GEERTGEN na Sint Jans, 1490
WE chee echiche nke oma n’ime akwukwo nke ato n’azo na amughi Jisos n’azu ogwu ma obu ulo obula. Eze anyị tọgbọrọ n'ihe e ji etinyere anụ ụlọ nrin'ihi na ọ dighi oghere diri ha n'ulo ndi-ije."
Ma Josef na Meri ekwesighi ka a kasie ha obi. Ha achọpụtaghị ihe kacha mma, ọ bụ ezie na ha nwere ike ịchọ. Ejiri afọ ojuju ju ha afọ.
Ezi Christian kwesiri ịbụ nke dị mfe. Mmadu nwere ike baa ọgaranya, ma bie ndụ dị mfe. Ọ pụtara ibi na ihe mmadụ chọrọ, kama ịchọrọ (n'ime ihe kpatara ya). Ime ụlọ anyị na-abụkarị temometa mbụ nke dị mfe.
Ihe dị mfe ọ pụtara apụtaghị na anyị ga-ebi n'udo. Ekwenyesiri m ike na Josef sachara ihe e ji etinyere anụ ụlọ nri, na Meri ji ákwà dị ọcha kpuchie ya, nakwa na a na-edozi obere ụlọ ha dị ka o kwere mee maka ọbịbịa Kraịst. Otu a kwa ka obi anyị gụgharịrị maka ọbịbịa nke Onye-nzọpụta. Ogbenye nke idi mfe na-eme ohere.
O nwekwara ihu: afọ ojuju.
I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and being in need. I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me.
(Fil. 4: 12-13)