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Bayịburu Ezaa

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 <div class="label">3</div><div class="s">Nikod&#237;m&#7885;su l'ejekfu Jis&#7885;su</div><div class="p"> 1O nweru nwoke lan&#7909; &#7885;bu, &#7865;wha iya b&#7909; Nikod&#237;m&#7885;su. Nikod&#237;m&#7885;su b&#7865; tso l'&#7885;gbo ndu F&#225;risii. &#7884; b&#7909;kwaruwho onye ishi ndu Ju. 2&#7884; bya ebe l'&#7865;nyashi ujiku lan&#7909;, nwoke ono t&#7909;gbua byakfuta Jis&#7885;su bya as&#7909; iya: &#8220;O-zhi-iwhe, anyi makwar&#7909;a l'i b&#7909; onye l'ezhije mmamag&#7909;, t&#7865;menu &#7885; b&#7909;ru Chileke yeru ghu t'&#7883; bya. &#7884; t&#7885; d&#7909;du onye f&#7909;ru ome eze iwhe lile-e l'iimegbabe l'ab&#7909;a l&#7865; Chileke kf&#7909;ru onye &#7885;bu l'az&#7909;.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 3Jis&#7885;su s&#7909; iya: &#8220;Iwhe meru eme b&#7909; &#7885;wa, &#7885; -b&#7909;ru l'a ta anw&#7909;du madz&#7909; &#7885;do b&#7865; onye &#7885;bu l'a-byakwaa l'e-tso l'onye Chileke b&#7909; eze l&#7865; ndz&#7909; iya.&#8221; 4Nikod&#237;m&#7885;su s&#7909; iya: &#8220;?Nd&#7865;e g&#7865; l'ee-shi nw&#7909;a madz&#7909; &#7885;do nteke &#7885; kah&#7909;waru akah&#7909;? ?L'&#7885;o-bah&#7909;-whu az&#7909; l'&#7865;who ne iya, je an&#7885;du t'a nw&#7909;a ya nke ugbo lab&#7885;?&#8221; 5Jis&#7885;su s&#7909; iya: &#8220;Iwhe mu l'eme t'o doo ghu &#7865;nya b&#7909;: &#7885; -b&#7909;ru l'eete egudedu mini y&#7865;le Ume-D&#7909;-Ns&#7885; nw&#7909;a madz&#7909; &#7885;do b&#7865; onye ono l'a-byakwaa l'a-b&#7909; onye Chileke b&#7909; eze l&#7865; ndz&#7909; iya. 6Onye madz&#7909; nw&#7909;ru m&#7865;e iwhe shi l'&#7865;ka madz&#7909; b&#7909;kota nke madz&#7909;. Onye Ume-D&#7909;-Ns&#7885; nw&#7909;ru m&#7865;e iwhe shi l'&#7865;ka Ume-D&#7909;-Ns&#7885;, t&#7909;kota b&#7909;ru nke Ume-D&#7909;-Ns&#7885;. 7T'&#7885; b&#7885; d&#7909;kwa ghu biribiri l&#7865; mu s&#7909;ru l'aanw&#7909;-whuje unu az&#7909; &#7885;do. 8Wh&#7865;rewhere l'an&#7885;je ewhe ala &#7865;ka d&#7909; iya mma, g&#7909; an&#7909;lewho &#7909;kporo iya, &#7885;le &#7883; t&#7883; makwan&#7909; &#7865;ka o shi, t&#7883; ma &#7865;ka l'oowhe ala, o nokwawho g'&#7885; d&#7909; iwhe b&#7909; onye Ume-D&#7909;-Ns&#7885; nw&#7909;ru ndono.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 9Nikod&#237;m&#7885;su s&#7909; iya: &#8220;?Nd&#7865;-zhia g'&#7865;gube iwhe ono l'e-me nw&#7909;a?