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Ikwo Old Testament

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            <div class="label">1</div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="GEN.1.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">L&#7865; mb&#7909;lembu; b&#7865; Nchileke meru igwe; bya emee mgboko. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="GEN.1.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Mgboko te nwe &#7909;gbugba; to nwe iphe n&#7885; iya n&#7909;. Y&#7885; b&#7909;ru mini jiru &#7865;kemeke &#7885;bule. Eli mini ono agbak&#7885;ta &#7885;chi. Ume Nchileke eruphelephu l'eli mini ono &#7865;ge ono.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="GEN.1.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="GEN.1.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">T&#7885; d&#7909; iya b&#7909;; Nchileke as&#7909;: &#8220;T'iphoro d&#7909;.&#8221; Iphoro ad&#7909;waphu. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="GEN.1.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Iphoro ono ad&#7909; Nchileke mma. Y&#7885; bya edokahu iphoro ono y&#7865; l'&#7885;chi ono. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="GEN.1.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Nchileke abya ag&#7909;a iphoro ono &#8220;Eswe;&#8221; g&#7909;a &#7885;chi ono &#8220;&#7864;nyashi.&#8221; Nchi ejihu bya ab&#7885;hu. Ono ab&#7909;ru mb&#7885;ku k&#7865; mb&#7909;.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="GEN.1.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="GEN.1.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Ya ndono; Nchileke as&#7909;: &#8220;T'iphe</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:6 </span><span class="ft">Iphe eeku &#8220;iphe&#8221; l'&#7865;ke-a b&#7909; iphe mbeke kuru &#8220;firmament&#8221; m'&#7885; kwanu &#8220;dome&#8221;, b&#7909; iphe d&#7909; l'&#7885; b&#7909; eze b&#7885;lu, a waru &#7865;bo; yo shihu ike; hatabe nshinu; k'&#7885;phu b&#7909; l'o kpuchitaru mgboko mgburumgburu. &#7884; b&#7909; iya b&#7909; akpamigwe y&#7865;le urukpu; m&#7865; mkp&#7885;-kpodo, tso iya n&#7909;.</span></span></span><span class="content"> n&#7885;du l'echi mini ono; n&#7885;-buhu iya &#7865;bo.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="GEN.1.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">T&#7885; d&#7909; iya b&#7909;; Nchileke abya emee &#236;ph&#232; ono; yo dobuhu mini &#7885;phu n&#7885; l'imeli; l'&#7885;phu n&#7885; l'al&#7883;. Y&#7885; d&#7909;waphu &#7865;ge ono. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="GEN.1.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Nchileke eworu &#236;ph&#232; ono g&#7909;a &#8220;Akpamigwe.&#8221; Nchi abya ejihu; bya ab&#7885;hu. Ono ab&#7909;ru mb&#7885;ku k'&#7865;bo.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="GEN.1.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="GEN.1.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Nchileke as&#7909;: &#8220;T&#7865; mini &#7885;phu n&#7885; l&#7865; mgboko n&#7885;kobe l'&#7865;kalanu; t&#7865; &#7865;ke, kp&#7885;huru nk&#7909; mifuta.&#8221; Y&#7885; d&#7909;waphu &#7865;ge ono. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="GEN.1.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Nchileke ag&#7909;a &#7865;ke ono, kp&#7885;huru nk&#7909; ono &#8220;Al&#7883;;&#8221; g&#7909;a mini ph&#7909; &#8220;Eze &#7864;nyimu.&#8221; Nchileke abya elee ya &#7865;nya; y&#7885; d&#7909; iya mma.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="GEN.1.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="GEN.1.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Nchileke as&#7909;: &#8220;T'al&#7883; fushia &#7909;nwu iru; iphe, eye nebyi; m&#7865; oshi-&#7885;mi; t'&#7885;phu n&#7885;nu m&#7883;shia akp&#7909;ru l'&#7909;gbagba nkiya.&#8221; Y&#7885; d&#7909;waphu &#7865;ge ono. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="GEN.1.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Al&#7883; abya efushia &#7909;nwu iru; fushia oshi, eye nebyi; m&#7865; oshi-&#7885;mi; &#7885;phu n&#7885;nu am&#7883;shia akp&#7909;ru l'&#7909;gbugba nk'iya. Y&#7885; d&#7909; Nchileke mma. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="GEN.1.