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Kumatalikilo, Leza wakalenga majulu anyika.
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Inyika teyakalikwe chiimo akubula chintu. Mudima wakali atala maanzi malamfu. Muuya wa Leza wakali kweenda ataala amanzi.
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Leza wakati, ''Akube mumuni,'' alimwi mumuni wakaba.
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Leza wakubona mumuni, kuti mubotu. Wakanzania mumuni kuzwa mumudima.
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Leza wakawuzika mumuni ''sikati,'' alimwi mudima wakuyita ''mansiku'' ''Awo kwakaba goko achifumo, izuba lyakutanguna.
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Leza wakati, ''Akube mulengalenga akati kamanzi, alimwi uwanzanie manzi kuzwa kumanzi.
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Leza wakalenga mulengalenga akwanzania manzi akali munsi amulengalenga wamaanzi akali ajulu amulengalenga. Kwakaba mbubo.
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Leza wakayita mulengalenga ''Ijulu'' kwakaba igoko akuseni izuba lyabili.
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Leza wakati, ''Akube kuti manzi alimunsi amulengalenga ayoboloke aamwi kubusena bomwe, akuti ntundubwi iboneke.'' Kwakaba mbubo.
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Leza wakawuzika intundubwi kuti ''Inyika,'' alimwi maanzi akayobolokede amwi wakawuzika kuti ''ndwizi.'' wakabona kuti nchibotu.
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Leza wakati, ''Inyika isyusye mweemvwe: azisyu zizyala mbuto, amisamu ilambuto ilimumichelo, umwi awumwi mbuli mumusyobo wawo.'' Kwakaba mbubo.
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Inyika yakazyala mweemvwe, michelo yakazyala imbuto yayo ayimwi mbuli mumisyobo yayo, aalimwi minsamu yakazyala michelo ilambuto ilimulinguwo, kwinda mumusyobo wayo.
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Kwakaba goko achifumo, izuba lyatatu.
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Leza wakati, ''Akube mimuuni kwanzania isikati kuzwa kumansiku aalimwi azibe mbuli zitondezyo, zyazyiindi, zyamazuba amyaka.
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Azibe mumuuni kumulengalenga kuti zipe mumuuni anyika.'' Kwakaba mbubo.
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Leza wakachita mimuuni mipati ibili, mumuuni mupati wakwendelezya buzuba, amumuni munini wakweendelezya mansiku. Wakalenga inyenyeezi alimwi.
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Leza wakazibika mumulengalenga kuti zipe mumuni aanyika,
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Kuti zyeendelezye buzuba aamansiku, akwanzania mumuuni kuzwa kumudima. Leza wakabona kuti nchibotu.
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Awo kwakaba igoko achifumo, izuba lyane.
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Leza wakati, ''Maanzi azuzigwe amwelwe mupati wazilenge, alimwi abayuni bawuluke atala anyika mumulengalenga wajulu.''
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Leza wakalenga zilenge zipati, alimwi, mbuli zilenge zipati, zipona kuzwa kumisyobo yazyo, zilenge ezyo zyeenda azezyo zizwide mumaanzi busena boonse, aboonse bayuni balamababa kwinda mumisyobo yabo. Leza wakabona kuti nzibotu.
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Leza wakabalongezya, kaamba kuti, ''Muzyalisye akuvula, akuzula mumaanzi amulwizi. Bayuni abavule anyika.
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Kwakaba goko akuseni, izuba lyamusanu.
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Leza wakati, ''Nyika izyale zilenge zipona, achiimo mbuli musyobo wacho, zivubwa, zintu ziyavula abanyima banyika, achimwi mbuli musyobo wacho.'' Kwakaba mbubo.
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Leza wakalenga zinyama zyamunyika kwinda mumisyobo wazyo, zivuubwa mbuli mumisyobo wazyo azyonse ziyavula aanyika kwinda mumusyobo wazyo. Wakabona kuti nchibotu.
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Leza wakati, ''Atupange muntu muchikozya chesu, mbuli mubube bwesu. Aababe abwendelezi aatala abaswi bamulwizi, aatala abayuni bakujulu, aatala zivubwa, aatala anyika yoonse aatala alizyonse zinyama ziyavula anyika.''
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Leza wakalenga muntu muchinkozya chakwe. Muchikozyanio chakwe wakamulenga. Baalumi abanakazi wakabalenga.
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Leza wakabalongezya alimwi wakati kuli mbabo, ''Amuzyalane, akuvula, muzuzye nyika, akwiibombya. Mube abweendelezi aatala lyabaswi bamulwizi, aatala lyabayuni bakujulu, alimwi aatala azintu zyoonse zyeenda aatala anyika.
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Leza wakati, ''Amubone, ndamupa zyoonse zizyala imbuto eeyo ili aatala anyika yoonse, ayonse minsamu ilamuchelo ooyo ulembuto mukati kayo. Ziyoba zilyo kulindinywe.
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Kuli woonse munyama wanyika, kuli boonse bayuni bamajulu alimwi kuli choonse eecho chiyavula anyika, alimwi kuli choonse chilengwa chiyoya ndapa yoonse minsamu kuti chibe chakulya.'' Kwakaba mbubo.
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Leza wakabona zyoonse nzyakachita. Amubone, chakabotesya. Kwakaba goko achifumo, izuba lyamusanu alimwi.