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Athimbu ije linyoka wapwile waku nyanyama manene kutubakana tutihitu boshe ba mushwata ba atangele Njambi. Wendekele kuli munakathzi ngwendi, " Kuma Njambi buthunga bene nendeka ngwendi, 'Kethi mulye kumuti uli woshe uli muliya?"
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Uje munakathzi wendekele kuli uje linyoka ngwendi, " Twatha kulya bushuka bwa ku muti woshe wa muliya,
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oloni ku bushuka bwa ku muti wa mukati ka liya, Njambi nendeka ngwendi, Kethi mulyeko, nambe kubu kwata, cho mukathsa."
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Uje linyoka wendekele kuli uje munakathzi ngwendi, "Buthunga bene kumu kathsi.
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Mwafwa Njambi na thzibuka bubwa na bubi."
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Omu munakathzi mwa mweene uje muti kupwa wa ubwa ku kuulya, cho lalo wa sholokele wa ubwa muku umona, na lalo uje muti watha kupwitha munu kupwa na maana, wambatele bushuka kuli mukanjwendi ya kele nendi, cho wa bulile.
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Mesho abo oshe a shokolokele, cho bathzibukile ngwabo bali mushele - shele. Ba tongele amo maputa a mukuyu na kuli thzika babenya.
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Bathzibile mithindo ya Shukulu Njambi ali na kwenda muliya na thimbu ya chingwethzi, cho uje munalume na mwebwendi ba bandele ku mesho a Shukulu Njambi mukati kamiti ya muje muliya.
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Shukulu Njambi wathanene munalume ngwendi, " Uli kuli?"
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Uje munalume wakumbulwile ngwendi, "Njakutzibi muliya, cho nja thzibile lyoba, mwafwa nji na kele mushelengwa. Cho njina banda."
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Njambi wendekele ngwendi, "Iya nakuleke ngwendi uli mushele - shele? Unali kuje ku muti unja kukambeyeye kujeneka kulyako.
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Uje munalume wendekele ngwendi, " Ou munakathzi iwa njanene kukala nange, na njanene bushuka bwa kuje ku muti, cho njina bulile."
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Shukulu Njambi wehwile uje munakathzi ngwendi, "Bika ebi walingi? Uje munakathzi wa kumbulwile ngwendi, " Linyoka na nji kwithile, cho njina lile."
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Shukulu Njambi wendekele kuli linyoka, "Mwafwa wa lingi echi, chithingo ali yobe lika akati ka bimuna boshe na tuthitu ba mushwata. Ukendela a lifu lyobe, cho u kalya likungu a matangwa oshe a kuyoya chobe.
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Nji kaaka chithzindo a kati kobe na munakathzi, cho na akati ka baana bobe na baana bendi. Aka kupupila ku mutwe, cho yobe uka mushumina ku kathithinye,"
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Ku munakathzi wendekele ngwendi, "Njikametha manene mishongo yobe ha kukita bana; mu mishongo uka kita baana. Ukashaka muka njubo yobe, oloni aka kala mutwe ali yobe."
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Kuli Adama wendekele ngwendi, "Mwafwa una tolilile ku lijwi lya mwebwobe, cho una lile kutunda kuje ku muti, kwetheketha nomu nja ku kambeyeye, ngwange, 'Kethi uklyeko,'libu lya thingwa mwafwa yobe; kwitila mu kundangana mu bipangi byobe uka wana kulya chobe mu matangwa oshe a kuyoya chobe.
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Lika ku menethela mingonga na shaku, cho u kalya bimena bya kumena mushwata.
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Hamatukuta a ku mesho obe athina ukawana kulya, noho u keluka ku libu, mwafwa ku kekwo wa tundile. Omu u likungu, cho ku likungu ukeluka."
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Munalume walukile mwebwendi ngwendi Eva mwafwa ikeye ina ya boshe bali na mwonyo.
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Shukulu Njambi wa pangelele Adama na mwebendi buthzalo bwa bilambu cho waba thzikile.
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Shukulu Njambi wendekele ngwendi, "Omwoni munapu nge umo wetu, kuthzibuka bubwa na bubi. Choni kethi kumutabetha kweta na maboko endi, kwambata kutunda ku muti wa mwonyo, na kulya, na kuyoya haya myaka yoshe,"
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Ngechibene Shukulu Njambi wa shekele Adama kutunda muje muliya lya Endeni, na kukalima libu kuje ba mu tundithile.
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Njambi wa shekele munu mu liya, cho wakele kangelo ku ngangela ya Endeni, na mukwale kwoshe - kwoshe, mangana a ku thzika ngila ya kweta ku muti wa mwonyo.