16 Lesa wantontosha mushiso. Shinkusu shoonse ulanoondesha abuumbi.
Nkusu shangu shamana, shamanabo anga ngamaanshi apukwitwa panshi. Shifuwa shangu shilibo anga shaswaamo mumanungi. Awalo moyo wangu wababo anga mbukato bwasunguluka.
“Ono bweenka mbocibete lushinisho ayi Lesa ngumuumi, ee, Lesa uyo wakaka kuŋombolosha cabululami, Shinkusu shoonse uyo wampa mpensha bulasha,
‘Amunyumfwe, mwebo nobene Isilaeli! Sunu mutoolwana abalwani banu. Aboobo mutabaloondi, kuboola pesule nabi kwiingana.
Ncakwiila bushiku buyoosha butoosa. Ee, bushiku bwa Mwaami Lesa buli pafwaafwi. Ubo mbobushiku Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse bweshi akalete lunyonyooko.
Teshi nkatolelele kumupa milandu nabi kunoopulwita bukali pali ndimwe. Na ndatolelela, bantu inga bafwa. Ee, inga bafwa bantu abo nebo nemwiine mbondakalenga.
Mpeeke ndakalila akwaamba ayi, “Mapensho kuli ndime! Ono ndamanaawo mukwiinga ndi muntu utaambi shisalalite alimwi ndekala pakati ka bantu bataambi shisalalite. Ono alimwi ndaboona aMwaami wesu, ee, Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse.”
Bukali bwanu bwantyoloola cakwaana. Shiyoosha nshemucita shanyonyoola.
Lakwe wakakumbula ayi, “Mutanjiti ayi Naomi. Kamunjita ayi Mala ceebo Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu walengesha buumi bwangu kubica.
Mutakatutumi nabi kuloonda mwaakunyumfwa mikutukutu iyo njeshi mukanyumfwe. Mwaaka amwaaka kulanyumfwika mikutukutu, inga yaba yakulwana mucishi canu nabi mwaami kubukila mwaaminyina.
Nceceeco ncentutumina kunembo lyakwe. Ee, na ndayeeya shoonse ishi, ndamuloonda abuumbi.
Ndakalinga muluumuno, sombi wakandyatoola. Wakancata panshingo akunguma. Wakangalula kuba cintu cakwiilawo lweela