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Translates to
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
"three nights later he collapsed"
the period spent sleeping
"I had a restless night"
the time between sunset and midnight
"he watched television every night"

Nꞌabalị ahụ, Josef mere ngwangwa kpọrọ Meri na nwantakịrị ahụ gbalaa Ijipti.

That night Joseph hurried to take Mary and the baby away to Egypt.

Iri ụbọchị anọ, ehihie na abalị, Jisọs nọrọ na-erighị nri ọ bụla. Agụụ gụrụ ya nke ukwuu.

For four days and nights, Jesus ate no food. He was very hungry.

Emesịa, Jisọs hapụrụ Jerusalem laghachi nꞌobodo nta Betani, ebe o dinara nꞌabalị ahụ.

Later, Jesus leaves Jerusalem and returns to the village of Bethany, where he has spent the night.

Nꞌihi na dị ka Jona siri nọọ ụbọchị atọ, ehihie na abalị, nꞌime afọ azụ, otu a ka Nwa nke mmadụ ga-esi nọọkwa ụbọchị atọ, ehihie na abalị nꞌime ala.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

“Nꞌabalị ụbọchị ahụ, nwoke a gwara onye na-akwụ ndị ọrụ ụgwọ ka ọ kwụọ ha nile ụgwọ. O mekwara ka onye na-akwụ ụgwọ malite nꞌonye ikpeazụ bịara ọrụ nꞌubi ahụ ruo na ndị buru ụzọ bido ọrụ nꞌụtụtụ.

“That night the man who had told his employer to pay all their debts was repaid. It also enabled the payer to start the last job in the field until the early morning workers.

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