13 Bwâli riiri bushigi, ikyanya abandu bali mu loota ibirooto, ikyanya iro lyaꞌkahondo-hondo liri mu bahuniza.
Izuuba, iri likaba likola ligasooka, Hiburamu ngana, iro lyanamúlemba. Ikihulu kya namudidi, kyanamúyizingira kwo, anatondeera ukuyoboha.
Kwokwo, uyo mushosi, Nahano Rurema anamúbiika mwiꞌro lyaꞌkahondo-hondo. Neꞌri akaba aki huniiri, Nahano Rurema anamúlyosa mwoꞌlubavu luguma, anahashubaania neꞌminyofu.
Kundu kwokwo, Rurema anayijira Habimereki bushigi mu birooto, anamúbwira: «E Habimereki, leero ulwawe lwahikaga. Uyu mukazi wayanga, si ahiiti yiba!»
Neꞌkyanya âli koli huniiri, anabona mu birooto kwoꞌlwingo luyimaaziri kwiꞌdaho. Niꞌtwe lyalwo, lihumiri kwiꞌgulu. Ku lulya lwingo, anabona abaganda ba Rurema, bagweti bagalumanuka kwo, iri banashubi luterama kwo.
Halikago mu bushigi, Rurema anayijira Labaani, Umuharaamu, mu birooto, anamúbwira: «Uloleekeze bwija. Utakolwe kwo wabwira Yakobo igambo kiri neꞌliguma, liba libi, kandi iri liija.»
Iri hakaba bushigi, Rurema anamúganuuza ku njira yaꞌmabone, ti: «E Yakobo, e Yakobo!» Na wa naye, ti: «E waliha, ndi hano!»
Haaho, nanayami gwatwa neꞌkyoba, nanatondeera ukujuguma. Amavuha gaani gooshi, ganalenga mweꞌkinyukura.
«Ulya mundu, nanayuvwa ngiisi kwo agweti agaadeta. Neꞌkyanya nꞌgayuvwiriza izu lyage, nanayami gwa buubi, nanayingira mwiꞌro lyaꞌkahondo-hondo.
Lyeryo ngana mu bushigi, Danyeri anabona amabone. Mu kati kaago, anayigulirwa kalya kambishwa. Iri akaba keera akagabona, anayivuga Rurema úli mwiꞌgulu,
Iri hakatama, Danyeri anayija imbere lyani. Naye, nanamúlotololera byo. (Uyo Danyeri, irindi iziina lyage, ye Beriteshaaza, ukukulikirana niꞌziina lyoꞌmuzimu gwani. Emwe! Umutima gwa íbiri mu yikumbwa gwâli múliiri mwo.)
«Ikyanya akaba akiri mu nganuulira yaho ndambamiri, iro lyaꞌkahondo-hondo lyanandemba. Kyanatuma agangwata, ananyimusa,
anababwira: «Mutegage amatwiri. Mu kati kiinyu, iri nangabona mwoꞌmuleevi, ndi mu koleesa amabone, mu kuyimenyeesa imwage. Na ndi mu múganuuza ku njira yeꞌbirooto.