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 10Jis&#7885;su s&#7909; iya: &#8220;?&#7882; b&#7909; onye l'ezhi iwhe l&#7865; &#205;zur&#7865;lu, iwhe d&#7909; nno te edo ghu &#7865;nya. 11Iwhe mu l'akar&#7909; ghu b&#7909;, l'&#7885;o iwhe anyi mar&#7909; b&#7865; anyi l'ekfuje, &#7885; b&#7909;ru iwhe anyi wh&#7909;ru l'&#7865;nya b&#7865; anyi l'at&#7909;je &#7885;nu iya, &#7885;le unu te ekwetadu l&#7865; nke anyi b&#7909; iya. 12Mb&#7909; s&#7909;, &#7885; -b&#7909;ru l&#7865; mu kfuru unu iwhe nke mgboko-o, unu te ekweta iya, ?nd&#7865;kwanu g'unu l'e-shi kweta m&#7865; mu kfuderu unu g'iwhe nke imigwe d&#7909;. 13&#7884; t&#7885; d&#7909;du onye bah&#7909;jeru l'imigwe t'a g&#7909;fulewho onye ono, shi l'imigwe bya, b&#7909; iya b&#7909; mb&#7865;dua, b&#7909; Ab&#7909;bu-Ndiwhe. 14&#7884; kwa g&#7865; M&#243;sisu gudeje mkp&#7909;ru wolia agw&#7885; ono, e gude ope mee l'echi-&#7865;gu, b&#7909; g'e wolifutaje Ab&#7909;bu-Ndiwhe, 15nke &#7885;whu b&#7909;kwanu onye woru onwiya ye iya l'&#7865;ka, onye ono enweru ndz&#7909; tututu-m&#7883;mimi.</div><div class="p"> 16&#8220;L&#7865; Chileke b&#7865; yenukaru ndiwhe obu, yetabe wh&#7865; iya nke &#7885;whu &#7885; n&#7909;ru Nwa lan&#7909;, o nwe kp&#7909; nke &#7885;whu b&#7909;kwanu onye wowaru onwiya ye Nwa iya ono l'&#7865;ka t'onye &#7885;bu ba ala l'iyi. O chia ndz&#7909; tututu-m&#7883;mimi b&#7865; onye ono l'e-nwe. 17Iwhe Chileke kwoberu zhi Nwa iya t'&#7885; bya l&#7865; mgboko-o ta ab&#7909;kwa t'&#7885; bya ekpelahaa ndiwhe ikpe. Iwhe &#7885; byaturu kwa t'e shi l'&#7865;ka iya dz&#7885;o ndiwhe. 18Onye n&#7885; iya l'&#7865;ka b&#7865; l'&#7865;te anmakwa ikpe, obekwanu l'onye l'ete ekwee woru onwiya ye iya l'&#7865;ka b'e gbee nmahawar&#7885; ikpe, o noo nkele onye ono te ekwetadu nke Nwa Chileke ono, b&#7909; Nwa lan&#7909;. 19G&#7865; Chileke l'e-gude bua ikpe ono b&#7909;: L'iwhoro ono byar&#7909; l&#7865; mgboko-o, ndiwhe gbee haa iwhoro ono hatachia &#7865;kpuroochi, nke l'&#7885;o l'iwhe wh&#7865; l'eme b&#7909;kota ejo iwhe. 20Iwhe meru n&#7909; b&#7909;kwaru l'onye l'eme ejo iwhe l'akp&#7885;je iwhoro ash&#7883;, onye ono te eshitajedu &#7909;zo &#7865;ka iwhoro d&#7909;: a n&#7885;nyadawho ejo iwhe &#7885;bu, l'oomegbabe gbaf&#7909;ta iwhe. 21&#7884;le onye l'eme ire-lan&#7909; l'af&#7909;taje bya an&#7885;du l'&#7865;ka iwhoro d&#7909;, nke &#7885;whu l'aa-wh&#7909;-dzuru iya mar&#7909; l'iwhe l'oome b&#7865; &#7865;ka Chileke d&#7909;kwawho.