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ATEXTOFTHEFUNERALORATION(KUMUSE)lNBUKUSULAND<br />
NobuhiroNakabayashi<br />
DavidMakandaWafUla
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />
lhopetoexpressmygreatthankmlnessto<strong>the</strong>OffIce<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>President<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Kenya<br />
GovernmentfbraUowmgmetocarryout<strong>the</strong>fIeld-research<strong>in</strong>Kenyalespeciauyfeel<br />
grateMtoMr,KirujaRuchiami<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>OffIce<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Presidnentfbrhisunderstandmg、<br />
AstomyresearchassociateshiplamdeeplyobUgedtoDr、B.EKipkorirandaU<br />
<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rstaff<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Institute<strong>of</strong>AfricanStudies,<strong>the</strong>University<strong>of</strong>NairobL<br />
AspecialacknowledgementmustbemadetoMr・KunaniMaruti,<strong>the</strong>kmmzzse<br />
orator,Mr、PeterKisuya,M.P.,MrFernandesNdeyira,<strong>the</strong>Bukusuelder,andMr・Jacob<br />
Mbute,all<strong>of</strong>whomImeton<strong>the</strong>day<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>k"加川eceremony.<br />
Mr・DavidMakanda,asmdent<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>University<strong>of</strong>Nairobi,andhisfHmilywarmly<br />
acceptedmeat<strong>the</strong>irhomemChwele,BungomaDistrict,andguidedmethroughout<br />
<strong>the</strong>month<strong>of</strong>September,1981.Thework<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>fieldwasonlypossibleby<strong>the</strong>irhelp<br />
Iwoulduketothank<strong>the</strong>JapaneseM<strong>in</strong>istry<strong>of</strong>Educationwhichgrantedour<br />
researchgroUprepresentedbyPr<strong>of</strong>・NobuhiroNagashima,HitotsubashiUniversity,a<br />
ScientificResearchFundOverseas.<br />
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NobuhiroNakabayashi<br />
April,1982.
INTRODUCTION<br />
NobuhiroNakabayashi<br />
●<br />
KanazawaUniversity,Japan.<br />
Whenlwasstay<strong>in</strong>gatChwele,10milesnorth<strong>of</strong>Bungoma,Iwastoldonedaythat<br />
<strong>the</strong>rewouldbeakzmmseorationnearby・Iwentto<strong>the</strong>placewithmytaperecorder<br />
andwaskmdlyaUowedtorecord<strong>the</strong>wholeoration<strong>of</strong>thatday、Itwasl3September,<br />
1981,atSikusi<strong>of</strong>Bokolilocation,BungomaDistrict,Theoccasionwasastage<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
series<strong>of</strong>fimeralritualsfbrMr、Man<strong>in</strong>a,ftl<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong>Mr、PeterKisuya,<strong>the</strong>presentM.P..<br />
Hisclanis<strong>the</strong>Batukwikaandhissub-clanis<strong>the</strong>Bakitang,a、<br />
Around8a.m、Iansived<strong>the</strong>placewhere<strong>the</strong>deadmanwasalreadyburiedthree<br />
daysago・PeoplewerestUlcom<strong>in</strong>gto<strong>the</strong>gravetomoum.By8.30about400menand<br />
80womentook<strong>the</strong>irseatsatagrassyardbeside<strong>the</strong>grave、The〃加皿seperfbnner<br />
knownaso碗mse"jappeared<strong>in</strong>histraditionalattire、Thesewereask<strong>in</strong>robe(e〃伽i)<br />
wornfrom<strong>the</strong>shoulder,anivoryarmlet("cha6e)andawhiskmhislefthand,aspecial<br />
walkmgstick<strong>in</strong>hisrighthand,andonhisheadacapmadefromstrmgs<strong>of</strong>cowriesheUs<br />
withfea<strong>the</strong>rs・HewasMr・KunaniMarutiwhowascaUedfromhishomenearWebuye<br />
aboutl5mileswest<strong>of</strong>Bungoma・Heisanelder<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bakhurarwaclan・<br />
Firs<strong>the</strong>reanPanged<strong>the</strong>seats<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>audience,wherementook<strong>the</strong>seats<strong>of</strong>ma<strong>in</strong>ly<br />
northsidefac<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>south,andwomentook<strong>the</strong>seats<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>southandwestsides、<br />
Befbrehestarted<strong>the</strong>oration,<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>middle<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>audiencehedeUberatelyprepareda<br />
path,about8meterlongfrom<strong>the</strong>sou<strong>the</strong>astto<strong>the</strong>northwest,withhisfeetstamp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on<strong>the</strong>grass、Throughouthisperfbrmancehewalkedupanddownonthispathra<strong>the</strong>r<br />
quickly、Beside<strong>the</strong>path<strong>the</strong>fnmily<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deceasedweremadetosit<strong>in</strong>almewithout<br />
chairs,Thepathshouldnotbecrossedbyanyo<strong>the</strong>rmanwhen<strong>the</strong>orationisover,<br />
Thepathisasymbol<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>lmm"seandalsoastage<strong>of</strong>itsperfbnnance、Indeed<strong>the</strong><br />
km7zzJseisnotasimpleoration・Ith<strong>in</strong>kitisnearlyastageplaybecause<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>con‐<br />
t<strong>in</strong>uousmovement<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>speaker・Hiswordsarearticulate,stylized,andbriefata<br />
time・Frequentlyheasksquestions,realorrhetorical,to<strong>the</strong>audience,who<strong>in</strong>turn<br />
participate<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>perfbrmancebyrespond<strong>in</strong>gto<strong>the</strong>m、This<strong>in</strong>teractionbetween<strong>the</strong><br />
oratorandhisaudienceisone<strong>of</strong>dist<strong>in</strong>ctivefeatures<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>kzJmzJseperfbnnance<strong>in</strong><br />
contrastwithachurcMead<strong>in</strong>gfimeraladress<strong>in</strong>whichnoresponcefmm<strong>the</strong>audienceis<br />
usuallyassume。、<br />
Atallpo<strong>in</strong>ts<strong>the</strong>km7z"seisaspecialceremony・Ittakesplaceonly<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>fimeral<strong>of</strong><br />
amaleelderwhoalreadyhasaclrcumcisedson<strong>of</strong>hiseldestson、Evennotall<strong>the</strong>clans<br />
<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusuaresupposedtogive<strong>the</strong>ceremonyto<strong>the</strong>irdeadelders、The<strong>of</strong>fIce<br />
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<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>ommse"jbelongtoalimitednumber<strong>of</strong>clans、Therearemanycomplicatedrules<br />
about<strong>the</strong>ceremony、ItsritualandsocialimpUcationmustbeverydiverse・<br />
Asamatter<strong>of</strong>fact,IamnotsuifIcientlyacquantedwith<strong>the</strong>肋加"seceremony<br />
and<strong>the</strong>Babukusuculturemgeneraltogeneralize<strong>the</strong>matter・Myresearchexperience<br />
m<strong>Bukusuland</strong>s<strong>of</strong>tlrisonlyfbrtwomonthsorso(Septemberl979andSeptember<br />
l981)andIdid<strong>the</strong>researchmamlyfbr<strong>the</strong>purpose<strong>of</strong>comparmgwith<strong>the</strong>culture<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>Visukha(<strong>the</strong>people<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Isukhalocation,KakamegaDistrict)withwhoml<br />
workedfbrayearandahal迄<br />
WhatIUketodohereistorecord<strong>in</strong>writtenfbrmaMltext<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>kzmmseoration<br />
asitwasnarrated,<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>hopethat<strong>the</strong>rew<strong>in</strong>bemoretextstoberecorded,Inorderto<br />
make<strong>the</strong>textlwasfUllyhelpedbyMr,DavidMakanda,<strong>the</strong>nasmdent<strong>of</strong>economics<br />
<strong>of</strong>NairobiUniversityandnowapostgraduatestudent,whohadtranscribed<strong>the</strong><br />
Lubukusutext,translatedit<strong>in</strong>toEnglish,andgivenmecrucial<strong>in</strong>terpretations<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
text・Whatlcandom<strong>the</strong>fbUow<strong>in</strong>gpart<strong>of</strong>this<strong>in</strong>troductionistotrytowriteex‐<br />
planatorynoteswithoutwhichparts<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>textmightnotbecomprehensibleanda<br />
prenmmaryremarkon<strong>the</strong>character<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>k〃加皿se、<br />
Theoration<strong>of</strong>thatdaylastedmorethantwohoursfrom845tolla.m・without<br />
<strong>in</strong>terruptionThewordsfiPom<strong>the</strong>oratorwerecontmuous,but<strong>the</strong>rewerenaturaUy<br />
changes<strong>in</strong>subjects<strong>of</strong>histalklhavetriedtodivide<strong>the</strong>text<strong>in</strong>tosectionsaccord<strong>in</strong>gto<br />
<strong>the</strong>contentsonlyfbr<strong>the</strong>convenience<strong>of</strong>myexplanation.<br />
Sectionl<br />
CharacteristicallyhestartedtotalkbrieHyabout<strong>the</strong>nature<strong>of</strong>death・Aswewill<br />
seethat<strong>the</strong><strong>the</strong>meisrepeatedthroughouthistalk,thisisone<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>mampo<strong>in</strong>ts<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>AmmzUse・<br />
He<strong>the</strong>nturnedtoaskabout<strong>the</strong>family<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deceasedanda【Tanged<strong>the</strong>irseats,<br />
Tomake<strong>the</strong>place<strong>in</strong>orderwasapart<strong>of</strong>hisauthority・Soastodirect<strong>the</strong>ceremony<br />
properlyhefrequentlyrefblredtocustoms<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>〃",whichis<strong>the</strong>realname<strong>of</strong>this<br />
ceremony<strong>in</strong>which<strong>the</strong>〃"msemaytakesplace(<strong>in</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rsituation<strong>the</strong>reis<strong>the</strong>/z4/iJ<br />
withoutaproperkn加皿seoration).Ordermgpeoplenottomournat<strong>the</strong>gravewas<br />
anexample・<br />
Soonheretumedto<strong>the</strong><strong>the</strong>me<strong>of</strong>death,Herem<strong>in</strong>dedpeoplethatmanismortal<br />
andthat<strong>the</strong>deathisarrangednotbymanbut<strong>the</strong>God(WI/e〃Bysay<strong>in</strong>gthishe<br />
mtendedtodenyasuspicion<strong>of</strong>sorceryorwitchcraft(た伽α/Mo)agamst<strong>the</strong>deceased・<br />
Especiallyitwasnecessarybecausehiseldestsonbecameaprestigiousandenviable<br />
Member<strong>of</strong>Parliament.<br />
Section2<br />
Inextendmghiseffbrttoexpla<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>mortality<strong>of</strong>manheattemptedtonarrate<br />
◎<br />
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<strong>the</strong>Biblicalstoryon<strong>the</strong>orig<strong>in</strong><strong>of</strong>death,thatis,<strong>the</strong>story<strong>of</strong>AdamandEveand<strong>the</strong>ir<br />
fbrbiddenfruits・Hisstorywason<strong>the</strong>wholeconsiderablytruthfnltoGenesisexcept,<br />
perhaps,<strong>the</strong>equation<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>seduc<strong>in</strong>gserpentwith<strong>the</strong>Satan・Bolrow<strong>in</strong>gastoryfiPom<br />
<strong>the</strong>BibleandrecitmgitfbrproportionaUylongtimewas<strong>the</strong>unexpectedmatterfbr<br />
mebecauselhadsupposedthat<strong>the</strong>化"、"sewasvery‘traditional,、ButnowIundel岩<br />
standthatmypreconceptionisonlywrongandthat<strong>the</strong>k皿加"senotonlyretams<br />
mstoricaltraditionsbutalsoadoptsanynewelementseasilywhen<strong>the</strong>yarenecessary・<br />
Iamnotsurewhe<strong>the</strong>r<strong>the</strong>Bibucalstoryisacommonfeatureadoptedbymany<br />
oratorsornot・HoweverlfCundaBukusuversionon<strong>the</strong>origm<strong>of</strong>death<strong>in</strong>GWagner,s<br />
bookItisra<strong>the</strong>rasimplestoryaboutamanwhorefUsedtogivefbodtoachameleon<br />
whenhewasasked、Thechameleoncursedhimsaymg‘`Fromnowonyoushallan<br />
die,,、Then<strong>the</strong>chameleonvisited<strong>the</strong>snakewhichgaveitsometh<strong>in</strong>gtoeat・The<br />
chameleonblessed<strong>the</strong>snakewi<strong>the</strong>ternallife・When<strong>the</strong>snakegetsold,itmerely<br />
casts<strong>of</strong>Titsskm<strong>in</strong>stead<strong>of</strong>dymg.(Wagnerl970:487notel)<br />
Itisverypossiblethatorig<strong>in</strong>allym<strong>the</strong>〃mmse<strong>the</strong>story<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>chameleonwas<br />
told,butwithChristianity,sgrowmg<strong>in</strong>Huenceon<strong>the</strong>peopleitwasreplacedby<strong>the</strong><br />
story<strong>of</strong>Genesis・Theevidence<strong>of</strong>itcanbeacasualreferenceto<strong>the</strong>immortality<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
snakeand<strong>the</strong>chameleonlnsectionl・Iftllisis<strong>the</strong>case,<strong>the</strong><strong>the</strong>me<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>mortauty<br />
<strong>of</strong>manwith<strong>the</strong>impncation<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>demal<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>witchcraftaccusationsshouldhave<br />
neverchangedthroughout<strong>the</strong>history<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>肱加zJSe.<br />
Section3<br />
Nowhebegantoask<strong>the</strong>deadman,ssocialrelations,suchashissub-clan,his<br />
mo<strong>the</strong>r,sclanandhisage-set・Hefbundthathisownclan,<strong>the</strong>Bakhurarwa,was<strong>the</strong><br />
mo<strong>the</strong>r,sclan<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deceasedThenhefbundaproblem・Hehimselfand<strong>the</strong>deceased<br />
were<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>sameage-setcaUedKananachi、Thetroubleisthatitisatabootoperfblm<br />
ak"、伽etoone,sage-mate(asweUastoone,s`fa<strong>the</strong>r,).Theremustbedangerfbr<br />
him・SohecomplamedanddemandedasheepfbrsacrifIce・Theexchangebetween<br />
<strong>the</strong>oratorand<strong>the</strong>audience<strong>of</strong>thispartwasveryvividHewassomehowthreatenmg<br />
