Chigabi 23
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Yubu arhola omwazi aderha:
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Lero kandi olubanja lwani kuli ku lahira, Aliko oburhindibuke bwanashukira oku yisa kwani.
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Oh! Nka nakamenya gahe namubona, nka nakahika oku ntebe yage,
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Nakalerhere olushinja lwani embere zage, nakambubire obunu bwani ebyokuchishanula,
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Nali na menya ebichi akanshuzize, nali nalola bichi ambwira.
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Nj'akolesa emisi yage yoshi anshurhe? Nja rhangayaguza oku nyumviriza?
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Nj'aba muntu mushinganyanya waja lubanja haguma naye, Nji naba ngasi mango nashendegerera eshishi z'omuzuzi wani.
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Aliko, nka nakaja ebushoshokero bw'ezuba arhaliyo; nka nakaja ebuzikiro bw'ezuba nta mubona;
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Ali elunda lw'enyanya, mpu yi ntabona; ka kuchibisha omu charagati ch'ezuba, yi ntamuvundula yo.
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Amenyere njira nchi nkulikire; na, nj'akanyaza, narhega mweru-kweru nka horo.
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Okugulu kwani kurhakarhenga omu miikaba yage; nalangire enjira zage, ntanagalukaka enyuma.
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Nta lekaga amarhegeko gw'obunu bwage; Nashwekera obulonza bwani oku myazi y'obunu bwage.
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Aliko ebyajira biyumangire; Nde wakalahira? Oku by'omurhima gwage gulonzeze, kwa najira.
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Nja jira okwalonzeze enyanya zani, njabailanga bwinja kandi.
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Lolaga echirhumire okubaho kwage kuyubahisize; Amango muyibukire, na namuyoboha.
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Nyamuzinda akeheze obushiru bwani, Ogala-Byoshi anyuzwize obuba.
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Bulala arhali mizimya enjirire busha ntya, burhanali budufu bunshukire.