Jiobu.
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Mu l'ẹnya mu pfuru iya gbaa ya ndzụ lẹ mu ta abyadụ ele nwamgbọko ẹnya k'ejepfu; 
kẹle-a; ?bụ gụnu bẹ nemadzụ e-keta l'ẹka Chileke, bu l'igwe? ?Bụ gụnu bụ iphe, Ọkalibe-kangokọtaru-nụ, nọ l'ephekerephe nweru, a-dasweru nemadzụ? 
?Tọbudu ndu ẹjo-iphe bẹ ọla-l'iswi dụru. Eze iphe-ẹhuka dụru ndu te emedu ree? 
?Tọ hụmaduru ụzo, mu eshi? Tọo ?tọo gụdu ntụ ọkpa mu ọgu? 
Ọ -bụru lẹ mu tsoru iphe, abụdu iphe; ọzoo lẹ mu gude ọkpa mu-a chịpyabe iphe, abụdu ire-lanụ; 
mbụ-a; gẹ Chileke tụ̀wa mu rọo l'iphe, ọotùje ndu ire-lanụ; g'ọ hụma l'ụta ta adụdu mu l'ẹhu. 
Sụ-a; ọ -bụru lẹ mu shiswejeru ụzo; ọzoo ẹnya mu duphujeru ọkpoma mu ụzo; ọzoo lẹ mu yejeru ẹka l'iphe, dụ ẹji; 
ọo ya bụ gẹ ndu ọzo rikwa iphe, mu kọberu l'alị; tẹme g'iphe, mu kụru akụku bụkwaru iphe, ee-pheshi epheshi. 
Mbụ-a; teke ọ bụ l'o nweru onye nwanyị, mebyijeru mu ọkpoma; ọzoo lẹ mu jejeru ngge l'ibe obutobu mu; 
ọo ya bụ gẹ nyee mu bụkwaru onye e-mechaa ejeru onye ọzo ozi; tẹme gẹ yẹe nwoke ọzo watakwa akwakwa; 
kẹle ọo ẹgube iphe ono gege abụru iphe-ẹji, iphere iya gege adụ. Ọ bụru iya bụ iphe, gbaru g'e kpee mu ikpe iya. 
Ono bụkwa ọku, etsujewarọ tsurwua alị-maa. Ọ bụru iya gege ekegbushi iphe, mu gege akpata l'ẹgu. 
Sụ-a; ọ -bụru l'ohu mu lanụ byaru echia mu lẹ mu meru phẹ iphe, eghu phẹ eghu; ọphu mu eyeduru phẹ ọnu; 
?mu e-mebaa gụnu mẹ Chileke tsoahaa mu opfu? ?Bụ gụnu bẹ mu e-pfuje mẹ a sụ gẹ mu bya epfua g'ọ nwụru mu l'iya? 
?Tọbudu Chileke meru mu ye l'ẹpho ne mu; meru yẹbedua? ?Tọbudu onye lanụ ono tụkoru mu l'iya mee g'anyi a-dụ l'ẹpho ne anyi? 
Sụ-a; ọ -bụru l'onye ụkpa rwọjeru mu iphe; mu jịka iya ya anụnu; ọzoo lẹ mu hajẹru nwanyị, ji iya anọedu; ọ kwata ishi; 
ọ -bụru lẹ mu wojeru nri mu dobe k'eri nwẹkinyi mu; ọphu mu ekeduru iya ụnwu ogbee, enwedu nna; 
obenu l'eshinu mu bụ nwata bẹ mu shiẹpho heta iya g'onye nna iya ehe; tẹme mu shiẹpho eshi ọphu a nwụru mu eleta nwanyị, ji phẹ anọedu ẹnya. 
Mbụ-a; mu -hụmajekwa onye emebyihu emebyihu opfu l'o to nwedu iphe, anma l'upfu; ọzoo onye adụdu g'ọ dụ iya, enwedu uwe eye l'ẹhu; 
ọphu ọ gọduru ọnu-ọma nụ mu; opfu lẹ mu gude ẹji atụru ibe mu meta ukpo gude gbobuta iya oyi. 
