Sukuma – NYANDA NA NG’WANIKI

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

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

     Aho kale Waliho nyanda umo na ng’Waniki umo. Abose aha bali bati na Wikalo Wa ng’hana. Lushiku lumo buja bukashiga ha gagikulu, bulomba jiliwa, bazugilwe. Ngikulu ng’wene ubuja, “Hali mjile mpaga he 1u1u‘?” Buhaya, “Uise dudi na Wikalo Wa ng’hana uko dugashiga duhu.” Ngikulu  uhaya, “J agi uko numba iyoo!! Igupunaga, kwene ulu ng’ugashiga mgusanga jiiiho pye ijiliwa aliyo hiya ugukalalwa nulu ki jingi hoi. Uying’We jiliwa duhu. Ahenaho aliho mawe malabu (almas) ulu giki ng’usola gikale ging’We gagukuja sabo na hangi mgwibulagila. Bagabuka bajile mpaga guko, bikala shigu ningi hoi. Lushiku lumo lyunsanga li munhu ung’Waniki yung’Wia giki, dukabanage nagwinhe mnyenda, uninhe amawe ayo alilaba. Ng’Waniki uzunya usola. Aho Wiza nu nyanda ung’Wila giki, “Aliyo iliho mbeho noi nangwinhe nang’ho ung’Wenda‘?” Nyanda ubuja, ikale dali dudabonaga imbeho ilelo ditaga ki? Hamo ubebe umanile nhaga nahene.Bagayujilya ijiliwa jumanushila duhu, bahayimanila jashila guke. Aho bamala ijiliwa bubuka bajile uko gagikulu. Aho bashiga ahagagikulu gubawila, “Jagi uko mmanile ning’We, aliyo ijiliwa jing’We jabizaga jamakoye koye. Bumala kuzung’Wa na buja gasala.

   

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