17 Kuswawaawo buumi ndakabupata ceebo milimo icitwa pacishi ca panshi yakandetelabo mapensho. Yoonse taaku mboibete, yakababo anga nkutandaanya muuwo.
Ndindakabona shintu nshendakacita, amilimo njendakasebensa amaansaangu, ndakacana ayi shoonse ishi taaku mboshibete. Cakababo anga nkutandaanya muuwo. Taaku mpindu njendakacana pacishi ca panshi.
Ono lisuba ndilyakatanta, Lesa wakatuma muuwo wakwicwe ulungula, alimwi lisuba lyakabalila pamutwi wakwe Jona, kaasuni kuwisuka. Aboobo wakalinga kuyanda kufwa. Mpeeke wakaamba ayi, “Ncibotu kwaamba ayi mfwe, kwiinda kunooli muumi!”
Lyalo ndakaamba ayi abo bakafwa kale bali kabotu kwiinda batana kufwa.
Ceebonshi mulanengesha kubona shintu shitaluleme? Ceebonshi mulalangilishabo shilubo sha mushobo uyu? Amubone ndishiitebo pakati ka kunyonyoolwa ashimfulunganya. Kulwana akupikishanya kulibo kumbasu shangu shoonse.
Ono noBaami baLesa, amuncayebo. Ceebo ncibotu kwaamba ayi mfwe kwiinda kunooli muumi.”
Lyalo Mushimu wakwe Lesa wakanyamuna akuntola. Ndakaya kaandi mubishi alimwi amoyo koocisa. Lyaansa lya nkusu lya Mwaami Lesa lyakalinga pali ndime.
Ncibotu kusangalala mucintu ciliiwo kwiinda kunookumbwa ncootacite. Acalo ici taaku mbocibete, cilibo anga nkutandaanya muuwo.
Lyalo ndakabona cintu cimwi pacishi ca panshi. Pamusena wakoombolosheshaawo, bubi bwakalingaawo. Pamusena wakoombolosha cakutanyengelela, bubi bwakalingaawo.
Ono pacishi ca panshi nimpindunshi iswa mukusebensa cankusu akulisukama?
Ono shintu shoonse shicitikwa pacishi ca panshi ndashibona. Ncakwiila shoonse taaku mboshibete, ee, cilibo anga nkutandaanya muuwo.
Amwiibaluke buumi bwangu mbobubete kufwiimpa. Amwiibaluke swebo mbomwakatulenga ayi katufwa.
“Ono nicabota abuumbi nimwanshisa mumusena wa bafu, kunshisa kushikila bukali bwanu bukeende, lyalo inga mwabamba ciindi cakunjibaluka.
akweenda mushinso wa bushiku bomwi muluyanga. Mpeeke wakeemikana akwikala mucimfule ca cisamu, lyalo wakayeeya ayi ncibotu akufwabo. Wakapaila ayi, “Ndatentuka noBaami baLesa. Ono amutolebo buumi bwangu. Nebo nshiindi bamashali bangu bakulukulu!”
Na mbweshi munooncita bulya, munyumfwile nkumbu akuncaya, kwaamba ayi ntakapengiwo lyobilo kubukali bwanu.”
Ndakalyaaba kwaamba ayi nshibe bupusano pabusongo abuluya, sombi cakababo anga nkutandaanya muuwo.
Sombi mubotu kwiinda boonse bobilo ngooyo utana kushalwa ee, ngumuntu utana kubonawo bubi bucitwa pacishi ca panshi.