&#8221;</div><div class="s">Jis&#7885;su y&#7865;le J&#7885;nu onye l'emeje baputizimu</div><div class="p"> 22E megelewho, Jis&#7885;su y&#7865;le ndu l'etso &#7909;zo iya t&#7909;gbua jeshia al&#7883; Jud&#237;ya. Wh&#7865; kp&#7885;o nw&#7909;kfu l'&#7865;ka ono, l'oomeshi ndu madz&#7909; baputizimu. 23J&#7885;nu l'emekwawho baputizimu nkiya l&#7865; &#205;n&#7885;nu. &#205;n&#7885;nu b&#7865; d&#7909;kube S&#233;limu ntse. &#7884; n&#7885;du l'&#7865;ka ono eme baputizimu nkele mini ha shii l'&#7865;ka ono. Ndiwhe l'aw&#7909; aw&#7909;-kfuta iya l'&#7865;ka ono, l'oomekaa wh&#7865; baputizimu. 24Nteke ono b&#7909;kwanuru nteke l'&#7865;teke at&#7909;a J&#7885;nu mkp&#7885;ro. 25A n&#7885;nyaa, ndu l'etso &#7909;zo J&#7885;nu, wh&#7865; l'onye Ju lan&#7909; &#7885;bu t&#7909;kfuta &#7865;go g&#7865; l'eemeje nke ns&#7885; &#7885;safu onwonye mmerwu. 26O noo ya, wh&#7865; t&#7909;ru iya byakfuta J&#7885;nu bya as&#7909; iya: &#8220;O-zhi-iwhe, ?&#7883; wh&#7909;nuawho l'onye &#7885;bu g&#7909; l'iya shi n&#7885;du l'az&#7909; J&#243;&#803;danu az&#7909; iya &#7885;whu, mb&#7909; onye ono, i shi at&#7909; &#7885;nu iya, &#7885; kwa iya n&#7885; l'&#7865;ka-a ntaa eme baputizimu, ndu madz&#7909; l'aw&#7909; gidigidi ejekfu iya?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 27J&#7885;nu s&#7909; wh&#7865;: &#8220;&#7884; t&#7885; d&#7909;kwa onye d&#7909; iwhe &#7885; bya l'a-nata m'&#7885; -b&#7909;a iwhe Chileke n&#7909;ru iya. 28Unub&#7865;dua l'onwunu kab&#7865;kwaa b&#7909;ru ndu &#7865;to, n&#7909;ru nteke mu kfuru s&#7909; l'&#7885; t&#7885; kwa m&#7909;be J&#7885;nu b&#7909; Kur&#225;yisutu &#7885;bu, Chileke kweru &#7909;kwa iya, l'&#7885; kwa ezhizhi b'e zhiru mb&#7865;dua t&#7865; mu vuru iya &#7909;zo bya. 29S&#7909;a, &#7885; kwa nwata nwokoro, l'eje &#7885;lu nwany&#7883; b&#7865; nwany&#7883; &#7885;bu, a bya l'ekee ya n&#7885;du-turu. &#7884;nya nwata-okoro l'ab&#7909;jekwa &#7885; -kf&#7909;ru l'&#7865;ka &#7885;nya iya ono n&#7885;, an&#7909; iwhe l'ookfu, &#7865;hu ats&#7885; iya &#7909;tso. &#7884;o m&#7909;be J&#7885;nu b&#7909; &#7885;nya Jis&#7885;su. &#7884; b&#7909;ru iwhe ono meru &#7865;hu kwata ats&#7885;shi mu &#7909;tso ike ntaa ats&#7885;fu mu iya l'ishi. 30&#7864;wha Jis&#7885;su kaf&#7909;taje ode ude eje eje, nke m&#7909;be J&#7885;nu aka &#7885;lwali eje eje.