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Nchi abya ejihu; bya ab&#7885;hu. Ono ab&#7909;ru mb&#7885;ku k'&#7865;to.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="GEN.1.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="GEN.1.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Nchileke as&#7909;: &#8220;T'iphoro n&#7885;du l'akpamigwe dokahuje eswe l'&#7865;nyashi; shi &#7865;ge ono koshije teke b&#7909; &#242;g&#232; iphe; m&#7865; &#7909;boku; m&#7865; teke b&#7909; l'afa gv&#7909;ru. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="GEN.1.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">T'iphoro ono, n&#7885; l'akpamigwe ono chije l&#7865; mgboko.&#8221; Y&#7885; d&#7909;waphu &#7865;ge ono. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="GEN.1.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Nchileke abya emee iphoro lab&#7909;, shihuru ike. Iphoro &#7885;phu ka nshinu b'o meru t'o chije l'eswe; bya emee iphoro &#7885;phu k'&#7885;la al&#7883; t'o chije l'&#7865;nyashi. Y&#7885; bya emekwaaphu &#7909;nwu mkp&#7885;-kpodo. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="GEN.1.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Nchileke abya eworu iphoro dobe l'akpamigwe t'o chije l&#7865; mgboko: </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="GEN.1.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">eswe l'&#7865;nyashi; m&#7865;kwaphu &#7865;ge &#7865;phe edokahu iphoro l'&#7885;chi. Nchileke abya elee ya &#7865;nya; y&#7885; d&#7909; iya mma. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="GEN.1.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Nchi abya ejihu; bya ab&#7885;hu. Ono ab&#7909;ru mb&#7885;ku k'&#7865;no.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="GEN.1.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="GEN.1.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Nchileke as&#7909;: &#8220;T&#7865; mini kpofuta an&#7909; l'&#243;&#803;t&#250; t'o buru l&#7865; mini; &#7909;nwenu awata ophe l&#7865; mgboko l&#7865; mkpuli akpamigwe.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="GEN.1.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">T&#7885; d&#7909; iya b&#7909;; Nchileke emeshia &#7865;jo an&#7909;, bugbaa l'eze &#7865;nyimu; m&#7865; iphe, n&#7885; ndz&#7909;, aw&#7909; aw&#7909;wu l'&#7909;du iya l'&#7909;du iya; &#7865;phe eburu l&#7865; mini. &#7908;nwenu, ephe l'eli l'&#7885; ha ekpofutakwaphu l'&#7909;du iya l'&#7909;du iya; &#7885;phu n&#7885;nu l'&#7909;gbugba nk'iya. Nchileke abya elee ya &#7865;nya; y&#7885; d&#7909; iya mma. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="GEN.1.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Y&#7885; bya ag&#7885;oru iya &#7885;nu; s&#7909; iya: &#8220;T'&#7885; z&#7909;a; z&#7909;-jishia mini, n&#7885; l'eze &#7865;nyimu; &#7909;nwenu az&#7909;kwaaphu z&#7909;-jia mgboko.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="GEN.1.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Nchi abya ejihu; bya ab&#7885;hu. Ono ab&#7909;ru mb&#7885;ku k'ise.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="GEN.1.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="GEN.1.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Nchileke abya as&#7909;: &#8220;T&#7865; mgboko kpofuta iphe, n&#7885;gbaa ndz&#7909; l'&#7909;du iya l'&#7909;du iya. T'iphe b&#7909; elu kpofuta; m&#7865; ndu &#7885;phu aw&#7909; l'&#7865;pho; m&#7865; an&#7909; ndu &#7885;phu bu l'&#7865;gbudu. T'&#7885;phu n&#7885;nu kpofuta l'&#7909;gbugba nk'iya.&#8221; Y&#7885; d&#7909;waphu &#7865;ge ono. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="GEN.1.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Nchileke meshiru an&#7909;-&#7865;gu-&#7865;gbudu l'&#7909;du iya l'&#7909;du iya; mee elu l'&#7909;du iya l'&#7909;du iya; mekwaaphu an&#7909; &#7885;phu aw&#7909; l'&#7865;pho l'&#7909;du iya l'&#7909;du iya. Nchileke abya elee ya &#7865;nya; y&#7885; d&#7909; iya mma.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="GEN.1.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="GEN.1.