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Ojozi-imigwe, gudegbaa ẹjo
iphe-ememe k'ikpazụ
Mu bya ahụma oke iphe-ọhubama, dụ biribiri ọzo, eme l'imigwe. Ọ bụru ojozi-imigwe ẹsaa bẹ gude ẹjo iphe-ememe ẹsaa. Ọ bụru iya bụ ẹjo iphe-ẹhuka ẹsaa k'ikpazụ, bụ oke-ẹhu-eghu Chileke a-tụkoshi ụnwu-eliphe. Teke iphe-ẹhuka ono bvụerupho ẹphe n'ẹsaa; oke-ẹhu-eghu Chileke abvụ.
Mu hụmakwapho iphe, dụ g'eze-ẹnyimu, aphụ ngerengere g'e woru onyo yẹe ọku, enwu enwunwu gwakọbe iya. Mu hụmakwapho ndu lwụ-kperu ẹjo anụ-ẹgbudu phọ yẹe ntẹkpe, a kpụru ọ dụ g'ọ dụ phọ. Ndu ono bụkwapho ndu jịkaru l'ẹphe te ewoduru ùbvù akwabẹ ọ́gú ono, nọ-chiru ẹnya ẹpha ẹjo anụ ono. Ẹphe pfụru pfụ-kube eze-ẹnyimu ono, dụ g'onyo ono. Ẹphe pagbaarụ eze une, Chileke nụru phẹ. Ẹphe nọdu agụ ebvu Mósisu ono, bụ nwozi Chileke; mbụ ebvu, bụkwapho ebvu Nwatụru ono sụ:
“Gụbe Chileke; ọo ngu bụ
Ọkalibe-Kakọta-Ike.
Iphemiphe, i mekọtaru parụ
ẹka bya adụkwapho
biribiri.
Ọo ngu bụ eze l'ọhamoha.
Ụzo ngu pfụgbaaru
nhamụnha bya
abụgbaaru ọkpobe ụzo.
Nnajịuphu; ?bụkpoo onye
bụ onye a-sụ
lẹ ya taa tsụdu ngu ebvu;
ọphu ya taa akwabẹdu
ẹpha ngu ùbvù?
Ọ kwa ngu kpụrumu bụ
onye dụ nsọ.
Ọhamoha a-bya abaarụ
ngu ẹja.
Noo kẹle onyemonye
hụma-dzuwaru
iphemiphe, iime,
pfụru ọto.”
E mechaa; mu bya elee ẹnya ọzo. No iya; mu hụma eze-ụlo Chileke l'imigwe g'a gụharu ime iya agụha. Mbụ ime ẹka ono, ụlo ono, e gude ẹkwa mee bụ Chileke bẹ o shi l'ẹka ono nọ; mbụ ụlo ẹkwo ono, nọ-chiru ẹnya ọgbandzu, shi Chileke l'ẹka ono. Ojozi-imigwe ẹsaa ono, bụ phẹ gude uzi ẹjo iphe-ememe ẹsaa ono shi l'ime eze-ụlo Chileke ono lụfuta. Ẹphe yegbaa uwe, bụ asagụ-mini; egbu kẹ nwịinwii. Ẹphe gude akpọ, e gude mkpọla-ododo mee; gude kebuta iya l'ọkpoma. No iya; onye lanụ l'ime iphe ẹno ono, nọgbaa ndzụ ono gbẹshi bya eworu ochi ẹsaa, a wụru lẹ mkpọla-ododo; woru nụgbaa ojozi ẹsaa ono. Iphe, jiru ochi ẹsaa ono ejiji bụru oke-ẹhu-eghu Chileke; mbụ Chileke ono, nọ ndzụ ojejoje. Ẹnwuru ọku kposhihụepho ji ụlo ono pyịmu; kẹle eze-ọdu-biribiri Chileke mẹ ike iya bẹ dụ l'ẹka ono. Ọphu ọ dụdu onye dụru ike bahụ l'ime ụlo ono jasụ teke ẹjo iphe-ememe ẹsaa ono, ojozi-imigwe ẹsaa gude ono bvụadaru.