Ọ -bụru l'o nweru iphe, mu halijeru ẹka mee ndu enwedu nna; opfu lẹ mu bụ onye ọnu erwu l'opfu l'ụlo-ikpe; 
G'ẹka kwahụkwa mu l'ukuvu; g'o shikwaa inwo rifu erifu. 
Sụ-a; eshinu mu atsụ Chileke ebvu l'ọo-nụ mu aphụ; tẹme mu nọdu atsụ akpabiri iya ebvu bẹ mu te emejekwaru ẹgube iphe ono. 
Ọme mu chịru ụpfu ye l'okpoga mkpọla-ododo; ọzoo lẹ mu sụru ọkpobe mkpọla-ododo l'ọ kwa iya gude ndzụ mu; 
ọme mu tejeru ẹswa kpua iphe, mu nweru; mbụ ẹku, mu gude ẹka mu kpata; 
ọme mu wojeru ẹnya dabẹ l'ẹnyanwu, egbu nwịinwii; ọzoo lẹ mu wojeru ẹnya dabẹ l'ọnwa, echi phuuphuu; 
k'ọphu bụ l'iphe ono byaru bya esweta mu ọkpoma; mu gude ẹka mu ọwa-a baaharụ phẹ ẹja lẹ mpya; 
noo iphe, gege abụru iphe-ẹji, gbaru g'e kpee mu ikpe iya bụ onoya; kẹle mu -nọdu eme nno bụ iphe ọbu bụ lẹ mu ta akpọduru obu yeru Chileke, bu l'igwe. 
Ọme ẹhu tsọjeru mu ụtso l'onye ọhogu mu larụ l'iyi; ọzoo lẹ mu tejeru ẹswa kpua iphe-ẹhuka, byapfutaru iya nụ; 
mbụ-a; mu teke egudeswekwaa ọnu mu-a mee iphe-ẹji; k'atụ ndzụ onye ọhogu mu ọnu. 
Ọ tọ dụkwa onye nọ l'ibe mu sụjeru lẹ ya te erijidụru ẹpho l'ibe Jiobu. 
Mbụ l'o toko duswee onye shi eshishi, kwajẹru lẹ gbororo; kẹle mu shi eghebejeẹpho ibe mu ọnu; gẹ ndu eje iphe bata bya akwaa. 
Mu teke emeswe iphe-ẹji, woru domia ẹgube ndiphe emeje domia-a; mbụ woru ikpe, nmarụ mu nụ domia l'ime ọkpoma mu; 
kẹle mu atsụ ikpoto ọha ebvu; gude ndzụ-agụgu k'iphe, ee-pfuru mu kwaa l'ụlo; ọphu mu afụtajedu afụta. 
Gege ọ dụkpooru onye e-ye ọnu l'iphe-a, mu epfu-a! Mu doakwaru edo mu ye ẹka l'ẹkwo. Gẹ Ọkalibe-kangokọtaru-nụ gbawa mu iya rọ! Gege iphe-a, ndu epfuru mu nụ sụru lẹ mu meru-a bẹ ẹphe deru l'ẹkwo dobe; 
mẹ mu ewojeẹru iya phọ jikoru l'ukuvu; mbụ lẹ mu gege ewoẹru iya phọ kpuru g'onye kpu okpu-eze; 
mẹ mu eshikwanụ ishi lanụ dooru iya edo ẹhu mu nanụ nanụ; mẹ mu abyakpọepho bya apfụru iya l'iphu g'onye pfụru l'iphu ndu-ishi. 
“Ọ -bụru l'alị mu e-chi mkpu kpua mu; mbụ lẹ mgbawara, nọ iya nụ bụ ẹnya-mini anwụ iya shọkoshoko; 
ọ -bụru lẹ mu riru iphe, mu kọru iya lẹ mu ba pfụ ụgwo ozi iya; ọzoo lẹ mu mebyiru ndzụ ndu eje iya ozi; 
g'ọ bụkwaru ẹwu-óbvú e-fushi iya. Gẹ witi, mu kọru iya te emekwa ememe; ẹswa mmanụ efushia ya l'ọzo balị, a kụru iya.” Nta-a bẹ Jiobu yeghewaru ọnu. 
