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

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

        Lushiku lumo umuna Shimba uja aha numba ya ng’wa Lung’wando, usanga alinduhu wajaga

(kumilimo) kungese. Wingila umuna Shimba umu kaya yang’wa Lungwando, ung’wibandila ize

annye. Aho washika u1ung’wando ubona mabondo ga Shimba gingilaga umu kaya, ushoka hado

hado kushika kasegeno. Ukalala kuko. Kushika wela, uja kumilimo hangi, aho wamala imilimo wiza

pole pole aha numba, usanga mabondo gigolo galiho, muna Shimba atali ibandile. Lung’wando

ushoka hangi hado hado kushika kasegeno, wandya kugisha, “Madilo muna numba wane, sele.

Ugisha hangi, madilo muna numba wane, sele. Uyomba muna Lung’wando giki hangi,

nakagugishaga wazunya, ilelo witaga kinahe utuzunyaga kunigisha. Madilo muna numba wane,

nose uzunya muna Shimba, “Madilo baba.” Lungjwando useka hii hii! Natinabona numba yagisha.