EKHOFWA NENDE ESIWULUKHU

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EKHOFWA NENDE ESIWULUKHU

 

Khale khale weene, mu’lukoba lwa Enabing'eng'e ahambi nende Enambacha, khwaliho nende Okukhofwa. Khwali nende okwanu? Mwamanya okukhofwa? Okukhofwa okwo kwali okumali titititi nende olukhola olulafu chwechwechwechwe mu’kosi.

Enyanga ndala, omumwi kw'esisanya nikwaakha, Okukhofwa okwo kwali nende enjala endulu po. Kwapurukha purrr nikuyiima esiokhulia. Ekhabi endayi, kwanyola omuwaasu kwa enjumbu ya engokho. Okukhofwa okwo kwakhina nikwemba:

Ese nakhayiima

Samwene, nakhanyola enyama

Enjumbu yino esinama

Enjia okhulia owusuma

Nyasaye, ewe niwunyima

Abandi nabo basiima.

Okukhofwa okwo kwaluma omunwa mu'muwaasu, kwamala kwakinga esinama esio khu’munwa. Nende owusangafu mumwoyo, kwachia kwakwa khumusaala nikukingire enjumbu eyo.

Awene nende awene, Esiwulukhu esimali esiali nisibicha nisichia ewukhwe wasio mu'lubangachi Ewutieri mubikulu ahambi nende Enambacha siawona Okukhofwa okwo nikwichabikhire khulusaka lwa omusaala omukhuyu nende enjumbu y’engokho khu’munwa. Esiwulukhu siali sichia okhusuma owusie w'owusuma ewukhwe esikira nisio si siali sialima endalo ewasio tawe. Siali siasima endoolo, okhuliakhira makhaacha nende owutofu.

“Mmmmmm, engokho eyo yiwonekhana enulu. Nenya enombe engira ya owukesikesi okhwola embukule engokho eyo okhuchula khu’khofwa,” Esiwulukhu esio siwola mumwoyo.

“Ewe omwicha wange Okukhofwa, niwe enyuni eyirikho wusa nende owukondo owulayi musialo mwosi,” Esiwulukhu sialaya Okukhofwa okwo. “Koo, amoya kaako kang’inang’ina singa erungeti lia Nyasaaye. Ewe niwe owenyekha obe omukhaaye wa omwami wa enyumi chiosi mu Nambaacha muno nende musiambukho.

Ekhofwa liasangala okhuwulira amakhuwa ako. Esikira Ekhofwa liali nende enyama khu’munwa, liwulera wusa chii.

"Ewewe Omwami we enyuni; Nyasaye wa enyuni. Lekha ekhwuikombe mana nundi embulirekho omwenya kwa omwoyo kukwo. Ewe Khalinjola, esiombo, esipuchu, baaye Nyasaye wa enyuni! Endi nende owang’ali mbo omwoyo kukwo nakwo kunyala okhuchusa esusi mu’lwafwa,” Esiwulukhu siachanakana okhulaha Okukhofwa.

Esikira ekhofwa elio liari lisiri okhunyolakho efuma nga eyeneyo, liamunamuna, liamwenya ne olunyuma liasubira lichi kang'ali liri nende omwoyo kwa okhuimba omwenya omulahi. Liamala liasama omunwa okhuemba.

Ekhifwa lianyira ekosi, liakingusa omunwa amukulu nelichaka okhuemba lukali muwusangafu owubicha esikero:

Akho,

Khoo

Khooo

Khooo.

Eeeeeeh, enyama yefubachula chupulyu. Yakalangachana no’khukalangachana yalakakha hasi ptu! Esiwulukhu, nende owusangafu mumwoyo, siepakhirakho.

Nga Esiwulukhu siachaka okhuwoosola nisikhakha enyama eyo siwotia, okufofwa kwachaka okhulira.

Esiwulukhu siamala siawolera Okukhofwa, “Ewe Okukhofwa, omwoyo kukwo mulayi niwimba akachaali ewewe wamwene owumamo amakesi nende emanya. Olukana lwange lwawera aho.

 

 

 

TRANSLATION

THE FOX AND THE CROW

 

Long time ago, in the village of Nabing'eng'e near Nambacha, there lived a crow. What lived there? Do you know a Crow? The crow was very very black with very very white neck area resembling a white tie.

 

One day, when the mid-morning sun was shining, the crow felt extremely hungry. It flew around purrrr, searching for food. By good luck, it found a slice of chicken drumstick. The Crow started dancing and singing.

I have hunted

I have got meat

Got this drumstick

Going to eat with ugali.

God, for not loving me

Look, I searched for it myself.

That crow sunk its beak into the meaty drumstick chomp-chomp and carried it on its beak. Happily, it went and perched on a branch of a fig tree with the drumstick on its mouth.

There then, a black Fox that was passing by going to visit its in-laws in the caves of Butieri Hills near Nambacha saw the fox carrying the juicy meat on its beak. The crow was going to borrow some maize flour for cooking ugali since it had never cultivated its farm. The fox just loved sleeping, eating excessively and laziness.

“Mmmmmm, that chicken looks delicious on the crow’s beak. Even the Crow itself is food to me. I have to device a cunning way to ensure I get that meat from the crow then eat the crow itself,” the Fox said to itself.

“You- you my great friend, you are the only bird with beautiful body in the whole world,” the Fox praised the crow. “I say, your feathers are shinny like God’s blanket. You ought to be the queen- wife to the King of all birds in Nambacha and beyond.

The crow felt happy on hearing the praises. Since it had meat on its mouth, it opted to remain quiet.

"You Queen of birds, let me admire you and also hear you. Sing the melody of your voice. You the beloved one, the beautiful one, the queen-lady, oh God of all birds! I am sure that your voice is so sweet that it can make even the bedbug to move out of hiding cracks,” the Fox continued showering praises to the Crow.

Since the crow had never been praised in its life before, it licked its beak and smiled. Indeed, it believed that it had a beautiful voice. It opened its mouth to sing.

It stretched its neck, raised it beak and started singing loudly.

Akho,

Khoo

Khooo

Khooo.

Oops, the meat got out of the mouth and fell chupulyu. It then rolled and rolled then it fell down ptu. The Fox, smiling broadly, grabbed it.

As the Fox started eating the meat undisturbed, the Crow started to cry.

The Fox then told the Crow, “Crow, your voice is melodious but you, you do not have any wisdom in you. My narrative ends there. 


Language:       Olunyaka (K)

Community:    Abanyala (K)

Narrator:         Rachel Nakhanu Kulundu

Occupation:    Farmer

Sex:                 Female

Age:                90 Years

Place:              Musidi  

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