22 Sombi ulaakulensha nsoni abo bakupatite aalo maandaabo alaakumana kumwayuluka.”
Batashomi Lesa teshi bakabeewo abamulunyungu. Mulilo ulaakutenta maanda a baabo batambula makulo.
Watupulwa muŋanda mwaakalinga kwikala kwakubula cakulisukama. Watolanishikwa kuya mukukumana amwaami Lufu.
Mulaamba ayi, ‘Ino ŋanda ya muntu ulemekwa ulya ili kuli? Ili kuli ŋanda mwakalinga kwikala mucita shibi?’
Taaleki bamucita shibi ayi banoolibo boomi, sombi ulafuninina baabo balyatililwa.
Sa te buumi bwabo bulamana cakwaamba ayi balafwa kabatacite busongo.’
Ceebonshi tamukoonshi kulekelela shibiibi shangu? Sa inga tamulekeleli kulubisha kwangu? Onoonobo ndaakuya kucuumbwe mulaakunangoola, sombi teshi nkacanikeewo.”
Na bashimpila kutandafube balawa. Ncakwiila nabi baucatilila buyani tookoonshi kubacafwa kwiimikana.
Ono na nsaku iyo yatumoonwaamo, taaku ukonsha kwishiba ayi nsaku iyo yakalingaamo.
Mpeeke Jobo wakakumbula ayi,
Balwani bangu abalenshekwe nsoni, ee, nsoni shibafwekeleshe anga ncakufwala.
Ndaakulensha nsoni balwani bakwe, sombi buleelo bwakwe bulaakuyuma akuswitilila.”
Abo boonse basangalala kubona mapensho angu, abalenshekwe nsoni mukukomwa alimwi abukaluyaluya. Ee, boonse balisumpula ceebo ca ndime abasebaane akulenshekwa nsoni.
Ŋanda ya mucita shibi ilaakunyonyoolwa, sombi ya muntu ululeme ilaakucaala moyakeemikanina.
Lyalo bamaami bali kuloombe lwa lweenge balaakuswa pashuuna shabo sha bwaami, bakafuule mingaanjo yabo ashakufwala shabo shakatungwa shakubotesha. Balaakwikala panshi kabaloondete alimwi kabatutuma cakutacilekaawo ceebo ca mapensho ako.
Mwaami ulaakulila buumba, mwanaamwaami musankwa ulaakutyongola aalo maansa a bantu ba mucishi alaakunootutuma. Ndaakumupa mulandu kweelana amicito yanu akumoombolosha bweenka mbomwakalinga koombolosha bamwi. Lyalo mulaakwishiba ayi nebo ndi Mwaami Lesa.”
Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse waamba ayi, ‘Ndaakutuma lishingo ilyo lyeshi likenjile muŋanda ya mwiipi woonse amuŋanda ya wooyo ushomesha cakulumbila cabubeshi muliina lyangu. Lilaakunooshiite mumaandaabo kushikila likaanyonyoole cakumaninina.’ ”
Amwebo nobasankwa bacikula bwangu mulyeelete kunoolibombya kubamanene basankwa. Noonse mulyeelete kunoolibambite kusebenselana cakuliceesha. Kweelana amaswi akwe Lesa aamba ayi, “Lesa ulakaka bantu balisumpula, sombi ulapa luse kubaabo baliceesha.”