and<strong>the</strong>peopleweresolicitmg、Fromthispassageonecaneasilyfeel<strong>the</strong>authority<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>omz‘Sc"j,<strong>the</strong>orator・Theproblemfbundherewasrepeatedagam<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>fbUow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
paIt<strong>of</strong>histalk.<br />
Section4<br />
Inmentionmg<strong>the</strong>unevenramfaUorharvest,hetookagam<strong>the</strong>power<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>God<br />
as<strong>the</strong>onlycause<strong>of</strong>death・Headvisedpeoplenottohavemaliceorenvytowards<br />
neighbours・Herecomended<strong>the</strong>education<strong>of</strong>childrenand<strong>the</strong>unityamong<strong>the</strong><br />
relatives,Hetalkedasaprotector<strong>of</strong>customsandmorality,butitisworthnotmg<br />
tha<strong>the</strong>seemedtogive<strong>the</strong>sepomts<strong>of</strong>advicefrom<strong>the</strong>viewpo<strong>in</strong>t<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Cllristianlove<br />
。<br />
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<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>God.<br />
Section5<br />
Fromthissectionon,<strong>the</strong>oraltradition<strong>of</strong>histolicalevents<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusuwas<br />
narrated、Undoubtedly<strong>the</strong>historicalnalTationis<strong>the</strong>mostatractivepart<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
kzmzzJse.ItisverymuchepisodicaLAsaresult,itseemstome,<strong>the</strong>actualsequence<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>historyisnotobvious・Atanyratelam<strong>in</strong>noway<strong>in</strong>position<strong>of</strong>carry<strong>in</strong>gout<strong>the</strong><br />
textcritique・Whatlcandoistocompareourtextwithalreadypubnshedhistory<strong>in</strong><br />
English,especiaUythat<strong>of</strong>F・EMakila,sA〃Ozz伽eHflわび0打heBabMk"szJ・<br />
Inthissection<strong>the</strong>oratorabraptlystartedtalkmgaboutawarwith<strong>the</strong>Kalenjm<br />
neighbour,ThoughlstUlcan,tidentifywellwhichwaritwas,itseemstobe`Wangusi,s<br />
war,(Wangusi<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bachemwile)justbefbreChonge,swar(Makilal978:239,Were<br />
l967:180-1).Ifitis<strong>the</strong>case,<strong>the</strong>warbelongstoarecenthistory<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>conflict<br />
with<strong>the</strong>Kalenjm・Ionlyguesstha<strong>the</strong>startedwiththisstorybefbregomgthrough<strong>the</strong><br />
orig<strong>in</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusubecause<strong>of</strong>itsemotionaUyappeal<strong>in</strong>gnatura<br />
He,suddenlyaga<strong>in</strong>,stopped<strong>the</strong>warstoryandaddedafewl<strong>in</strong>es<strong>of</strong>wordsabout<br />
<strong>the</strong>fimeralasifhewasprepar<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>thought<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>nextsubject.<br />
Section6<br />
Herehesaidtha<strong>the</strong>wantedtotellpeopleabout<strong>the</strong>orig<strong>in</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>ircircumcision<br />
justfiPom<strong>the</strong>beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gtothisday・Itappearsthatone<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>mostimportantelements<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusuhistoryis<strong>the</strong>subject<strong>of</strong>circumcision.Whenlonce<strong>in</strong>telviewed<br />
Mr、SimonMasakha,ano<strong>the</strong>rfamousommse"i,<strong>in</strong>1979,hegavemeasort<strong>of</strong>abridged<br />
history<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusuand<strong>the</strong>relatedpeoples、Iwasimpressedby<strong>the</strong>facttha<strong>the</strong><br />
classifIedpeoples<strong>of</strong>KenyaandUgandaaccordmgto<strong>the</strong>presenceand<strong>the</strong>absence<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>circumcisioncustom,andtha<strong>the</strong>described<strong>the</strong>historyassometh<strong>in</strong>grevolvmg<br />
around<strong>the</strong>custom<strong>of</strong>circumcision・Ouroratorherealsoseemstohaveasimilarplan<br />
<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>oraltradition・<br />
Hestarted<strong>the</strong>historyfrom<strong>the</strong>placecalledMisiri(`Egypt,)and<strong>the</strong>firstpeopleto<br />
becircumcised・Butsoonsomethmghappenedtohism<strong>in</strong>dandhewantedtocurtail<br />
<strong>the</strong>fbllowmgstorybytworeasons・Theflrstoneis<strong>the</strong>presence<strong>of</strong>Mr・LukaNamulala,<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>rom伽e"jperhapsjuniortohmatthisplace・Hehadalreadycommunicated<br />
withLuka<strong>in</strong>section3andcontmuedtomentionhisnameasapersonwhoalsohad<br />
anability<strong>of</strong>perfbnnmg<strong>the</strong>k"mzJse,Theano<strong>the</strong>rpretex<strong>the</strong>refbrredwas<strong>the</strong>ap‐<br />
proach<strong>in</strong>gram・Itisano<strong>the</strong>rtabootocalryout<strong>the</strong>orationdurmgathunderstorm<br />
Therewas,however,nosign<strong>of</strong>rammgatthatmoment・<br />
Anywaywiththisbriefmterlude,hecouldreceⅣeano<strong>the</strong>rsolicitationflom<strong>the</strong><br />
audience,andalsocouldmakelongstorysomehowshortasheadmittedlater(`I<br />
startedfiPom<strong>the</strong>middle,).AftermentionmgMasaaba<strong>in</strong>Ugandaas<strong>the</strong>dispersalpomt<br />
。<br />
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<strong>of</strong>variousBabukusuclans,hewentontonarrate<strong>the</strong>celebratedepisode<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babuye<br />
and<strong>the</strong>Bayembaat<strong>the</strong>TororoHilL<br />
Itis<strong>in</strong>terestmgtoseethat,while,accordmgto<strong>the</strong>Makila'sversion,<strong>the</strong>cause<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>competitionbetween<strong>the</strong>mwasacompanson<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>number<strong>of</strong>cattlewhich<strong>the</strong>y<br />
heldeach,<strong>in</strong>ourtextitwas<strong>the</strong>ownership<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>HiUthat<strong>the</strong>ystruggledfbr(Makila<br />
l978:154,cfWerel967:170).<br />
Section7<br />
Nowhetouchedupon<strong>the</strong>age-setsystem<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusu,TheKolongoloage‐<br />
setwasmentionedas<strong>the</strong>oldestsurvlⅥngset(startedperhaps<strong>in</strong>l888).Thefbllow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
setsaccord<strong>in</strong>gto<strong>the</strong>cyclicalruleareKikwameti,Kananachi,K<strong>in</strong>yikewi,Nyange,<br />
Mama,ChumaandSawawith<strong>the</strong><strong>in</strong>terval<strong>of</strong>l4years(atpresentChumaisbemg<br />
fbrmed).<br />
Bluntlysomeonemadesomeremarks(<strong>in</strong>audibleon<strong>the</strong>tape,butperhapsabout<strong>the</strong><br />
question<strong>of</strong>peribrmmg<strong>the</strong>age-mate,skzmz"se).Theoratorirritatedalittlebecause<br />
acommonpersonshouldn,t<strong>in</strong>terfere・Hestartedtrymgtoenumerate<strong>the</strong>clanswhose<br />
membercandirect<strong>the</strong>kz"7,se・Thecourse<strong>of</strong>histalkwasapparentlydisturbed・He<br />
deviatedtohisfavoritestory<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>God.<br />
Section8<br />
Soonheretumedto<strong>the</strong>subject<strong>of</strong>circumcision、Thistimeitwasastoryabout<br />
how<strong>the</strong>Babukusucametotake<strong>the</strong>custom<strong>of</strong>circumcisionfrom<strong>the</strong>Kalenjm<br />
neighbours・Orra<strong>the</strong>r,as<strong>the</strong>oratorclearlystated,itwasastoryabouthow<strong>the</strong><br />
Babukusuresumed<strong>the</strong>custom<strong>of</strong>circumcisiononcepracticedbutfblgottenlater、The<br />
version<strong>of</strong>ourtextweUconFespondstothat<strong>of</strong>Makila(1978:170-4)<strong>in</strong>that<strong>the</strong>two<br />
heros,Mango<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>BakhurarwaclanandKhakula<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bameme,bravelykiUeda<br />
fearsomeserpent,werepraisedby<strong>the</strong>Kalenj<strong>in</strong>andwerecrcumcisedbecause<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>ir<br />
fearlessness<br />
Makilatellsusthatbefbre<strong>the</strong>seheroswerecircumcised<strong>the</strong>Babukusupracticed<br />
circumcisionsporadicaUyandunsystematically(thatis,<strong>the</strong>yhadn,tfbrgotten<strong>the</strong><br />
customaltoge<strong>the</strong>r),butouroratortoldusthatthiswas<strong>the</strong>timewhenaU<strong>the</strong>Babukusu<br />
-and<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rpeoplelike<strong>the</strong>Tachoniaswell-started<strong>the</strong>circumcisionaga<strong>in</strong>、<br />
ThismaynotbeasmaUdifferencewhenweguessifMangowasasort<strong>of</strong>culturalhero<br />
orapoliticalherowho<strong>in</strong>factstartedorganiz<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>circumcisionage-setamong<strong>the</strong><br />
Babukusufbr<strong>the</strong>fIrsttime・<br />
Abliefdescription<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>dispersion<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>ethnicgroupsisfollowed・Thenames<br />
<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Samia,<strong>the</strong>Marachi,<strong>the</strong>Luoetc・werementionedas<strong>the</strong>peoplewh<strong>of</strong>eared<strong>the</strong><br />
circumcisionandfledtoo<strong>the</strong>rplacesThepo<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>reis,needlesstosay,thatitwas<br />
<strong>the</strong>Babukusuwhohadstuckto<strong>the</strong>customandbecame<strong>the</strong>centralgroupregardmgto<br />
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<strong>the</strong>custom.<br />
Section9<br />
Thenhebegantotalkaboutaconflictwith<strong>the</strong>Itesopeople・Thetime<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
mcidentcanbeidentifiedhistolicaUybecauseheclearlystatedthat<strong>the</strong>men<strong>in</strong>volved<br />
m<strong>the</strong>warwerema<strong>in</strong>ly<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>ChumaandMamaage-sets,Inatremendouscounter‐<br />
atack<strong>the</strong>ltesodispersed<strong>the</strong>Babukusu,who<strong>the</strong>nfledto<strong>the</strong>temtories<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Banyala,<br />
<strong>the</strong>Basamiaand<strong>the</strong>BamarachL<br />
TheBanyalamistreated<strong>the</strong>BabukusurefUgeesandkept<strong>the</strong>munderahumiliatmg<br />
hardship,while<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rtwogave<strong>the</strong>mawannreception・Among<strong>the</strong>refUgeesm<br />
Banyalaland<strong>the</strong>rewasamancalledMukite,whoemergedasaleaderandeventuaUy<br />
succeededtoleadpeopleout<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>hand<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Banyalabackto<strong>Bukusuland</strong><br />
Thispart<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>historyisrecordedmMakila,sbookunder<strong>the</strong>name<strong>of</strong>`Mukite<br />
waNameme,(1978:184-90).CompanngwiththisversionIrealizedthatourversion<br />
greatlyemphasizes<strong>the</strong>maltreatmentdoneby<strong>the</strong>Banyala,whnem<strong>the</strong>Makila,sbook<br />
<strong>the</strong>m<strong>in</strong>taryskmand<strong>the</strong>olganiz<strong>in</strong>gabnity<strong>of</strong>Mukitearedescribed<strong>in</strong>detanFor<br />
mstance,even<strong>the</strong>feastgivenbyMukiteto<strong>the</strong>Banyalais<strong>in</strong>terpreteddifferently、<br />
Maknarenders<strong>the</strong>feastasatacticalrusebywhich<strong>the</strong>Banyalaweremadedrunk<br />
and<strong>the</strong>Babukusuwereabletoescape,Ourorator,on<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rhand,relatesthat<strong>the</strong><br />
Mukite,sfeastisout<strong>of</strong>hisgenerosityandhospitahty,andyet<strong>the</strong>Banyalacannot<br />
understand<strong>the</strong><strong>of</strong>fbrandabusedhimasafboL<br />
Thepomtwhich<strong>the</strong>oratoremphasizedhereisbynomeans<strong>in</strong>significant・The<br />
virtue<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>hospitality<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusutothosewhoseekaprotectionhasbeen<br />
apride<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>mandithasbeenanmdispensablebasisfbrumtmgvarlousclans<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
Babukusu<strong>the</strong>mselves・TheBabukusuasanethnicgrouphasbeenachieved,Ibelieve,<br />
onlyby<strong>the</strong>contmuousacceptance<strong>of</strong>diverseclanpeopleimmigrat<strong>in</strong>gto<strong>the</strong>Bukusu‐<br />
land,Thatiswhy<strong>the</strong>story<strong>of</strong>Mukite,slifbshouldbenarrated<strong>in</strong>thisway.<br />
SectionlO<br />
Now<strong>the</strong>kzmz伽enarratorlefthistolicalepisodes・As<strong>the</strong>ceremonywasapproach<br />
mgtoitsend,heshouldtalkaboutmorepracticalmatters、Hestartedtoconsole<strong>the</strong><br />
family<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deceased,especiaUy<strong>the</strong>eldestson、Then,heproceededto<strong>the</strong>problem<br />
<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>debtclearance<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>dead・Itisacommoncustomtoarrangeitsomewhere<br />
durmg<strong>the</strong>h4mceremony,butitseemstobeasUghtdifferencem<strong>the</strong>actualway<strong>of</strong><br />
arrangementaccoldmgtoareas<strong>in</strong><strong>Bukusuland</strong>,He<strong>in</strong>tendedtosettle<strong>the</strong>debton<strong>the</strong><br />
spotbecause<strong>in</strong>hisarea<strong>the</strong>settlementisarbitratedby<strong>the</strong>om"se"ノ<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>k"加皿se・<br />
