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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:
“Ọo l'opfu ngu Chileke bẹ
ee-shi goshi
l'ị bụ onye pfụru ọto.
Ọphu ọ dụdu teke e kuru ngu
ikpe g'i ti kpefu.”
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.
Ikpe, nmarụ onyemonye
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:
“Ọ tọ dụkwa mẹ onye
pfụberekoto;
mbụkwa m'onye lanụ.
11 Ọphu ọ dụdu mẹ onye lanụ,
nweru egomunggo;
ọphu ọ dụkwapho onye
eseje gẹ ya maru Chileke.
12 Onyemonye ghawarụ Chileke
azụ.
Ẹphe tụkowaru yifu.
Ọ tọ dụdu onye ọphu eme
iphe, pfụru-ọto
g'ọ ka mma l'ọo onye lanụ.
13 Ẹkpiri phẹ bụ ilu, gheru ọnu.
Ire phẹ bẹ ẹphe egudeje
edephushi nwibe phẹ.
Opfu, shi phẹ l'ọnu nọdu
egbu egbugbu
g'ẹru ẹjo agwọ.
14 Iphe, jiru phẹ ọnu bụ ephu
iphu
yẹe opfu, shi l'ọkpoma
mgbashị.
15 Ẹphe ekwoje gburumu je
egbua nemadzụ.
16 Ụzo, ẹphe eshi bụ iphe,
adụje iya nụ bụ ọla-l'iswi
yẹle aphụ.
17 Ẹphe ta amadụ ụzo nchi
adụ-doo.
18 Ọphu ẹphe ta atsụdu Chileke
ebvu ililekpọo.”*
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.
Apfụbekoto ọphu shi l'ekweta
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.
* 3:18 Gụnaa Ebvu 36:1.