</div><div class="s">Onye shi l'igwe bya</div><div class="p"> 31&#8220;&#7884;o onye ono, shi l'igwe bya ono b&#7865; b&#7909; iya b&#7909; onye kak&#7885;ta shii l&#7865; g'a ha. Onye shi l&#7865; mgboko b&#7909;lewho nke mgboko-o, t&#7865;menu l'&#7885;onojelewho ekfu g'&#7885;o ndu mgboko-o, onye ono, shi l'imigwe bya b&#7865; b&#7909; iya kak&#7885;ta shii l&#7865; g'a ha. 32&#7884;o iwhe &#7885; n&#7909;ru l&#7865; nch&#7883; iya, wh&#7909;a ya l'&#7865;nya b&#7865; l'ookfuje. &#7884;le &#7885; t&#7885; d&#7909;du onye l'ekweje nata ozhi iya. 33Onye ono, natar&#7909; ozhi, l'oozhi b&#7865; gudewa ono kweta l&#7865; Chileke b&#7909; &#7885;kpobe iya. 34O noo nke l'onye ono, Chileke yeru ono l'ekfu okfu, Chileke kfuru. Iwhe meru iya b&#7909;ru l&#7865; Chileke ta ahatadu Ume-D&#7909;-Ns&#7885; ahata n&#7909; iya. 35Chileke, b&#7909; Nna yeru Nwa iya obu, o wokotaakwaru iwhe lile-e ye iya l'&#7865;ka. 36Onye wowaru onwiya ye l'&#7865;ka Nwa Chileke ono b&#7865; nwewaru ndz&#7909; tututu-m&#7883;mimi, &#7885;le onye l'&#7865;te an&#7909;aru Nwa Chileke okfu b&#7865; ndz&#7909; ono l'abyakwaa l'erwube &#7865;ka. Onye ono b&#7865; oke-&#7865;hu-eghughu Chileke l'ad&#7909;akwaro swiru jeyewaro l&#7865; tututu-m&#7883;mimi.&#8221;</div>
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O nweru nwoke lanụ ọbu, ẹwha iya bụ Nikodímọsu. Nikodímọsu bẹ tso l'ọgbo ndu Fárisii. Ọ bụkwaruwho onye ishi ndu Ju. Ọ bya ebe l'ẹnyashi ujiku lanụ, nwoke ono tụgbua byakfuta Jisọsu bya asụ iya: “O-zhi-iwhe, anyi makwarụa l'i bụ onye l'ezhije mmamagụ, tẹmenu ọ bụru Chileke yeru ghu t'ị bya. Ọ tọ dụdu onye fụru ome eze iwhe lile-e l'iimegbabe l'abụa lẹ Chileke kfụru onye ọbu l'azụ.”
Jisọsu sụ iya: “Iwhe meru eme bụ ọwa, ọ -bụru l'a ta anwụdu madzụ ọdo bẹ onye ọbu l'a-byakwaa l'e-tso l'onye Chileke bụ eze lẹ ndzụ iya.” Nikodímọsu sụ iya: “?Ndẹe gẹ l'ee-shi nwụa madzụ ọdo nteke ọ kahụwaru akahụ? ?L'ọo-bahụ-whu azụ l'ẹwho ne iya, je anọdu t'a nwụa ya nke ugbo labọ?” Jisọsu sụ iya: “Iwhe mu l'eme t'o doo ghu ẹnya bụ: ọ -bụru l'eete egudedu mini yẹle Ume-Dụ-Nsọ nwụa madzụ ọdo bẹ onye ono l'a-byakwaa l'a-bụ onye Chileke bụ eze lẹ ndzụ iya. Onye madzụ nwụru mẹe iwhe shi l'ẹka madzụ bụkota nke madzụ. Onye Ume-Dụ-Nsọ nwụru mẹe iwhe shi l'ẹka Ume-Dụ-Nsọ, tụkota bụru nke Ume-Dụ-Nsọ. T'ọ bọ dụkwa ghu biribiri lẹ mu sụru l'aanwụ-whuje unu azụ ọdo. Whẹrewhere l'anọje ewhe ala ẹka dụ iya mma, gụ anụlewho ụkporo iya, ọle ị tị makwanụ ẹka o shi, tị ma ẹka l'oowhe ala, o nokwawho g'ọ dụ iwhe bụ onye Ume-Dụ-Nsọ nwụru ndono.”
