20 Cishi citootalantanta anga ngucakolwa, citootenkaana anga nkaanda kucipuupu cinene. Ncakwiila calemenwa shibiibi sha bantu ba muli ncico. Cilaakuwa cakutabukaawo tubili.
Ciindi cakuba ashakulya shiinji cilaakulubilwabolimwi mukwiinga kulaakuba nsala iyoosha abuumbi.
Balaashaasha mumunshinshe mutaamu mumuni akubalengesha kutalantanta anga ngucakolwa.
Bakapulumpunta akutalantanta anga mbantu bakoletwe cakwaamba ayi alushibo lwabo mpalampala.
Milandu yangu yandemya mutwi cakuyanda kupila panshi. Ncakwiila yafula cakundemena anga ndayumuna shilemu.
Sombi ulaakulyatoola boonse bamucita shibi bamwaalookila. Ncakwiila ulaakucaya boonse bamufutatila.
Ndabala ya Siyoni yacaalabo yeenka anga nkatungu pakati ka muunda wa minyansa, nabi anga nkaanda kali mumuunda wabanamunwa. Ncakwiila yacaalabo anga nindabala ishingulukitwe abashilumamba.
Mwaami Lesa wabatilila muuya wa cinshiingwa, batoolengesha bamucishi ca Ijipiti kutalantanta mushintu shoonse nshebatoocita, bweenka cakolwa mbwaatalantanta mumaluko akwe.
Amubone, Mwaami Lesa ulaakunyonyoola cishi ca panshi akucilengesha kuba matongo. Ulaakusandamuna akumwaya bantu boonse bekala muli ncico.
Abalo balaluki abapailishi balakolwa waini abuumbi cakutalantanta. Ncakwiila balapuwookapuwookabo uku akooku ceebo ca bwalwa. Ceebo cakukolwa, balaluki balaalilwa kunyumfwisha shili anga nshiloto isho Lesa nshaabatumina. Pamilandu ileta bantu kuli mbabo balaalilwa kupa bupingushi ceebo cabucakolwa.
Amutolelele kuba baluya! Amutolelele kuba boofu! Kamukoletwe, sombi kuteshi ceebo ca waini. Kamutalantanta, sombi kuteshi ceebo ca bwalwa.
Buumi bwangu bwakasutulwa anga nitente yamwayululwa nabi anga ncisani casutulwa kucakutungisha. Ncakwiila ndakalinga kuyeeya ayi Lesa utoomanisha buumi bwangu.
Amubone mushali wanu mutaanshi wakabisha, bamatanjilili banu bakangashukila.
“Balaakunyamuka akuya mukubona mituntu ya baabo bakaashukila ndime neMwaami Lesa. Ncakwiila mapila eshi akanoolya mituntu yabo teshi akafweewo awalo mulilo weshi ukabateente teshi ukashimishikweewo. Balaakunoolensha bunya kubantu boonse beenga babalanga.”
“Kuswawaawo ukabaambile ayi nebo neMwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse, Lesa wa bene Isilaeli ndaamba ayi, ‘Amunwe, mukolwe, mulilukaanine akuwita limwi cakutabukawo ceebo ndaakutuma nkondo pakati kanu.’
Ndakalanga kutulundu akubona ayi tutootenkana. Ncakwiila tulundu toonse twakalinga kushanashana.
Cishi catenkaana akututuma ceebo nebo neMwaami Lesa ntoocita kweelana amuyeeyo wangu pacishi ca Babiloni. Ndaakucinyonyoola akucisandula kuba luyanga cakwaamba ayi kulaakubula amuntu weshi akekaleemo.
Mwaami Lesa wakandwiita kwaambila bantu bakwe ayi, “Na muntu wawa, sa taabuki? Na muntu waswa munshila, sa taapiluki alimwi?
“Wakabona shibiibi shangu shoonse, akushaangilila pantu pomwi. Ee, kushaangilila pantu pomwi akunkulikisha munshingo. Ncakwiila ndakakopoka ceebo cakulemenwa. Mwaami Lesa wakangaba mumaansa a balwani mbootakoonshi kukoma.
Kuswawaawo ulaakuboolela kushiyubilo sha cishi cine mishaabo, sombi ulaakukomwa alimwi ayo alaakuba ngomeelelesho akwe.
Boonse bashomesha cakulumbila kushibumbwabumbwa shine Samaliya, nabi baamba ayi, ‘Bweenka mbocibete lushinisho ayi lesa wako ondabala ya Dani ngumuumi,’ nabi ayi, ‘Bweenka mbocibete lushinisho ayi lesa wa kuBiyasheba ngumuumi,’ balaakuwa cakutabukaawo, sobwe.”
Tulundu tunene tulatenkaana kunembo lyakwe atwalo tulundu tuniini tulasunguluka. Cishi ca panshi cilatenkaana kunembo lyakwe, ncakwiila cishi coonse cilatenkaana aboonse abo bekalaamo.
Mpomunyaawo munjelo ucite nkusu wakabwesa libwe linene lili anga ndyakupelelaawo akuliwaala mulweenge kaamba ayi, “Mbweeke bulya ndabala inene ya Babiloni mbweshi ikanyonyoolwe, teshi ikabonekeewo alimwi!