﻿Jiobu.
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Jiobu nọdu epfukwaphọ iphe, oopfu eje. Ọ sụ: 
Ọ dụ mu g'a sụ l'ọnwa l'ọnwa ono, chiwarụ nyịhu ono a-lwaphutagbaa azụ; mbụ mbọku lẹ mbọku ono, bụ teke Chileke shi anọduje eche mu nche ono; 
teke orọku iya shi asụjeru mu l'ụzo ishi eke paapaapa. Mu shi egudeje ìphóró iya ghaa ẹka ọchii agba. 
Sụ-a; teke ono, iphe shi ejehuru mu; noo teke eshi ọ̀nyà mu lẹ Chileke shi abụjeru iphe, jiru ụlo mu bushihu. 
Teke ono bẹ Ọkalibe-kangokọtaru-nụ shikwadu swiru mu eswiru. Ụnwu mu nọ-phee mu mgburugburu. 
Teke ono bẹ ụzo, mu eshi shi akwọje tẹretere g'a wụru iya mini ẹra-eswi. Agbara-mkpuma nọdu anwụru mu shọkoshoko anwụshi manụ olivu. 
Teke mu jeru l'ọnu-abata mkpụkpu; bya eje gẹ mu nọdu l'ẹka ibe mu nọ l'ọma edupfu; 
bẹ ụnwokorobya hụmaru mu bya etochiru mu. Ndu bụ ọgerenya wụ-lihu pfụru apfụru. 
Ndu-ishi daa ikpigbi; bya eworu ẹka dẹe l'ọnu. 
Ọnu kpọru ndu a maru ẹpha phẹ opfu. Ire nyakụru phẹ l'akpo. 
Iphe, bụkpoo onye nụmaru ẹka mu epfu opfu gọru mu ọnu-ọma; tẹme ndu hụmaru mu nụ jaa mu ajaja. 
Iphe, kparụ iya nụ bụru lẹ ndu ụkpa, rarụ g'a gbaaru phẹ mkpu bẹ mu shi agbajẹru mkpu. Nokwaphọ gẹ mu shi adzọje ụnwu-ogbee, enwedu nna; ọphu ẹphe enwedu onye gbaaru phẹ mkpu. 
Onye ala l'iswi shi agọjeru ọnu-ọma nụ mu; tẹme mu shi emeje g'obu nwanyị, ji iya anọedu gụa ebvu ẹhu-ụtso. 
Apfụbekoto nkemu bẹ mu shi yee g'onye yeru uwe. Ikpe, pfụru ọto bụru mu awụrukpata uwe mgbalanụ; yẹe okpu, mu kpu l'ishi. 
Mu shi bụru ẹnya, ndu atsụ ishi gude aphụ ụzo; bya abụru ọkpa, ndu ẹniyeni gude eje ije. 
Ndu nọ lẹ mkpa bẹ mu shi bụru nna phẹ. Mu shi agbajẹru onye mu amadụ ọdzori. 
Ndu ẹjo-iphe bẹ mu shi anyakwashịje agba; nata phẹ ndu ẹphe tabẹwaru ẹru eme g'ẹphe tagbua. 
Mu shi dobesukpọepho lẹ mu a-zẹkpoepho l'ụlo mu nwụhu. L'apha, mu a-nọ l'eliphe-a a-dụ igwerigwe g'ẹja, nọ l'alị. 
Mu shi dobesụ l'ọgbarabvu mu a-jakpọepho bahụ l'ime mini. L'iji a-nọdu akwa putuputu l'eli ẹkali, mu jakashịru mkpụrumkpuru; 
L'akpabiri mu a-dụepho ọ̀phúú ọ̀phúú l'ime mu. Apfụ mu adụkwapho ọ̀phúú ọ̀phúú nọdu mu l'ẹka jasụ l'ojejoje. 
Ndiphe shi anọduje anga mu nchị l'olu g'ẹphe nwụta iphe. Ẹphe shi adajẹ gbẹe ngabẹ nchị l'ìdzù, mu achịru phẹ. 
O shi abụjeru; mu -yewaa ọnu; ọ tọ dụdu iphe, ẹphe epfubaa ọzo. Opfu mu ejeẹpho gụrumaa gụrumaa abahụ phẹ lẹ nchị. 
Ẹphe shi anọduje kwabẹru mu g'onye kwabẹru yẹgeyege mini; tẹme ẹphe shi angụje opfu mu g'onye angụ mini ishi-apha. 
Mu -nwụjaaru phẹ ọnu-ọchi obu ejizeta phẹ. Ẹphe lee mu ẹnya l'iphu; ẹphe ajakerehu. 
Ọo mu shi anọduje egoshi phẹ ụzo; tẹme mu shi bụru eze phẹ. Mu shi asụgajeru g'ẹka eze sụgaru l'echilabọ ndu ojọgu iya phẹ. Mbụ lẹ ndu aphụ tsọru bụ mbẹdua shi adụje phẹ obu. 