Nikodímọsu sụ iya: “?Ndẹ-zhia g'ẹgube iwhe ono l'e-me nwụa?”
Jisọsu sụ iya: “?Ị bụ onye l'ezhi iwhe lẹ Ízurẹlu, iwhe dụ nno te edo ghu ẹnya. Iwhe mu l'akarụ ghu bụ, l'ọo iwhe anyi marụ bẹ anyi l'ekfuje, ọ bụru iwhe anyi whụru l'ẹnya bẹ anyi l'atụje ọnu iya, ọle unu te ekwetadu lẹ nke anyi bụ iya. Mbụ sụ, ọ -bụru lẹ mu kfuru unu iwhe nke mgboko-o, unu te ekweta iya, ?ndẹkwanu g'unu l'e-shi kweta mẹ mu kfuderu unu g'iwhe nke imigwe dụ. Ọ tọ dụdu onye bahụjeru l'imigwe t'a gụfulewho onye ono, shi l'imigwe bya, bụ iya bụ mbẹdua, bụ Abụbu-Ndiwhe. Ọ kwa gẹ Mósisu gudeje mkpụru wolia agwọ ono, e gude ope mee l'echi-ẹgu, bụ g'e wolifutaje Abụbu-Ndiwhe, nke ọwhu bụkwanu onye woru onwiya ye iya l'ẹka, onye ono enweru ndzụ tututu-mịmimi.
“Lẹ Chileke bẹ yenukaru ndiwhe obu, yetabe whẹ iya nke ọwhu ọ nụru Nwa lanụ, o nwe kpụ nke ọwhu bụkwanu onye wowaru onwiya ye Nwa iya ono l'ẹka t'onye ọbu ba ala l'iyi. O chia ndzụ tututu-mịmimi bẹ onye ono l'e-nwe. Iwhe Chileke kwoberu zhi Nwa iya t'ọ bya lẹ mgboko-o ta abụkwa t'ọ bya ekpelahaa ndiwhe ikpe. Iwhe ọ byaturu kwa t'e shi l'ẹka iya dzọo ndiwhe. Onye nọ iya l'ẹka bẹ l'ẹte anmakwa ikpe, obekwanu l'onye l'ete ekwee woru onwiya ye iya l'ẹka b'e gbee nmahawarọ ikpe, o noo nkele onye ono te ekwetadu nke Nwa Chileke ono, bụ Nwa lanụ. Gẹ Chileke l'e-gude bua ikpe ono bụ: L'iwhoro ono byarụ lẹ mgboko-o, ndiwhe gbee haa iwhoro ono hatachia ẹkpuroochi, nke l'ọo l'iwhe whẹ l'eme bụkota ejo iwhe. Iwhe meru nụ bụkwaru l'onye l'eme ejo iwhe l'akpọje iwhoro ashị, onye ono te eshitajedu ụzo ẹka iwhoro dụ: a nọnyadawho ejo iwhe ọbu, l'oomegbabe gbafụta iwhe. Ọle onye l'eme ire-lanụ l'afụtaje bya anọdu l'ẹka iwhoro dụ, nke ọwhu l'aa-whụ-dzuru iya marụ l'iwhe l'oome bẹ ẹka Chileke dụkwawho.”