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Nchileke as&#7909;: &#8220;T'ayi mee madz&#7909; t'o yeru ayi; mb&#7909; t'&#7885; d&#7909; &#7865;ge ayi d&#7909;. T'&#7885; b&#7909;ru ishi, l'ach&#7883; iphe, b&#7909; &#7865;ma, n&#7885; l'eze &#7865;nyimu; &#7909;nwenu, ephe l'eli; iphe, b&#7909; elu l'&#7885; ha; m&#7865; eliphe gbaa mgburumgburu jeyekpo l'iphe b&#7909; iphe, aw&#7909; l'&#7865;pho.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="GEN.1.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="GEN.1.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">T&#7885; d&#7909; iya b&#7909;;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="GEN.1.27"><span class="content">Nchileke ekee madz&#7909;; </span><span class="content"> yo yeru iya.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="GEN.1.27"><span class="content">Y&#7885; b&#7909;ru &#7865;ge Nchileke d&#7909;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="GEN.1.27"><span class="content">b&#7909; &#7865;ge o keru iya; y&#7885; d&#7909;.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="GEN.1.27"><span class="content">Yo kee &#7865;phe nwoke l&#7865; nwanyi.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="GEN.1.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Nchileke abya ag&#7885;oru &#7865;phe</span></span></div><div class="q3"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">&#7885;nu; s&#7909; &#7865;phe:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">&#8220;T'&#7865;phe z&#7909;a ha l'igwe.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">T'&#7865;phe z&#7909;a z&#7909;-jia mgboko; b&#7909;ru ishi iya.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">T'&#7865;phe b&#7909;ru ishi, &#7865;ma,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">bu l'eze &#7865;nyimu;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">b&#7909;ru ishi &#7909;nwenu, ephe l'eli;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">b&#7909;ru ishi iphemiphe &#7885;bule,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">e meru dobe l&#7865; mgboko-a.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="GEN.1.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="GEN.1.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Ya ndono; Nchileke as&#7909;:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="GEN.1.29"><span class="content">&#8220;L'iphe, b&#7909; iphe, am&#7883; akp&#7909;ru</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="GEN.1.29"><span class="content">l&#7865; mgboko-a; m&#7865; iphe, b&#7909; oshi-&#7885;mi;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="GEN.1.29"><span class="content">m&#7865; akp&#7909;ru iya l'&#7885; ha;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="GEN.1.29"><span class="content">b&#7865; ya n&#7909;kotawaru unu t'&#7885; b&#7909;ru unu nri.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="GEN.1.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="GEN.1.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Iphe, b&#7909; an&#7909;, n&#7885; l&#7865; </span><span class="content"> mgboko-a;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="GEN.1.30"><span class="content">m&#7865; iphe, b&#7909; &#7909;nwenu, ephe l'eli;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="GEN.1.30"><span class="content">m&#7865; iphemiphe &#7885;bule, </span><span class="content"> aw&#7909; l'&#7865;pho;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="GEN.1.30"><span class="content">mb&#7909; iphe b&#7909; iphe n&#7885; ndz&#7909; l'&#7885; ha;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="GEN.1.30"><span class="content">b&#7865; ya n&#7909;kotaru iru &#7865;swa t'&#7885; b&#7909;ru &#7865;phe nri.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="GEN.1.30"><span class="content">Y&#7885; d&#7909;waphu &#7865;ge ono.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="GEN.1.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="GEN.1.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Nchileke abya elee &#7865;nya; ph&#7909; iphemiphe &#7885;bule, o meru; y&#7885; d&#7909;kota mma. Nchi abya ejihu; bya ab&#7885;hu. Ono ab&#7909;ru mb&#7885;ku k'ishingu.</span></span></div>
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Lẹ mbụlembu; bẹ Nchileke meru igwe; bya emee mgboko. Mgboko te nwe ụgbugba; to nwe iphe nọ iya nụ. Yọ bụru mini jiru ẹkemeke ọbule. Eli mini ono agbakọta ọchi. Ume Nchileke eruphelephu l'eli mini ono ẹge ono.
