Jobu.
31.
“Mu kpebuhawaru iya l'ime obu mu lẹ mu ta byadụ bya ele nwamgbọko ẹnya; 
kẹle Nchileke, bu Ọkaribe-Kakọta-Ike ahụ̀je onye eme ẹge ono àhụ̀hù. 
?Tọ bụdu kpurupyata; bẹ Nchileke doberu ndu ẹjo madzụ; ụmuruku abụru kẹ ndu eme ẹji. 
?O nweru iphe, mu eme, Nchileke ta amadụ. T'o nweru ẹke, mu yeru ọkpa, ẹ tọ madụ. 
Ọ -bụru lẹ mu jejewaru je eye ẹka l'iphe, ẹ ta bụdu ire-lanụ; ọ dụdu bụru lẹ mu jejewaru je eye ọkpa l'ẹjo-ire; 
tẹ Nchileke l'onwiya gudewaru ọkpobe iphe, oogudeje atụ iphe; tụa mu. Yọ phụ l'ẹ to nwedu ẹke mu yesweru ẹka. 
Ọ -bụru lẹ mu ngejewaru Nchileke ẹka l'ishi; shiswee ụzo; ọ dụdu bụru lẹ mu kwejewaru t'e nwuru mu ye l'ome ẹjo iphe; m'ọ bụ lẹ mu yejewaru ẹka l'iphe, dụ ẹji; 
ọo ya bụ; t'ọ bụkwaru ndu ọdo e-ri iphe mu kpataru l'okfu mu; ndu ọphu mu kọru akọko, nọkwadu l'alị abụru efeshi bẹ ee-feshi iya. 
Ọ -bụru l'o nweru nwanyi, kpọjewaru mu mgbẹnya; ọ -bụru lẹ mu jejewaru je egeporu l'ọnu ụzo nyee nwoke ibe mu; 
ọo ya bụ; tẹ nyee mu bụkwaru onye e-mekochaa ejeru nwoke ọdo ozi; l'a-laru iya l'ụlo. 
Kẹ l'ọo iphe, dụ ẹge ono bụ iphe, bụ; mu -mee ya; yọ bụru mu iphe-iphere; bụru iphe ee-kpee mu ikpe iya. 
Ọ bụ egbe iphe ono abụjeru Abádọnu; mbụ ọku alị-maa dzụ-gbua mu; mbụ dzụa dzụa iphe, mu kpataru l'okfu mu. 
Ọ -bụru l'o -nweru ndu ozi mu; onye ọphu byajẹru nụ bya asụ mu l'o nweru ẹke mu meru iya ẹji; mu te eyeru iya ọnu ẹge, gbaru nụ; 
?bụ ngụnu bẹ mu e-kfuru Nchileke teke ọo-gbakushi mu iya? ?Bụ ngụnu; bẹ mu e-kfu m'a sụ tẹ mu bya akọo iphe meru nụ. 
?Tọ bụdu Nchileke, motaru mbẹdua ye nne mu l'ẹpho; bẹ motakwaruphu ẹphebedua ye nne ẹphe l'ẹpho. ?Tọ bụdu onye lanụ ono tụko ayi kpụa l'ẹpho nne ayi? 
Ọ -bụru l'onye ụkpa rọjeru mu iphe; mu ta nụ iya ẹya; ọ dụdu bụru lẹ mu mejewaru nwanyi, nji iya ẹ ta nọhedu; ẹnya-mini eshia ya ẹnya; 
ọ dụdu bụru lẹ mu rijeru nri nkịnyi; zahaa nwa-nwogbe; 
obenu lẹ keshinu ọphu mu bụ nwata; bẹ mu shilephu heta ụnwu ogbe ẹge nna eheje ụnwu iya. Ọ kwaphu ẹge ono; bẹ mu shi keshinu ọphu a mụru mu l'ehe ụnwanyi, nji ẹphe ẹ-ta nọhedu. 
Ọ -bụru lẹ mu phụjeru onye ẹ-ta mahẹdu ẹge oo-me onwiya l'ẹke ọ gba ọtu; ọ dụdu bụru onye ẹ-ta dụdu ẹge ọ haru iya, ẹ-te nwedu iphe oye l'ẹhu; 
mu ta chẹ iya iphe oye l'ẹhu; shi ẹge ono mee t'o gude obu iya tua mu ẹpha lẹ mu gude ẹji atụru mu meta ukpo gude gbochita ya oyi. 