E megelewho, Jisọsu yẹle ndu l'etso ụzo iya tụgbua jeshia alị Judíya. Whẹ kpọo nwụkfu l'ẹka ono, l'oomeshi ndu madzụ baputizimu. Jọnu l'emekwawho baputizimu nkiya lẹ Ínọnu. Ínọnu bẹ dụkube Sélimu ntse. Ọ nọdu l'ẹka ono eme baputizimu nkele mini ha shii l'ẹka ono. Ndiwhe l'awụ awụ-kfuta iya l'ẹka ono, l'oomekaa whẹ baputizimu. Nteke ono bụkwanuru nteke l'ẹteke atụa Jọnu mkpọro. A nọnyaa, ndu l'etso ụzo Jọnu, whẹ l'onye Ju lanụ ọbu tụkfuta ẹgo gẹ l'eemeje nke nsọ ọsafu onwonye mmerwu. O noo ya, whẹ tụru iya byakfuta Jọnu bya asụ iya: “O-zhi-iwhe, ?ị whụnuawho l'onye ọbu gụ l'iya shi nọdu l'azụ Jọ́danu azụ iya ọwhu, mbụ onye ono, i shi atụ ọnu iya, ọ kwa iya nọ l'ẹka-a ntaa eme baputizimu, ndu madzụ l'awụ gidigidi ejekfu iya?”
Jọnu sụ whẹ: “Ọ tọ dụkwa onye dụ iwhe ọ bya l'a-nata m'ọ -bụa iwhe Chileke nụru iya. Unubẹdua l'onwunu kabẹkwaa bụru ndu ẹto, nụru nteke mu kfuru sụ l'ọ tọ kwa mụbe Jọnu bụ Kuráyisutu ọbu, Chileke kweru ụkwa iya, l'ọ kwa ezhizhi b'e zhiru mbẹdua tẹ mu vuru iya ụzo bya. Sụa, ọ kwa nwata nwokoro, l'eje ọlu nwanyị bẹ nwanyị ọbu, a bya l'ekee ya nọdu-turu. Ọnya nwata-okoro l'abụjekwa ọ -kfụru l'ẹka ọnya iya ono nọ, anụ iwhe l'ookfu, ẹhu atsọ iya ụtso. Ọo mụbe Jọnu bụ ọnya Jisọsu. Ọ bụru iwhe ono meru ẹhu kwata atsọshi mu ụtso ike ntaa atsọfu mu iya l'ishi. Ẹwha Jisọsu kafụtaje ode ude eje eje, nke mụbe Jọnu aka ọlwali eje eje.

“Ọo onye ono, shi l'igwe bya ono bẹ bụ iya bụ onye kakọta shii lẹ g'a ha. Onye shi lẹ mgboko bụlewho nke mgboko-o, tẹmenu l'ọonojelewho ekfu g'ọo ndu mgboko-o, onye ono, shi l'imigwe bya bẹ bụ iya kakọta shii lẹ g'a ha. Ọo iwhe ọ nụru lẹ nchị iya, whụa ya l'ẹnya bẹ l'ookfuje. Ọle ọ tọ dụdu onye l'ekweje nata ozhi iya. Onye ono, natarụ ozhi, l'oozhi bẹ gudewa ono kweta lẹ Chileke bụ ọkpobe iya. O noo nke l'onye ono, Chileke yeru ono l'ekfu okfu, Chileke kfuru. Iwhe meru iya bụru lẹ Chileke ta ahatadu Ume-Dụ-Nsọ ahata nụ iya. Chileke, bụ Nna yeru Nwa iya obu, o wokotaakwaru iwhe lile-e ye iya l'ẹka. Onye wowaru onwiya ye l'ẹka Nwa Chileke ono bẹ nwewaru ndzụ tututu-mịmimi, ọle onye l'ẹte anụaru Nwa Chileke okfu bẹ ndzụ ono l'abyakwaa l'erwube ẹka. Onye ono bẹ oke-ẹhu-eghughu Chileke l'adụakwaro swiru jeyewaro lẹ tututu-mịmimi.”

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