16 Balalinyumfwa ayi balaswitilila kwiinda munkusu shabo beene. Sombi nebo nshisumini mukuyeeya kwabo kwa mushobo uyu.
Sombi lakwe ngowakasusha maanda abo ashintu shibotu. Ncakwiila nshikoonshi kwishiba buyeeya bamucita shibi.
Ulicite coolwe muntu uyo uteendi munshila shibiibi sha beshikubisha, utakonkeli shicita bamucita shibi abo, alimwi utasenkani abaabo baweluluka shakwe Lesa.
Omwanaangu, na bamucita shibi bakuyungoola, webo utabakonkeleshi napaceyi.
Teshi nkanjile mumibandi yabo ya bushishi, nabi kusenkaanaabo mukubungana kwabo. Bakacaya bantu mubukali bwabo alimwi bakatyoloola bacende mukulisangalasha.
“Sombi Abulaamu wakaamba ayi, ‘Omwanaangu ibaluka ayi webo ndiwakalinga muumi wakalinga wapekwa shintu shoonse shibotu, alakwe Lasalo shintu shibiibi. Sombi bulya alakwe utookondwa kuno awebo uli mumapensho anene.
Lyalo wakeeta shikulama buboni akumwiipusha ayi, ‘Ngamakaninshi aya ngoontoonyumfwa? Lemba mbone mbowalinga kweendelesha buboni mukwiinga tooelete kunoocili shikulama buboni alimwi.’
Taaku muntu ucite nkusu shakwiimika muuwo. Mbweeke ubo taaku muntu ucite nkusu shakukasha lufu lwakwe. Bweenka shilumamba mbwaatakonshi kutandwa muciindi ca nkondo, mbweeke ubo bubi teshi bukafuune baabo babucita.
Mwanakashi wa mushobo uyo mumusoonoke. Mutakeeleshi kuya kufwaafwi aŋanda yakwe.
“Ndakaswa maansabo kuswa mumala muli bama alimwi ndaakuya maansabo ndaakufwa. Mwaami Lesa ngowakampa shoonse ono bulya wanyaya shoonse. Liina lya Mwaami Lesa alilumbaishikwe!”
Sa cilamukonda kundyatilila akunsebaanya nemulimo wa maansaanu, sombi kamukondwa milimo ya bamucita shibi?