19 “Otu nye eze zị, ke noowo iwo odno odno nụ abọchna marnụ mma, wu bụdnu iriri kpakara ọbochi.
Be wosi a iwo naachna odno odno, be kpa okpu igwnu, kpusi a nụ risi.
Nga be mekworu a nhne rụmu, be tụma a iwo odno odno wam, wosi a kpakara iwo a. Be duru a zne ma be kpọgidne a n'ọgba.
“Nga ọbochi ele nụ ele whemernu, nnwọ ke matị chịkota kpakara ẹkwnu a, lizọ, zne mba zị ikere, dazịri pịi lulukwo kpakara ẹkwnu a nụ bụdnu ọjo.
Jizọsi kanụ ele sno apna a, “Otu nye eze nwernu nye neelekọta ẹkwnu a, be kanụ nye eze wam nụ nye neelekọta ẹkwnu a noolulu kpakara ẹkwnu a.
“Nye ọbula ke jaagba nnwerne a nnam, lụ nyerinya berere neeme ọyi, nyerukna ọbula ke lụru nnwerne be gbarụ nnam neeme ọyi.
Otu nye mboni be dnanyịtaru n'ogodo ọnu-mgbo a, nye rẹwhna a bụ Lazarọsi, nye ẹnya kpuru kpakara ẹhni.
Nwerinya wam wogwu iwo odno odno nụ ihie ihie, o jiri nhne ẹyi golu nụ rugwu okne ọnu ahịa nụ palị mee ẹhni a mma, o ji ikiko golu n'aka a, nhne rụru ọru nụ nhne zị́la rịchna ke ome ọyi a jihịaru nụ rime a.
Be jeesiwama okokoba, kaa, ‘Chei, chei, ẹli-ọhna kwu, ke jiri iwo marnụ mma odno odno nụ ihie ihie, nụ golu noogbu marna marna, nụ akaworugwu okne ọnu ahịa nụ palị mee ẹhni a mma.
Anụ ta a awhnụwhnu nụ anya-mini lele kpa o nyernu ẹhni a igwugwu nụ ẹgwnurnu ọjo a, kwnornu nụ ọ karụ nụ mkpọma a, ‘M bụ m eze nyerinya, m bụ́la m nnwerne nwée nzi, m jáagba mkpe.’