16 Ndindakanyumfwa maswi anu, ndakaatambula camoyo woonse. Akansangalasha akulengesha moyo wangu kukondwa ceebo ndi muntu wanu, mwebo Nobaami baLesa, baLesa beShinkusu shoonse.
Nshina kusuulawo kale milawo yakwe. Ndakonkela maswi akwe kwiinda shintu shimwi shoonse mubuumi bwangu.
Kulayandika kwiinda golodi, ncakwiila golodi wiine wiine. Kulicite mise kwiinda buuci, ee, kwiinda mulolo uswa kumpuma.
Milasho yanu mbobuboni bwangu bwamuyayaya. Ncakwiila mooncana kusangalala kwa moyo wangu.
Milawo yanu ndiisuni abuumbi! Ndayeeyabo pali njiyo lilaya mukwipila.
Mulawo ngomwakampa ngubotu kwiinda kupekwa shuulu sha golodi asilifa.
Mwabetanshi anga ngumuntu wapolomokelwabo cintu, nabi anga ngushilumamba wabula nkusu shakufuna? NoBaami baLesa muli pakati kesu alimwi tuli bantu banu. Mutatufutatili twamusenga.’ ”
“Sombi webo omuntu, kutika nsheshi nkulwiite. Utaashuki mbuli bwakaashuka bantu aba. Cenama ulye nceshi nkupe.”
Sa utooyeeya ayi bamulunyungu lwakwe Jakobo balishingenwe? Sa Mushimu wa Mwaami Lesa ulikalalite? Sa ncakwiila inga wacita cintu ca mushobo uyo? Sa taambi cankumbu kubaabo bacite nshila shiluleme?”
Mpomunyaawo bantu boonse bakaya mukulya akunwa akwaabilaako bamwi. Bakasekelela kabasangalete abuumbi mukwiinga maswi ayo ngobakabelengelwa bakaanyumfwisha.
Ndasangalalila mumilasho yanu, ee, teshi nkasuulewo maswi anu.
