Sukuma – SABO JA MUSI NANI AJITOGILWE KUKILA HO – NGOSHA NULU NKIMA

Collected by: Don Sybertz,   Scanned by: Cephas Yao Agbemenu

With special thanks to Rev Joe Healey (African proverbs,Sayings and stories)

Banhu babili bakihalalija nani atogilwe sabo, bangi buhaya giki, “Bagosha tujitogilwe.” Bangi buhaya ba mayu bajitogilwe kukila ho.” Mu halali yabo bung’witana ngosha umo, tumami wabo bung’wi1a gwagayiwa maninga ga nkima ga kusanja mu bugota. (nulu lubango nulu ki) giko bungfwila umulage nke wako, tukwinhe shiko.” Ngosha uzunya nahene. Aho washika kukaya

usumbilwa na nke, ugishiwa chiza chiza winhwa minzi ga koga, uzugilwa na shiliwa shawiza wiza.

Aho wamala kulya wandya kwidedeng’hanya, “Nke wane wanitila chiza, namulage, yaya no ulu kunipeja mu milimo banipejage.” Huna lulu ubuka ushika hangi kumilimo yake. Ushika ung’wi1a ngonzo wakwe. “Baba na duma kumulaga nke wane buhaya, basi ati na mhayo ya shilaga, bubona kuli ngosha tatindwa. Tulole kwipande lya bakima. Bung’witana nkima aliyela yela haho, bung’wi1a, “Twagayiwa mininga ga ngosha ga kusanja mu_ bugota.” Nu bebe mayu ulibona kinahe udugije kumulaga ngoshi wako. Utenhele mining tukwinhe shikolo ubuja giki iki igosha nakulibulaga kinahe? Tukukwinha mawalwa makoji, ulu ugangfwa ulu ukamona gankola. Unsinza na kunsinza.” Basi nkima uzunya winhwa walwa wenubo, untwalila ngoshi, aho wabung’wa bukola ngfhana usola lushu ubuta ntwe, basi ukingilija amininga huna ugabucha ubatwalila mininga nu ntwe. Kihamo bagosha nabo bung’wanuku1a, wabeja mayu huna lulu uwilwa zugu igashe kunu mayu, tukwenhele shikolo shako, ulekwa kuchumba banikili butula simu ku polisi.

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