However,judg<strong>in</strong>gfiPom<strong>the</strong>responce<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>audience,peopleheredidnotliketo<br />
discussit<strong>in</strong>thisoccasion,hopmgtopostponeitafterwards・Apparentlyhefeltuneasy<br />
about<strong>the</strong>way<strong>of</strong>thisplacebu<strong>the</strong>conceded(<strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>gly,hestilltriedtodiscussit<br />
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a
lateron<strong>in</strong>histalk).<br />
Meanwmehereturnedto<strong>the</strong>customs<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>kzmmse,expla<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gespeciallyabout<br />
<strong>the</strong>differentiationamong<strong>the</strong>Babukusuclansbetweenthosewhichhave<strong>of</strong>fIces<strong>of</strong><br />
omzJse"jandthosewhichhavenot、Hewas,Ith<strong>in</strong>k,re-emphasiz<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>km7mseper-<br />
fbnner,sauthoritywhichhasbeentransmittedgenerationaftergeneration.<br />
Sectionll<br />
Moretalkaboutvariouscustomswasfbllowedhere、Firs<strong>the</strong>toucheduponasub‐<br />
jectknownas加肋we,whichhasmanifbldmeanmgsukebridewealth,m-lawrelation‐<br />
shipandobscenity,onlybecausehewantedtosolve<strong>the</strong>debt<strong>of</strong>cattle(bridewealth)<br />
to<strong>the</strong>family<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>wife<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deceased、Hefanedtocontmueitbecause,Isuppose,<br />
peopledidnotrespondtoitweU<br />
Soheturnedtoano<strong>the</strong>rcontroversialmatter・Itwasaquestion<strong>of</strong>mtermamage<br />
betweensub-clans<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Batukwika,thatis,Bakitang,a,BasakhaandBanambobi,<br />
<strong>the</strong>fIrstonebemgthat<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deceased、Itseemsthat<strong>the</strong><strong>in</strong>termarnageamon9<strong>the</strong>se<br />
sub-clansisweU-estabnshedcustomnow,butitisalsoapparentthat<strong>the</strong>oratordoubted<br />
itseriously・ThoughIdonotknowpreciselywherethisdisagreementcamefiom,Iam<br />
lmpressedbyhis<strong>in</strong>sistenceasanupholder<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusucustoms・Hewentonto<br />
gⅣeafnllaccount<strong>of</strong>ataboocalled/"swa<strong>in</strong>which<strong>the</strong>sexualrelation<strong>of</strong>nearrelatives<br />
lsprohibited・<br />
Thenextmoralsubjectstobeadvisedwerethose<strong>of</strong>sorceryandwitchcraft,<strong>of</strong><br />
backbitmgneigllbours,<strong>of</strong>dr<strong>in</strong>kmgalcohol,etc・ltwasnowreaUynear<strong>the</strong>end、He<br />
wasalmostrepeatmgwha<strong>the</strong>hadsaidalready・<br />
Thelasttaskheshoulddowastomakesurethat<strong>the</strong>bereavedfamilywouldUve<br />
peacefUllyhereafter、HisconcemwasspecifIc,ra<strong>the</strong>rthangeneral,about<strong>the</strong>possible<br />
troubles<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>family・HerecomendedMrLukaNamulalaasanadviserfbr<strong>the</strong>eldest<br />
son,advisedhowtoconduct<strong>the</strong>ritualcaUedk〃jAcoye(<strong>the</strong>lastritualrelatedto<br />
death),andmquired<strong>the</strong>reasonwhyone<strong>of</strong>twowwes<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deadwasabsentonthis<br />
occasion,suspectmgsometroublesbehmdit、<br />
See<strong>in</strong>ghiscarefimnessto<strong>the</strong>semattersIunderstandthat<strong>the</strong>ommse"jispermitted<br />
tomledomesticmatters<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deceasedeventhoughheisnotamember<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>clan<br />
Atlastwithaveryshortnoticehestoppedtalkmgandkneeledononeknee<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
middle<strong>of</strong>hispath・Heappearedtopray,Thiswasaslgnwithwhichanyoneatthis<br />
ceremonymuststandquicklyandleave<strong>the</strong>placeassoonaspossible.<br />
SUMMARY<br />
Befbref<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>gmycommentsIwouldliketosummanzewhatIfbund<strong>in</strong>this<br />
particularkmm"seperfbrmanceandtext、<br />
1)The〃、皿sehasapecuUarstyleasaspeechfbrmournmg‐----Apparently<br />
<strong>the</strong>kmm"seisnotasimplespeechfbrmoum<strong>in</strong>g,becauseit<strong>in</strong>cludesvanous<strong>the</strong>mes<br />
suchasoraltraditionsandexplanations<strong>of</strong>customs・However,ifweseeitfrom<strong>the</strong><br />
-8-<br />
a
pomt<strong>of</strong>view<strong>of</strong>comfbrtmg<strong>the</strong>bereaved,wefIndithasapeculiarstyle・Itispeculiar<br />
mthat<strong>the</strong>omz`se"idoesnotsaymuchabout<strong>the</strong>deceased・Thisbecomesclearwhen<br />
onecompareswithachurch-1eadmgfimeral,<strong>in</strong>which,asftlraslknowit<strong>in</strong>lsukha,<br />
<strong>the</strong>yannouncealonglifehistory<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>dead,praisemsachievementsmhislife,and<br />
actuaUymournfbrhimwithsonrowMwords・Thereisnoth<strong>in</strong>glike<strong>the</strong>sematters<strong>in</strong><br />
ourtext・The加加zzseperfblmerevensaidsometh<strong>in</strong>glike`Ididnotcometomourn<br />
fbr<strong>the</strong>dead,、<br />
Insteadhepaidmuchattentiontothosewhowereleftby<strong>the</strong>death、Asacomfbrter,<br />
hispositionistostress<strong>the</strong><strong>in</strong>evitability<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deathandtomakepeoplenottobe<br />
disturbedbyit、ThispomtwasobservedbyWagnerabout40yearsago,anditmust<br />
beregardedverytraditionaLHewritesthatitis<strong>the</strong>o加z4Mzj,sduty`tocalmdown<strong>the</strong><br />
excitedmmds,rem<strong>in</strong>dmg<strong>the</strong>mthatfiFomlongtimeagoithasbeen<strong>the</strong>commonfate<br />
<strong>of</strong>aUpeopletodieandthat<strong>the</strong>misfbrtunewhichhascomeover<strong>the</strong>clanby<strong>the</strong>death<br />
thathasoccuredwouldonlybe<strong>in</strong>creasedif<strong>the</strong>clansmenwerenowtoaccuseone<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong>sorceryoreventoharbourthoughts<strong>of</strong>revengeandretaliation,(Wagner<br />
l970:486).Weunderstandthat<strong>the</strong>om"Sc"i,speculiarstyle<strong>of</strong>moum<strong>in</strong>gcomes<br />
from<strong>the</strong>factthatone<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>importantaims<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>hmmseistorestore<strong>the</strong>order<br />
disruptedtemporamybyadeath、<br />
2)Thehistorynarrated<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>〃加川isdist<strong>in</strong>guished<strong>in</strong>itsmoralcharacter--<br />
ノ<br />
ーーーTheo"z"Sc"jisarenounedholder<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>oraltraditionproperto<strong>the</strong>Babukusu<br />
(fbr<strong>in</strong>stance,noonelikehimhasexisted<strong>in</strong>Isukha).Undoubtedlyhisknowledge<br />
about<strong>the</strong>past<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusuisenormousandhasitsownorder,However,onceit<br />
lsna【rated<strong>in</strong>pubUcas<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>knm"Sc,itbecomesnotasimplesequence<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>past<br />
eventsbutacoUection<strong>of</strong>historicalepisodesfromwhichmorallessonscouldbedrawn・<br />
Thehistoricalsequence<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>seepisodesmightnotbemuchcaredfbr・Themter-<br />
pretation<strong>of</strong>anepisodemightbechangedaccord<strong>in</strong>gto<strong>the</strong>viewpomtwhich<strong>the</strong>nar-<br />
ratorwantstostress,aslhaveshown<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>story<strong>of</strong>Mukite・Certamnumbers<strong>of</strong><br />
episodesmustbeomittedbecause<strong>of</strong>atimelimitation<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>perfbrmance、<br />
Ith<strong>in</strong>kthat<strong>the</strong>mostimportantmoral,aswellaspontical,significance<strong>of</strong>this<br />
oraltraditionis<strong>the</strong>exaltation<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>identity<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusuasas<strong>in</strong>gleethnicentity<br />
and<strong>the</strong>unity<strong>of</strong>vaIiousclanswhichactuaUydiffbr<strong>in</strong>orig<strong>in</strong>s,customsetc・<strong>in</strong>acertam<br />
degree,Inthiscontext<strong>the</strong>llistory<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>circumcisioncustomsseemstobe<strong>of</strong>great<br />
valuem<strong>the</strong>wholeculture<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>BabukusLThecircumcisionis,aboveall,asymbol<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>culturalunitywhichbmds<strong>the</strong>allpeople<strong>in</strong><strong>Bukusuland</strong>・Aswehaveseen,<strong>the</strong><br />
historymeticulouslyexpla<strong>in</strong>s<strong>the</strong>reasonsfbritAno<strong>the</strong>rexample<strong>of</strong>pasteventswhich<br />
representeffectively<strong>the</strong>moraUty<strong>of</strong>unifIcationis<strong>the</strong>story<strong>of</strong>warsagamstneighbour-<br />
mgethnicgroupsdWhe<strong>the</strong>ritisaboutavictoryorahardship,<strong>the</strong>warstorynaturaUy<br />
<strong>in</strong>tensifies<strong>the</strong>ethnicidentityaga<strong>in</strong>sto<strong>the</strong>rgroups・Inthissense<strong>the</strong>Az"7msehasbeen<br />
amediumthroughwhich<strong>the</strong>Babukusuhaveacquired<strong>the</strong>sense<strong>of</strong>unity、<br />
3)Theommse"jexerciseshisauthoritybeyond<strong>the</strong>boundary<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>clans‐---<br />
Theway<strong>the</strong>ommse"jdealtwith<strong>the</strong>domesticmatters<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>family<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deadshows<br />
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tha<strong>the</strong>,asan<strong>of</strong>ficeholder,hasacerta<strong>in</strong>degree<strong>of</strong>powertohaveasay<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>matters<br />
<strong>of</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rclansthanhisown・Infact<strong>the</strong>om"Sc"iisone<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>threetraditional<strong>of</strong>Tice<br />
holderswhoseparapherneliahavebeenaruler,srobe,anivoryalmband,astick,etc,<br />
andwhoseauthorityhasnotbeenconfIned<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>irownclans・Theo<strong>the</strong>rtwoare<br />
om"Azzszz(pohticalleader)andom""9,osi(divmer)(cfMaknal976:92).<br />
Theom"A、α,ssource<strong>of</strong>authorityispoliticalandthat<strong>of</strong>o師""gbsjismysticaLIt<br />
ismterestmgtoconsider<strong>the</strong>source<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>omzuse"i,sauthority・Isupposethathis<br />
authorityhasderivedfiFom<strong>the</strong>ftlct<strong>the</strong>om"Sc"j,s<strong>of</strong>ficeisasymbol<strong>of</strong>ak<strong>in</strong>d<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
mter-clansolidaritywithwhichvariousclanshaverecognizedeacho<strong>the</strong>ras<strong>the</strong>consti‐<br />
tutes<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>people<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusu・Theom"Sc"iis,<strong>the</strong>refOre,<strong>the</strong>upholder<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
commoncustoms,<strong>the</strong>keeper<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>oraltraditionand<strong>the</strong>arbitrator<strong>of</strong>troubles<br />
beyond<strong>the</strong>boundalies<strong>of</strong>clans,Ihavenoticed,however,that<strong>the</strong>matterisnotso<br />
simple,because<strong>the</strong>reisadiffbrentiationbetweenthoseclanswhichhave<strong>of</strong>fices<strong>of</strong><br />
om期e"ノandthosewhichdonot,andalsobetweenthoseclanswhichholdkzJm"seand<br />
thosewllichdonotnecessarilyholdit、Thereseemstobeasort<strong>of</strong>hierarchicalorder<br />
among<strong>the</strong>Babukusuclans、<br />
4)The〃、皿seisflexibleandsensitivetochanges-----Itiscertamlyremarkable<br />
thatamanwearmgmtentionaUyatraditionalattirepreacheswithaBiblicalstoryand<br />
talksabout<strong>the</strong>ChristianGodHedoesnot,<strong>of</strong>course,preachas<strong>the</strong>sameway<strong>the</strong><br />
Christianpriestdoes、HehasonlyadoptedcertamChristianelements.ItisstiUim-<br />
pressivethatsuchatraditionalritualas<strong>the</strong>k"、"secanadoptcompletelynewele‐<br />
<strong>in</strong>entswithoutchamgmgitsessentialnature、Thereare,Ith<strong>in</strong>k,severalgroundsfbr<br />
thisflexib<strong>in</strong>ty:itspopularnature,itsimprovisationalperfbrmance,andits<strong>in</strong>herent<br />
relationto<strong>the</strong>centralvalueormorality<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukususociety,<br />
By<strong>the</strong>popularnatureImeanthat<strong>the</strong>肋加"seperfbnnanceisaimedatcommon<br />
villageraUnlike,fbrmstance,<strong>the</strong>historypreservedmaroyalcourt,<strong>the</strong>history<br />
preselvedm<strong>the</strong>fbrm<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>kzJmⅢsecouldbelessconservativeandmoresensitiveto<br />
changes<strong>of</strong>socialenvlronment,s<strong>in</strong>ceitmustbeadaptedto<strong>the</strong>way<strong>of</strong>life<strong>of</strong>,and<br />
<strong>the</strong>taste<strong>of</strong>,<strong>the</strong>mass<strong>of</strong>people・<br />
Theprocess<strong>of</strong>change<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>k"、"setraditionmustbepromptedbyanextent<strong>of</strong><br />
freedom<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>perfbnner,simprovisationTheresultisthat,Ibelieve,even<strong>the</strong>his‐<br />
toricaltraditiondiffers<strong>in</strong>parts<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>textandalso<strong>in</strong>its<strong>in</strong>telpretationaccord<strong>in</strong>gto<br />
