18 “Ọ kaa, ‘Ka bụ nhne me jeeme, m jaakwnadna kpakara ọbna m, wu ọbna ikne ke zị rude, m jaabịta kpakara mkpụru m nụ ẹkwnu m nụ rime be.
Anụ le wọnunu ke oligwe, be ghá mkpụru, be gwémasịa nhne n'ẹkwu, ọ zị́a nhne be chịbna n'ọbna, kọvu Nda anụ ke oligwe nọoznu be. Anụ bụ́o nhne gburu okne ọnu ahịa karụ be?
Nye eze wam naarị nụ mkpọma a, ‘Ndaa nhne me jeeme? M nwée m ọbna hne me jaabịta mkpụru m.’
M jaakanụ ẹhni m, I nwernu agịda ẹkwnu ị kpabịtaru agịda awha, zukwaru inwe, ri, nwọ, mkpọma sọ ị n'ọnu.’
“Ka bụ kpa ọ jaazịnu kpakara ele kpabịtannu ẹhni be ẹkwnu, kọvu be nwée ẹkwnu nụ ruwhnu Chiokike.”
Anụ le rụmu ọnunu, be ghá mkpụru, be zá neegwe nhne n'ẹkwu, be nwée ọbna hne be bịta mkpụru, kọvu Chiokike nọoznu be. Anụ zị okne ọnu ahịa karụkwo rụmu ọnunu.
“O kwéle o yinu a aka gbu ọkwnu. Omekwo, ọ kanụ ẹhni a, ‘Ọ bụ n'ezi nụ m zá m nọotu ogwnu Chiokike, mọbu sọ badnụ anya.
Nyenwe aị kaa, “Anụ bno nsnị nhne nye ikpe ọjo wam kwuru.
Akọniche ke nụ kpam híge n'oligwe va, ọ bụ ke ọwa. Enine Chiokike zị́la nụ rime a. Ọ bụ nhne ke rẹnwu ọjo neezni.
Anụ bnote nsnị, anụ ele naakaa, “Tna mọbu ekile, a jeezne mba ka mọbu mba kịyari dazịri pịi otu awha, gba mgbama ahịa, kpa agịda ịwai.”
Ka bụ nhne anụ znernu okwu, “Ọ bụru ọ masị Nyenwe aị, a jaazị bụdnu mee ka mọbu mee kịyari.”