Ebvu-ọma.
40.
Mu takpọerupho nshi kwabẹru Chipfu; jasụ ọ ngabẹru mu nchị bya anụma olu mu. 
Ọ bya ekufuta mu lẹ nsụ, anyị ishi ẹdzu; mbụ kufuta mu l'ẹpuchi, echi ẹturu, mu nọ ono; bya eworu mu pfụbe l'eli mkpuma, kpọru gbengu; mee mu; mu ngụru angụru. 
Ọ bya eworu ebvu ọ̀phúú ye mu l'ọnu. Mu gude ebvu ono wata aja Chileke anyi ajaja. Ikpoto nemadzụ a-hụma iphe, nwụru nụ; ndzụ erwuta phẹ. Ẹphe alwaphuta azụ bya adakobe Chipfu. 
Ẹhu-ụtso bẹ a gọru nụ onye bụ Chipfu bẹ ọ dakoberu; ọphu ọ ghadụru ndu eku onwophẹ iphu; ọphu ọ bụro kẹ ndu shisweru ụzo; chịru ụpfu kwẹe l'iphe, adụdu iphe, ọ bụ. 
Gụbe Chipfu, bụ Chileke mu; iphe, dụ biribiri, i meshiru; waa iphe, dụ ree, i doberu k'emeru anyi pakwarụ igwerigwe. Ọ tọ dụdu onye sụru ngu iya agụshigburu. Mu -jeshia ya agụshi nanụ nanụ bẹ ọ bụ agụta agụta. 
Iphe, agụ ngu nụ ta abụkwa g'a gwajẹ ngu agwagwa; ọzoo g'e wotaru ngu ngwẹja; obenu lẹ mbẹdua bẹ ị hawaru ọkpu nchị. Ngwẹja-akpọ-ọku; waa ngwẹja-iphe-ẹji ta adụdu ọphu jiru ngu ẹpho. 
Noo ya bụ; mu sụ: “Waa mu Chileke! Mu byawaru gẹ mu mee g'e deru kẹ nkemu lẹ Ẹkwo Ekemu. 
Gụbe Chileke mu; iphe, adụje mu ree bụ gẹ mu mee iphe, dụ ngu l'uche. Ekemu ngu adụjee mu phọ l'obu tekenteke.” 
Mu gudewaa ọnu mu raa k'apfụbekoto ngu arara l'ẹka ọha l'ophu dzukọberu. Gụbe Chipfu; ị mawaru lẹ mu te edobedu ọnu doo. 
Mu ta sumiduru apfụbekoto ngu l'ime obu mu. Mu epfukashịje l'ị bụ o-me-g'o-pfuru; bya abụru onye ndzọta; ọphu mu ahadụru epfuru ọha l'ophu g'i yeberu nemadzụ obu; tẹme waa l'ị bụ onye ire-lanụ. 
Gụbe Chipfu; jiko ba ahakwa mu aphụru obu-imemini. Gẹ n-yemobu waa ire-lanụ ngu ono chekwaa mu mkpụrumkpuru! 
Iphe-ẹhuka, bụ agụta l'ọgu nọ-phewaru mu mgburugburu. Ẹjo-ememe, mu meshiru ripyabewaru mu; k'ọphu bụ lẹ mu ta aphụedu ụzo. Ọ ka ẹgbushi, dụ mu l'ishi igwerigwe. Nta-a bẹ mu amaẹdu gẹ mu e-me iya. 
Gụbe Chipfu; jiko dzọnaa mu! Byanụ ẹgwegwa bya eyeru mu rọ ẹka; jiko Chipfu! 
G'iphe, bụ ndu achọ ụzo, ẹphe e-shi gbua mu bụkwaru ndu ee-meru iphere kpua; g'a tụkwa phẹ ẹberebete. Chiphunu ndu agbaru mu ẹjo egomunggo azụ. G'iphere ji phẹ iphu! 
G'e meru ujikputeru nụ ndu ekweru mu hẹe. 
G'iphe, bụkpoo ndu achọ ngu nụ bụru ndu ẹhu a-tsọ. Ẹphe anọdu ngu l'ẹka tee ẹswa. Gẹ ndu ọ dụ g'a sụ l'ị dzọru ndzụ bụkwaru iphe, ẹphe a-kpụru l'ọnu epfu bụ: “Unu tụa ọnu Chipfu l'ọ parụ ẹka!” 
Obenu lẹ mbẹdua bụ onye ụkpa bya abụru onye adụdu g'ọ dụ mu; ọle Nnajịuphu arịle-a ọriri ẹhu mu; mbụ l'ọo gụbe Chileke bụ onye eyejeru mu ẹka; bya abụru onye adzọje mu nụ. Jiko Chileke nkemu; b'akpọkwa ụpfu! 
