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¹M whnụrnu m otu ọkwukwo n'akarikwnunga nye wam dazị nụ ngadna eze wam, be gbarụ a nhne ruwhnu nụ aznụ, be kasịri a akara ẹsau.

²M whnụrnu m otu enine izi nwernu rikne ji okno nkọli neesi okokoba, naakaa, “Ndaa nye kwesiri ọ gbaji akara ẹsau wam nụ o kpume ọkwukwo wam?”

³Kọvu ọ zá nye be whnụrnu n'oligwe nụ ọwa mọbu nụ mkpururu ọwa, bụ nye kwesiri o kpume ọkwukwo wam mọbu lebna anya nụ rime a.

⁴M kwna ẹkwna k'agịda kwnornu nụ ọ zá nye be whnụrnu kwesiri o kpume ọkwukwo wam mọbu lebna anya nụ rime a.

⁵Otu nụ rime ele okno badnụ wam kanụ m, “Ị kwnáma ẹkwna, le, Odum ke ẹbnurnu Juda, Mgbarẹgwnugwnu Devidi, o megbulem, o nwernu rikne o kpume ọkwukwo wam, nụ ọ tọma akara ẹsau wam.”

⁶Ige wam m whnụrnu m otu Nnwọ Atnụrnu gwuzo n'esilawụru ngadna eze wam, ma nụ esilawụru nhne ẹno wam zị bụdnu ya nụ ele okno badnụ wam, lele nụ be gburu a ogbu. O nwernu mfu ẹsau, nụ anya ẹsau ke bụ enine ẹsau wam Chiokike, ke o zihalaru nụ rime kpakara ọwa.

⁷Nnwọ Atnụrnu wam zne nahọru nye wam dazị nụ ngadna eze wam ọkwukwo n'akarikwnunga a.

⁸Nga ọ nahọruru a ọkwukwo wam, nhne ẹno wam zị bụdnu nụ ele okno badnụ nri lawụru nụ ẹno wam dna n'ẹli nụ ruwhnu Nnwọ Atnụrnu wam, kpakara be ji ọbo be n'aka, ya nụ obele golu ke isensi jihịaru, ke bụ okpukpe ele nsọ.

⁹Be gwnụ eri ikne, “I kwesiri ọ nahọru ọkwukwo wam, nụ ọ tọma akara a, kwnornu nụ be gburu i, i gweru ọvnarna ị gbahịa ele ke Chiokike hite nụ kpakara ẹbnurnu, nụ ikwu-ọnu, hite nụ mba nụ ele badnụ.

¹⁰I mernu be bụru mbam ele ọkwa arịohna, ke jeekpenu Chiokike, be jọobu ele eze nẹechi ọwa.”

¹¹M le anya, m nụrnu m nkọli agịda enine izi gbarụ ngadna eze wam gburugburu, nụ nhne ẹno wam zị bụdnu nụ ele okno badnụ, pokwu nụ pokwu nụ pokwu ndasị, nụ pokwu ndasị nụ ndasị.

¹²Be nọogwnu eri nụ okno nkọli, naakaa, “Nnwọ Atnụrnu wam be gburu kwesiri ọ nahọru rikne, nụ ẹkwnu nụ akọniche, nụ iknernema nụ ọson'anya nụ igwugwu, nụ ọznarni.”

¹³M nụrnu m hne kpakara nhne zị bụdnu zị n'oligwe, n'ọwa, nụ mkpururu ọwa, kpakara nhne zị bụdnu ke zị n'okno osimini nụ kpakara nhne zị nụ rime be, naakaa, “Ọznarni nụ ọson'anya nụ igwugwu nụ rikne zịnu nye wam dazị nụ ngadna eze, ya nụ Nnwọ Atnụrnu wam tim tọm.”

¹⁴Nhne ẹno wam zị bụdnu, kaa, “Amịm.” Ele okno badnụ wam dna n'ẹli, kpọnu Chiokike nụ Nnwọ Atnụrnu risi ẹli.