16 “Nye ke mbọm varụ, kaa, ‘Nyenwe aị, mkpụru ịwai i nyernu m nwehịaru nri mkpụru ịwai mbnarna berere.’ ”
Hne o zne, o sukwu nri ele ọhi a, nyee be nri mkpụru ịwai, kanụ be, ‘Anụ zụ ahịa tem m hiehna.’
“Be chni a eze, o hiehna. O sukwu ele ọhi a ele o nyernu ịwai ma ọ mahịa mbnarna be nwehịaru nụ ịwai o nyernu be.
“Nyenwe a kanụ a, ‘I mekwarụ nkarị, ọhi ọma. Kwnornu nụ ị kwesiri be kwnata ị mkpọma nụ nhne matị, nẹechi nri mba.’ ”
Kọvu hite n'oru Chiokike, m bụ m nhne me bụ. Oru o nyernu m bụ́o n'etekne. Kọvu m dọligburu m ẹhni m n'ẹrnu kakwo kpakara ele izi, ọ bụ n'ezi nụ ọ bụ́o me nọornu, kọvu oru Chiokike nọornu ẹrnu nụ rime m.