9 an'chita bzakubisalila ali mumbuto zawo bzin'chita mphondolo pachidzambwa. Kuti aphate wanthu amphayi, nawukonde wake aniwaphata achiwakwekweta.
Pakuti aniyima kunjanja ladidi lawuyo ansaya, achimuchiza kwaawo antonga moyo wake.
“Nathangwe lakupwetekeka kwawakupondelelewa, kubuwula kwawakushupika, tsapano ndaakusumuka, watenepo Chawuta. N'niwayikha pambuto yabwino yakuchinjilizika yaanfunayo.”
Wanthu wakubzikuza anditeya mulapu, nathambo adapfuthula ukonde, munyantsi mwanjila adanditeya ukhukha. Selah.
Akuchita ninga mphondolo ikupsaga chakung'amba, ninga mwana wamphondolo adabisalila.
Mabondo yangu yentse yan'zati, “Chawuta, mbani aninga imwe? Imwe mumpulumusa alibe mphamvu, kuchoka kwawuyo ana mphamvu kwene-kwene kuposa iye, pomwe alibe mphamvu naansaya, kuchoka kwaanimupambila!”
Awo wakuyipa ampsolomola bhemba, achikombamisa utati wawo, kuti agwese wakushupika naansaya, kuti aphe awo wakukonkholoka,
Pakuti nyanganani adatoyimila moyo wangu! Wanthu wamphamvu an'gwezekana kuyimila ine, palibe chakuyipa panango kutaza kwandidachita.