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Jụọ Ndigbo

Onye Nkpụrụ Mmiri

E weta wii wii, Ị see.

E weta cocaine, Ị kuru.

E weta anwụrụ, Ị kpọọ.

E weta ahịhịa ukwu na nta, Ị tapịa.

 

E weta kaịkaị, Ị ñụọ.

E weta ngwọ, Ị rachaa.

E weta burukutu, Ị mịchaa.

E weta beer, Ị wụdaa.

 

Ị n’aga n’ụzọ, Ikuku a n’ebu gị.

Ị kwụrụ ọtọ, Ị n’ana ka ugwu mmanya.

Ị kwuo okwu, ọ bụrụ nyịkọrịkọtọ.

Ike gwu gị, Ị lahụ n’ọwa mmiri.

 

Ọ bụ ndu dị nkea?

Onye Nkpụrụ mmiri jiri ya na nwayọọ.

Ọ kwanụ onye rijuo afọ ọdachie ụzọ;

Mana afọ gị ye oye.

Ọ kwanụ onye kwụrụ ọtọ, akwatuo ya;

Mana egbe buru gị n’efegharị.

 

Ọma ọgọdu asa ahụ, mara onwe ya!

Ị chọrọ enyemaka? Kọtụrụ nwanne gị.

Ị chọrọ inwere onwe gị? Jụọ onye agbata obi gị.

Enyemaka nọ gị nso. Yọọ! Chọọ! iga-enwere onwe gị.

 

Ono mgbadụga! 

 

Ono mgbadụga!

Ino otu okpoko - wudụm

Ino okpoko abụụ - wudụm, wudụm.

Ino okpoko atọ - wudụm, wudụm, wudụm.

 

Olee ofe n'achị mgbadụga?

Ọ bụ egusi? Mba!

Ọ bụ ọgbọnọ? Mba!

Ọ bụ ede? Eye!

Ede na onigbu gbara ndụ n'isekwu.

 

Weta nkpụrụ achị,

Tinye ose, ya na mmanụ.

Weta azụ, tinye anụ, ya na nnu.

M'echefula, Ogiri. Ọ bụ ya bụ isi ofe.

 

Mgbadụga anatọka bụ mak'ihi ogiri.

Tinye okporoko, tinye echim, tinye nnu.

Ma hapụ ogiri, ofe gị g'atọ urọbụlụ, ụrọbụlụ.

 

Nwoke os'ite, nwanyị os'ite,

detue ya n'ahụ aja isiekwu gị.

Ogiri bụ isi ofe.

 



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