Ndibe mu kebefụtaekwarupho l'ẹphe a-lụfu mu l'ẹka; mbụ-a; ọ tọ dụkwa m'obeta ẹphe kuchakpọnu onye ono, bụ Ọkalibe-kakọta-shii onoya; ọ tọ dụedu iphe, e-mekwadụ g'o kutsee phẹ ọzo.
“Sụ-a; gụbe Ifuremu;
?dẹnukpoo gẹ mu e-shi
haa ngu?
Gụbe Ízurẹlu; ?dẹnukpoo
gẹ mu e-shi woru ngu
ye ndu ọzo l'ẹka?
?Dẹnu gẹ mu e-shi mee
ngu gẹ mu meru ndu
mkpụkpu Adama?
?Dẹnu gẹ mu e-shi mee
ngu gẹ mu meru ndu
mkpụkpu Zebowimu?
Egomunggo lwaakwaru
mu azụ.
Ọoguakwa mu agụshi mu
ike g'a sụ lẹ mu phụru
ngu obu-imemini.
Mu ta atụ-koshikwa ngu
oke ẹhu-eghu mu;
ọphu mu alwakwa azụ
abya emebyishi Ifuremu;
noo kẹle mu bụ Chileke;
mu ta abụdu nemadzụ.
Ọo mu bụ onye dụ nsọ,
nọ l'echilabọ unu;
ọphu mu egudekwa
oke ẹhu-eghu mu
abyapfuta unu.
10 “Ẹphe e-mechakwaa tsoahaa Chipfu. Mbụ lẹ mu a-sụ ekiri g'oduma. Teke mu sụru ekiri ono; ụnwu mu anmarụ pyaapyaapyaa shi l'ụzo ẹnyanwu-arịba bya. 11 Ẹphe eshikwaphọ lẹ Ijiputu phụru kwẹekwee bya gẹ nwẹnu. Ẹphe adụ gẹ ndo shi l'alị Asiriya bya. Mu eworu phẹ chịkobe; ẹphe eburu l'ibe phẹ.” Nokwa iphe, Chipfu eepfu.
Iphe-ẹji, ndu Ízurẹlu eme
12 “Ndu Ifuremu gudeakwa adzụ ụka gbaphee mu mgburugburu. Ọnu-ụlo Ízurẹlu nọdu agbaru mu ẹregede. Obenu lẹ ndu Jiuda bẹ Chileke maru; mbụ lẹ ẹphebedua bẹ Onye Nsọ ono gudekwadụ ire phẹ ẹka.”