ommse"j,asourtextdiffersfromMakila,s・<br />
TheChristianelements<strong>in</strong>ourknmzJsetextcanbeunderstandasareflexion<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
deeppenetration<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Chlistianity<strong>in</strong>to<strong>the</strong>presentBabukususociety・Iliketoadd<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>rfactorwhichmayexpla<strong>in</strong>why<strong>the</strong>〃加伽esoeasilyadopted<strong>the</strong>Christian<br />
elements・As<strong>the</strong>protector<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>propercustoms<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusu,<strong>the</strong>0,脚e"jis<br />
placed<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>position<strong>of</strong>represent<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>centralmorality<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>society、If<strong>the</strong><br />
Cllristianityhasbecomeanmdispensablepart<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>fimdamentalmoralltynow,asis<br />
exemplified<strong>in</strong>fIght<strong>in</strong>gagamstsorceryandwitchcraft,<strong>the</strong>o'""se"』isreadyto,or,<br />
expectedto,takeaccount<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Christianity・Inthiscontext,Ifbundeven<strong>in</strong>my<br />
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limitedexpenence,<strong>the</strong>o腕"Sc"jand<strong>the</strong>churchleaderare<strong>in</strong>position<strong>of</strong>compet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
D<br />
eacho<strong>the</strong>rfbr<strong>the</strong>leadership<strong>in</strong>fimerals<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Babukusutoday.<br />
REFERENCE<br />
Makna,F、E,1978,A〃O〃""eHiSro〃oガルeBa加幼szJ,KenyaLiteratureBureau・<br />
Wagner,G、1970,TheBa"〃O/Wesre7〃Kど")′α,Vol、1,OxfbrdU・P.(origmauyl949)<br />
Were,G、S,,1967,リl/esrel〃K2"〕ノα班srorjcaノmext,EastAfricanLiteratureBureau.<br />
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TEXT<br />
TranscribedandTranslatedby<br />
DavidMakandaWamla<br />
NairobiUniversity<br />
Note Thewords<strong>in</strong>aparen<strong>the</strong>sis<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>Lubukusutextarethose<strong>of</strong>responce<br />
from<strong>the</strong>audience.<br />
§1<br />
Yes1<br />
Thisisourdisease(death)<br />
Itstartedlongtimeago<br />
Itdosen,tstarttoday<br />
Alas1<br />
Yes<br />
He(<strong>the</strong>dead)isnot<strong>the</strong>firsttogoto<br />
heaven<br />
lshisfa<strong>the</strong>r<strong>the</strong>re?<br />
Andhismo<strong>the</strong>r?<br />
Have<strong>the</strong>ynotgone?<br />
Yes<br />
Children<strong>of</strong>Bukusu<br />
Now‐<br />
Fromwhathouseishe?<br />
Eee1<br />
LufWefWenilwo<br />
Lukhalennwo<br />
Selulilwalunota<br />
Waa<br />
Eee<br />
Sahniyeonyoyneemakombeta<br />
Rarawealio?<br />
Nemawe?<br />
Sebacha?<br />
Ee<br />
BanaBabukusu<br />
Hee<br />
Abelenjusmaniyo?<br />
Njusmaniyo?<br />
(Omukitang,andiD<br />
Omukitang,a<br />
(OUkhobalomelamobalomanga,<br />
katmyneknaewewmgilemo)<br />
(Heis<strong>of</strong>Bakitang,ahouse)<br />
AnOmukitang,a<br />
(Youaretalkmgamongpeoplewhodotalk<br />
Therewereunavoidablecircumstances<br />
whichmadeuscaUyou)<br />
Don,tyousee?<br />
Whereare<strong>the</strong>chndren<strong>of</strong>thisperson<br />
(<strong>the</strong>dead)?<br />
(See<strong>the</strong>m<strong>the</strong>reseated)<br />
Are<strong>the</strong>y<strong>the</strong>onesseated<strong>the</strong>re?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Sobona?<br />
Babanabomunduoyu,baliena?<br />
(Nibabobonabekhale)<br />
Nibobabekhaleaba?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
-12-<br />
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Whereis<strong>the</strong>eldestson?<br />
(Heis<strong>the</strong>oneat<strong>the</strong>farend)<br />
Whydidhesitthisway?Istmsonehere<br />
hismo<strong>the</strong>r?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Isthishismo<strong>the</strong>r?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Themo<strong>the</strong>rshouldhavesaton<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
side<br />
Isheourleaderfrom`up,(M.P.)?<br />
(Yes)<br />
(Thatishow<strong>the</strong>yshouldsit:Themo<strong>the</strong>r<br />
shouldbeon<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rside)<br />
Thenkeepquite<br />
Children<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bukusu<br />
Omukhuluomweneau?<br />
(Niyewekhundulooyo)<br />
Nomalaokoboleleeno?Maweniye<br />
yuno?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
Maweoyu?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
And<strong>in</strong>iyeakoboleleokhu<br />
NiyeomwamiwefWewengaki?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
(Bekhalangabario:maweakobola<br />
etayD<br />
Nonomusila<br />
Babandubabechaeyeyo<br />
BanaBabukusu<br />
BabandubabechakhusiUndwa<br />
Benyokheyo<br />
Khabanakanakhukanamapesa<br />
kaneayUeyokhale<br />
Abakaneaynekhokhale<br />
Okhachakhotawe<br />
SekhulifWekhuchaknelunota<br />
SekhulifWekhuchaknelunotawe<br />
Bakholakhale<br />
Omundunachilenekechanakwa<br />
emasika<br />
A1mda<br />
NebaUmulufUbenyokha<br />
Niowalna<br />
Mubanechimom<br />
BanaBabukusu,semuuUle?<br />
Semwaulileta?<br />
Bakhachakusiundwata<br />
Nesenendimunonenomaendi<br />
Bakhachakhusil<strong>in</strong>dwata<br />
Owichabusakaneasobeleo<br />
Kanekhwmyokheoache<br />
Semubabolela?<br />
(Omundukhabeyoananiebacha<br />
Khusil<strong>in</strong>dwa)<br />
Thosepeopleon<strong>the</strong>graveshouldmove<br />
away<br />
lfonewantstopaymoneyhecandoit<br />
later<br />
Hecandoitlater<br />
Lethimnotgoto<strong>the</strong>gravenow<br />
Wearenot<strong>the</strong>ones<strong>in</strong>novatmg<strong>the</strong>sethmgs<br />
Wearenot<strong>the</strong>ones<strong>in</strong>troduc<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Ourancestorsdid<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Whenonegoesto<strong>the</strong>fimeralplace<br />
Hemustwait‐<br />
If<strong>the</strong>yare<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>Lz4m<strong>the</strong>yshouldstand<br />
Befbrehecanstartmourn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Youmusthaveeyestosee<br />
Cm1dren<strong>of</strong>Bukusu,haven,tyouheard?<br />
Haven,tyouheard?<br />
Let<strong>the</strong>mnotgoon<strong>the</strong>grave<br />
AsIamheretalkmglikethis<br />
Let<strong>the</strong>mnotgoon<strong>the</strong>grave<br />
Anyonewhocomeslate<br />
Cangoto<strong>the</strong>graveafterwehaveleft<br />
Whycan,tyouteU<strong>the</strong>mso?<br />
(Letsomeonebe<strong>the</strong>retostoppeoplegomg<br />
to<strong>the</strong>grave)<br />
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Ehaa<br />
Bakitang,a<br />
Lukhalakhalenilwo<br />
Selun1walunota<br />
Bandunabandu<br />
BafWichanga<br />
Salio,omumelelwakhuno<br />
Owekhalakhusialokhuno<br />
Weyobulangaendemu<br />
Wakobolao,wekholalundiomwana<br />
tawe<br />
BakhufWabong,ene<br />
BakhufWabong,ene<br />
BakhufWabong,ene!<br />
A11ight<br />
Now,youBakitang'aclanshouldknow<br />
Thatdeathisanoldphenomenon<br />
ltisnotarecentphenomenon<br />
Generationsandgenerations<br />
Havedied<br />
ThereisnoonewhoisimmortaL<br />
Whohaslivedonthisearth<br />
Peenng<strong>of</strong>Thisoldskmslike<strong>the</strong>snake<br />
Andbecom<strong>in</strong>gachild<br />
Allpeoplearemortal<br />
AuaremortaU<br />
ThereisnoonewhokeepspeeUng<strong>of</strong>fold<br />
skms<br />
Onthisearth<strong>of</strong>ours,like<strong>the</strong>snake<br />
OrcamoufIag<strong>in</strong>gfiomtimetotime<br />
Mbaoweyobula1<br />
Khusialokhuno,ngaendemune<br />
yeyobulanga<br />
Ngaekhaniafu<br />
Yekholaeng,analundi<br />
Ta1<br />
BisalabmobanaBabukusu<br />
Ngaokundiabomealiano<br />
Sebaremangatawe<br />
Omwene<strong>of</strong>nla<br />
nkeachameleon<br />
Andbecom<strong>in</strong>gyoungagam<br />
Never1<br />
And<strong>the</strong>seshrubs,children<strong>of</strong>Bukusu,dol<br />
C1ear<strong>the</strong>mbymyself?<br />
Likeano<strong>the</strong>ronesaidthatIshoulddoit<br />
Bymyself,<br />
Icannowsee1<br />
Oh1Thisisourdeath,fa<strong>the</strong>r,son<strong>of</strong><br />
Bakitang,a<br />
Imagme1Isyourpatemalgrandfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Therd<br />
lshenotdead?<br />
Butnowadayspeoplemournjustanyhow<br />
Saymg“peoplehavekilledthis<br />
Omukitwika・Theymusthavejustknled<br />
him,,<br />
Noonehaskmedhim<br />
Hewasbornwithdeath<br />
Hereallywasbornwithit<br />
From<strong>the</strong>roots<strong>of</strong>hismo<strong>the</strong>r,swomb<br />
Eee1<br />
OoqlulwefWenilwopapa,<br />
MwanaMukitang,a<br />
Eee1kukaoosalararaqA1io?<br />
SekafWa?<br />
Niolelomulilakabusa<br />
MuU“berireomwanaMukitwika<br />
Yunobamwirirebusa,,<br />
Sebamwirireta<br />
Kasalwanalwo<br />
Kasalwanalwo<br />
Kumus<strong>in</strong>ikwokunowele<br />
Kamulongelamunda<br />
-14-<br />
&
Mwamawe<br />
Walonganelulumbelweneluli<br />
mwifWe<br />
Walongawamalilaelalasio<br />
Walomaali“kanewole<br />
Mumakhengo<br />
Oliwolilemumakhengoakaribasi<br />
Nolisalabanabowobataru,bene<br />
Khwmyosieo,,<br />
Wamw<strong>in</strong>yosieo1<br />
Enywemulimanyaka--<br />
Bandilunobamupnabusaeyika<br />
Godmadehim<br />
Andmadealso<strong>the</strong>deaththatismustoday<br />
Aftercomplet<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>baby<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>womb<br />
Hetold<strong>the</strong>baby“Onearth,<br />
Youwillreachacerta<strong>in</strong>age,<br />
Inacertamperiod,afterproducmgthree<br />
Orfburchildren<br />
IwiUremoveyoufiFom<strong>the</strong>earth,,<br />
He(God)hasremovedhimfiPom<strong>the</strong>earth1<br />
Butsome<strong>of</strong>youth<strong>in</strong>kthat--<br />
Somearenowspeculatmgovero<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />
Say<strong>in</strong>g<br />
"Howdid<strong>the</strong>personwhobewitchedhim<br />
Doit?<br />
Isthatnotjustlies?,,<br />
Arehisparentsalive?<br />
Orhisgrandparents?<br />
Orhisgreatgrandparents?<br />
Whereare<strong>the</strong>y?TheyareaUgone<br />
Theyarenot<strong>the</strong>re,youBukusupeople<br />
Theyarenot<strong>the</strong>re,youarejustmournmg<br />
"BapnakhUbasiabwebusa<br />
Kamaloko<br />
Omulokilenayeamulokileariena?,,<br />
Sebuhbubeyebusa?<br />
Rarawenemawebau?<br />
Nekukawe?Bimilabiewe?<br />
B<strong>in</strong>wae?Mbao<br />
MbaoBabukusu<br />
Mbaomumabusa<br />
fbrnotmng<br />
Youarejustmourmngfbrnothmg<br />
Themanhasgoneawayandleftus<br />
Hehasgonehome<br />
Whereeveryone<strong>of</strong>uswillgo<br />
Nooneshouldsay<strong>the</strong>ykmedhim<br />
Youshouldjustmoumpeacefimy<br />
Yes1<br />
Oh1Ah1<br />
Youjustsee<br />
See<strong>the</strong>seBabukusu<br />
Hearwhat<strong>the</strong>ysay<br />
"A1as1<br />
Hissonhasbeengiv<strong>in</strong>ghimalot<strong>of</strong><br />
money,,<br />
Don,tyouseeBabukusu<br />
YouarenopeopleataU<br />
Whatlamsay<strong>in</strong>gisusuaUysaid<br />
lamnotcheat<strong>in</strong>g・O<strong>the</strong>rssay<br />
Mumabusaomundu<br />
Wakhwmyokhilekho<br />
Wachileengo,<br />
NiefWesikhukhache<br />
Mbaoolomaaubamwirirebusatawe<br />
Mulilabusa<br />
Ehee1<br />
Ohoo1Ahaa<br />
Nonolola,<br />
Bonakimibukusu<br />
Bonakimibukusukibolakili<br />
"Wa1-<br />
Abeleomusaniamuachirupia”<br />
BonaBabukusu,<br />
Semunbanduta<br />
N<strong>in</strong>oendomabalomabusa<br />
Sembeata`Wa‐<br />
-15-<br />
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Bandukhwamupilachikura<br />
Khumuiliaengaki<br />
Khasombekimirupiananyanya<br />
Khanyanyekimirupiayeng,enebusa<br />
Okhaamunduta,,<br />
Babukusulunobalalabalomabario<br />
"A1as1Wevotedhimtoparuament<br />
Togoup<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Letmmgrabsealthalone<br />
Hecansumesitalone<br />
Henevershareswithanyone,,<br />
SomeBabukususayso<br />
Theysay“Itisgoodtha<strong>the</strong>hasdied,,<br />
Somepeoplewn1sayso<br />
Amlcheatmg,Bukusupeople?<br />
(NC)<br />
AmlreaUycheatmg?<br />
"Lunyau1ekhumUkunya,,<br />
Balalabalomabario<br />
Babukusumbea?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Mbeakamenako?<br />
§2<br />
Aha1Wele1<br />
WalongaUlobauno<br />
Ngakalongauloba<br />
Ehee1<br />
Walilongelaelala<br />
Wabumbaliloba<br />
Wamala<br />
Oh1God<br />
Theonewhocreatedthisworld<br />
Aftercreat<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>world<br />
Yes1<br />
Aftercreatmgitcompletely<br />
ModeleditfUny<br />
Andflnishedit<br />
NieUalongwa<br />
Wamahlaelalakururuu<br />
Waukaalibasie<br />
"Lilobanno,nabumbile<br />
Nabumbileliobal<strong>in</strong>o,<br />
Likhamenyebusanrio?,,<br />
At<strong>the</strong>time<strong>of</strong>creation<br />
Aftercomplet<strong>in</strong>gitfimy<br />
Hewondered<br />
"Thisworldhere,Ihavecreatedit<br />
Ihavecreated<strong>the</strong>earth,<br />
WiuitremambanPen?,,<br />
Aftercreat<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>earth,hebroughtgrass<br />
Andputit<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Heput<strong>the</strong>regrass<br />
Hewentaway<br />
Hethoughtaga<strong>in</strong><br />
"Whatcanthisgrassalonedo?,,<br />
Headdedthrees<br />
Headdedtreesto<strong>the</strong>earth<br />
Heput<strong>the</strong>retrees<br />
Hewonderedagam“WiUeveryth<strong>in</strong>ghere<br />
perish?,,<br />
Thenhesaid“Noitcan,tperish,,<br />
Q<br />
Wabumban1oba,karerabunyasi<br />
Waramo<br />
Waramobunyasl<br />
Warekuha<br />
Webasialundi<br />
"Bunyasibwong,enebukholas<strong>in</strong>a?,,<br />
Walekhulakimirongoro<br />
Walekhulakimirongoro<br />
Waramokimirongoro<br />
Waukaali“Sikhaeleanonibasani<br />
Waukaan“Sesielata,,<br />
-16-<br />
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Welaowalekhulakamechi<br />
Wapakamechiwapakamechi<br />
Nyanjananyanja<br />
Wakhalaeyiwaramo<br />
Wakhalaeyi,waramo<br />
Wechusiach<strong>in</strong>yanjamusibala<br />
Muno<br />
Chakhi1a<br />
Welaowebasia<br />
“Sibalas<strong>in</strong>o,nasilongandie?,,<br />
Wasilamolundi<br />
