¹ Cho njamwene Manga wafukwile imo ya tuje tuthatetho tutatnu na tubali,njathzibil umo wabaje bikashama wa kuyoya wendekele na lijwi lya kulifwa ngwe chililimo ngwendi, "Ija!" ² Cho njamwene kuje kwakel kablu wakutota. Uje walondeleho wakwatele buta bwa manana,cho bamwanene chilongo. Wakatukile ngwe mukakuhyana aya na kuhyna. ³ Cho omu muna Manga wafukwile kathatetho kamuchibali,njathzibile chikashama wakuyoya wamuchibali wendekele ngwendi, "Ija!" ⁴ Cho kabalu mukwabo watuhukile - ngwe wakubenga. Uje walondeleho bamwanene lithetha lya kutunditha kwoloka hathi,mangana banu baka kalithsiyange umo na mukwabo. Uje mukakulondaho ba mwanene moko ya mukwale yakama. ⁵ Cho muna Manga wafwikwile kathatetho kamuchitatu,njathzibile chikashaama wakuyya wamuchitatu wendekele ngwendi, "Ija!" Cho njamwene kabalu wakuthibala,uje walondeleho wakwatele chipetheletho muliboko lyendi. ⁶ Cho njathzibile chakulifwa ngwe lijwi hakati kabi kashama bawana bakuyoya lyendekele ngwalyo, "Cho lita lyatiliku lya Ndinali imo.cho bita bitatu bya mbimbale bya ndenali imo. Oloni kethi u bihithe mathzi na binyu." ⁷ Cho muna manga wafukwile kathatetho kamuchiwana,njathzibile lijwi lya chikashama kuyoya wamuchiwana wendekele ngwendi, "Ija!" ⁸ Cho njamwene kabalu wakutokoloka. Uje walondeleho bamulukile lithzina ngwabo kuthsa,ngehena ya mukabangeyeye. Cho babanene moko hali ya mutambela umo wahiwana ya hathi,yaku thsitya na mukwale.na njala na mishongo,cho na tuthitu bamushwata hano hathi. ⁹ Cho muna Manga wafukwile kathatetho kamumuchitanu,cho njamwene mwithi ya mutula myonyo ya baje babathsiile mwafwa wa lijwi lya Njambi na kwambukulakuje bakwatele. ¹⁰ Balilile na lijwi lya kukanguka ngwabo, "Hathimbu muka,mukakuyula ha byoshe,kuthsila na buthunga,kubanga uka thompetha baje boshe bakala hano hathi,cho kubanga muna petheletha maninga etu?" ¹¹ Cho umo na umo ba mwanene muknjo wakutoka,cho babalekele ngwe babandame beshwaleko thimbu yahi indondo noho nmab yishula ya bangamba bakwabo cho na bandolome baboya kwanene linga babathsiye, ngwe muje mubabathsiile. ¹² Cho Manga wafukwile kathatetho kamuchitanu na kamo,nja mwene kwakele lindindima lya kama, Cho litangwa lya thzibalele nwe nganga ya kuthzibala,na ngonde yoshe ya bengele ngwe maninga. ¹³ Cho bingongonothi mwilu bya wililile hathi,ngwe omo muti wa mukuyu ukawitha bushuka bwawo buje bwakujeneka kuhya omo lihunthzi liningangetha muti. ¹⁴ Cho lilu lyatundile lya kuthenga ngwe banalithzengela helu. Cho minkinda yoshe na mankimba atundile ku mitambela yawo. ¹⁵ Cho bimyene bahati na banu bakulema,na bakulunu bandthzita,baka bufuko,bka ndthzili,na munuwoshe, ndungo na mukakupatuka,babanda mu mena a kukunama mukati ka mamanya na mu minkinda. ¹⁶ Cho bendekele ku munkinda na ku mamanya ngwabo, "Tuwileni! Tushweke kutunda ku mesho ou natumbama ha litanda na kutunda kubukalu bwa Muna Manga. ¹⁷ Omwo litangwa lyabo lya bukalu lyakama lineja. Cho iyajo atha kwimana?"