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Ọkwnata ovu Ebereham
1 Ndaa nhne a jaakaa gbasịri Ebereham nda aị? Kịni bụ nhne o piohịaru? 2 Ọ bụru nụ be hiri n'ẹrnu Ebereham gwnụsi a nụ nye mee mma, o znernu anyaa risi nụ ka. Kọvu o nwée rikne mee oknomokno nụ ruwhnu Chiokike. 3 Ọkwukwo nsọ kwuru kịni? “Ebereham kweruru Chiokike, Chiokike gwnụsinu a nụ ọ bụ nye mee mma.” 4 Nye be kwụru ọgwo ẹrnu a, ọgwo ẹrnu a bụ́la nkesi, kọvu nhne ọ rnụhiaru n'ẹrnu. 5 Kọvu nye rnụ́ge ẹrnu, ke kwnatarụ Chiokike, nye nọogwnu ele ọjo lele ele ikpe mána ovu, Chiokike ji ọkwnata ovu a gwnụ a nye mee mma. 6 Ka bụ nhne Devidi kwuru gbasịri nye ọwa ọma, nye Chiokike híge n'ẹrnu a gwnụ nụ nye mee mma,
7 “Nye ọwa ọma bụ nye Chiokike gbarụnu mmehie,
nye be kpusnirni arụru-ẹli a.
8 Nye ọwa ọma bụ nye Chiokike zá nọogwnu mmehie a megidne a.”
9 Ngọzi ka, ọ zịnu ele be kparụ nka kpọi sa? Ọ́za, ma ele be kpála nka. Kwnornu nụ a karụ nụ Ebereham kweruru Chiokike, Chiokike gwnụsinu a nụ ọ bụ nye mee mma. 10 Ndaa hne nhne ka mernu? Ọ nga be kparụ a nka, sụ ọ bụ nga be kpála a nka? Ọ bụ nga be kpála nka. 11 Be kparụ a nka ma ọ bụru nhne elekema ke ome mma nụ ọ kwnatarụ Chiokike ovu nga be kpála a nka, ma ọ bụru nda kpakara ele kweru, ma be gwnụsi be n'ele mee mma, ọ bụ n'ezi nụ be kpála be nka. 12 Ọ bụ masị nda ele be kparụ nka, ọ bụ́la nụ be kparụ be nka kpọi, kọvu nụ be noowu bụdnu ọkwnata ovu lele nda aị Ebereham wuru sụ be kparụ a nka.
Mkwna Chiokike
13 Mkwna Chiokike kweru Ebereham nụ avnụrnu a nụ be jeekehịa ọwa bụ́o hite n'ọbita Iwu, kọvu ome mma ke hiri n'ọkwnata. 14 Ọ bụru nụ ele zị nụ mkpururu Iwu jeekehịa mkwna wam, ọkwnata ovu bụ nhne etekne, mkwna Chiokike kweru bnána iru. 15 Iwu neegweya ovu owe ẹhni Chiokike. Hne Iwu zị́la, ọ zá nye jaadna Iwu.
16 Mkwna wam hiri n'ọkwnata mkpọma. O mernu o hite n'oru gwuzoru kwem nụ rime kpakara rụmu Ebereham. Ọ bụ́o ele zị n'Iwu kpọi, kọvu ma ele sno ọkwnata ovu Ebereham, kwnornu nụ ọ bụ nda kpakara aị. 17 Lele kpa be gbarụ a n'ọkwukwo nsọ, “M mernu m jị nda agịda mba.” Ọ bụ nda aị n'anya Chiokike, nye ọ kwnatarụ ovu, Chiokike ke naakpatne nye nwụrnu ọnwu, nye neeme nhne zị́gele a whụya iwhne.
18 Nga olile anya zị́la a, Ebereham kwnatarụ ovu, ọ bụru nda agịda mba, lele kpa ọkwukwo nsọ kwuru, “Mkpụru ị jaazị agịda kpa.” 19 Ọkwnata ovu a dnáge adna, nga ọ whnụrnu nụ anọ-ẹhni a bụ nhne nwụrnu ọnwu, hne ọ bụ otu riwhu awha, nụ rẹkpa-nnwọ Sera nwụrnu ọnwu. 20 Kọvu ọkwnata ovu a dnáge adna hite nụ ókwe ekwe mọbu onwe mkpọma lawụru gbasịri nhne Chiokike kweru a mkwna, ọkwnata ovu a mernu o gwuzosi rikne naaznarnị Chiokike. 21 Ovu siri a rikne nụ Chiokike nwernu rikne o mezu nhne o kweru mkwna. 22 Kam kpayarụ, “Chiokike gwnụsinu a nụ ọ bụ nye mee mma.” 23 Nụ be gwnụsiri a nụ nye mee mma, bụ́o nhne ke zịnu a kpọi. 24 Ọ zị masịnu aị ele be jọogwnusi n'ele mee mma, ele kweru nụ nye wam mernu Jizọsi Nyenwe aị hi n'ẹnwu lizọ. 25 Be nyernu a ma ọ nwụ kwnornu mmehie aị, o hiri n'ẹnwu lizọ ma Chiokike gwnụsi aị lele ele ikpe mámana.