Wakhalamobikenya<br />
Clnngululola<br />
Lateronhecreatedwater<br />
Heletwaterflowandflow<br />
Oceansandoceans<br />
Heputeachandeverylakeandocean<br />
EverylakeandoceaLputonearth<br />
HeputaU<strong>the</strong>lakesandoceans<br />
Onthisearth<br />
Theyweresomany<br />
Helaterthoughtaga<strong>in</strong><br />
"Howdidlcreatethisearth?,,<br />
Hereturnedtoitagam<br />
●<br />
Hedividedit<strong>in</strong>toparts<br />
Themountamsyouseenow<br />
Wa<strong>in</strong>gaoku<br />
Wa<strong>in</strong>gaokukwanlna<br />
Warekukha<br />
Wamgaolwolwarekukhatibo<br />
Tibotibo<br />
NononochaneEkisumo<br />
Kumubimbimwene<br />
Hemadeonestripgomgthatway<br />
Hemadeano<strong>the</strong>rstripnorthwards<br />
Heleft<br />
Hemadeano<strong>the</strong>rto<strong>the</strong>fardistance<br />
NowifonegoesasftlrasKisumu<br />
Onewouldseeaverylongandhigh<br />
mountam<br />
Evenwheretmschildgoes<br />
HeusuaUywonders“Almighty1<br />
Wesayathomethatwehavemountams<br />
Butrealmountamsarehere,,<br />
He(God)put<strong>the</strong>re<strong>the</strong>mountams<br />
Justimagmethat,Bukusupeople<br />
Heput<strong>in</strong>aUthat,<strong>the</strong>nhewondered“Eh1<br />
NowthatIhavecreatedthisearth,<br />
Akhabaomwanaoyunieacha<br />
A1omaau“PapaengoefWkhuli<br />
Nechmgulu,<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>guluchilieno,,<br />
Waramo<br />
Lolabasakhulu<br />
Waramoo,waukaau“Ehee1<br />
Nononakholasibalanasibumba<br />
Namala,<br />
Nesiamenyabusa?Ndamos<strong>in</strong>a? Willitstayldle?Whatshouldlput<br />
There?,,<br />
Hey1Hethoughtagaln<br />
"InthisworldIhavecreatedwithwater,<br />
Trees,grass,mountamsand<br />
Stones,whatshouldlput<strong>the</strong>re?,,<br />
Hewenttoth<strong>in</strong>koveritathomeagaln<br />
Agamandaga<strong>in</strong>byhimself<br />
Afterth<strong>in</strong>kmgfbralongtimehesaid<br />
"Forsure,canthisearthstayidle?<br />
Waa,webasiaan<br />
"Nesibalas<strong>in</strong>o,kamechi,<br />
Kimilongoro,bunyasich<strong>in</strong>gulu<br />
Kamabale,ndamos<strong>in</strong>a?,,<br />
Wakobolaengowebasia<br />
Omwenewebasialundi<br />
Webasia,basiwaukaan<br />
"Aha,1ilobal<strong>in</strong>olimenyabusa?<br />
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Ta,,<br />
Wabukulachisang,iwaramo<br />
Wabumbachisang,ilola<br />
Wabumbachisang,ikholonakholo<br />
Kholonakholo<br />
Wabumbachisang,iechowaman1a<br />
Elalakuruubasi<br />
Walekhulabasi<br />
"Lilobaunonmenyabusanamwe?,,<br />
Noitcan,t,’<br />
Thenhecreatedammalsandput<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Hecreatedanimals,imagme<br />
HecreatedaUkmds<strong>of</strong>animals<br />
A11kmds<strong>of</strong>animals<br />
AftercreatmgaU<strong>the</strong>seanimals<br />
ln<strong>the</strong>irtotality<br />
Andputt<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>monearth<br />
Hethought“Shouldthisearthstayasit<br />
lsnow?,,<br />
Hethoughtagamafterwards<br />
Hethoughtaga<strong>in</strong>byhimself<br />
Ashecreated<strong>the</strong>earth<strong>the</strong>wayitwas<br />
Hecreatedahumanbemgandsaid<br />
``Iwmputyouhere,,<br />
Heput<strong>the</strong>humanbe<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>thiswolld<br />
lnthisworld,here!<br />
"Thisearthcan,tstayidle,,hethought<br />
Hecreatedwithgrass<br />
Andputitonearth<br />
Heputamalepersononearthfirst<br />
Heput<strong>the</strong>manonearth<br />
Onlyoneman<br />
ThemanyounowcauAdam<br />
Heputhimonearth<br />
ButAdamsaid‘`W<strong>in</strong>ljustlivelikethis<br />
WiUluveontmsearthalone?,,<br />
SeethisGod<br />
OuralmightyGod<br />
Herealized<br />
That<strong>the</strong>earthcannotjuststaylike<br />
That<br />
Hecreated<strong>the</strong>woman<br />
Ayoungwoman<br />
CauedAwa<br />
Andpu<strong>the</strong>ronearth<br />
Hetold<strong>the</strong>m,“Don,tyouseelhave<br />
Givenyouau<br />
Thislandandfanns,anyth<strong>in</strong>gyouwant<br />
lwillprovide,,<br />
Bu<strong>the</strong>warned<br />
Welao<br />
Walaqlolawelaoomwene<br />
Ngakakholasibalasmongasili<br />
Wabukulaomundu“khemuremo,,<br />
Wamuramumobamuno<br />
Wamuramumobamuno!<br />
"Lilobal<strong>in</strong>ohkhamenyebusa1,,<br />
Kabumbanebunyasi<br />
Waramunlobalmobasi<br />
Wesisecha<br />
Wamuramumoba<br />
Omusechamulalayeng,ene<br />
Niyemulangamuu``Adam,,<br />
Wamuramuliloba<br />
"Ehe,nonomenyabusandio?<br />
KhamenyemuUlobalmoseng,ene?,,<br />
Lola,Welechana<br />
Webunyali<br />
Uwa1<br />
Waukaalim1obaseumenyabusa<br />
Ta・<br />
Wareraomukhasi<br />
Omwanawesikhasi<br />
BahAwa<br />
Wamuramumoba<br />
An“kumukundasobonanamuele<br />
Lilobal<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Mumenye,nisiomwekomba,kane<br />
Emue,,<br />
Wakaniawabolaau<br />
-18-
"Papa,namuelebumenyonibwobu<br />
Nekhemumenye,<br />
BibmdubⅢmobmo<br />
Semuliata,,<br />
Bonabona<br />
Bakanabusumabufilke<br />
Olibenyokhababubonabusa<br />
Bakanaenyamaymo<br />
Benyokhaendekhebusa<br />
Wakania<br />
EhabanaBabukusu<br />
Mwabukulakamasoma<br />
Munmukhusoma<br />
Mwasoma<br />
BangaWeleabolaalikhemubolenge<br />
Kamakhuanikomubolakano<br />
AIi“Namubolelandi<br />
Khemubolengemuri,,<br />
Andimwasakhasakhamwolawae?<br />
Welewakania<br />
Kakamakamatundanikomulolaaka<br />
Wakania<br />
"Nisioolikanandikhua,,<br />
Abobos<strong>in</strong>ibobarakho,Adamne<br />
"Seemyson,IhavegivenyouUfc<br />
Staywen<br />
Therearesometh<strong>in</strong>gshere<br />
Whichlfbrbidyoufromeatmg,,<br />
Imag<strong>in</strong>e<br />
If<strong>the</strong>ywantcookedmeal<br />
Theywakeupandjustgetit<strong>the</strong>re<br />
lf<strong>the</strong>ywantmeat<br />
TheywakeandfInditwellcooked<br />
Hefbrbade<strong>the</strong>mo<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Yeschildren<strong>of</strong>Bukusu<br />
Youhavetakeneducation<br />
Youareleam<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Youhavealsolearnedfbralongperiod<br />
IfGodtoldyouautosaywhat<br />
Icansaynow<br />
lfhesaid<br />
"GoandspreadwhatIhavesaid,,<br />
Howmf『couldyouspread<strong>the</strong>sewords?<br />
Godfbfbade<br />
Hegave<strong>the</strong>m<strong>the</strong>fruitsyounowsee<br />
Hefbrbade<strong>the</strong>mandsaid<br />
"Whateveryouwn1needIwmgiveyou,,<br />
Andthosehetold,AdamandAwa<br />
Thought<br />
"Nowthatourmasterhastoldus,<br />
Godourcreater<br />
Wha<strong>the</strong>hasfbrbadeus<br />
Weshoulddo<br />
Weshouldnotdoit,,<br />
Ifpeoplefbllowedthat,<strong>the</strong>rewould<br />
Havebeennodeath<br />
Nowseethisdeath<br />
ItwasAdamwhobroughtit<br />
AndAwa<br />
TmsdeathitwasAdam<br />
Whobroughtit,withAwa<br />
Thetwo<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>m<br />
YouBukusupeople<br />
lnthisland<strong>of</strong>yours<br />
Whatareyouusuauytold?<br />
Awa,babolabau<br />
"Omwamilolawakllubolele<br />
Weleomwenewakhulonga<br />
Wakhubolele,nisiokakania<br />
Sekhuuata<br />
Sekhukholatawe,,<br />
AndibandusebafWichangata<br />
Bona,khufWaokhu<br />
Adamwakhurera<br />
NendeAwa<br />
KhufwaokhuAdam<br />
WarerakhufWa,neAwa<br />
Bandubabili<br />
Babukusu<br />
Ebubukusueno<br />
Kimubolelaknisma?<br />
-19-
Tawe,bonaka<br />
Wabaombelesia<br />
AU‘Wa1oyoamubeabusa<br />
Oyoamubeabusa<br />
Enywemubonakhumundu?<br />
NqAdamandAwadidwrong<br />
He(Satan)cheated<strong>the</strong>msaylng<br />
"Alas1thatone(God)isjustcheatmgyou<br />
Heisjustcheatmgyou<br />
Doyouth<strong>in</strong>kyouwillmakeanyhuman<br />
bemgifyoufbllowwha<strong>the</strong>says?<br />
Youwillnever<br />
Youwmnevercreateahumanbe<strong>in</strong>g1<br />
Oh1Heisjustcheatmgyou,,<br />
Somepeoplesayitissatan<br />
Tha<strong>the</strong>isjustlike<strong>the</strong>son<strong>of</strong>God<br />
Bu<strong>the</strong>opposeshisfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
"Youopposeyourfa<strong>the</strong>rwhoboreyou・<br />
A1as1Howevermtemgentyouare<br />
CanyoureallysuccefUUyopposeyour<br />
Fa<strong>the</strong>r?<br />
Canyou?,,<br />
Hecheated<strong>the</strong>mtoeat<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>fiFuits<br />
Of<strong>the</strong>fIgtree<br />
ThefiFuitsthatGodfbrbade<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Oh1<br />
WhenGodcameback<br />
Hewatched<strong>the</strong>meatit<br />
Mubonakhumundumusala<br />
Khumundumumubonakho1<br />
Ayaya,amubeabusa,,<br />
Onyolabandubaolabalisitani<br />
Balial<strong>in</strong>gaomwanawaWeleniye<br />
Ap<strong>in</strong>gararawe<br />
"Eweopmgararaowakhusala<br />
Aaa1Wakhabanekamakesi<br />
Raraoakhusalaeweoche<br />
Omupmge?<br />
Omunyale?,,<br />
Wachamaabobaliakamakhuyu<br />
Kosi<br />
NikoWelekakaniaaUMukhahata<br />
Oooo1<br />
Olikecha<br />
Bakholabarioneyesi<br />
Warerekhochimom<br />
Omwene<br />
"Neyunokekholesi?<br />
Banobakholasma?<br />
Akholabalikakewemakesike<br />
Bubwamibwe<br />
Kamakesikakewe,,<br />
Basomibanmunobakhila<br />
Basomabitabubamanyangabili<br />
Withhisowneyes<br />
Hethought‘Whatisthisonedo<strong>in</strong>g?<br />
Whatare<strong>the</strong>seonesdo<strong>in</strong>g?<br />
Thatishisowntmngk<strong>in</strong>g;mtelligence<br />
Hisownpower<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>gs<strong>of</strong>hisownmak<strong>in</strong>g,,<br />
Wehavesomanystudentshere<br />
Theyhaveknownallthatiswritten<strong>in</strong><br />
Books<br />
Theyarelikeourpastprophets<br />
What<strong>the</strong>ysaid<strong>the</strong>ywrote<br />
Nowaswearesay<strong>in</strong>glikethis<br />
AndafteraUourgenerationshavegone<br />
Babangabang,osibekhalebakholanga<br />
Nikobalomalomangamalabaandika<br />
NonoefWengakhulomakhuri<br />
OnyolaomundungaefWe<br />
Khwmyokhao<br />
Khuwasio,Uwa1<br />
Babandibaandikebalibabandu<br />
WhenwehaveaUgone,<strong>the</strong>n<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rScomeandsaythosewhohave<br />
passed<br />
-20-
Bakholangabari<br />
Sobona<br />
Welewakaniaomunduoyo<br />
Wamubolela<br />
Ali“Ewewakosile,,<br />
Walangaah``Adam,,<br />
OyowafUknilaali“Eeee,,<br />
"Awa,Muuwae?,,<br />
Bali“EfWekhuhenosichula,,<br />
"Mulisichula?,,<br />
"Eee,,<br />
Aoo1<br />
Ooo1newababone<br />
Akhabaobachamilangeyesi<br />
Wamubone<br />
WabolaahkCO<br />
"Mulisichula,<br />
SmasiknanemuUsichula?,,<br />
BahOwa1wakaniakumukhuyuku<br />
Didthisandthat<br />
Don,tyousee1<br />
Godfbrbadethatperson<br />
Andtoldhimagaln<br />
“Youarewrong,,<br />
Hecalled``Adam,,<br />
AndAdamresponsed“Yes,,<br />
Heasked“Awa,whereareyou?,,<br />
Theyreplied‘Weareherenaked,,<br />
“Areyounaked?,,heasked<br />
“Yesweare,,<br />
Oh1<br />
Oh1hewatched<strong>the</strong>meatit<br />
Even<strong>the</strong>onethatbetrayed<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Watched<strong>the</strong>mdoit<br />
Thenheasked<strong>the</strong>m<br />
“Yousaythatyouarenaked,<br />
Whyareyounaked?<br />
Theyrepued,,,Oh1<strong>the</strong>figtreeyou<br />
fbrbadeus,<br />
Thetreeyouplanted,,<br />
ThenGodsaid<br />
"Sothatone(Satan)<br />
Hasmore<strong>in</strong>tenigence<br />
ThanIhave<br />
HowcanIoverpowermyself1,,<br />
Thengodsaid,“Now‐<br />
Thismanhasbetrayedyou<br />
Hehasbetrayedyoutoeat<br />
Of<strong>the</strong>Hgtree<br />
Theth<strong>in</strong>gIfbrbadeyou<br />
Fromnowon<br />
Fromnowon<br />
You(Satan)willcrawlon<strong>the</strong>ground,,<br />
Godmadethatpromise<br />
ThatSatanwillhencefburthcrawlon<strong>the</strong><br />
Ground<br />
Crawlon<strong>the</strong>gound,moveon<strong>the</strong>ground<br />
Eatmgdustfiom<strong>the</strong>ground<br />
Turn<strong>in</strong>gtoAdamGodsaid“Andyou<br />
Adam,<br />
Kamakhuyunikowabiala<br />
Walomaali“Owaa1<br />
Khanaoyo<br />
Khanaaunekamakesi<br />
Kakhilakakase<br />
Wele`nependua,!,,<br />
WalomaaU“Basi‐<br />
Wamuchamileenywe<br />
WamuchamileenywemwaUa<br />
Kamakhuyu<br />
Nikonakania<br />
Lunolurilunoluri<br />
Lunolunolunoluno-<br />
Amolelaasi,,<br />
Welewalakaario<br />
Aliamolelaasi<br />
Auamolelaasi,ekhurun1aasi<br />
Ekhururiraas<strong>in</strong>aualuftlkhulu<br />
Nayekhusakhuno“Ewe-<br />
-21-<br />
。<br />
---=______---
Adamnelulwibulolwo‐wo<br />
Nenawewamwene<br />
Babandunibomusala<br />
Pakamuhlekamasika<br />
BafWe<br />
Omwananakwarire<br />
Naesisieenda<br />
Ekhulabarenamwearundukhe<br />
Busa,,<br />
Baranganamwe‐<br />
Barangaomunduenda<br />
Nekhayneta?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Seberangata?<br />
Withallyourgeneration,<br />
You<br />
P1usaU<strong>the</strong>peopleyouwmproduce,<br />
Youwillshedtearsfbrever・<br />
Youwillandie、<br />
Whenawomanispregnant,<br />
Whenpregnant,<br />
Shewillfeelpamgiv<strong>in</strong>gbirthor<br />
Thepregnancywiu<br />
Justburstand<strong>the</strong>womantodie・<br />
Arewomennotoperatedwhen<strong>the</strong>y<br />
Fantogivebirth?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Don,tchildrenkm<strong>the</strong>irmo<strong>the</strong>rsatbirth<br />
Sometimes?<br />
(Yes)<br />
AndthatisexactlywhatGodsaid.<br />
“Youwillnevergetrest<br />
Onthisearth,,Godsaid、<br />
Seehowpeopledietoday・<br />
Everyonedies・<br />
Peopledieeverytima<br />
Godsaid“Andyouheresatan,<br />
Asyoubetrayed<br />
Yourfriends<br />
Whatshouldhappentoyouis-<br />
Yes,tocrawlon<strong>the</strong>ground<br />
Andasyoucrawllikethat<br />
Asyoumovelikethat‐<br />
WhenAdam,sgenerationsees<br />
Yourheadmove-<br />
Theywiuhityourhead,,<br />
・て`Andyou,,Godcont<strong>in</strong>ued‘`Whenyou<br />
Getmanbitehimon<strong>the</strong>leg<br />
Bite<strong>the</strong>leg,,<br />
O1d-men,children<strong>of</strong>Bukusu<br />
Whenasnakecrawlsand<br />
Bitesapersonwheredoesitbite?<br />
Wheredoesitbite?<br />
(Theleg)<br />
Doesn,titbite<strong>the</strong>leg?<br />
(Eee)<br />
AkonikoWelekaloma<br />
``Lasimamynyole-‐semunyola<br />
Buulukhota,,<br />
LolalunobandubafWa<br />
YunoafWapakaafWayesi<br />
Khusachmo<br />
Weleau“Oo,、ayeewe<br />
Ewewamwene<br />
Ngawakholawachamabasio<br />
Lunoewewebasi-<br />
Ehee1wekhweselaasi<br />
Ohwekhweseleasi,olio1<br />
OⅢokenda<br />
OUalolakumurwekukenda-<br />
Kuri,bakhu---1ulwibulolwa‐<br />
Adamlukhupeemurwe,,<br />
"Nenayaewe-,,<br />
Walakaali``nenayeewewamwene<br />
Nonyoh1eoyo,olumasikele,,<br />
BasakhulubanaBabukusu<br />
Endemu‐<br />
