1 Mutwi wangu niwalinga mukalo wa maanshi aalo meenso angu kaali kantupu ka minsonshi, naakwiinga ndalila malumwi amashiku. Ncakwiila kulilila bantu bene misheesu abo bakacaikwa.
Amubone minsonshi yangu mboitookunka anga ngumulonga, ceebo ca bantu kusuula milawo yanu.
Minsonshi yacita kuba anga ncecakulya cangu malumwi amashiku. Abalo bantu baliciteko kuntonta ayi, “Anu Lesa wako uli kuli?”
Ee, inga ndoolukila kulaale, akuyaka ŋanda yangu muluyanga.
Aboobo ntoolila bweenka butoolila bantu ba kuJasa, kulila minyansa ya kuSibuma. Ndeelilila ndabala ya Eshiboni aya Eleyale, mukwiinga kusangalala kwa kupya kwa shisepo shanu akwa kutebula kwamanishikwa.
Paceebo ceeco ndaamba ayi, “Amundeeke ndile bene misheesu abo boonse bakanyonyoolwa. Mutangumushiiwo napaceyi.”
Ono na mubule kunyumfwa, ndaakulila mubushishi ceebo cakulisumpula kwanu. Ndaakulila abuumbi cakwaamba ayi meenso angu alaakunookunkabo minsonshi ceebo likoto lya bantu ba Mwaami Lesa lilaakutolwa mubusha.
Kuswawaawo Mwaami Lesa wakaamba ayi, “Amba kubantu ayi, ‘Minsonshi aikunke mumeenso angu mashiku amalumwi cakutacilekaawo ceebo bantu bene misheesu bapenga kucilonda cinene. Ncakwiila bacisikwa cilensha bunyengele.
Nakubi boobo, Juda mukwabo Isilaeli mwanakashi utashomeki taakwe kwisa kuli ndime camoyo wakwe woonse. Sombi wakesabo cakweena. Nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba.”
Buumba bwancaya, ee, buumba bwancaya! Ntokwaalabanganabo ceebo moyo wangu wacisa. Ncakwiila moyo wangu utookulunkunta cakuyanda kuncinkula. Nshikoonshi kuumunabo napaceyi ceebo ndanyuumfwa kulila kwa lupeenga ee, ndanyuumfwa ciyobeyobe ca nkondo.
Ono Mwaami Lesa weepusha ayi, “Ino inga ndalekelela buyani shibiibi shanu? Bana banu bakansuula akutalika kulambila balesa bateshi bancinencine. Ndakalinga kubapa shoonse nshebakalinga kusuni, sombi bakatolelela kucita bufuule akusowa ciindi cabo mumaanda a bafuule.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Mwebo nobantu bangu, amufwale masaka mwaalabangane mumilota. Amulile cakooloma anga ngumuntu utoolila mwanaakwe musankwa womwibo ndondoli ceebo shikunyonyoola utoopola cakufwambaana.
Webo oŋumbulusha, ndi mubuumba, moyo wangu waciswa abuumbi.
Bantu baamba ayi, “Bafwambaane kwisa, bese batulilile kushikila meenso esu asulebo minsonshi, ee, kushikila maanshi akunke kuswa mushikoye shesu.”
Meenso angu acileka kulasha kabotu ceebo cakulila, ndapeenga abuumbi mucaamba. Ndakopoka kubuumba ceebo ca bantu bangu banyonyoolwa, ee, ceebo banike abakateta bamana kuwisooka mumikwakwa ya ndabala inene.
Muli ndiwe bamwi bantu balatambula makulo kwaamba ayi bacaye bantunyinaabo. Bamwi balasesa cinyona mucila pankongole nshebapa bene Isilaelinyinaabo. Bamwi balacana mpindu akubila ceebo cakucenjeeka babyaabo. Ncakwiila bantu abo banduba nebo neLesa. Nebo neMwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse ndaamba.
Boonse mbeshi kupampooka alimwi tabashomeki. Lupato lwabo lulamotabo anga ngamakalangasha a mulilo wa mucitofu, ee, ayo shikupanga shinkwa ngwaatanyanyaanshi kushikila fulaulo wakandwa akunyamuka.