18 “Nye ke ẹbo varụ, kaa, ‘Nyenwe aị, mkpụru ịwai ị nwehịaru mkpụru ịwai isne berere.’ ”
Mkpụru ke be ghasịri n'ẹli bụru ọma, bụ ele ke nụrnu ikwu-ọnu wam, be ghọhia a, be mịhia mkpụru k'ezi, otu riwhu, ke berere nri isunu, berere nri ẹto.”
Nye ke nahịaru talẹnti lawụru varụ masị, kaa, ‘Nyenwe m, i nyernu m talẹnti lawụru, le m nwehịaru m mbnarna talẹnti lawụru berere.’
Mkpụru ke be ghasịri n'ẹli bụru ọma nụ lele ele ke nụrnu ikwu-ọnu wam, be narnụ a, ọ mịpiya nri mkpụru ẹto, berere nri isunu, berere otu riwhu.”
Hne o zne, o sukwu nri ele ọhi a, nyee be nri mkpụru ịwai, kanụ be, ‘Anụ zụ ahịa tem m hiehna.’
“Nyenwe a kanụ a, ‘I mekwarụ nkarị, ọhi ọma. Kwnornu nụ ị kwesiri be kwnata ị mkpọma nụ nhne matị, nẹechi nri mba.’ ”
“Nyenwe a sarụ a, ‘Bụru nye neelekọta ẹli-ọhna isne.’
Ọ bụru nụ anụ nwernu mkpọma nkesi, Chiokike jaanarnụ nkesi anụ hite nụ nhne anụ nwernu, ọ bụ́o hite nụ nhne anụ nwée.