Nemola,nelumaomundu<br />
Emulumangawae?<br />
(Sikele)<br />
Selumasikele?<br />
-22-<br />
◎
(Eeee)<br />
NayeeweweunJa<br />
Upakhumukongoupawae?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Andifyoulookaroundandseeasnake<br />
Doyouhiton<strong>the</strong>backorwheredo<br />
Youhit?<br />
(Youhiton<strong>the</strong>head)<br />
Don,tyouhiton<strong>the</strong>head?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Don,tyoUseewhatGodsaid<br />
AndseeSsatanon<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rhand<br />
Infblm<strong>of</strong>asnake<br />
SeeSatan<br />
Theenemy<br />
lfhecomeslnaga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Like<strong>the</strong>onewearehavmgnow<br />
lfhecomeshereweshaUrunaway<br />
WiUyousitifhecomes?<br />
(WeshaUbestartled;weshaUrunaway)<br />
Wimyoubestartled?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Yes<br />
Yousee<br />
Youwn1beaUstartled<br />
Youwmbescattered<br />
(Khumurwe)<br />
Seupakumurwe?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
Khooo,lolanikoWelekalaka<br />
Neyisitammyoyolola<br />
Niyoendemueyosi<br />
Sitanilolaomusiku<br />
Oyosioyosi<br />
Walnalakechamulibukana<br />
NⅢokhulimohno<br />
Wechelaanonekhutitukha<br />
Mwikhalaku?<br />
(Khwmyokha;khwnukha)<br />
Mw<strong>in</strong>yokha?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
Ehee1<br />
Aaaa1<br />
Mwmyokha,<br />
Mukhumukha<br />
§3<br />
O1dmen<br />
Cmldren<strong>of</strong>Bakitang,a<br />
You<strong>of</strong>Kitang,asub-clan<br />
Therearesomanysub-clans<br />
Ithought<strong>the</strong>deadmanwas<strong>of</strong>Basakha<br />
Sub-clan<br />
Of<strong>the</strong>SimonMasakhafamily<br />
Bu<strong>the</strong>is<strong>of</strong>Bakitang,asub-clan<br />
WhereismyfriendLuka?<br />
(Heisaround)<br />
Ishearound?<br />
(Yesheishereseated)<br />
Where?<br />
(Hereheis)<br />
Basakhulu<br />
BanaBakitang,a<br />
Omukitng,a<br />
Chikholochakma<br />
Nakelilengendimanyaomusakha<br />
WabaSimom<br />
Nekhaneomukitang,a<br />
Lukawasekachae?<br />
(A1io)<br />
Ano?<br />
(Eeeekhale)<br />
Au?<br />
(Niyoyu)<br />
-23-
Ooo1wanyalapapa<br />
Nauu1abauolwala<br />
Naulilabaliwalwala<br />
NekhwaMasakhawase<br />
Kekhwesakabonekhaano?<br />
Abonekhaku?<br />
(Omulwale)<br />
Yesiomulwale?<br />
(Yesiomulwalelukalibusa)<br />
Namakhuulila<br />
OkhwaMunyifWaokhwaMuricho-<br />
Wanami,abonekhaano?<br />
(Oyoleloakwama)<br />
Omukolongolo,omulkolongolo<br />
Manyonge<br />
OmwenenoyoOmukolongolo<br />
Manyonge<br />
(Eeenomwene)<br />
Manyongemwenoyo<br />
OmukolongolomwenoyoManyonge<br />
Oh1thankyouverymuchmyson<br />
lheardthatyouaresick<br />
Iheard<strong>of</strong>yoursickness<br />
What<strong>of</strong>myfriendMasakha<br />
Hashemovedslowlyandreachedhere?<br />
Canhebeseenaround?<br />
(Heisverysick)<br />
Ishealsosick?<br />
(Heisalsoquitesick)<br />
Ihavejus<strong>the</strong>ardthat<br />
Son<strong>of</strong>MunyifWa;son<strong>of</strong>Mulicho‐<br />
Wanami--canhebeseenhere?<br />
(Thatonenevermovesnowadays)<br />
Heis<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bakolongoloage-set<br />
TheManyongecircumcisiongroup<br />
●<br />
(Yes,heis<strong>the</strong>one)<br />
ThatManyongesub-agegroup<br />
ThatKolongolo-Manyongesub-agegroup<br />
Thatcircumucisionperiodwas<strong>the</strong>time<br />
TheManyongestalvationaffected<br />
Manypeople・Thatwas<strong>the</strong>timelwasborn<br />
Heis<strong>the</strong>nmy`fa<strong>the</strong>r,<br />
Yes<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>Kolongolocircumucisionpeiod<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>Manyongestalvation<br />
Iwasborn<br />
Nebamukheba,neknamunjala<br />
Yamanyongeyalichangabandu<br />
Neyibasalaese<br />
Babaniye<br />
Eeee<br />
Omukolongolo<br />
MunjalayaManyonge<br />
Munjalamwenomwenimwo<br />
Basalilaese<br />
Basakhulu,oooo1<br />
BandubafWichangakhukhwama<br />
Khale<br />
Nonomukh2Iilata<br />
EfWekhukambanil2<br />
Khwicmekhukamba<br />
NgaEfWekhwicllilekhuri<br />
Khwechilekhumaomwana<br />
Niyemwasukumawacha<br />
Engakioyu<br />
Nebawandaye<br />
EfWekhumabalamu<br />
Gentlemen,Oh1<br />
Peoplehavebeendymgfromlongtimeago<br />
Youshouldn,tmoum<br />
WeshouldjustconsOleandadvice<br />
Wecametoadvice<br />
Aswecamehere,wecame<br />
Toconsolethischild<br />
Thatyousentup<strong>the</strong>re(Parnament)<br />
Thissonhere<br />
Plusmsbro<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Wecometomourn<strong>the</strong>Uv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
-24-
Oyukamahlelukendolwewe<br />
Abelemwiwanamundusi?<br />
Notonethathascompletedhisjourney<br />
Fromwhatclanwas<strong>the</strong>mo<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
Deadman‐<br />
Thefa<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong>thischnd?<br />
(Sheis<strong>of</strong>Bakhurarwaclan)<br />
WhichBakhurarwa?<br />
(<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Mangohouse)<br />
Isshe<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bakhurarwaclan,<br />
Thel<strong>in</strong>eage<strong>of</strong>MangoandKaombaka<br />
(Thereyouare1)<br />
Those<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>WalumunyiL<strong>in</strong>eage?<br />
(sure,thoseare<strong>the</strong>people)<br />
Yes<br />
SheisfromBakhurarwaclan<br />
Iam<strong>the</strong>son<strong>of</strong>amanfromBakhurarwa<br />
clan<br />
Asyouseemehere<br />
From<strong>the</strong>Kaombokal<strong>in</strong>eage<br />
Thatismyl<strong>in</strong>eage<br />
Of<strong>the</strong>Walumunyul<strong>in</strong>eage<br />
SomeonelikeCmlandewho<br />
Usedtobeheresometimeis<strong>of</strong>thatl<strong>in</strong>eage<br />
Hissonalsodiedrecently<br />
Thosearemyparents(people<strong>of</strong>my<br />
l<strong>in</strong>eage)<br />
Gentlemen<br />
Thewise-mensaythat<br />
Thecowthatgivesbirthtotw<strong>in</strong>smust<br />
Dowhat?<br />
(Itmustbesure<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>sufficiency<strong>of</strong>it,s<br />
B1adder)<br />
Thatwhat?<br />
(Mustbesurethatitsbladderissufficient)<br />
LukaNamulalaishere<br />
Theyounger<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Kananachi<br />
circumucisionage-set<br />
Butthisdeadman<br />
FromwhichKananachigroupwashe?<br />
Whichnumber?<br />
(Thefirstone)<br />
Washecircumucised<strong>in</strong>l924?<br />
Raraweyomwanayuno?<br />
(Ebeleomukhurarwa)<br />
Mukhurarwasi?<br />
(Mango)<br />
Omukhurawa,bewaMango<br />
Bewakaombaka?<br />
(EeeabosiD<br />
BewaWalumunyi?<br />
(Nibabqmbabo)<br />
Eee<br />
Omukhurarwanlye<br />
Omukhurarwanlyeousalaese<br />
Niyeobolaoyo<br />
BewaKaomboka<br />
Niyeosalaese<br />
Bewawalumunyu<br />
Niyeomundumbochnande<br />
Wabelengeano<br />
DmusamkafWileyo<br />
Nibobasalaese<br />
Basakhulu<br />
Bakhale,balomalomabalikoo<br />
Esala,chikhwanayekholaeliena<br />
(Yiikmasibele)<br />
Bee?<br />
(Yeikmasibele)<br />
Lukalolaaliano<br />
Omukananachimukekhe<br />
Eeeomusakhuluyuno<br />
Abelemukananachis<strong>in</strong>a?<br />
Nambasmaniye?<br />
(Osimikha)<br />
Shir<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>a<strong>in</strong>ne?<br />
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Eee,munjamilemwabene<br />
Mwarereolikhese<br />
Munjamnemwarereolikhese<br />
Ngendilekumusekwabakoki<br />
(Eee;eeaoooo)<br />
Enywenywebamubolela<br />
Semuulilata<br />
Likhesekanemulireaa<br />
Ngendilekumusekwabakoki‐<br />
Niyeoundekhelaeseenhubo<br />
Oh1youpeoplejeopardisedme<br />
Youmustprovideasheep<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ceyouhavejeopardisedmyⅡfb<br />
Iammov<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong><strong>Kumuse</strong><strong>of</strong>myagemate<br />
(Oh1Hey1Hey1)<br />
Youpeopleneverholdwhatyouaretold<br />
Youmustprovideasheep<br />
Imoved<strong>the</strong>伽mzJse<strong>of</strong>myagemate<br />
Hewas<strong>the</strong>onewhowascircumucisedjust<br />
befbreme<br />
Wewerecircumucisedandhealedtoge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Ishe<strong>the</strong>nnotmyagemate?<br />
Ishenotmyagemate<br />
Gentlemen?<br />
(Yes,youshouldbe--)<br />
Youmustbrmgfbrwardasheep<br />
YouwiⅡprovideasheep<br />
Iamnotchildtobecheated<br />
AndIalsoknow--<br />
WhenpoUutionoccuronearth<br />
Iknowwhatshoudhappen<br />
Asheepmustbesacrificed<br />
Youwiuprovideone<br />
YouwiLOh1Oh!<br />
(Theyhaveheard,msistonityouwm1be<br />
given)<br />
Oh1youbetrayedme<br />
Howcanyoubetrayme,howcanImove<br />
<strong>the</strong>伽腕zJse<strong>of</strong>myagemate<br />
(YoushouldjustpraytoGod)<br />
Canyouhearaslampraymg<br />
IfGod<br />
Refnsedmesaylng<br />
"Heisyouragemate,Don,tgo,,<br />
Hewouldhaverefilsedmetocome<br />
lwouldbesickandstayhome<br />
lwouldbesick<br />
Butfbrmehesaid,<br />
"Goandmourn,goandmourn,,<br />
Imagme1Oh<br />
NekhulifWembilukholanilwo<br />
SaUbakik<strong>in</strong>iye?<br />
Salibakokibasakhulungane<br />
Mwikhalemuri?<br />
(Eee,bamuboalibomboue--)<br />
Mwabenemuraakhakhese<br />
Kanemureolikhease<br />
Esesendiomwananiyebakisata<br />
Lundiemanyile---<br />
Nekichakhusialo<br />
Ngimanyile<br />
Berankhese<br />
Kanemulireo,kanemulireo<br />
Kanemureo,a,a,!<br />
(Baume,olumia)<br />
Uwa1munjamebusa<br />
Munjamebuse,munJame-<br />
Niooswalilakumusekwabakokio<br />
(Sabakawelelola)<br />
Uh1andikhosaba<br />
Abelewele,<br />
Abangabaliandoba<br />
Aubakokioniyelukalibusa<br />
Andilunoalobile<br />
And<strong>in</strong>dwalilenekhalaengo<br />
And<strong>in</strong>dwalile<br />
A1omileali“choUle<br />
Chome,,<br />
Bonaheeehe1<br />
-26-
Lolakhubakitwikabano<br />
(Sebamanyileta)<br />
Abelekhaneamulebewaseniye<br />
Omukhurarwawaseniye<br />
Eee,pebebebe1<br />
(Taweokhakhulamata)<br />
(E1iookhalakeUabonekhe)<br />
(Akokaweleomukananachi)<br />
Seewhat<strong>the</strong>Bakitwikahavedone<br />
(Theydidn,tknowthatyouareagemates)<br />
Heisalsomyrelative<br />
Of<strong>the</strong>Bakhurarwaclan<br />
Oh1Oh1Oh!<br />
(P1easedon,tcurseus)<br />
(Yourpledgeisclear・Ithasbeenheard)<br />
(YoushouldleavethattoGod)<br />
§4<br />
Bulay<strong>in</strong>ibwo<br />
Basakhulu<br />
Mwamakhuunlabandukhusialo<br />
Khuno-<br />
EnoefUlasekwata<br />
EfUlayamenyaabuunduaa<br />
EfUlayamenyaobutumwa<br />
Nibwoba-lolakamamdi<br />
Kamalamubusalola<br />
Kamabisibusa<br />
Eyobafimabusakari<br />
Balikhobayesiabuyen]e<br />
●<br />
ltisnotbad<br />
Gentlemen<br />
Youhaveheardpeople<strong>in</strong>thisarea<br />
Itdoesn,tramhere<br />
Thereisalot<strong>of</strong>ramdownhere<br />
Withallthatra<strong>in</strong><br />
Themaizeyouplanted<br />
Arestn1<br />
Justraw<br />
At<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rplace<br />
MaizehasksarebemgremovedfiFom<strong>the</strong><br />
fHrm<br />
Kamechi-bilibilimundaa<br />
Bilikhabibolelamubwene<br />
Wele,Ooo1<br />
Welealiekimoni<br />
Babandibahekimoni<br />
Weleomweneabukulabandubewe<br />
Abukulaakhabanewabaya<br />
Chakilata<br />
Wakhurusiakho<br />
Balilakabusalwawa<br />
Omwanaasalwa<br />
Omung,anaomutoro<br />
Welewabukula<br />
Eeesemuun1angabaU<br />
Akesabusil<strong>in</strong>ebulabile<br />
Ewenochamumukunda<br />
Themaizeisrott<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>fnnn<br />
God,Oh<br />
Godisveryselective<br />
Peoplesaytha<strong>the</strong>istooselective<br />
Hechoosesamonghispeopleashewishes<br />
Hepicksyou<br />
Howeverrichyouare<br />
Hesimplyremovesyou<br />
Thosewhomourndoit<strong>in</strong>fUtile<br />
Achildisborn<br />
Asyoungasitis<br />
Godtakesit<br />
Yes,don,tyouhearthat<br />
Hehalvestsboth<strong>the</strong>ripeand<strong>the</strong>raw<br />
Whenyougoto<strong>the</strong>far、<br />
-27-<br />
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Durmgharvest<br />
Youharvest<strong>the</strong>weeds<br />
Theripemillet<br />
Andeven<strong>the</strong>rawmiUet<br />
ThatisexactlywhatGoddoes<br />
Thatiswha<strong>the</strong>hasdonetopeople<br />
Hehas<strong>in</strong>fbrmedpeoplethat<br />
Heharvestsboth<strong>the</strong>rawand<strong>the</strong>ripe<br />
Suchthatevenayoungchild<br />
Dies<br />
Awomanthreemonthspregnant<br />
Aborts<br />
But<strong>the</strong>disgracefUUblackpeople<br />
Saythat<strong>the</strong>childwasbewitched<br />
"Thisoneorthatonebewitchedit,,<br />
Theysay<br />
Could<strong>the</strong>chUdbebewitched<strong>in</strong><br />
ltsmo<strong>the</strong>rswomM<br />
Ifawomanhasmiscarried<br />
Peopleshouldnotsay<strong>the</strong>cmdis<br />
bewitched<br />
Butyoupeoplewhoare<strong>in</strong>this<br />
Ga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Youmustbeumted<br />
Youmusthaveoneheart<br />
Don,tleaveonetodeviate<br />
Evenifhedeviates,wherecanhego?<br />
OneshouldnotfbrgetGod<br />
Letnoonesaythat<br />
Heisabetterman<br />
Thato<strong>the</strong>rsareord<strong>in</strong>ary<br />
Andtha<strong>the</strong>isa<br />
ChIistian<br />
Oh1seewhatpeoplesay<br />
Everyoneonthisearth<br />
Isachristian<br />
ThereisnoonewhoshouldfbrgetGod<br />
A11<strong>the</strong>peopleonearthshouldloveGod<br />
Like<strong>the</strong>ylove<strong>the</strong>irownhearts<br />
Likeyouloveyourheart<br />
LoveGod<br />
Mungeso<br />
Owambalunyasi<br />
Oambalulolulabne<br />
Oambanelulwana<br />
NikokaWele<br />
NikoWelekakholababandu<br />
Wabukuluwabolelabanduan<br />
"Ngesanebusisanebulabile,,<br />
Nonokhakhanakhatoro<br />
KhafWa<br />
OmukhasiaUnekimiesikitaru<br />
KhakhanakhuulakhafWa<br />
Nebamahbonekha<br />
Bali“lebeowirire,,<br />
Alokelemundaomwana<br />
Omutorooyu?<br />
Oyuousisiebusaomwana<br />
Wewelundimuliamwmre<br />
●●<br />
Lolakamakhuaakangakichanga<br />
NayemumuMkhale<br />
Situmwasisikhale<br />
Mubenekumwoyomulala<br />
Mubenekumwoyomulala<br />
Mukhalekhelamulalawekotakho<br />
Kakhekotaachawaena?<br />
SewibⅢlaweletawe<br />
Omunduakhakelao‐<br />
Onyolabandubalala<br />
Balangabasiabwebau<br />
Banobandubusa<br />
Nebanobakristayo<br />
Eee11olabanongababola<br />
Omunduyesiyesi<br />
Omukristayoyeng,ene<br />
MbaowibⅢlaweleta<br />
SibalasiosisimaWele<br />
NganewesimakumubⅢkwowo<br />
Nganosnnaomwanawowo<br />
SimaWele<br />
-28-<br />
。
