﻿Jiobu.
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Tọbudu iya bụ; Jiobu bya eyee ọnu sụ: 
Mu anụmajehaakwa ẹgube opfu-a, unu epfu-a. Ayọ ọshi k'unu bẹ unu gudekwa ayọpyashi nemadzụ ayọpyashi. 
Opfu, phẹrephere apa ono, unu epfu ono; ?tọo bvụdu abvụbvu? ?Bụ gụnu bẹ kpatsuru unu k'epfu g'unu epfu ono? 
Mbẹdua gege epfukwa g'unu epfu ono; ọme ọ dụru unu g'ọ dụru mu-a. Mu gege anọdukwa epfu ẹrengete opfu gude eyeru unu ọnu; ekweru unu une. 
Ọle mu gege akabẹkwa gude ọnu mu dụa unu obu; mbụ l'ọshi, mu gude obu mu phọ yọoru unu gege emekwa g'ẹhu gụa unu phoo. 
Ọle ọ bụ; mu -pfua opfu gẹ mu epfuhabe; iphe, eme mu nụ emelẹ mu-a l'ẹka oome mu. Teke mu harụ epfufu; ?bụ g'ọ ka mma? 
Mbụ-a; Chileke mewaru; ike bvụ mu; bya eworu ndibe mu l'ophu mee; ẹphe lakọta l'iyi. 
O mewaru mu; mu gbajọshihuchaa agbajọshi. Ono bụru iphe, ekebe dụ. Awụfu, mu wụfuru bụru ọkpu bụkwaru phọ iphe, agba mu ekebe. 
Chileke gudewaa ẹhu-eghu lajashịa mu alajashị; mu bya adụ iya ashị; tẹme ọ nọdu ataru mu eze nyịkinyiki. Onye ọhogu mu ono nọdu agba mu ẹnya agbagba. 
Ndiphe anọduje ebvu mu ọnu l'ẹhu. Tẹme ẹphe nọdu anọduje echi mu ẹka lẹ nchị gude eme mu iphe-iphere; mbụ tụgba nanụ g'ẹphe kpọnyia mu ẹnya. 
Chileke nwuwaru mu yeru ndu ẹjo-iphe; mbụ-a; o nwuwaru mu ye ndu ẹjo-iphe l'ẹka. 
Ẹhu shikpọekwapho dụ mu gubala; ọ bya anyakashia mu tọgbo; pyịta mu l'ẹkpiri woru mu hua ehurugehu. O woru mu mee iphe, o gude anwụ agba mgbẹka. 
Apfụ iya shi mu l'iphu shi mu l'azụ ada mu l'ẹhu pụrumu pụrumu. Ọphu imemini mu adụkpodaa ya g'ọosufushi mu meji. Ọtso-ilu mu nọdu awụ l'alị kẹ torotoro. 
O -gude l'o yeru mu ọru l'o yekwasẹ mu iya ọzo. Ọ nọdu azụje mu gburumu pfụrii g'onye ọgbogu. 
Mu chịtawaru uwe-aphụ kpube onwomu; bya eworu ukuu-ẹnya mu nwua l'imime urwuku. 
Mu rawaru ẹkwa; ẹnya chakọta mu kẹ tọroro; mbụ l'ẹnya gbahụkotawaru mu kẹ tsụkiribaa. 
Ọle ọ tọ dụkwanu iphe-kpanganga, mu asụ lẹ mu mejeru. Tẹme epfupfu, mu anọduje epfu anụ Chileke bụru iphe, doru rịsaa. 
Gụbe alị; te erikwa mee mu! Jiko gẹ mkpu, mu echi ba adamihukwa adamihu! 
Mbụ lẹ ntaakpọnu bẹ onye-ekebe mu nọkwa l'imigwe. Onye agbarụ mu ọdzori anọdukwapho l'ephekerephe. 
Ọo ndu mu l'ẹphe eshi ọ̀nyà ekweru mu une. Ọle onye mu arakwanụ ẹkwa ekpu bụ Chileke. 
E gege akabẹkpoo rwọo Chileke l'iswi ẹhu nemadzụ ẹgube ono, nemadzụ arwọje arwọrwo l'iswi ẹhu nemadzụ ibiya ono. 
“Ọ kwa nwapha olemole phọduru; mu ejeshia iphe-ọzo ono, bụ: mu -jee ya mu ta alwabaẹdu onoya. 
