Kapetulu 8
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Njambi wanukile Nowa, natuthitu boshe bamushwata, nabimuna boshe baje bakele nabo mubwato. Njambi wahuwithile lihuthzi hathi, na mema ashangumukile kunyekumuka.
2
Tubwelubwelu twa mema a kuloba na binjanena bya mwilu babishokolwele, na nyothzi yalikelele kunyoka.
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Cho mema alibathzi ashangumukile kunyekumuka hathi, na hanima ya manethele a myaka chita na myaka makumi atanu amatangwa mema anyekumukile hathi.
4
Bwato bwatulikile mungonde ya muchitanu na ya muchubali, halitangwa lya bulikumi na matangwa a tanu nabali amu ngonde, hamunkinda wa Alalate.
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Cho mema akele nakunyekumukila hathi kubanga kweta na mungonde ya bulikumi. Halitangwa lya kulibanga lya ngonde, bishongo bya minkinda byasholokele.
6
Chasholokele anima ya matangwa makumi awana Nowa wa shokwelele njanena ya bwato buje bwa shongele.
7
Cho watumine likololo cho wakele na kupululuka mwaya mweluka kwetela noho mema omine hathi.
8
Cho watumine katela kuya nakukamona ngwe mema anomu hakaye,
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oloni uje katela kakawanene chela hakutulila, ngechiwelukile kuli ikeye mubwato, mwafwa mema te anashulu mu kaye koshe. Wolwele liboko lyendi, cho wa mukwatele na kumwilwitha mubwato.
10
Cho wabandamenene matangwa akwabo akupwa atanu nabali cho lalo watumine katela kufuma mubwato.
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Nauje katela welukile kuli ikeye mangwethzi. Kenga! Kukanwa kwakele liputa lya kutonola lya olive. Haje bene Nowa wathzibukile ngwendi mema anomu ha kaye.
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Cho wabandemenene matangwa atanu nabali, cho watumine katela lalo. Cho kelukile kuli ikeye.
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Chasholokele mu myaka biita bitanu na chimo wakulibanga mu mwaka, mungonde ya kulibanga, halitangwa lya kulibanga lya ngonde, omu mema bawomithile ha kaye. Nowa wafukwile chiluli chije chafwikile ha bwato, cho wakengele noku - noku, cho wamwene, kengeni, Libu lya hathi linomu.
14
Mungonde ya muchibali, halitangwa lya makumi abali nawatanu nawabali a mungonde, kaye komine.
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Cho Njambi wendekele kuli Nowa ngwendi,
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"Tuhuka mubwato, yobe, munakathzi wobe, bana bobe, na banakathzi ba bana bobe.
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Tuhwithamo byuma bya kuyoya bije biuli nabyo - tuthzila, tuthitu, na byoshe bya kulyalanga hathi - linga bakathe kutuma manene hathi, linga bakatheme na kuthemunwina hano ha kaye"
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Cho Nowa watuhukilemo na bana bendi, munakathzi wendi, na banakathzi ba bana bendi.
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Tuthitu bakuyoya boshe, na byoshe bya kulyalanga hathi, na tuhzila boshe, na byoshe bya kwenda hathi, mukwetheketha mumiyati yabo, bathethzele bwato.
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Nowa watungilile mutula Shukulu Kalunga. Wambateleko bamo ba kujela tuthitu na bamo ba kujela tuthzila, cho wanene ng'ombela ya kwenyeka ha mutula.
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Shukulu Kalaunga wanikiiye bweko bwa bubwa cho wendekele mumbunge yendi ngwendi, "Kunjikatha kuthinga mabu lalo hamulonga wa munu, nambe ngwe biyongola bya mu bimbunge byabo binapu bya bibi kutunda kubwanike bwabo. Nameme yange kunyongetha bya kuyoya, ngwe omu njinapanga.
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Omwo kaye kukachili, thimbu ya kukuna na kuteja, kutonola na kushaluka, ndombo na chithika, na mutanya na buthsiki kubikahu".