Wakhulonganakhurakumoba<br />
Nieokaliye<br />
Nakhahniyeonyala<br />
Khumenyakhumoba<br />
Weyobulaasi<br />
Weleniyewekamam<br />
Weleniyewebunyali<br />
Niyewanyalabiosi<br />
Kabisa<br />
Nakanaanfnmahkhasibala<br />
S<strong>in</strong>onanyala<br />
Mbaoomupmgata<br />
Mukha<strong>in</strong>ama,mukha<strong>in</strong>ana<br />
Mukhamababanebe<br />
Babasienywe<br />
Aaaa1<br />
Mukha<strong>in</strong>ababanabebasienywe<br />
TheGodthatcreatedandputyouonearth<br />
Thatishowyoucandevelop<br />
Withouthim<br />
Youcannotliveonearth<br />
Andpeelyoursk<strong>in</strong>likeasnake<br />
ItisGodwhohas<strong>the</strong>power<br />
ltisGodwhohas<strong>the</strong>ability<br />
Hecontrolseverytll<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Completely<br />
lfhewantstooverturn<strong>the</strong>world<br />
Hewmdoit<br />
Thereisnoonetostophim<br />
Don,tpomtaccus<strong>in</strong>gfIngersateacho<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Don'taccuse<strong>the</strong>children<strong>of</strong><br />
Yourneighbours<br />
P1ease<br />
Don,taccuse<strong>the</strong>children<strong>of</strong>your<br />
Neighbours<br />
Beoneth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Youshouldbeunited<br />
ThatishowyoucanliveweU<br />
Don,tbackbiteyourfriendssay<strong>in</strong>g<br />
“Nowlikethisonehere<br />
Oh1<br />
Thisperson<strong>of</strong>Batutwikaclan<br />
ThispersonfromBakhurarwa(mo<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
clan)<br />
Thatassimpleasheis<br />
Shouldproduceason<br />
Togotoparliament,,<br />
Youshouldnothave<br />
Thosemaliciousfeelmgs<br />
Youshouldfblgetsuchfbel<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Folgetgentlemen<br />
JustprayGod<br />
Asfbrhim-‐<br />
Theparliamentalysitislike<strong>the</strong><br />
Whiteants,<strong>the</strong>yilybutjustfbra<br />
Shorttime<br />
Doyouthmkone<br />
Wiustay<strong>in</strong>parliamentfbralongtime?<br />
Bes<strong>in</strong>dusilala<br />
Mubes<strong>in</strong>dusnala<br />
Niomubebulai<br />
Mukhonamababasienywe<br />
"Niongayunoan<br />
Owa1<br />
Oyuomututwikaoyu<br />
Omwanamukhurarwaoyu<br />
Nayeniyeanabaunaye<br />
Asaleomwanaache<br />
Mupauamendiengakieyi,,<br />
Kumwoyomundakumubi<br />
Wekukwoyookwo<br />
Mwibilile<br />
Mwibililebasakhulu<br />
Salaweleyeng,ene<br />
Oyoyesi--<br />
BubwamiobwobuUngachiswa<br />
Bunngachiswa<br />
Nioomweneoyukane<br />
Amenyelelemo?<br />
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Kanekoleabundu<br />
Aaa,kamanikamue<br />
Omwanaokundikeme<br />
Khukura<br />
Omundumulalasekabele<br />
AmwaloaamboMunoko?<br />
Kholosma?<br />
(Omulako)<br />
Omulako?Eee?<br />
Sekabeleniyeomwanayuno<br />
Kabukulebubwamibuno?<br />
Namwekundi?<br />
(Taweniyeomwene)<br />
Sebunmbwobubweneobwo?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
Basakhulusilabusa<br />
Basakhulusnabusa<br />
Oyolunosalieyoweikhame<br />
ltwillreachatime<br />
Whenhewmbecomeweak<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>rchildwiucampaign<br />
Andpass<br />
Wasn,t<strong>the</strong>reamanaroundhere<br />
CauedMunoko?<br />
Whatwashisclan?<br />
(HewasaMulako)<br />
AMulako?Yes?<br />
Ishe<strong>the</strong>onefromwhomthis<br />
Childheretook<strong>the</strong>parhiamentary<br />
Orwasitano<strong>the</strong>rone?<br />
(Yesheis<strong>the</strong>one)<br />
Isitnot<strong>the</strong>samepower?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Oldmen,youshouldjustwait<br />
Youshouldjustkeepquite<br />
Theo<strong>the</strong>rone(i、aMunoko)isnow<br />
relax<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Notjustrelax<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Butgettmgalot<strong>of</strong>money<br />
Fromano<strong>the</strong>rkmd<strong>of</strong>job<br />
Mahceisnotgood<br />
lfyouseeachnd<br />
Ofaneighbour<br />
Gomgtoasecondaryschool<br />
Andifyouarerelatives<br />
Youshouldunite,puUtoge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Andtake<strong>the</strong>childtoschool<br />
Don,tleave<strong>the</strong>cllild<br />
To<strong>the</strong>fa<strong>the</strong>ronly<br />
Ifrelativesarearound<br />
Theyshouldunite<br />
Topush<strong>the</strong>chndtoschool<br />
Ashelearnsliketha<strong>the</strong>wnl<br />
Enjoyhimself<strong>in</strong>filture<br />
Wheneducat<strong>in</strong>gachnd<br />
Doesoneusuallysay<br />
That<strong>the</strong>childwilllatergivehimmc<br />
Doyoueducatehim<br />
Andgivehimdowryfbrhiswife<br />
sit?<br />
Wekhalebusawapi<br />
Yesialiachisil<strong>in</strong>giebweneyo<br />
Ankhumilimokikmdi<br />
Eyikaniyoemayanu<br />
Nemubonakhakhana<br />
Khebabasienywe<br />
KhowasienywebaUkhacha<br />
Musekondali<br />
Nemulibalebe<br />
Ambanemukhururukhanemuno<br />
Muyileacheasome<br />
Mukhalkhelararawetawe<br />
゛¯▼~、<br />
■¯<br />
BalebenemuuUo<br />
Ambilaalalabusamuambane<br />
Musukumeacheasome<br />
Nibioasomaebwio<br />
Aliliabibiewe<br />
Nosomiaomwanaoloma<br />
Ohkanekambelesienge<br />
Chirubianendia?<br />
Somusomiawamuaomukhasi<br />
Wamuanekumukundawenyokhayo<br />
latergivehimmoney?<br />
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Akholasisabusanio<br />
Walomaalikhembililekhobaba<br />
Nemayi<br />
Eyikaemayanu<br />
Eyikaseliendayita<br />
MwifWilisie<br />
ltisjustout<strong>of</strong>goodw<strong>in</strong><br />
That<strong>the</strong>childcanplease<br />
Hisfa<strong>the</strong>randmo<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Jealousyisdisastrous<br />
Jealousyisnotgood<br />
Youshouldbepatient<br />
§5<br />
BanaBabukusu<br />
LieliamakhUbakhuno--<br />
Liekhusialokhunolie<br />
Liechela<br />
WomusmdewaMasib<strong>in</strong>okhu<br />
KhuBusakalaokhu<br />
KhuButundewawamasibni<br />
MubusikuBalakubamalabandu<br />
MayIteUyouBabukusu<br />
Therewasawaronthisland<br />
Abigwar<br />
Thatorig<strong>in</strong>ated<br />
FromMasibirsson,splace<br />
ThroughBusakala<br />
ThroughButundeatWamasibilfs<br />
Durmg<strong>the</strong>disturbanceKalenjmkn1ed<br />
manypeople<br />
Thedistubanceextendedto<strong>the</strong>East<br />
Justamong<strong>the</strong>Bukusu<br />
GomgsouthwardstoMuchi<br />
Andkn1edpeople<strong>the</strong>re<br />
In<strong>the</strong>disturbancesomanypeopledied<br />
Wasirwa,son<strong>of</strong>WanjalawasalsoCaught<br />
Hewas<strong>the</strong>leader<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bakhwamiclan<br />
Thedisturbancedistroyedhim<br />
While<strong>the</strong>disturbancecont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
ItcaughtNamunJu<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Baalaclan<br />
ltdistroyedhim<br />
Thedisturbanceturnedback<br />
TowardsWangusfsplace<br />
To<strong>the</strong>place<strong>of</strong>Masolo<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bachemwile<br />
C1an<br />
Of<strong>the</strong>ChikaiandMananal<strong>in</strong>eage<br />
Fmm<strong>the</strong>re<strong>the</strong>disturbanceleftto<br />
ltleftto‐<br />
UptoWangusfsplace<strong>in</strong>Kuywa<br />
UptoEbakalanearButunde<br />
AtWamasibilfsplace<br />
Therewasanopenconfrontatio、<br />
Busikubwamakhusilamaengaki<br />
MwifWeBasakhilu<br />
Bwayukha<br />
BwerababandueMuchieyo<br />
Bwerabwera<br />
BwanyolaWasirwakhwaWanjala<br />
Dmwamiwebakhwami<br />
Bwamupa<br />
Bwatimakumusiokwo<br />
BwanyolaNamun]uomuala<br />
Bwamupa<br />
Bwalekhabwayukha<br />
BwakanaWaWangusi<br />
WaMasoloomuchewileoyu<br />
OmuchikaiwaManana<br />
Lwamakhubwenokholwacha<br />
Kamakhubaoukabamu‐<br />
Eyomukuywawawangusibasi<br />
Ebakalakhubutunde<br />
WaWamasibili<br />
Lwebakalakhubwenokhwo<br />
-31-
Siaulaana<br />
Siaulaaana<br />
Aa1Ehe1Kalukhukhakllo<br />
Nebusiku,nochakhabamu--<br />
Omumu,eyeyoesang,alo<br />
Busikusebwachayota<br />
Barwasebatimakhoyota<br />
Omurwasatimakhoyota<br />
Omunduwatimaeyokane<br />
Emubolele<br />
Owatimaebweneyowachaari<br />
Kaneemubolele<br />
Eee1AaBasakhulu<br />
BanaBawele<br />
Eee<br />
NiyeWeleaanyilekhokamanyasi<br />
Wabaomulamu<br />
Wechilekamasika<br />
Kanokamasika<br />
Lunongakhwikhalekhuri<br />
Bas<strong>in</strong>onoluno<br />
Omukananachioyu<br />
Thatpersisted<br />
Foralongtime<br />
Alas!They(<strong>the</strong>Kalenj<strong>in</strong>)ranaway<br />
Butthisdisturbance<br />
NeverextendedtoSang,alo<br />
ltreauyneverwent<strong>the</strong>re<br />
TheKalenjmneverwent<strong>the</strong>re<br />
NOKalenjmpersonwent<strong>the</strong>re<br />
lwillteUyoulater<br />
Thepersonwhoran<br />
ToSnag,alo<br />
lwillteUyoulater<br />
Yes1O1dmen<br />
Sons<strong>of</strong>God<br />
Yes<br />
Godhasblessedus<br />
TobefIne<br />
Tocomeandattendthisfimeral<br />
Thisparticularfimeral<br />
Asweareseatedlikethis<br />
Thistime<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>fimeral<strong>of</strong>thisman<strong>of</strong><br />
Kananachicircumucisiongroup<br />
Wearehavmg<strong>the</strong>f<strong>in</strong>al<br />
Day<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>fUneral<br />
WhoeverGodhasblessed<br />
Hascomefbr<strong>the</strong>fimeral<br />
Hemighthavecomeagam<br />
Evenifhecomedur<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>burial<br />
Nomolunoniokamasika<br />
Kaukhokawa<br />
NiyeWeleaelekamam<br />
Lolawakendawecha<br />
Kohkeolundi<br />
KakhabanekechileUchonekha<br />
§6<br />
Kamakhuakosikosikau<br />
ELufil<br />
LufU‐Owomutai?<br />
Anmo?<br />
Waulile<br />
Khamuekhoembalyyenywe<br />
Mostthmgsare<br />
Saiddurmg<strong>the</strong>h4m<br />
Myfriend(ToLukaNamulala)where<br />
Areyou?<br />
Haveyouheard<br />
lwanttoteU<strong>the</strong>mon<strong>the</strong>olig<strong>in</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>ir<br />
clrcumucision<br />
Justfrom<strong>the</strong>beg<strong>in</strong>nmg<br />
Nieyamakhwamila<br />
-32-
Emubolelenganeyicha<br />
Babandukhukhwamaengelekha<br />
Emisiri<br />
Babandubabakhebelwaeyo<br />
Bakhababasomimuuano<br />
Mumanynekhusoma<br />
Mwamanyaeselukhoyakhebwa<br />
Emisiri?<br />
(Sekhwakimanyata)<br />
(Eweokhubolela)<br />
Baandikimumanya?<br />
(EweokhukabakhoMenelio)<br />
Omunduwengmaeyo<br />
Emisiri,engelekhayeyo<br />
Omusawa<br />
Nibenywemutwukhaluno<br />
EnyweBasawabano<br />
Nenayeomukhaleomweneomwene<br />
Emisiri<br />
Bababangbsibaandikibawele<br />
Nibobabengilaeyobatayi<br />
To<strong>the</strong>currentpeliod<br />
Peoplefromover<strong>the</strong>river(or<strong>the</strong>lake)<br />
FromMisili<br />
Wereclrcumucisedfrom<strong>the</strong>beg<strong>in</strong>nmg<br />
Can<strong>the</strong>learnedpeople<strong>in</strong><br />
Thisga<strong>the</strong>l<strong>in</strong>gtell<br />
Precisely<strong>the</strong>agesetthatwas<br />
CircumucisedatMisiri?<br />
(Wedon,tknow)<br />
(Youtenuswhatyouhave)<br />
Do<strong>the</strong>peoplewhokeeprecordsknow?<br />
(Youeducateusonthatissue)<br />
Thepersontobe<br />
Circumucisedover<strong>the</strong>rewas<strong>of</strong><br />
TheBasawaageset,<br />
Theoneswhomyoupeople<br />
Arenam<strong>in</strong>gaftertoday<br />
But<strong>the</strong>orig<strong>in</strong>aloneswhowere<br />
CircumucisedmMisiri<br />
Were<strong>the</strong>Divmers(prophets)<strong>of</strong>God<br />
Theywere<strong>the</strong>firstpeopletobe<br />
Circumucised<br />
Latergivmgbirthto<strong>the</strong>Basawaweare<br />
Talkmgabout<br />
As<strong>the</strong>ywererunn<strong>in</strong>gaway<br />
Com<strong>in</strong>gontllisside<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>lake<br />
TheBasawawerecircumucised<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>ycameup<br />
StartmgfiPomdown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
See<br />
How<strong>the</strong>ymigrate<br />
How<strong>the</strong>ymoveaway<br />
FromMisiri<br />
Overhillsandvalleys<br />
Thisone(LukaNamulala)w<strong>in</strong><br />
BeteU<strong>in</strong>gyou<br />
Hehasbeentellmgyousoyouknow<br />
VeryweU<br />
Hehasbeendigest<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>seideastoyou<br />
(NqyoushouldteUus)<br />
(YouteUus)<br />
Niobechabasalebasawabano<br />
Nioonbelukha<br />
Bechaengelekhaeno<br />
NioBasawabengueengelekhaeyo<br />
Niobechekhungaki<br />
Bamakhusimamilakhunoasi<br />
Bona<br />
Ngabauya<br />
Nebarekukha<br />
NebamaeyoEmisiri<br />
BakendabUongonabnongo<br />
OyukaneamukachuUlenge<br />
Omusanloyu<br />
Amubolelangamwamanyapo1<br />
Amwnulilangakamanyakwelikweli<br />
(TawekhuUnawe)<br />
(Ewebola)<br />
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(Bubwilulasebwichulasirarata)<br />
(Chachachacha)<br />
Eunuaniyo,bonabona<br />
Eseses<strong>in</strong>ilulamobusa<br />
Ngaomunduoyualomile<br />
Babandunganebamaengelekha<br />
Basakhulu<br />
Becha<br />
EsesenJanendeenymdueyi<br />
WakalakanekuMakokholekuri<br />
Kupe<br />
(Tawewekhupne)<br />
(Wekhupile?)<br />
(TaweenJeyang,onile)<br />
(Okhariatawekhoba,fimgasasita)<br />
Omubukusu,banababukusuenywe<br />
Mwatubanileanochikholo<br />
Nechikholo<br />
SalianoOmutukwikayuno<br />
Yeng,eneta<br />
Bakhochaweyomundu<strong>of</strong>Wilebalio<br />
(Hisexplanationsareneversatisfactory)<br />
(Contmuewithyouranalysis)<br />
Yes,bu<strong>the</strong>isalsoanauthoritymthis<br />
lamonlytrymgtoclarifyafewpomts<br />
Asithasalreadybeensaid<br />
Whenthispeoplemoved<br />
Across,gentlemen<br />
Theycame‐<br />
Idon,twnattocontimuefbrlongwith<br />
Thisstorys<strong>in</strong>ceramisnear<br />
(Itwon,tramnowsmceitisstnlearly<br />
Youcameearlyenough?)<br />
(Moreover<strong>the</strong>wea<strong>the</strong>risfair)<br />
(Don,tworry,cont<strong>in</strong>ueuptonoon)<br />
AsyouareseatedhereyouBukusupeople<br />
Youshouldknowthatyouaremixe。<br />
ltisnotonly<strong>the</strong>Batukwikaclan<br />
Thatishere<br />
Thereare<strong>the</strong>maternaluncles<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
Deceased<br />
Ando<strong>the</strong>rclans<br />
AUo<strong>the</strong>rclansarehere<br />
Youpeoplesaythatclansaredifferent<br />
Chikholochoosi‐<br />
Chikholoch<strong>in</strong>dibusachⅢano<br />
Malaenywemubabolelamuli<br />
Bakabukhane<br />
BakabukhanaWeleomwenewamanya<br />
Sabaomundumulalayeng,ene?<br />
