On his way to his parents, Vusi met
two boys picking fruit. One boy
grabbed the egg from Vusi and shot
it at a tree. The egg broke.
Mu nshila pakuya ku bafyashi bakwe, Vusi aakumenye abalumendo babili baleetoola ifitwalo. Umulumendo umo asompwele ilini kuli Vusi alitoba ku cimuti. Ilini lyalitobeke.
“Kodi ndi ciani cimene wacita?” Vusi analira. Dzira lija linali la keke. Kekeyo inali yapacikwati ca mlongo wanga. Kodi mlonga wanga azanena ciani ngati palibe keke pacikwati?”
“What have you done?” cried Vusi.
“That egg was for a cake. The cake
was for my sister’s wedding. What
will my sister say if there is no
wedding cake?”
“Ngefi wacita?” efyailishenye Vusi. “Ilini lilya lyaciba lyakupangila keeke. Keeke yaciba no kuba yapa bwinga bwakwa nkashi yandi. Nkashi yandi alalanda shani nga takwabe keeke yapa bwinga?”
Anyamata anapepesa ponena Vusi. “Sitingathandizire pa nkhani ya keke, koma tenga kumtengo aka koyendera ukapatse mlongo wako,” umodzi mwa iwo anatero. Vusi anapitiriza ndi ulendo wake.
The boys were sorry for teasing
Vusi.
“We can’t help with the cake, but
here is a walking stick for your
sister,” said one.
Vusi continued on his journey.
Mnjira anakumananso ndi amuna awiri amene anali kumanga nyumba. Kodo tingasewenzetse ako kamtengo kolimba? Mwamuna umodzi anafunsa. Koma kamtengo sikanali kolimba ndiponso kanathyoka.
Along the way he met two men
building a house. “Can we use that
strong stick?” asked one.
But the stick was not strong enough
for building, and it broke.
“Kodi ndi ciani cimene mwacita?” Vusi analira. Ako kamtengo inali mphaso ya mlonga wanga. Anthu otenga zipatso anandipatsa cifukwa anaphwanya dzira la keke. Keke inali ya cikwati ca mlongo wanga. Tsopano kulibe dzira, kulibe keke, ndiponso kulibe mphaso. Kodi mlonga wanga adzanena ciani?
“What have you done?” cried Vusi.
“That stick was a gift for my sister.
The fruit pickers gave me the stick
because they broke the egg for the
cake. The cake was for my sister’s
wedding. Now there is no egg, no
cake, and no gift. What will my
sister say?”
Omanga nyumba anapepesa pothyola kamtengo. “Sitingathandizire pa nkhani ya keke, koma tenga mtolo wa udzu ukapatse mlongo wako,” umodzi pa omanga anatero. Vusi anapitiriza ndi ulendo wake.
The builders were sorry for breaking
the stick.
“We can’t help with the cake, but
here is some thatch for your sister,”
said one.
And so Vusi continued on his
journey.
Poyenda mnjira, Vusi anakumana ndi mlimi ndi ng’ombe. “Mtolo wa udzu caoneka bwino, ungandipatseko kang’ono? Ng’ombe inafunsa. Mtolo wa udzu unakoma kwimbiri ndiponso, ngombe inadya onse.
Along the way, Vusi met a farmer
and a cow. “What delicious thatch,
can I have a nibble?” asked the cow.
But the thatch was so tasty that the
cow ate it all!
Mu nshila, Vusi aakumenye umulimi ali ne ŋombe. “Yangu icaani ici ubusuma, bushe kuti nalyapo cinoono?” efyaipwishe iŋombe. Lelo icaani caliweme saana icakuti iŋombe yaliliile conse!
“Kodi ndi ciani cimene wacita?” Vusi analira. Uyo mtolo unali wa udzu unali mphaso ya mlonga wanga. Anthu omanga manyumba anandipatsa cifukwa anathyola kamtengo kamene anandipatsa othyola zipatso. Othyola zipatso anandipatsa kamtengo cifukwa anaphwanya dzira la keke la mlongo wanga. Keke inali ya cikwati ca mlongo wanga. Tsopano kulibe dzira, kulibe keke, ndiponso kulibe mphatso. Mlonga wanga adzanena cani?
“What have you done?” cried Vusi.
“That thatch was a gift for my
sister. The builders gave me the
thatch because they broke the stick
from the fruit pickers. The fruit
pickers gave me the stick because
they broke the egg for my sister’s
cake. The cake was for my sister’s
wedding. Now there is no egg, no
cake, and no gift. What will my
sister say?”
Koma ng’ombe inathawira kumwine wake pa cakudya ca m’madzulo. Vusi anasowa paulendo wake. Anafika mocedwa kwambiri pacikwati ca mlongo wake. Alendo anayamba kale kudya pacikwati.
But the cow ran back to the farmer
at supper time.
And Vusi got lost on his journey.
He arrived very late for his sister’s
wedding. The guests were already
eating.
Lelo iŋombe yalibutwike no kubwelela ku mulimi ilyo inshita ya kulya icakulya ca mulalilo yafikile. Vusi nao alilubile pa bulendo bwakwe. Aafikile ku bwinga bwakwa nkashi yakwe ubushiku saana. Abaitilwe ku bwinga ninshi nabatampa no kulya.
“Kodi ndidzacita ciani?” Vusi analira. Ngo’mbe imene yathawa inali mphatso, m’malo mwa mtolo wa udzu umene anandipatsa omanga manyumba. Anthu omanga manyumba anandipatsa cifukwa anathyola kamtengo kamene anandipatsa othyola zipatso. Othyola zipatso anandipatsa kamtengo cifukwa anaphanya dzira la keke la mlongo wanga. Keke inali ya cikwati ca mlongo wanga. Tsopano kulibe dzira, kulibe keke, ndiponso kulibe mphatso.
“What shall I do?” cried Vusi.
“The cow that ran away was a gift,
in return for the thatch the builders
gave me. The builders gave me the
thatch because they broke the stick
from the fruit pickers. The fruit
pickers gave me the stick because
they broke the egg for the cake.
The cake was for the wedding. Now
there is no egg, no cake, and no
gift.”
“Nalacita shani?” efyailishenye Vusi. “lIya ŋombe ibutwike yaciba buupe, pa caani bakakuula bampeele. Bakakuula bacimpeela icaani pantu bacikontola icimuti icacifuma ku bacilatoola ifitwalo. Abacilatoola ifitwalo bacimpeela icimuti pantu bacitoba ilini lyakupangila keeke. Keeke yaciba no kuba yapa bwinga. Nomba tapali ilini, tapali keeke, kabili tapali no bupe.”
Vusi’s sister thought for a while,
then she said,
“Vusi my brother, I don’t really care
about gifts. I don’t even care about
the cake! We are all here together, I
am happy. Now put on your smart
clothes and let’s celebrate this
day!”
And so that’s what Vusi did.
Nkashi yakwa Vusi alikutumene panshita iitali, elyo asosa ati, “Nshisakamene pa fyabupe, nangu pali keeke! Nintemwe pantu bonse tuli kuno kabili tuli abansansa. Nomba fwaleni ifyakufwala fyenu ifisuma tusefye ubu bushiku!” Nacine efyo Vusi aacitile.
