18 Sombi lakwe ngowakasusha maanda abo ashintu shibotu. Ncakwiila nshikoonshi kwishiba buyeeya bamucita shibi.
Balalinyumfwa ayi balaswitilila kwiinda munkusu shabo beene. Sombi nebo nshisumini mukuyeeya kwabo kwa mushobo uyu.
Bapambi abantu bamwi bakalasha Lesa balekalabo muluumuno. Sombi balo mbantu bacinka manungo munkusu shabo beene ayi ngolesa wabo.
Sombi lyoonse ulalicitila bukamboni kwiinda mushintu shibotu nshaacita. Ulamuloshesha mfula kuswa kwiculu akulengesha ayi shishango shicate paciindi ceelete. Ulamupa shakulya, lyalo mulasangalala abuumbi mumyoyo.”
Ulalengesha bantu bamwi kukanduka, bamwi kubila. Ulaceesha bamwi akusumpula bamwi.
Mwakabashanga abalo bakamena, balakomena akucata shisepo. Ciindi coonse balaamba shibotu pali ndimwe, sombi myoyo yabo ili kulaale amwebo.
Amumfuune kubantu babiibi ba mushobo uyu. Amumpulushe alyaansa lyanu noBaami baLesa, mukwiinga balo caabo mbuumibo buno bweenka. Amubapoomwete mapensho ayo ngomwakabasungila. Kubana babo akeendeewo tibili akubamashikulu babo.
Ulicite coolwe muntu uyo uteendi munshila shibiibi sha beshikubisha, utakonkeli shicita bamucita shibi abo, alimwi utasenkani abaabo baweluluka shakwe Lesa.
‘Shaakwiinda ishi ndaakwisa alimwi, akuyaka ŋanda yakwe Defedi yakawa. Isho shakamwayuluka ndaakushiyaka alimwi.
Sa cilamukonda kundyatilila akunsebaanya nemulimo wa maansaanu, sombi kamukondwa milimo ya bamucita shibi?