Ọ -bụru l'o nweru iphe, mu halijewaru ẹka mee onye nna iya ẹ-ta nọhedu; okfu lẹ mu bụ onye ọnu eru l'okfu l'ụlo-ikpe; 
tẹ ẹka kwafụkwa mu; t'ẹka shikwaa inwo rifu mu erifu; 
kẹle mu atsụ Nchileke egvu t'ẹ b'o me mu akadụru. Ọdu-biribiri iya egudeje mu; k'ọphu mu ta adụjedu ike mee egbe iphe ono. 
Ọ -bụru lẹ mu chịjeru ụkfu kwẹe l'okpoga; ọ dụdu bụru lẹ mu kpọjeru obu ye lẹ mkpọla-ododo; 
ọ -bụru lẹ mu gudejewa k'eze iphe, mu nweru kua onwomu ekuku; mbụ ẹku, mu gude ẹka mu kpata; 
ọ -bụru lẹ mu gudejewa kẹ o-gbu-nwịi-nwịi ẹnyanwu baaru iya ẹja; ọ dụdu gude kẹ mma ọnwa baaru iya ẹja; 
ọ dụdu bụru lẹ mu gudejewa obu mu; m'ọ bu ẹka mu baaru iya ẹja l'edomi; 
t'a gụkwaaru mu iya l'ẹjo iphe; gude iya kpee mu ikpe; kẹ l'iphe ọ bụ; bụ lẹ mu ta bụhedu onye egude ire iya ẹka l'ẹke Nchileke ọphu bu l'imigwe nọ. 
Ọ -bụru lẹ mu tejewaru ẹswa kẹ l'onye ọhogu mu eje iphe-ẹhuka; ọ dụdu bụru lẹ mu gudejewa k'iphe-ẹhuka, byaru iya nụ tụa okokooko; 
mu te gudebukwaa ọnu sụ t'iphe mee onye ọhogu mu; l'ụdu kẹ mburọnu. 
Ndu shi ejeru mu ozi maru l'ẹ to nwedu onye byajẹru nke mu, ẹ te rijidu ẹpho. 
Ẹ tọ dụbudua onye shi eshishi, radụjeru lẹ gbororo; kẹle mu shi eghebeje ụlo mu ọnu; tẹ ndu ije bata bya aradu. 
Mu te mebua iphe, dụ ẹji; kpamia ya ẹge ndu ọdo akpamije; m'ọ bụ woru njọ domia l'ime obu mu. 
Mu te egudebua ọtsu egvu iphe ndiphe e-kfu; teke ẹphe nụru iphe, mu meru; kpụrube ọnu; m'ọ bụ je eworu onwomu domia l'ime ụlo. 
Ha! Ndẹge mu nwekwanuru onye e-ye ọnu l'iphe-a, mu ekfu-a! Mu dookwaru edori ẹhu mu; byia ẹka l'ẹkwo. Tẹ Ọkaribe-Kakọta-Ike yewaru mu rụ ọnu. Onye ono, ebo mu ibo ono ewota ibo ono, oobo mu ono dee edede l'ẹkwo dobe; 
mẹ mu ewojeleru iya phụ dẹe l'ukuvu; mbụ kpuru iya l'ọ bụ onye kpu okpu-eze; 
mẹ mu eshikwanu ishi lanụ dooru iya edo ẹhu mu nanu nanụ; mẹ mu abyalẹphu bya evudo iya l'ifu l'ọ bụ nwatibe eze. 
Ọ -bụru l'alị mu echi mkpu ekpu mu; mgbawalị, nọ iya nụ l'ara ẹkwa; 
ọ -bụru lẹ mu jịkaru lẹ mu ta akfụdu ndu jeru mu ozi ụgwo; ẹphe agụru aphụ lashia; 
t'ọ bụkwaru ẹgbara a-kfụ l'alị ono l'ọzori witu; ẹswa mmanu efushia ya ọzori balị.” Ọ gvụ Jobu l'ọnu. 