Tọ dụ iya bụ; Nchileke asụ: “T'iphoro dụ.” Iphoro adụwaphu. Iphoro ono adụ Nchileke mma. Yọ bya edokahu iphoro ono yẹ l'ọchi ono. Nchileke abya agụa iphoro ono “Eswe;” gụa ọchi ono “Ẹnyashi.” Nchi ejihu bya abọhu. Ono abụru mbọku kẹ mbụ.
Ya ndono; Nchileke asụ: “T'iphe nọdu l'echi mini ono; nọ-buhu iya ẹbo.” Tọ dụ iya bụ; Nchileke abya emee ìphè ono; yo dobuhu mini ọphu nọ l'imeli; l'ọphu nọ l'alị. Yọ dụwaphu ẹge ono. Nchileke eworu ìphè ono gụa “Akpamigwe.” Nchi abya ejihu; bya abọhu. Ono abụru mbọku k'ẹbo.
Nchileke asụ: “Tẹ mini ọphu nọ lẹ mgboko nọkobe l'ẹkalanu; tẹ ẹke, kpọhuru nkụ mifuta.” Yọ dụwaphu ẹge ono. Nchileke agụa ẹke ono, kpọhuru nkụ ono “Alị;” gụa mini phụ “Eze Ẹnyimu.” Nchileke abya elee ya ẹnya; yọ dụ iya mma.
Nchileke asụ: “T'alị fushia ụnwu iru; iphe, eye nebyi; mẹ oshi-ọmi; t'ọphu nọnu mịshia akpụru l'ụgbagba nkiya.” Yọ dụwaphu ẹge ono. Alị abya efushia ụnwu iru; fushia oshi, eye nebyi; mẹ oshi-ọmi; ọphu nọnu amịshia akpụru l'ụgbugba nk'iya. Yọ dụ Nchileke mma. Nchi abya ejihu; bya abọhu. Ono abụru mbọku k'ẹto.
Nchileke asụ: “T'iphoro nọdu l'akpamigwe dokahuje eswe l'ẹnyashi; shi ẹge ono koshije teke bụ ògè iphe; mẹ ụboku; mẹ teke bụ l'afa gvụru. T'iphoro ono, nọ l'akpamigwe ono chije lẹ mgboko.” Yọ dụwaphu ẹge ono. Nchileke abya emee iphoro labụ, shihuru ike. Iphoro ọphu ka nshinu b'o meru t'o chije l'eswe; bya emee iphoro ọphu k'ọla alị t'o chije l'ẹnyashi. Yọ bya emekwaaphu ụnwu mkpọ-kpodo. Nchileke abya eworu iphoro dobe l'akpamigwe t'o chije lẹ mgboko: eswe l'ẹnyashi; mẹkwaphu ẹge ẹphe edokahu iphoro l'ọchi. Nchileke abya elee ya ẹnya; yọ dụ iya mma. Nchi abya ejihu; bya abọhu. Ono abụru mbọku k'ẹno.
