24 Ono kutika bwaamba Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse, Lesa wa bene Isilaeli ucite nkusu. Waamba ayi, “Ndaakuboosha cishole pali ndiwe omulwani wangu, lyalo teshi ukampensheewo tubili.
Nakubi boobo buta bwakwe lakwe tabutenkaani. Lyaansa lyakwe lyayuma ceebo ca nkusu shakwe Lesa Shinkusu shoonse, Lesa wakwe Jakobo, Mweembeshi alimwi Mukwabilishi wa bene Isilaeli.
Amwiibaluke nobaLesa mbwaakashomesha, ee, mbwaakashomesha cakulumbila kuli ndimwe noBeshinkusu bakwe Jakobo.
Amoolobeshe akwiimba ceebo cakusangalala nobene Siyoni! Mukwiinga Usalalite wa bene Isilaeli uli pakati kanu ulicite nkusu.”
Sombi mwebo nobantu bakwe Lesa, mulaakwiimba bweenka mbuli pabushiku bwakusekelela kusalalite. Myoyo yanu ilaakusangalala bweenka mboiba bantu ndibaya amitoolilo mukutanta pakalundu ka Mwaami Lesa. Ee, ndibaya kuMwaandami wa bene Isilaeli.
Amulwiite baabo bacatwa boowa ayi, “Amuyume, mutaloondi. Lesa wanu ulaakwisa. Ulaakwisa mukuboosha cishole, kwisa mukulambula balwani banu. Ncakwiila ulaakwisa mukumufuna.”
Ndaakulengesha baabo bamulyatilila kulya nyama ya mibili yabo beene. Ee, balaakubunwa bulowa bwabo beene akukolwa anga banwa waini. Lyalo bantu boonse balaakwishiba ayi ndime Mwaami Lesa, Mupulushi wanu, Shikumulubula, Lesa Shinkusu shoonse wa bamulunyungu lwakwe Jakobo.”
Ono balwani bakwe abo ulaakubalambula kweelana asheesho nshebakacita. Ulaakunyumfwisha balwani abo cilemeneshi ca bukali bwakwe, ee, ulaakubooshela cishole abo bamupatite. Ulaakupa bantu beenka abo bekala kulaale, isho nshebeelete.
Mishobo imwi abamaami balaakunookulama bweenka mushali mwanakashi bwaalama mwanaakwe. Lyalo ulaakwishiba kwaamba ayi Nebo, neMwaami Lesa, ndime Mupulushi wako. Ulaakwishiba ayi ndime nkufuna alimwi ayi ndi Lesa Shinkusu shoonse wa bamulunyungu lwakwe Jakobo.
Wantuma akwaambilisha ayi uno ngomwaaka uyo Lesa ngweshi apulushe bantu bakwe akuboosha cishole kwakwe Lesa. Wakantuma kwaamba ayi ngumbulushe bantu boonse batoolila.
Ceebo cakalinga mumoyo wangu nkuboosha cishole. Mwaaka wakupulusha kwangu awalo wakashika.
Nakubi boobo nebo neShikubalubula ndicite nkusu. Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse ndyeliina lyangu. Ndushinisho ndaakubafuna akuleta luumuno mucishi cabo. Sombi ndaakumana luumuno pabaabo bekala muBabiloni.”
Sa inga nshibapi mulandu pasheeshi? Sa inga nshipilushishi bubi pamushobo uli mbuli wooyu? Nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba.”
Lyalo bukali bwangu buyoosha bulaakumana abukali bwangu bwa busuba pali ndiwe bulaakuswa. Ndaakubooshamo moyo cakutakalalaawo tubili.
Anebo ntookamba mapaka angu, lyalo bukali bwangu buyoosha butoomana. Nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba.”
Cipansha comwi ca shotatwe pakati kanu cilaakufwa kumwaalu nabi kuloba ceebo ca nsala mukati mundabala. Cipansha cimwi cilaakufwa kunkondo pansengwe lya lubumbu lwa njiyo. Ingayi cipansha catatu ndaakucipalanganishila kumbasu shoonse sha cishi mukucitandaanya amupeeni usomwetwe.
“ ‘Cilemeneshi ca bukali bwangu buyoosha boonse mulaakucinyumfwa ndaakumana kuboosha cishole. Pakumana kubatondesha bukali bwangu buyoosha, ndyeshi bakeshibe kwaamba ayi nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba kuli ndimwe ceebo ndikalalite abuumbi pakutashomeka kwanu.
Mubukali bwangu bunene ndaakuboosha cishole kumishobo yoonse itakwe kunyumfwila ndime.”
Bweenka mbocakasangalasha Mwaami Lesa ayi amusumpule akumufusha mbweeke ubo mbweshi cikamusangalashe ayi amunyonyoole akumulobya. Mulaakumana katyenke mucishi ico ncemutooya mukwikalaamo.
“Mwebo nomishobo yoonse, kamulumbaisha bantu ba Mwaami Lesa. Ulaakupa mulandu abo babacaya akuboosha cishole kubalwani, sombi ulalekelela bantu bakwe.”
Ono uko, ulalindilabo kushikila Lesa akaalule balwani bakwe kuba mpopakulyata myeendo yakwe.
Paceebo ceeco, mubushiku bomwibo, ulaakupolelwa myaalu iyi, malwashi, buumba alimwi ansala. Ulaakutentwa mumulilo mukwiinga Mwaami Lesa umoombolosha ulicite nkusu shiinji.”