Sukuma – JIGANO JA NYANDA NA NG’WANIKI BAHAYAGA KUTUNGA NDOA

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

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

 

     Kale baliho nyanda na ng’waniki, unyanda ilina lyakwe Fanueli, ung’waniki Joyce. Mu bubili wabo bagahaya kutunga ndoa. Aho loshiga ulushiku lwa kutunga ndoa yabo huna lulu fanueli nu Joyce bakaja ku chumba ja kuzwalila myenda ya bukombe nabaje kujutunga ndoa yabo mu kanisa. Unyanda Fanueli akazwala sulubale jakwe ja wikole. Sulubale igwanda igodi, malole ku miso, jilatu, na sa ya mumakono umala. Ung’waniki Joyce nangfhwe Wandya kuzwala myenda yakwe ya bukombe, igauni lyakwe, shela, dhahabu gu matu gakwe, jilatu jisoga, Saa mumakono, udimila na bulabu busoga gete  mumakono gakwe. Ahikanza bamala pye abose bufuma lulu uguchumba jabo ja  kuzwalilila. Bandya lugendo lwabo lwa kuja ku kanisa bakatunge ndoa lulu. Abali mu lugendo umunzila Fanuel akamona munhya wakwe Joyce umo Wabelelaga uyomba giki, “Yee!! Munhya Wane Joyce Wabelelaga gete, idabelelile isimize Wa magulu, imaga henaha unene naje bomani nagaguchohele loli na gugushokela nize nagusole”. Joyce uzunya, Nahene nsumbone ugunisanga henaha nadinga gete. Fanueli uja bomani gujuchola imondoka umo Wahayilaga. Huna lulu ikanza lya kwinga u Fanueli u Joyce usangwa iguku. Inguku yeniyo aho yampandika Joyce yuyomba, “Yee!! Ng’Waniki bebe wabelaga cheniki. Aliyo umanile igiki Wabe1e1aga‘?” Ujoyce uyomba, “nduhu natimanaga igiki nabelelaga, iki nadibonaga.” Inguku yung’Wia Joyce, “Ulu ulihaya kumana ng’hana igiki Wabelelaga ninhage imyenda yako pye iyose wibonanikije bebe ng’Wenekili igiki wabelaga  ngfhana. Joyce aho Wigwa chene agikungula bo Wangu Wangu imyenda yakwe pye yose. Akasaga  aliduhu, akalinha iliguku pye myenda yakwe. Inguku yuyizwala pye myenda ya ng’Wa joyce, inguku  aho yazwala myenda yumuja, “Wabona lulu umo nabe1e1e1a?” Joyce uhaya, “ng’hana yi obelela.” Inguku yandya kwigeta nyadoshi gete. Huna lulu Fanuel aho Wipandika imondoka akayega no, alimana giki umunhya wakwe akwenhwa na mondoka ni haha yeniyi gashinaga Nguku. Fanuel agang’Winha udeleva lilagilo limo duhu, ung’Wia, “jaga lulu bitilaga ibalabala linili duhu ugunsanga ng’Waniki azwalile myenda yape nu ngfunuyo duhu, nduhu ungi ho. Deleva ubacha gali.

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