Collected by: Don Sybertz,   Scanned by: Cephas Yao Agbemenu    Edited by: Fr. Zakaria Kashinje OSA 

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

Waliho mayu umo na ngoshi wakwe. Mayu uyu witanagwa ng’wana Masanja. Bhose bhubhili wabho bhikalaga ng’wa nsabhi umo wa ng’ombe. Na bhuli ng’wene bhali na nimo gokwe heke. Ng’wana Masanja unimo gwakwe kubhazugila shiliwa bhadimi. Na ngoshi walina nimo gwa kusoloja ng’ombe ahikanza bhalija kwidima,na hikanza lya kushoka.

Lushiku lumo nsabhi akabheja jigukulu bhulya na kuhaya, “Talya twiguta giki? Uadamu nu Eva ulu ninalinene, ninatahubhile giko.” Nu ng’wana Masanja nawe uhaya, “Unene ulu ninali Eva ninatahubhile.

Aha shiku iti ningi, nsabhi agita hangi jikukulu. Shiliwa pye shigenhwa, shutulwa ha meza. Naha Meza henaho, nsabhi akatula kashiseme kado kasoga. Kna nkundikijo. Umushiseme ijo yaliliho noni imo. Iyo yaliyakundikijiwa.

Aha yabhita yeniyo bhakalya bhiguta gete. Aho bhatinakundula umu kajiseme ako, ikanza lidakulile winga unsabhi, ubhaleka bhabhili aha meza, ng’wana Masanja nu ngoshi wakwe.

Nsabhi akaja kujubhambilija bhadimi. Aho winga unsabhi, ung’wana Masanja uhaya, “Nene nali ng’wana Masanja kamo.” Akasula hanze, uyomba “Mpaga nasule umujiseme iji.” Ng’wana Masanja ukundula ilikundikijo kubhuluka kanoni kulala. Ng’wana Masanja nu ngoshi bhuzonga noi. Bhuli ng’wene alibhuja.

Nsabhi aho washoka wingila mukaya. Ubhasanga ung’wana Masanja nu ngoshi wakwe bhasunduhalaga no. Nsabhi umana giki bhakundulaga akajiseme.

Nsabhi ukundula umukajiseme umo kali akanoni ubhuja giki, “Ing’wakundula ijiseme iji?” Ng’wana Masanja akapinihala gete. Ngoshi wakwe akahaya nu ng’wana Masanja wakundulaga akanoni kulala ng’wigulya