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PROTAGORAS.

Ọ bụla n’oge, mgbe m si Oenoé lọta. Ohu-nwoke m, Satyrus, agbafuwo: enwere m pụtara ịgwa gị na m na-aga na-achụ ya, ma ihe ọzọ wepụrụ ya n'obi m. Ọfọn, m nwetara azụ, na anyị nwere supped na na-aga ịlakpu, mgbe nwanne m nwoke kwuru m: 'Protagoras abịawo.' Na mbụ m bụ maka na-abịakwute gị ozugbo, mana m tụlere nke ahụ ọ bụ kpam kpam tere aka n'abalị. Ma ozugbo ahụ m na-arahụ ụra site na mmetụta nke m ike ọgwụgwụ, m biliri wee pụta ebe a ozugbo.”

N'ịmara obi ike na ọdịdị obi ụtọ ya, M kwuru, -

"Ọfọn, gịnị bụ ihe a nye gị? N'ezie Protagoras emegbubeghị gị n'ụzọ ọ bụla?"

"Site na chi, o nwere ezie, Socrates," ọ zara, na-achị ọchị; N'ihi na Ọ nēdebe amam-ihe-Ya; ihe niile nye onwe ya, ọ dịghịkwa enye m ihe ọ bụla.”

“Site n’aka Zeus,” ka m kwuru, “ọ bụrụ na ị nye ya ego, kwue ya nke-ọma, Ọ gēme kwa onye mara ihe gị onwe gị kwa."

“Ọ ga-adịrị Zeus na chi dị iche iche,” ka o tiri mkpu, “Ọ dabere na nke ahụ! n'ihi na m'gaghi-eme chekwaa ego nke m, mba ma ọ bụ nke m enyi ma. Ma nke a bụ kpọmkwem ihe mere m abiakutewo gi ub͕u a, ka i riọ ka i me na-ekwu maka m. Mụ onwe m ka dị obere, na e wezụga ahụtụbeghị m Protagoras - ee e, ọ bụghịkwa mgbe anụghị ya—n’ihi na m ka bụ nwata mgbe ọ nọrọ ebe a na mbụ. Ma ha nile na-eto ya;