30 Jakobo wakakumanaakwe Lakelo alakwe alimwi wakalinga kumusuni kwiinda Leya. Lyalo wakasebensela Labani myaaka aimwi ili yosanwe ayobilo.
Myaaka yoonse makumi obilo mbondakalinga kwikala amwebo ubo. Ndakatola myaaka likumi ayone kusebensela ayi njebe bana banu bobilo, iyi imwi yosanwe awomwi ndakalinga kusebensela mbelele ampongo. Nakubi boobo, mwakapilula malipilo angu mankanda likumi.
“Uyo woonse usuni baishi nabi banyina kwiinda ndime, taaelete kuba shikwiiya wangu. Uyo woonse usuni mwanaakwe musankwa nabi mwanakashi kwiinda ndime, taaelete kuba waangu.
Baishiwesu bakatwaambila ayi, ‘Mulishi kwaamba ayi muli Lakelo mukaangu, ndakashalilamobo baana basankwa bobilo.
Jakobo wakasebensa myaaka yosanwe ayobilo kwaamba ayi eebe Lakelo. Myaaka iyo kuli nguwe yakabonekabo anga ninshiku shiniinibo ceebo wakalinga kusuni Lakelo abuumbi.
Jakobo wakalinga kusunishi Lakelo, aboobo wakaamba ayi, “Na mwansuminisha kweeba Lakelo inga ndamusebensela myaaka yosanwe ayobilo.”
Muntu usunishi buumi bwakwe ulaakubusowa, sombi uyo upatite buumi bwakwe bwa mucishi ca panshi, ulaakuba abuumi butamaani.
Jakobo wakacicila kucishi ca Silya. Isilaeli wakasebensa kwaamba ayi eebe mukaakwe. Ee, kwaamba ayi amulipilile, wakeembela mbelele.
“Ono na musankwa keebete banakashi bobilo, ono boonse bashala baana basankwa, sombi mwaana musankwa wakwiiya kaali wa mumwanakashi uyo ngwaatasuni bunene,
Twakakumbula ayi, ‘Tulicite baishiwesu bacembele amwanike wesu musankwa ngobakashalila kubucembele. Mukwabo mwanike uyo ulifwite, aboobo ngowacaalawobo kuli banyina. Ono baishi balimusuni abuumbi.’
Batootucita anga mbaswamashi. Bakatuulisha, ono alimwi banyonyoola maali oonse ngobakalipilwa ceebo cesu.
Mwaami Lesa ndyaakabona kwaamba ayi Leya taakalinga kusunikwi bwakalinga kusunikwi Lakelo, wakalengesha ayi lakwe akonshe kuba abaana, sombi Lakelo awomuubo.
“Muntu uli woonse usuni kuba shikwiiya wangu ulyeelete kusuna ndime kwiinda baishi abanyina, bakaakwe abana bakwe, banandumi abanankashi shakwe, ee, nabi buumi bwakwe mwiine.
“Taaku muntu weenga wasebensela baami bobilo, mukwiinga ulapata womwi akusuna umwi, nabi kunyumfwila womwi akusuula umwi. Nkokwaamba ayi tamukoonshi kusebensela Lesa abuboni.
Leya wakalinga kucite meenso atakalinga kukondelesha, sombi Lakelo wakalinga kwiimfwi kabotu alimwi kaali mubotu.
Labani wakapa Lakelo musha wakwe mwanakashi wiitwa ayi Biluya ayi abe mulandakashi wakwe.
