Sukuma – MALA MILIMO AKACHA ATATOLILE

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

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

     Walaliho namhala umo, akang’Wi1a ng’v~/ana Wakwe, “Ihaha uli munhu ntale gete. Kobaga nkima utole.” Ng’Wana ungfwila ise. “Ng’hana nakutola, aliyo tame nite kwibegeleja haho natali kutola na kutunga ndoa.” Hangi uhaya, “Nazenge numba tame, nulu nalitola nikale chiza na nke Wane.” Aho Waniala kuzenga nuniba, jingila kidiku. Nyanda ngfwenuyo uhaya hangi giki, “Nalime tame, nguno ulu nalatole, unene nu nke Wane tulayulya chiza.” Aliyo aha Waniala kulima, lyubiza ikanza lya ngese. Uhaya, “Nalimile ngese jane, shiliwa jane jizidukenaguka. Ulu nuinala nutola.”

    Aliyo aha Wamala ukuliniila migunda yakwe, lyushika ikanza lya mavuno.Uyomba, “nakume tame ishiliwa jane nanalatole.” Wakamala ukukuminga ishiliwa jakwe. Uyomba hangi, “Natule ohiza shiliwa jane ngfwibelele nanato1e.” Aho Wamala kulilma. Kukukniinga na kutula shiliwa jakwe ngfwibelele, usata Wangu. Na shitahitile shiku ningi ucha. Akacha atatolile.

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