Ebvu-ọma.
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Gụbe Chileke; anyi gudekwa nchị anyi nụma; tẹme nna anyi oche phẹ kọkwaaru iya phọ anyi; mbụ iphemiphe ono, i mekọtaru phẹ teke ndiche ono. 
L'ọo gụbedua l'onwongu chịshiru ndu ọhozo l'alị phẹ; bya eworu ẹphebedua dzabẹ l'alị ono. Lẹ ndu dụ igwerigwe bẹ i mebyishiru; obenu lẹ nna anyi oche phẹ bẹ i meru g'ẹphe jaa àjàjà. 
Ọ tọ bụdu ogu-echi phẹ bẹ ẹphe gude lwụta alị ono; tẹme ọphu ọ bụdu ọkpehu phẹ bẹ ẹphe gude lwụ-kpee. Obenu l'ọo ẹkutara ngu; yẹe ọkpehu nkengu; waa anọ-kube ono, ị nọ-kube phẹ ono bẹ meru; ẹphe lwụ-kpee; noo kẹle ẹphe tụbaru ngu l'ẹnya. 
Ọo gụbedua bụ Chileke mu; bya abụru onye eze nkemu; mbụ onye emeje g'oshilọkpa Jiékọpu lwụ-kpee l'ọgu. 
Ọo l'ẹka ngu bẹ anyi anọduje nwuta ndu achị anyi lẹ njọ nwuphu azụ. Ọ bụru ẹpha ngu bẹ anyi egudeje zọo ndu wulihuru etso anyi opfu pyakapyaka. 
Mu ta chịduru ụpfu kwẹe l'apfụ, mu chị; tẹme mu maru l'ogu-echi mu ta adzọdu mu. 
Obenu l'ọo ike nkengu bẹ anyi gude lwụ-kpee ndu achị anyi lẹ njọ. Ndu anyi dụ ashị bẹ i meru iphere kpua. 
Ọ kwa Chileke bẹ anyi egudeje eku onwanyi mbọku-mbọku. Ọ bụru gụbe Chileke bẹ anyi e-keleje ekele jasụ lẹ tuutuutuu lẹ mịimiimii. 
Ọle ị jịkaru anyi; bya ekpua anyi iphu lẹ ntụ; ọphu iitsojeẹduru ndu ojọgu anyi eje ọgu. 
Ị harụ ndu ọhogu anyi; ẹphe chiphu anyi azụ; ndu anyi dụ ashị bya atụko ẹku anyi kwaa ọkwata. 
Ị gbadoru anyi g'atụru, e doberu k'egbushi. Ị chịa anyi; anyi daa ịghagha l'ọhamoha ọzo. 
I wowaru ndibe ngu reshia ọ-dụ-l'urwu; k'ọphu bụ l'ọ tọ dụdu urwu, i ritaru l'ishi phẹ. 
I meru; ndu obutobu anyi nọdu ekweru anyi une. Ndu nọ-pheru anyi mgburugburu nọdu anọduje epfubyishi anyi; bya achị anyi ọchi. 
I meru; anyi bụru iphe, ndu ọhozo gude anmaku l'ẹjo ẹtu; bụru ndu bụ: a -nyata phẹ l'e phuphee ishi. 
Mbọku-mbọku bẹ aanọduje eme mu iphe-iphere mmekwasẹ. Iphere nọdu ejije mu iphu pyịmu; 
noo kẹle ndu ọhogu mu; waa ndu eme g'ẹphe gwata mu ụgwo-iphe anọduje ekweru mu une; epfutọshi mu. 
Iphemiphe-a mekọtaru l'ẹhu anyi; ọle anyi ta zọhaduru ngu; ọphu anyi emebyiduru ọgbandzu anyi lẹ ngu. 
Ọphu obu anyi alụfuduru l'ẹka ị nọ; ọphu anyi ahataduru ọkpa zọbe k'eshiswe ụzo ngu. 
Obenu l'i gwerụ anyi arakabya l'ẹgu nkụta-ọswa; bya eworu dadishi-nwamaa phukpute anyi. 
Ọme anyi zọharu Chileke anyi; bya achị-liaru agwa ndu ọhozo ẹka; 
?Chileke tege avọdu iya vọfuta tọo; eshinu ọ makọtaru iphe, e domiru edomi, dụ nemadzụ l'obu. 
Ọle ọ bụ; ọo l'iswi ẹhu ngu bẹ ọ tọ dụdu teke ọnwu ta anọdujedu eme g'o gbua anyi; tẹme l'eeme anyi g'atụru, a chịtaru eje egbushi. 
Gụbe Nnajịuphu; tehu etehu! ?Dẹnu g'o gude i je anọdu eku mgbẹnya? Tehu etehu; ba ajịkashi anyi ojejoje! 
?Dẹnu g'o gude ọphu i yeheduru anyi ọnu? ?Dẹnu g'o gude ị zọhaa iphe-ẹhuka, anyi eje; bya azọhaa l'aakpa anyi ẹhu? 
E mewaru anyi; anyi daa; nmaa ẹpho l'alị; k'ọphu bụ l'ishi tsụtawaru anyi ẹja. 
Gbalihu yeru anyi ẹka! Guderọ n-yemobu ngu gbafụta anyi! 
