1 A nọnyaa; unwoke ndu Jiuda; waa unyomu phẹ wata echi mkpu iphe, ndu Jiuda ibe phẹ l'eme phẹ. 2 O nweru ndu ọphu epfu sụ: “Anyi l'ụnwegirima anyi unwoke mẹ ụnwanyi bẹ ha igwerigwe; ọo ya bụ g'a hanaa anyi g'anyi chọta akpụru ereshi ria nọdu ndzụ.”

3 Ọ dụkwarupho ndu ọphu epfu sụ: “Anyi yeru alị anyi l'itumo; yechaa opfu-vayịnu anyi; mẹ ụlo anyi g'ee-shi g'anyi hụma ereshi ria l'ẹgu, eme nụ.”

4 Ọ dụru ndu ọphu sụru: “Anyi jiwaru ụgwo tụa ụtu alị anyi; mẹ k'opfu-vayịnu anyi nụ eze. 5 A makwarụ-a l'anyi lẹ ndu Jiu ibe anyi phẹ bẹ gbaru ụgbugba lanụ. Ọ bụru g'ụnwegirima phẹ dụ ree bụ g'ụnwegirima nkanyi dụkwapho; obenu l'ụnwegirima anyi unwoke mẹ ụnwanyi bẹ anyi dobewaru l'ọnodu ohu. Ụnwada anyi nwekwarụ ndu ọphu gbẹ bụwaru nụ ohu nta; ọphu anyi ta amadụ g'anyi e-me gbafụta phẹ; kẹle alị anyi mẹ opfu-vayịnu anyi bụkotawa kẹ ndu ọzo.”

6 Mu nụmaepho mkpu ono, ẹphe echi ono; yẹle iphe ono, ẹphe epfukashị ono; ẹhu wata mu eghushi eghu ike. 7 Mu bya arịchaa iphe ono l'ime onwomu; mu bobe iya ndu a maru ẹpha phẹ mẹ ndu-ishi. Mu sụ phẹ: “Ọ kwa ndu Jiu ibe unu bẹ unu anatajẹ ụgwo ntụkwase.” Mu bya ekua ndzukọ, ha shii g'a chịa ìdzù g'ee-shi nụa phẹ chịipfuu. 8 Mu sụ phẹ: “Nta-a bẹ anyi kukeberu ẹhu gbafụta unwune anyi, bụ ndu Jiu, e shi ree ndu ọhozo. Unubẹdua bya nta-a bya ereshiahaa unwune unu ono ọzo g'anyi zụ-phuaha phẹ azụ.” Mu pfuchaa nno; ẹphe daa kẹ nyọnyoronyo; ọphu ẹphe ta amadụ iphe, ẹphe e-pfu.

9 Mu sụkwa phẹ phọ ọzo: “Iphe, unu eme ta adụkwa ree. ?Tọ gbadụru g'unu tsụa Chileke anyi ebvu k'ọphu ndu ọhozo, bụ ndu ọhogu anyi ata watadu anyi aja ewenu? 10 Mbẹdua; mẹ unwune mu; mẹ ndu-ozi mu bẹ ejiejekwa ndibe anyi ụgwo okpoga mẹ ụgwo ereshi. Ọle ọo g'anata ụgwo ntụkwase laa! 11 Unu nụ-phukọta phẹ alị phẹ azụ ntanụ-a; mẹ opfu-vayịnu phẹ; mẹ mgbabu olivu phẹ; mẹ ụlo phẹ. Unu eworu ntụkwase, unu natarụ phẹ l'okpoga; mẹ l'ereshi; mẹ lẹ mẹe; mẹ lẹ manụ nụ-phukọta phẹ azụ.”

12 Ẹphe tụko sụ: “Anyi a-nụ-phukọta iphe ono azụ. Ọ tọ dụdu iphe, anyi a-sụba g'ẹphe nụ anyi ọzo. Ọo ẹpho g'ị sụru g'anyi mee bụ g'anyi e-me.”

Mu bya ekua ndu-uke Chileke; woru nte nụ ndu a maru ẹpha phẹ ono; mẹ ndu-ishi g'ẹphe mee iphe ono, ẹphe kweru ukwe iya ono. 13 Mu bya ajịa uwe mu phulaphula sụ: “G'ọ bụkwaru ẹgube-a bẹ Chileke a-jịfu ndu te emeduru iphe, ẹphe kweru ukwe iya; mbụ jịfu phẹ l'ụlo phẹ; mẹ l'iphe, ẹphe nweru. G'ọ bụkwaru nno bụ g'aa-jịfu onye ono; gbabẹ iya ẹka ọto!”

Ndzukọ ono l'ophu tụko zụa mgbede sụ: Nokwa g'ọ dụ. Ẹphe jaa Chipfu ajaja. Ndu ono mee iphe ono, ẹphe kweru ukwe iya ono.

14 E -shi lẹ teke a tụru mu ẹka gẹ mu bụru ọchi-ọha l'alị Jiuda; mbụ l'apha, kwe Atakuzakuzẹsu apha ụkporo jeye l'apha, kwe iya ụkporo apha l'apha iri l'ẹbo, ọ watarụ abụru eze; l'ime apha iri l'ẹbo ono bẹ mbẹdua; mẹ ụnwunna mu ta adụdu onye ọphu rijeru nri, gbaru ọchi-ọha. 15 Obenu lẹ ndu ọchi-ọha ọphu vu mu ụzo bụru ishi bẹ shi bo ndu Jiuda ivu anyịnyi; shi anakọje phẹ nri mẹ mẹe; bya eyekọberu mkpọla-ọchaa, ẹrwa iya dụ ụkporo shẹkelu labọ, ẹphe shi atụje. Nokwaphọ gẹ ndu shi ejeru phẹ ozi shi akpa ndu Jiuda ono ẹhu. Ọle mbẹdua gude atsụ Chileke ebvu ọphu mu te emeduru ẹgube ono. 16 Mu gbẹ yechiaru ẹhu lẹ k'akpụ igbulọ ono; ọphu ọ dụdu alị, anyi zụru m'ilile. Ndu ozi mu g'ẹphe ha dzukọtaepho eje ozi ono l'ẹka ono. 17 Ọzo bụru lẹ ụkporo ụmadzu ẹsaa l'ụmadzu iri; mbụ ndu Jiu; mẹ ndu bụ ndu-ishi bẹ anọduje eri nri lẹ teburu mu; yekọberu ndu eshije l'ọhamoha, nọ-pheru anyi mgburugburu byapfuta anyi. 18 Mbọku-mbọku bẹ eegbuje oke-eswi lanụ; waa atụru ishii, ẹhu dụ ree; mẹ ọku gude shiaru mu nri. Abalị iri, nwụtaru anwụta bẹ eevutajẹru mu mẹe, dụ iche iche; vuta iya k'etsutsu. A makwarụ-a l'iphemiphe ono dụkota; ọle mu ta asụjeduru g'a nụ mu oke nri, rwuberu ọchi-ọha; noo kẹle ivu-ẹrwa ndu Jiuda vu bẹ panụkaru ẹka.

19 Jiko Chileke mu; nyatakwa mu rọ lẹ k'ọma l'iphemiphe-a, mu mekọtaru ndu-a.