Nchileke asụ: “Tẹ mini kpofuta anụ l'ọ́tú t'o buru lẹ mini; ụnwenu awata ophe lẹ mgboko lẹ mkpuli akpamigwe.” Tọ dụ iya bụ; Nchileke emeshia ẹjo anụ, bugbaa l'eze ẹnyimu; mẹ iphe, nọ ndzụ, awụ awụwu l'ụdu iya l'ụdu iya; ẹphe eburu lẹ mini. Ụnwenu, ephe l'eli l'ọ ha ekpofutakwaphu l'ụdu iya l'ụdu iya; ọphu nọnu l'ụgbugba nk'iya. Nchileke abya elee ya ẹnya; yọ dụ iya mma. Yọ bya agọoru iya ọnu; sụ iya: “T'ọ zụa; zụ-jishia mini, nọ l'eze ẹnyimu; ụnwenu azụkwaaphu zụ-jia mgboko.” Nchi abya ejihu; bya abọhu. Ono abụru mbọku k'ise.
Nchileke abya asụ: “Tẹ mgboko kpofuta iphe, nọgbaa ndzụ l'ụdu iya l'ụdu iya. T'iphe bụ elu kpofuta; mẹ ndu ọphu awụ l'ẹpho; mẹ anụ ndu ọphu bu l'ẹgbudu. T'ọphu nọnu kpofuta l'ụgbugba nk'iya.” Yọ dụwaphu ẹge ono. Nchileke meshiru anụ-ẹgu-ẹgbudu l'ụdu iya l'ụdu iya; mee elu l'ụdu iya l'ụdu iya; mekwaaphu anụ ọphu awụ l'ẹpho l'ụdu iya l'ụdu iya. Nchileke abya elee ya ẹnya; yọ dụ iya mma.
Nchileke asụ: “T'ayi mee madzụ t'o yeru ayi; mbụ t'ọ dụ ẹge ayi dụ. T'ọ bụru ishi, l'achị iphe, bụ ẹma, nọ l'eze ẹnyimu; ụnwenu, ephe l'eli; iphe, bụ elu l'ọ ha; mẹ eliphe gbaa mgburumgburu jeyekpo l'iphe bụ iphe, awụ l'ẹpho.”
Tọ dụ iya bụ;
Nchileke ekee madzụ; yo yeru iya.
Yọ bụru ẹge Nchileke dụ
bụ ẹge o keru iya; yọ dụ.
Yo kee ẹphe nwoke lẹ nwanyi.
Nchileke abya agọoru ẹphe
ọnu; sụ ẹphe:
“T'ẹphe zụa ha l'igwe.
T'ẹphe zụa zụ-jia mgboko; bụru ishi iya.
T'ẹphe bụru ishi, ẹma,
bu l'eze ẹnyimu;
bụru ishi ụnwenu, ephe l'eli;
bụru ishi iphemiphe ọbule,
e meru dobe lẹ mgboko-a.”
Ya ndono; Nchileke asụ:
“L'iphe, bụ iphe, amị akpụru
lẹ mgboko-a; mẹ iphe, bụ oshi-ọmi;
mẹ akpụru iya l'ọ ha;
bẹ ya nụkotawaru unu t'ọ bụru unu nri.
Iphe, bụ anụ, nọ lẹ mgboko-a;
mẹ iphe, bụ ụnwenu, ephe l'eli;
mẹ iphemiphe ọbule, awụ l'ẹpho;
mbụ iphe bụ iphe nọ ndzụ l'ọ ha;
bẹ ya nụkotaru iru ẹswa t'ọ bụru ẹphe nri.”
Yọ dụwaphu ẹge ono.
Nchileke abya elee ẹnya; phụ iphemiphe ọbule, o meru; yọ dụkota mma. Nchi abya ejihu; bya abọhu. Ono abụru mbọku k'ishingu.

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