Jehova, bụ́ onye ndụ anyị dị n’aka ya, nyere iwu na e kwesịghị iri ọbara. (Jenesis 9:3, 4) N’Iwu ahụ Chineke nyere Israel oge ochie, ọ kpara ókè n’otú a ga-esi na-eji ọbara eme ihe n’ihi na ọ na-anọchi anya ndụ. O nyere iwu, sị: “Ndụ nke anụ ahụ, n’ọbara ka ọ dị: Mụ onwe m enyewokwa unu ya n’elu ebe ịchụàjà ikpuchiri mkpụrụ obi unu mmehie ha.” Gịnị ma ọ bụrụ na mmadụ egbuo anụmanụ maka oriri? Chineke kwuru, sị: “Ọ ga-awụsịkwa ọbara ya, were ájá kpuchie ya.”a (Levitikọs 17:11, 13) Jehova nyeghachiri iwu a ugboro ugboro. (Deuterọnọmi 12:16, 24; 15:2) Akwụkwọ bụ́ Soncino Chumash nke ndị Juu na-ekwu, sị: “E kwesịghị ichekwa ọbara echekwa ma ọlị kama a ga-eme ka a ghara iri ya site n’ịwụsị ya n’ala.” Ọ dịghị onye Israel ga-edebe, chekwaa, ma jiri ọbara nke ihe ọzọ e kere eke, bụ́ nke Chineke nwe ndụ ya, mee ihe.

Mgbe ụfọdụ, onye dọkịta na-agba onye ọrịa ume iweta ọbara nke ya ọtụtụ izu tupu a waa ya ahụ (onye a na-aga ịwa ahụ ibu ụzọ nye ọbara a ga-amịnyeghachi ya, ma ọ bụ PAD) ka ọ ga-abụ ọ dị mkpa, o nwee ike ịmịnye onye ọrịa ahụ ọbara ya ahụ e chekwara echekwa. Otú ọ dị, mweta, nchekwa, na mmịnye ọbara dị otú ahụ megidere kpọmkwem ihe e kwuru na Levitikọs na Deuterọnọmi. Ọbara abụghị ihe a ga-echekwa echekwa; ọ bụ ihe a ga-awụsị—ihe a ga-eweghachiri Chineke, dị ka a pụrụ isi kwuo ya. N’ezie, Iwu Mosis adịghị irè ugbu a. Otú o sina dị, Ndịàmà Jehova na-akwanyere ụkpụrụ ndị Chineke nyere n’ime ya ùgwù, ha na-ekpebisikwa ike ‘ịhapụ ọbara.’ N’ihi ya, anyị adịghị enye onyinye ọbara, anyị adịghịkwa echekwa ọbara anyị maka mmịnye, bụ́ nke e kwesịrị ‘ịwụsị awụsị.’ Omume ahụ ekwekọghị n’iwu Chineke.