16 “Sa wakayako kale kutuntupu twa mulweenge? Sa wakeendawo kale panshi peene palweenge?
Nowa ndyaakaba amyaaka ili 600, pabushiku bwa likumi anshiiku shosanwe ashobilo, mumweenshi wabili, toonse tuntupu twa mashiba anene ali panshi lya nshi twakacaluka. Ashalo shilyango sha miyoba shakacaluka kwiculu.
Tuntupu twa maanshi apanshi ashilyaango sha miyoba mwiculu shakacalwa. Mfuula yakacileka,
Munshila mweenga weenda mulacaala kamubembelabo. Lweenge lulaboolabo tuu kulyoofu ndyaashiya.
Lakwe eenka ngowakafungulula liculu alimwi ngookonsha kulyatoola maaba a palweenge.
Nshila yanu yakeenda mumaanshi, mukwakwa wanu wakapula pakati ka Lweenge, nakubi kwaamba ayi momwakalyata tamukwe kuboneka.
Ndakashalwa lweenge kalutana kubaawo, ee, tuntupu twa maanshi katutana kubaawo.
Ndakalingaako ndyaakabika makumbi mwiculu alimwi andyaakabika tuntupu kabotu kabotu twa mulweenge.
Paceebo ceeco, Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Amubone, ndaakumwiimikanina mucikani canu akuboosha cishole kuli baabo batoomupensha. Ndaakuyumya maanshi a bene Babiloni akulengesha milonga yabo kuyuminina.