5 “Ino ndabonanshi? Baloonda, batooboolela muunshi. Bashilumamba babo bakomwa. Bacica cakufwambaana kutacebuka amwisule. Shiyoosha shili kumbasu shoonse. Nebo neMwaami Lesa ndaamba.
Mpeeke munjelo womwi wakaamba ayi, “Amucice mupuluke! Kutalanga kwisule alimwi kuteemikana muliwesa. Amucicile kutulundu kwaamba ayi mutacaikwi.”
Ee, boowa bulaakubacata cankusu. Kucisa abuumba shilaakubasakata. Balaakunootongelabo anga ngumwanakashi ucite lifumo lyabuka. Balaakunoolangilishanya cakukankamana, shiwa kashilokete kunsoni.
Ciindi cilaakushikila bene Ijipiti ndyeshi bakabe boowa anga mbanakashi. Balaakututuma kuboowa baakubona ayi ndyaansa lya Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse lyabaletela mapensho.
Sombi abo bacinkite manungo mushibumbwabumbwa, ee, baamba shikoshanyo isho ayi balesa besu, balaakusebaanishikwa akulenshekwa nsoni.”
Paceebo ceeco Mwaami Lesa wakalalila bantu bakwe akutandabika lyaansa lyakwe ayi abape mulandu. Tulundu twatenkaana. Mituntu ya bantu ilaakunooli anga ngamatombe mumikwakwa. Nakubi boobo bukali bwakwe teshi bukamaane, sombi lyaansa lyakwe lilaakunoocitandabete mukubapa mulandu.
Nebo ndanyumfwa maswi aanji kaatepeta ayi, “Kuli mapensho ayoosha kumbasu shoonse! Aaluulwe! Ee, atumuluule!” Beensuma boonse batoolindilila ayi ndubye akwaamba ayi, “Mpashi inga weendwa kumaano, lyalo inga twamucata akumubooshesha cishole.”
Ceebonshi Apisi lesa wanu ncaakawita panshi? Mwaami Lesa ngowamuwisha panshi.
Bashilumamba baliimo abo bakoolwa balibo anga mboombe basaninwa kabotu. Nakubi boobo abalo balaakucica, teshi bakeemikaneewo, sobwe. Ee, bushiku bwakunyonyoolwa bwabapolela, ciindi cabo cakupekwa mulandu cashikila.
Matente amatanga ashifubwa abo shilaakutolwa, shisani shakushitilishisha matente shabo shilaakutolelwa pantu pomwi abuboni bwabo boonse alimwi angamela. Bantu balaakuboolobesha ayi, ‘Shiloondesha shilibo kumbasu shoonse!’ ”
Nebo neMwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse ndaakumuletela shiyoosha kuswa kumbasu shoonse. Noonsebo mulaakutandaanishikwa, cakwaamba ayi taakuuwo aweshi akabunganye tubili abo beshi bakacice.
Mutayi kumyuunda nabi kuya bweendeenda mumikwakwa ceebo balwani banu balicite mipeeni cakwaamba ayi koonse kutooloondesha.”
Ndaakulengesha bantu baanji kukankamana kuceeco nceshi nkacite. Bamaami babo balaakututuma kuboowa ceebo cako, ndaakushingulusha mupeeni kunembo lyabo. Pabushiku bwa kuwa kwako, womwi awomwi ulaakunootutumabo ciindi aciindi kuyeyeela buumi bwakwe.’ ”
Mulaakulya nyama ya bashilumamba bayumu akunwa bulowa bwa baleli ba cishi ca panshi. Boonse balaakucaikwabo anga nimbelele shisankwa, bana ba mbelele, mpongo nabi anga mbacende. Nkokwaamba ayi kucaikwabo anga nshifubwa shiinite sha kuBashani.
Bweenka bupoomoka maanshi kuswa mucishiba capasuka mbweeke ubo bantu mbobatooswa mundabala ya Ninife. Batokoolobesha ayi, “Amwiimikane! Amwiimikane!” Sombi taaku nabi womwi utokwiimikana.
Amusaale silifa! Amusaale golodi! Ncakwiila ndabala iyi iliswitebo buboni bwa makwebo alimwi tabumaani.
Bushiku bunene bwa Mwaami Lesa buli pafwaafwi, ncakwiila bulaakwisa coonoono. Kulila pabushiku bwa Mwaami Lesa kulaakubica. Abalo bashilumamba bacibwene kulwana balaakoolobesha ceebo ca buumba.