Kapetulu 1
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Muthzimbu wa ljwi lya Yehoba kuli ba isalela naliboko lya malakiy. ''
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njinamithzeme,'' ngwendi Yehoba. Oloni yeni ngweni, ''mulimumo unatuthzemena?'' '' kethi esau yaya ya yakomba ndi? ngwendi Yehoba. Nameme ngocho njamuthzemene Yakomba,
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oloni easu njamuthzindile. Njapangele lifuti lyendi lya malundu kupwa lyangochongocho, cho njapange buswana bwandi kupwa mwela wa bimbaje bamushwata.
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Unamona baka endomu bendeka ngwabo, ''banatupupu,'' oloni tukeluka nakutungulula membo Yehoba wabampau akandeka ngwendi ''amo bakatungulula , oloni njika bithiwalahathi lalo.Bakwabo bakabathama ngwabo lifuti lya bubi cho bamu ba akathzinda Yehoba myaka yoshe.'
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''Mesho eni babenya akamona ebi, cho mukendeka ngweni, 'Yehoba nahyana mane kutubakana mubinginga bya isalela''.
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''Mwana wanunalume alemetha ishe, na nganba alemetha shukwa ina. Umona ngwe yange njishukwa ina kujijujwa kwange kuli kuli?'' Yehoba wa bumpau endeka kuli tupilithitu, baje baka lumbilitha lithzina lyange oloni mukendeka ngweni, ''twalumbilitha bati lithzina lyobe?
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'Muku lombula likende lya kuthzilulula amutula wange. Oloni mukendeka ngweni,'' twaku thikulula bati ? mukende ka ngweni metha ya Yehoba yangochongocho.
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Omo mutumbula kathitu wakwonowa mesho kupwa chikombelo, cho echi kethi bubindi? omo mutambula chilema na waku bija cho echi kethi bubindi? chi thohele kuli ngubelunu wobe! Atha kuku tabetha nameme atha kujundula chihanga chobe ndi?'' ngwendi Yehoba wabumpau. Olo yobe ka nakushaketha chihanga cha Njambi, cho amo akatuthzibilakon`eke.
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Oloni Yehoba wabupau endeka ngwendi nou mulambu uli mumaboko eni, watha kujundula namene bihonga byendi ndi?
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''Ha, umona ngwe kwakele umo muhyeni uje atha kushoka bikolo bya tembele, cho managana muthzime wa cheke cha tuhyaha mutula wange! kunjethi nachipepa muli yeni, '' ngwendi Yehoba wabumpau, ''cho kunjatha kutambula woshe mulambu kutunda kumaboko eni embwe.
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Omo kutunda cha kutuluka chalitangwa kweta kukutika chalyo lithzina lyange lyakahyama akati kamafuti oshe na mumyela yoshe bakamo mathzi alwengo na kulambula binona bya bibwa bakabilambula mulithzina lyange. Omo lithzina likahyana akati ksmsfuti oshe, '' ngwendi Yehoba wa bumpau. ''
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Oloni yeni mwalyahwitha omo mwendeka nweni metha ya shukulu baithzilulula, na bushuka bwayo, na byakuly byayo, nbyabyo, na kulilumbilitha.
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Cho mwendeka lalo ngweni, kengeni kuli kanyametha muka chilimo muli echi cho yeni ''yeni munena bije bimuna tabula nameme chilema nameme wakubiya ; cho yeni echi muchinena kupwangwe milambu yeni. Njina pande kulambula echi kutunda kumaboko eni ndi?'' ngwendi Yehoba.
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''Chithingo chikale kuli uje oshika byamakuli uje ali natuthitu babanalume mulimba lyendi na kwana ali mabulema kuli yange, cho nakumwana chin`ombelo kuli yange, shukulu, chakukomowetha! omo yange njapwa nji mweme wakuhyana manene,'' ngwendi Yehoba wabunpau, ''Cho lithzina lyange bakalithingi mika akati ka mafuti oshe.''