1 Sụ-a; ?bụkwanu gụnu bẹ onye Jiu gude ka onye abụdu onye Jiu mma? ?Dẹnukwanu urwu, dụ l'ebu úbvù? 2 Ọ kwatakpọkwaaru baa urwu, ha shii l'ụzomuzo. Kẹ mbụ kpọada bụ l'ọo ndu Jiu bẹ Chileke woru opfu, o pfuru ye l'ẹka. 3 Lẹ-a; ọme ọ bụkwanu l'ẹphe harụ bụru ndu ekwetadụru nụ teke ono; ?e gege gude l'ẹphe te ekwetadụru sụ lẹ Chileke bẹ ta agbaẹduru g'e gude ire iya ẹka tọo? 4 Tụswekwa! G'e goshichikwa lẹ Chileke ta adụdu teke ọ bụedupho onye ire-lanụ g'ọ bụ; o betakpọoru nemadzụ mgburugburu je a-bụeberu ndu ntuphu-ire. Noo iphe, e deru l'ẹkwo-opfu Chileke sụ:

5 Teke ọ bụkwanu l'ọo l'anyi ta agbadụru g'e gude ire anyi ẹka emeje g'a hụma gẹ Chileke gbaberu k'egude ire iya ẹka; ?bụhunu gụnu bẹ anyi e-pfu? ?Anyi a-sụ lẹ Chileke meru ẹjo-iphe l'ọ kpabẹru anyi oke-ẹhu-eghu iya? Nta bẹ mu ajịkpoakwa ajị-a gẹ ndiphe ọzo anọduje ajị. 6 Tụswekwa! Ọ -bụ l'ọ tọ dụ nno mẹ ?Chileke emehụnu imagha oo-kpe ndiphe ikpe?

7 Lẹ-a; teke ọ bụ onye ntuphu-ire; ọ bụru iya agbẹje mee g'a kabaa amaru lẹ Chileke bụ onye ire-lanụ; jaa ya ajaja; ?dẹnu g'o gude Chileke jehụnu a-nma mu ikpe lẹ mu bụ onye iphe-ẹji? 8 ?Bụ gụnu kparụ iphe, anyi tee pfudu iphe ono, ndu anọduje agbaru anyi mgbamu; ebo anyi ibo sụru l'anyi epfuje ono? Iphe ono bụ: “G'anyi meanarọ ẹjo-iphe g'ee-shi gẹ k'ọma eshi iya fụta.” Ndu ono bẹ Chileke a-nmakwa ikpe, bụ iphe, gbaru phẹ nụ.

9 ?Nta-a-ee? Ọnodu anyịbe ndu Jiu ?ọ ka kẹ ndu abụdu ndu Jiu mma tọ? Tụswekwa! Anyi ta akakpọdaa phẹ mma ililekpọo. Iphe, anyi goshiru bụ l'anyịbe ndu Jiu; mẹ ndu abụdu ndu Jiu tụkoru bụru ndu iphe-ẹji pyịtaru l'ẹkpiri. 10 L'e dekwaru l'ẹkwo opfu Chileke sụ:

19 Ọphu anyi makahakpọoru bụ l'iphemiphe, e deru l'ẹkwo ekemu Chileke bụ ndu a tụ-doru ekemu ọbu bẹ e dedoru iya. Ọo ya bụ g'ọ tọ dụ onye a-gọfu nụ. Ọnu abụru onyemonye kpụrukudukuu; wafụa g'onyemonye e-shi ẹgube ono bụru onye-ikpe nmarụ l'iphu Chileke. 20 Iphe, o gude ọ dụ nno bụ l'ọ tọ dụdu onye a-sụ lẹ ya e-gude eme g'ekemu pfuru bụru onye pfụberekoto l'iphu Chileke; eshinu iphe, ekemu emeje bụ l'o meje gẹ nemadzụ maru lẹ ya mewaru iphe-ẹji.

21 Obenu lẹ nta-a bẹ e goshiwaru iphe, bụ apfụbekoto kẹ Chileke, abụedu ọphu shi l'edobe ekemu. Iphe ono bụru iphe, ekemu mẹ ndu mpfuchiru Chileke gbarụ ekebe iya. 22 Apfụbekoto kẹ Chileke-a; shi l'ekweta anyi kwetarụ kẹ Jizọsu Kéreshi rwube anyi ẹka. Ọ tọ dụdu onye ọogufuje mẹ nanụ; 23 kẹle onyemonye mewaru iphe-ẹji; shi nno nafụ onwiya ọdu-biribiri kẹ Chileke. 24 Obenu lẹ Chileke mewaru onyemonye eze-iphe-ọma kẹ mmanụ gụa ya l'onye pfụberekoto. Ọ bụru onye o shi l'ẹka mee ya bụ Kéreshi Jizọsu onye meru g'ẹphe nweru onwophẹ. 25 Chileke goshiru Kéreshi l'edzudzu-ọha g'ọ bụru ẹja, e gwerụ gwefu iphe-ẹji ndiphe. Ọ bụru mee, Kéreshi ono gbashịru teke ọ nwụhuru ono bẹ Chileke egudeje agụru nemadzụ nvụ l'iphe-ẹji iya; mbụ ndu woru onwophẹ ye iya l'ẹka. Chileke shi ẹgube ono mee gẹ ya goshi lẹ ya pfụberekoto. Lẹ teke ndiche bẹ Chileke shi abụjeru onye meru iphe-ẹji l'ọ taẹlaa nshi lephua ya ẹnya. 26 Ọle nta-a bẹ oogoshije gẹ ya eshije mee ndiphe g'ẹphe bụru ndu pfụberekoto; kẹle yẹbedua bụ onye pfụberekoto bya abụkwarupho onye emeje iphe, bụ ndu kwetarụ kẹ Kéreshi g'ẹphe bụru ndu pfụberekoto.

27 Sụ-a; ?ọ dụkwaduru onye dụru iphe, ọo-nọdu aba l'aba nta? Ọ tọ dụekwa. ?Ọ bụru ẹka o meru imagha? ?Bụ l'anyi eme iphe, ekemu pfuru tọo? Waawakwa. Ọ bụakwaa l'anyi woru onwanyi ye Kéreshi l'ẹka. 28 Kẹle iphe, anyi maru bụ lẹ Chileke agụjeekwapho nemadzụ l'onye pfụberekoto mẹ ọ -bụru l'onye ono kwetarụ kẹ Kéreshi; ọ tọ bụkwa shita l'eme iphe, ekemu pfuru. 29 Chileke ?ọ bụ Chileke ndu Jiu kpụrumu tọ? ?Tọ bụedu Chileke kẹ ndu abụdu ndu Jiu? Ee! Ọ bụfua Chileke ndu abụdu ndu Jiu. 30 Ọ bụepho Chileke lanụ dụ kpoloko. Ọ bụru iya a-gụ ndu Jiu, kweru kẹ Kéreshi lẹ ndu pfụberekoto; bya abụkwaru iya phọ a-gụ ndu abụdu ndu Jiu, kweru kẹ Kéreshi lẹ ndu pfụberekoto. 31 ?Ọ pfụru l'anyi gudewaa k'ekweta-a rwụtoshia ekemu tọo? Tụswekwa! Iphe, anyi emechia bụkwa g'ekemu ngụru angụru.