Insuso 1
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Mkanya kahise Ima-na yalagamvye na bhasokuru bhachu kuhita kubha bhonyi kenshi chane na kunzila nyinshi.
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Aliko mumisi zotulinazo, Ima-na yagamvye na twebhwe kuhita kumwana, woyasizeho ati alobha umuchuzi wi bhintu bhyose, na kuhita iwage ubhwelero yalabhumvye.
3
Umwana wage numucho gubhwela bhwage, ingeso yage yukuva kera; kandi niwo yendeleza ibhintu bhyose kwi jambo lyu bhushobhozi bhwage. Ahweje kumala kuhagila kwibhichumulo, yalichaye ha-si mukubhoko kubhulyo kubhuhilwe iyo mwijuru.
4
Yabhaye mwiza kusumba bhamalaika, nkakulya kwi zina lyo yachuye lilineza chane kusumba izina lyabho.
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Kuko ni bhamalaika bhande bhagamvye ati, ''wewe ulumwana wanje, gumsi mbaye sowawe?'' Ati kandi, ''ndobha sowawe iwawe, nawe alobha umwana wanje?''
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Kandi mkanya Ima-na hoyamuzana woyavyaye wa mbele mubhu bhwerelo, yagamvye, ''bhamalaika bhose bhi Ima-na bhigombezwa mtelekele.''
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Kuli bhamalaika agamba, ''we-ne akola bhamalaika bhage kubha impemu, na bhakozi bhage kubha indimi zumurilo.''
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Aliko kumwana agamba, ''Intebhe yawe yubhuhilwe, Ima-na, ni yimi-si yose. Inkoni yubhwami bhwage ni nkoni yukuri.
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Ulashima ukuli nukugaya ubhononyi bhwa amate-ka, kwilyo Ima-na, Ima-na yawe yakusize amavuta gi shi-mo kusumba abhagenzi.''
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Aho kela, Data bhuja yalasizeho inkingi zi dunia. Ijulu ni bhikolwa bhya amabhoko gawe.
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Zilovaho, aliko wewe ulobhaho. Zose ziloyononekala nki myenda.
Ulozigolekagoleka nki gandula, nazo zilopiluka nki myenda. Aliko wewe ni wulya nyene, kandi ni myaka zawe ntizilohela.''
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Aliko ni kuli malaika wahe Imana woyagamvye mumwanya gogose, '' yichala mukubhoko kwanje kubhulyo kugela hondobhashila abhansi bhawe kubha intebhe yamagulu''?
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None, abhamalaika bhose ntali impemu zatumwe kubhakolela nukubhalabha bhalya bhalokachu-la ubhukiza?