1 «Ngoli shombiri uburambe bwani. Kwokwo, leka nyidodombe buzira kuhangirirwa. Bwoꞌmutima gwani gukola mwoꞌbululu, ngwiriiri ndetage.
Si yehe, anagenderera umulege-rege gwoshi, halinde mwiꞌshamba, anagendi bwatala mwiꞌdako lyeꞌkiti kiguma kyeꞌngaja-malungu. Haaho, anahuuna Rurema kwo alonge ukufwa. Anamúbwira, ti: «E Nahano, ndaakikwo kundi! Ubulyo, ndaakibwo. Ndali nie mwija ukuhima bashokuluza baani. Kwokwo buno, unyitage.»
Bwangabiiri bwija utee mbisha i kuzimu, halinde uburaakari bwawe butee hooha. Ha nyuma kandi, unabiike ulusiku lwoꞌkushubi ngengeera.
«Kundu nangabiiri keera nꞌgayifunda mu byaha, yibyo bindoziri nienyene naaho.
Ikyanya kyoꞌmwena, agakufuusa mu lufu. Neꞌkyanya kiꞌzibo, utagaki gujikwa neꞌngooti.
Amagambo gaani, si mugweti mugagabona nga mbuusi naaho! Aahago! Ka munaloziizi ukugagolola?
«Ku yukwo, ndangaki hulika. Si ngayerekana naaho ngiisi kwo ngoli shengusiri. Bwoꞌmutima gwani gukoli lyaniirwi, ngagenderera ukuyidodomba.
Ngoli shombiri uburambe bwani, ndanaki loziizi kwo nduule ho. Mundeke, maashi! Si isiku íziki nzigaliiri, ziri nga ndaakizo!
Niehe, ndaabyo bangandega kwo. Kundu kwokwo, ndakiri mu yitwaza. Si uburambe bwani, ngoli gweti ngabugayiriza.
Bikagi byo nangaki deta? Yibyo byoshi, Nahano keera akambwira kwo bigakoleka, keera anabikwiza. Bwoꞌmutima gwani gushuba mu lyanirwa, kyo kitumiri ngakizi ba mutuudu isiku zaani zooshi.
Kundu njubi yuvwiti umwizingeerwe, we kaguhindula bube buhiirwa. Wanangiza na Narufu, wanashuluguta ibyaha byani inyuma lyawe.
E Nahano! Buno, nakuyinginga, undeke nvwagage. Ee ma! Bwangabiiri bwija nvwe, ho nangaramba!»
Ikyanya izuuba likahuluka, Rurema anavyula imbuusi yeꞌdugumbo ukulyoka uluhande lweꞌsheere. Izuuba lyanadaruula, halinde Yona anayuvwa kwiꞌtwe lyahiira bweneene, anahambiri hola. Kwokwo, analooza ukufwa, anatulagula, ti: «Yoho wee! Bulyagagi bwija nvwe ngana, ho nangaki ramba.»
Iri wangakizi ndibuza kwokwo, nakuhuuna we kongwa we, bwangabiiri bwija uyami nyita ngana. Utaki ndekere mu yubu buhanya.»