16 Basongo abaluya boonse teshi bakeebalukweewo kwaciindi cilaamfu. Ee, mushinku shitoosa boonse bobilo balaakulubwa. Ncakwiila muluya amusongo boonse bobilo balaakufwa.
Mpeeke mwaami Defedi wakeemba lwiimbo lwakulila ayi, “Ino Abina wakafwitanshi bufwa muluya?
Muuwo na walipuupila, liluba ilyo lilayuma. Lyalo talibonekiwo tubili mumusena wa ndilyo.
Ndushinisho basongo abalo balafwa, batacite maano boonse balaloba, akunooshiyabo buboni bwabo kubamwi.
Sa shaankamiko shanu shilaboneka kumusena wa munshinshe? Sa bubotu bwanu bulacanwa amwikala bantu mbomwakalubaako?
Muya nshiku, Josefu alimwi abamakwabo boonse, kubikaawo abamulishalane lyabo boonse bakamana kufwa.
Kuswawaawo mwaami uyo watakalinga kwishi nabi comwi pali Josefu, wakatalika kulela mucishi ca Ijipiti.
Busongo bwa muntu ucenjete nkutaanguna kuyeeya pamicito yakwe, sombi buluya bwa baluya bulabalubya beene.
Bantu bakulukulu teshi bakeebalukweewo. Abalo beshi bakashalwe cilaakuba bweenka ubo ncakwiila teshi bakeebalukwe kubaabo beshi bakese pesule lyabo.
Musongo ulaya cibona nkwaatooya, sombi muluya uleenda mumunshinshe. Sombi ndakabona kwaamba ayi boonse bobilo balacitikilwa cintu ca mushobo womwi.
Lyalo ndakayeeya mumoyo wangu ayi, “Cicitikila baluya anebo cilaakuncitikila. Ono nimpindunshi njeshi nkacane mukuba musongo?” Mpeeke ndakaamba mumoyo wangu ayi, “Acalo ici taaku mbocibete.”
Anu musongo uleendawonshi pamuluya? Ino mukandu nimpindunshi njaacana mukwishiba bwakulilemeka kunembo lya bamwi?
Ncibotu kuya kuŋanda ya malilo kwiinda kooko kuli kusekelela mukwiinga lufu ngomeelelesho a muntu uli woonse. Bantu boomi balyeelete kuyeeya pacikani ici.
Ndakabona bamucita shibi kababikwa mushuumbwe. Bantu abo bakalinga kwinjila akuswa mumusena usalalite alimwi akulumbaishikwa mundabala inene umo mobakalinga kucitila shibiibi isho. Ici acalo taaku mbocibete.
Umo mundabala mwakalinga musankwa mukandu, sombi kaali musongo. Uyo musankwa wakafuna ndabala iyo mubusongo bwakwe. Sombi taaku muntu wakayeeya mukandu uyo, sobwe.
Bantu boomi balishi ayi balaakufwa, sombi bafwite balo taaku ncebeshi. Taaku cilambu ncebakonsha kupekwa, camana balubwa!
Kuswawaawo bantu abo balemeka Mwaami Lesa bakalyaamboosha, mpeeke Mwaami wakakutika akunyumfwa kulila kwabo. Muliimfwa lyakwe mwakalinga libuku umo mwakalinga kulembetwe micito ya baabo bakalinga kuloonda akulemeka Mwaami Lesa.
Muntu uli woonse ulafwa linkanda lyomwi, kuswawaawo ndyaaomboloshekwa.