Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Vau tene Ngo e mũsumbĩ wa nyamũ nĩwambĩĩe ũsũanĩa ũla eetiĩa usumbĩ.Ni woonie kana mũsumbĩ nĩwaĩle kũmantha mũtiĩwa kĩvĩla ĩla wĩna vinya.Ĩndĩ Ngo nĩwolanĩlwe esakaũ ũũ nũndũ aendete nyamũ syonthe ũndũ ũmwe.

Mũsumbĩ Ngo nĩwakwatie yĩsilya. Nĩwatũmie atũme make masembe kĩthekanĩ na ũtũmani wake waĩ ũũ: nyamũ syonthe nĩsyĩtĩtwe mbokani kwa mũsumbĩ; kĩla ũmwe nĩavike vate kuselewa nũndũ mũsumbĩ ena ũtangaso wa mwanya.

Ũtukũ ũsu wa mboka nyamũ syonthe nĩsyavikie nyumbanĩ kwa mũsumbĩ. Nĩmataniie na kwina na kũsũnga.Mwei waumĩla mũsumbĩ Ngo nĩwongamie katĩ woo na nyamũ syonthe syavindya syĩthukĩsye ũndũ mũsumbĩ ũkwasya.

Mũsumbĩ nĩwesemie na anzĩa ũneeni wake, "Nĩnĩthĩtwe kwa ĩvinda ngwĩsilya ũla ngũtiĩa kĩvĩla ĩndĩ ndyamba kũamũa, kwou nĩenda masindano mamũe."

Mũsumbĩ Ngo nĩwoosie ĩtumo na asya, "Ũla ũkwikya ĩtumo ĩĩ ĩũlũ na akũtala ngiya ĩkũmi ĩtumo ĩtavikĩte nthĩ, nĩwe ũkutwĩka mũsumbĩ."

Ngo atanamina kũneena, Nzou nĩwaneeni na wasya mũtũlu asya, "Ĩvetangei, ninyie mũnene vaa kwou ninyie naĩlite ũtwĩka mũsumbĩ."

Nzou nĩwosie Ĩembe ĩtumo ekya ĩũlũ na atala, "Ĩmwe! Ĩlĩ! Ĩtatũ!" Atanavikya inya ĩtumo yakima nthĩ. Nzou nĩwaumie kĩkalonĩ kĩu na woo.

Nzou athi nyamũ ĩngĩ nĩyanenie na wasya munene kana nĩyo ĩna malenyũ momu kwou nĩyalĩte ũtwĩka mũsumbĩ.

Nyamũ ĩsu nĩyekisye ĩtumo na vinya wayo w'onthe na yatala ĩmwe ngiya itano na itanasya thanzatũ ĩtumo yakima nthĩ. Ngo nĩweie nyamũ ĩsu ĩthi.

Nyamũ nĩsyanthĩe ũnũngũnĩka ĩkyasya kana masindano asũ nĩmomũ nũndũ nyamũ isu ilĩ nĩsyaemiwe. Ĩndĩ makũneena ou nĩmew'ie wasya wamasenya.

Ĩkulĩ ĩnene nĩyaumĩlile ĩkwĩkũna kĩthoi ekya ĩtumo. Ĩmwe, ilĩ, itatũ, inya, itano, thanzatu, mũonza! Aaaah, ĩtumo yakima nthĩ.

Ngũlĩ nĩwanthĩe ũnungũnĩka ĩndĩ mũsumbĩ amwĩa nĩaende nũndũ mwanya wake nĩmũthelu.

Nyamũ ingĩ syoana ou nĩsyanthĩe ũthi. Makwĩka ou Nthia nĩwawumĩlilye na kwa ũvoovu asya, "Ekai ũthi; ekai nĩtate none kana nĩngũtonya." Nyamu syew'a Nthia nĩsyanthĩe ũtheka.

ĩndĩ Mũsumbĩ Ngo nĩwamakanisye ammea, "Ekai ũthekea Nthia, ũla waisye nyamu nini syĩalĩtwe kũnengwa mwanya nũũ?"

Nthia osa mwanya nĩwakumanie an kũmũnenga mũsumbĩ ndaĩya. Nĩwasyookie na ĩtina, osa vinya naasemba mũno, atwĩla ĩũlũ na asya, "Itano na itano nĩ ĩkũmi," na akũmina kwasya ou ĩtumo yatha nthĩ.

Nyamũ ingĩ nĩsyavindisye na kũvũvũana.Nthia nĩweumililye asya, "Ekai ũthi, ekai nĩtate none kana nĩngũtonya." Mũsumbĩ niwaisye Nthia nĩwoosa, kana nĩw'o itano an itani nĩ ĩkũmi na nthĩa sya kũtala nginya ĩkũmi ni mbiingĩ.Ũu nĩw'o nthia watw'ĩkie mũsumbi Ngo akwa.

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