Wasalaomudumulalayeng,ene<br />
Silekasiebabanasiakila<br />
Wakabukhasiachikholo<br />
Oyubanomutukwikanasilebe<br />
Oyuomunabulebe,oyuomunabulebe<br />
Enywemwabenemumwekalule<br />
Namwe?<br />
Welewakalulachikholobasakhulu<br />
SauWelewakalulachikholo?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
Nochaemasaabaeyobandu-<br />
Bosibosiakhabaomungachioyu<br />
Omungachikamawaena?<br />
lsn,tonlyoneGodwhomade<br />
Anddivided<strong>the</strong>m?<br />
Hecreatedonlyoneperson<br />
But<strong>the</strong>disobedience<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>sonsmadehim<br />
Todivideupclans<br />
Forexpmle<strong>the</strong>rearevanous<br />
Sub-clans<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Batukwikaclan<br />
Areyouyourselfwho<br />
Dividedup?<br />
NC,itwasGodwhodividedupclans<br />
lsn,titGodwhodidso?<br />
(Yes)<br />
WhenonegoestoMasaba(mUganda)one<br />
Wouldget<strong>the</strong>roots<strong>of</strong>somanyclans<br />
Wheredo<strong>the</strong>Babangachith<strong>in</strong>k<strong>the</strong>ycame<br />
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From?<br />
<strong>the</strong>Babangachi(Taclloni)youknow<br />
Isitnot<strong>in</strong>Masaaba?<br />
Yes?<br />
TheBangachiscamefiomMasaaba<br />
loncewenttothatmountamousplace<br />
CaUedMasaaba<br />
lmetpeoplewhocaUed<strong>the</strong>mselves<br />
Babangachi<br />
Ithought“Whomight<strong>the</strong>sereallybe?,’<br />
1twas<strong>the</strong>realBabangachi<br />
Iwondered``so<strong>the</strong>sepeoplearedividedup<br />
BetweenKenyaandUganda,,<br />
SomeBabangachi<br />
HaveseparatedandaremUganda<br />
Those<strong>of</strong>Masaabaare<strong>the</strong>elders<br />
Theorigmalones<br />
Whenonegroupbroke<strong>of</strong>fthisway<br />
As<strong>the</strong>wardispersedandsettledpeople<br />
Theydecidedtosaythatwe(o<strong>the</strong>rs)are<br />
Sabeaalieseomungachi<br />
Sekamaemasaabata?<br />
Eee?<br />
OmungachikamaEmasaaba<br />
Nechanachaelukulueyo<br />
Nanyolababandibaubabangachi<br />
Babangachibandusi?<br />
Khanebabangachi<br />
Nandi“Eeekhana<br />
Babanduababakhalikhabelaeyi'’<br />
0mungachi<br />
OmungachikakhalikhealiEmasaaba<br />
NayeWemasaabaomukhulu<br />
Omweneomwene<br />
Nayeabangabachileomu<br />
Liengaliang,onasibala<br />
BalangaefWebalibamasaaba<br />
FromUganda<br />
Butwhoare<strong>the</strong>W<br />
Wheredid<strong>the</strong>ycomefrom?<br />
Wehavebeen<strong>in</strong>ter岩marrylng<br />
WiththisBabangachi<br />
Idon,tseewhy<strong>the</strong>yshould<br />
CaUusBabukusuBamasaaba<br />
Whatdo<strong>the</strong>ygamfromthat?<br />
Nowlistengentlemen<br />
As<strong>the</strong>wardispersedus<br />
Out<strong>of</strong>thatplace<br />
Wecameuptowhereweare<br />
Whereau<strong>the</strong>seclansare<br />
Itwasdownhere<br />
Wherepeoplehaddisputed<br />
Wherepeoplewerega<strong>the</strong>red<br />
Wheresomeclans<br />
Calledpeoplefmm<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rclans<br />
Holdmg<strong>the</strong>mwith<strong>the</strong>shield<br />
Thus<strong>the</strong>populationmcreased<br />
Thatwasdownhere<br />
“Nenywebandusi,Eee?,,<br />
“Enywemuubandusi?<br />
BabanabenyweefWekhuila<br />
EnywemuilababefWe<br />
Khwatubamlelundimuli<br />
Bamasaaba<br />
Bamasaababakhukholasi?<br />
Bonabasakhulu<br />
Lienamakhukholanga<br />
Khwamakhurura<br />
Khwaulukhamukariomu<br />
Niechikholochicholaomu<br />
Mwamwaloomu<br />
Niobandubamgannemo<br />
Niobangalebabandu<br />
Niochikholochich<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Changalebabandu<br />
Nionechiambnemungabo<br />
Niobandubechulakhusibala<br />
Mwamwaloomu<br />
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Mwiala<br />
MwialaWamango<br />
Mubwenomwonimwo<br />
Babukusubamna<br />
Babukusubamaeyobechabasi<br />
BengilamulukuluomubaSi<br />
Babiramusikulusiliaa<br />
AngakiasbasUekha,owa1<br />
Bes<strong>in</strong>dikhamwiala<br />
Bes<strong>in</strong>dikhamubwenomwo<br />
OmuBuyaali“sisiase,,<br />
Ee1sikulusiaTololoesi<br />
Omubuyaali“ngebasisiase,,<br />
Ekholoeyoelisisiase<br />
AtaplacecaUedMwiala<br />
WhichwasMango,splace<br />
TheBukusupassed<br />
Through<strong>the</strong>re<br />
From<strong>the</strong>re<strong>the</strong>ywentup<br />
To<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rhill<br />
Afterpassmg<strong>the</strong>hill<br />
Theywe、tandentered<br />
TheplacecanedMwiala<br />
When<strong>the</strong>yreached<strong>the</strong>llill<br />
TheBabuyaclaimedittobe<strong>the</strong>irs<br />
Yes1Itwas<strong>the</strong>Tororohill<br />
TheBabuyasaid“Itmustbeours,,<br />
Theo<strong>the</strong>rclanalsoclaimedthat<strong>the</strong><br />
H<strong>in</strong>was<strong>the</strong>irs<br />
Thentowhomcould<strong>the</strong>hillbelong?<br />
TheBabuyawentandtook-<br />
TheBayembaalsoclaimed<br />
Thehillwas<strong>the</strong>irs<br />
ButBabuyahadalso<br />
Wanted<strong>the</strong>hill<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>yasked<strong>the</strong>mselves‘Whatshoud<br />
Wedomordertodetenn<strong>in</strong>e<strong>the</strong>owner<strong>of</strong><br />
Tmsh<strong>in</strong>?,,<br />
Theidea<strong>of</strong>milkcameto<strong>the</strong>irmmds<br />
Thatmilkshouldbepouredfmm<strong>the</strong><br />
Top<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>hmuntnitreaches<strong>the</strong>bottom<br />
TheclanthatwiUpour<strong>the</strong>mnkdownto<br />
Thebottomwill<strong>in</strong>helit<strong>the</strong>hill<br />
Butifboth<strong>the</strong>clanspoured<strong>the</strong>milk<br />
Downto<strong>the</strong>botom<strong>the</strong>nitwouldbelong<br />
Toboth<br />
TheBabuyaand<br />
TheBayemba<br />
TheBayembaweredeceived<br />
And<strong>the</strong>yrema<strong>in</strong>edignorant<br />
TheBabuyatookasecretmove<br />
While<strong>the</strong>Bayembaweregett<strong>in</strong>gpuremilk<br />
TheBabuyawereadd<strong>in</strong>gwater<br />
Fromsomanypots<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>ywentup<strong>the</strong>hill<br />
Kanekhusimanyesibesiananu?<br />
Omubuyawachawabukula-<br />
Akhabanendeomuyemba<br />
Ar`Ngebasisiase”<br />
NionayeomUbuyaali“Ngeba<br />
Sisiase,,<br />
Khukholakhurienamosikulu<br />
S<strong>in</strong>osilangwesiekholondala?,,<br />
KalomaaUkamabele-<br />
Khuchukhekamabelekame<br />
Khungakikoleasi<br />
Niekanekoleasi<br />
Abasisiewe<br />
Namwekekhakomb<strong>in</strong>ono<br />
Khulangakamas<strong>in</strong>abusa<br />
Omubuya<br />
Omuyemba<br />
Omuyembawakalabusa<br />
Wakala<br />
Neomubuyaakendelaasi<br />
Omuyembaakhamakamabelekamene<br />
Neomubuyaatasamokamechi<br />
Omubuyawachukhamokamechi<br />
MusongokakhUata<br />
Wanmakhungaki<br />
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Omuyembaal<strong>in</strong>gebaeseonyoa-<br />
A1iewenyoa<br />
Oyowebachawelalubeka<br />
Omuyembawelakhungaki<br />
Wachukhakamabele<br />
TheBayembasaid“WeshouldpourfIrst,,<br />
TheBabuyaagreedtothat<br />
Andstoodasidetowatch<br />
TheBayembatopourfrom<strong>the</strong>top<br />
They(Bayemba)stoodontopandpoured<br />
Themilk<br />
Surely,oldmen,asweareseatedhere<br />
ls<strong>the</strong>reanyonewhosawthathappen?<br />
Don,twejus<strong>the</strong>ar<strong>of</strong>it?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Youpeoplesayyouknow--<br />
Didyouseethathappen?<br />
(Wewerenot<strong>the</strong>re)<br />
Didyourparentsseethathappen?<br />
(NC)<br />
Orevenyourgrandparents?<br />
Never1<br />
Andthus<strong>the</strong>ypoured<strong>the</strong>milk<br />
From<strong>the</strong>top<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>hm<br />
Seethosewhoknow-<strong>the</strong>hiu<br />
Atlast<strong>the</strong>youngmenknowthathill<br />
OhyesthatoneisanOmukolongolo<br />
Grandsonsandgranddaughters,don,tyou<br />
knowthatplace?<br />
Youjustimag<strong>in</strong>efiPom<strong>the</strong>top<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><br />
Taromhill<br />
ThathiuyoucauTororo<br />
Isveryhigh<br />
TheBayembapoured<strong>the</strong>milk<br />
Theypoured<strong>the</strong>milk<br />
Moreandmore<br />
Themilktrickleddown<br />
Butwhenitreached<strong>the</strong>middleitdriedup<br />
Wonderfill1Inthosedays-<br />
NoonereaUyknowswhe<strong>the</strong>rit<br />
WasGodwhomadeaUthathappenor<br />
Not・Nobodyknows<br />
TheBabuyamadealot<strong>of</strong>noise<strong>of</strong>rejoicmg<br />
Don,tyoueverhearpeoplecheer<strong>in</strong>gagame?<br />
Theywn1shoutandshout<br />
Say<strong>in</strong>g,‘`Thatonedoesn,tknow,heshould<br />
Basakhulungakhuukhuli<br />
Wabonakanonanu?<br />
Fwesisekhuuh1abusa?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Enywemwamanya--<br />
Muabonakho?<br />
(Khwabaoasi)<br />
Akhababararaobenywebabonakho?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Akhabakukawenywebabonakho?<br />
Kumusno1<br />
Oyowachukhakamabelekhusikulu<br />
Khungaki-<br />
Lolabandubamanyile<br />
Basoleubanobamanya<br />
Eeeoyoomukolongoloniye<br />
Kukamwesimumanyileabunduao?<br />
Lolakhusikulusiekhutololo<br />
Khungaki<br />
NisiomulangamuliTololo<br />
Sialea<br />
Walekhulakhokamabele<br />
Omuyembaolekhulaoyo<br />
Walekhulakho<br />
Wachukhakamabele<br />
OUkolaakariaakanywelana<br />
Aa1bakhaleabo<br />
NonomanyaWelewakhola<br />
Wakalaniyewakholaakonanu<br />
Wamanya<br />
Oyoloyokalwakhila<br />
Semubanangabapangakumubira?<br />
`Woowoowoo<br />
Taweewesonyalata<br />
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Naoyukhakelekholundi,,<br />
Omubuyanayewelakho<br />
Welakhopapakhana<br />
Bakhasibasombnekamechi<br />
Nekamabele<br />
Leavefbro<strong>the</strong>r,,<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>Babuyastartedpour<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>milk<br />
Thewomenhadfbtchedalot<strong>of</strong><br />
Water<strong>in</strong>potsandmixedit<br />
WithmilkandcaITiedbothto<strong>the</strong>top<strong>of</strong><br />
Thehill<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>yasked“Isthism1knownafter<br />
TheBayembaor<strong>the</strong>Babuya?,,<br />
Bamnakhungaki<br />
Barebabansisiusmo<br />
Silangwa<br />
Siebayembanamwesiebabuya?<br />
Bachukhakamechikenako<br />
Kamakhungak<strong>in</strong>emuslsma<br />
SikulusiabasioMubuya<br />
NiobasilangabaliOmubuya<br />
BaliMubuya<br />
SaUmyeTololoniyoyu<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>ypoured<strong>the</strong>irwaterymilk<br />
From<strong>the</strong>top<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>h<strong>in</strong><br />
ItfIowedfiom<strong>the</strong>topto<strong>the</strong>bottom<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>h<strong>in</strong>wasnamedafter<strong>the</strong>Babuya<br />
ltwas<strong>the</strong>ncaUedMUbuyahm<br />
OrjustMubuya<br />
Thatis<strong>the</strong>Tororohillyouseetoday<br />
§7<br />
IamaskmgaUfriendsand<br />
Relativeswhoarehere<br />
Theoldmenwhoarehere<br />
ls<strong>the</strong>reanymanwhobelongsto<strong>the</strong><br />
Bakolongo1ocircumucisionageset?<br />
(Yes,<strong>the</strong>reisone)<br />
Isn,t<strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Khaoyasub-set?<br />
OrbothKhaoyaandNandemusub-sets?<br />
Sendarebangabakhababalebe<br />
Basebaliano<br />
Basakhulubahano<br />
Omukolongoloaukhoano?<br />
Basakhulu,alimo?<br />
(Anmo)<br />
OmukolongolokhabaKhaoya?<br />
KhabaKhaoyaneNandemu<br />
Sebasili?<br />
(Niyoyowekhalekhundebe)<br />
(Wakalakekalekamarusaun1ata)<br />
(Wesaid<strong>the</strong>reisonesittmgover<strong>the</strong>re)<br />
(Perhapsthatmanissooldtha<strong>the</strong>does、,t<br />
Hear)<br />
OhyesthatoneisanOmukolongolo<br />
Belong<strong>in</strong>gto<strong>the</strong>set<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>fewthat<br />
ArestUlalivalsn,titso?<br />
(Yes,heis<strong>the</strong>lastone)<br />
But<strong>the</strong>majority<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>peoplesittmg<br />
Here<br />
Areei<strong>the</strong>r<strong>the</strong>Kikwameti,、Kananachi<br />
OrK<strong>in</strong>yikewiagesets<br />
Amlcheat<strong>in</strong>g?<br />
Eeeoyoomukolongoloniye<br />
Omukolongoloamumal<strong>in</strong>si<br />
Omwenoyo?<br />
(Eee,omwenoyoomumau1isi)<br />
Nelusiolwawanamunduwikhale<br />
Yuno<br />
OmukikwametiNomukananachi<br />
Nomukmyikewi<br />
Namwembea?<br />
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(TaweoUabwene)<br />
NO-munyangeyesiwetasilemo<br />
Babanyangebenaborarawabwe<br />
BakananachiBakmyikewi<br />
Aaa1omukmyikewisasala<br />
Omunyangeta<br />
(Taasala)<br />
(Asalawebweni)<br />
(Osimikhaasala)<br />
(Noyouareveryright)<br />
TherearealsoafewBabanyangeageset<br />
But<strong>the</strong>fn<strong>the</strong>rs<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>seBabanyangeare<br />
BakananaclliandBakmyikewi<br />
Oh1no1aKmyikewicannotbe<strong>the</strong>fn<strong>the</strong>r<br />
OfanOmunyange<br />
(Oh,hecanbe)<br />
(Particularlythose<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>fIrstsubset)<br />
(ThefIrstK<strong>in</strong>yikewicanbefn<strong>the</strong>rs<strong>of</strong><br />
Babanyange)<br />
Thenkeepquiet<br />
Keepquietandlistentome<br />
Nonochu<br />
Nonochubasakhulumureo<br />
Kamaru<br />
MureoKamarumubone<br />
(OmukmyikewiasalaOmunyange<br />
ListentowhatIwillteUyou<br />
(ThefirstKmyikewicanbe<strong>the</strong>fn<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong><br />
ThelastNyange)<br />
(Particularly<strong>the</strong>K<strong>in</strong>yikewi<strong>of</strong>l936)<br />
Thereyouare1Hecanbe<strong>the</strong>fa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Yes<br />
But<strong>the</strong>yarenowveryold<br />
Let<strong>the</strong>mnotth<strong>in</strong>k<strong>the</strong>yarestillyoung<br />
TheyshouldknowthatBakolongoloare<br />
Nearlydisappear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Thereareonlyafewremalnlng<br />
TheKikwametiarefbmowmg<br />
ThenKananachiwillfbUow<br />
ThenK<strong>in</strong>yikewi<br />
Andsoonands<strong>of</strong>brth<br />
Even<strong>the</strong>Babanyangewillfbllow<br />
A11wmfbUow<strong>the</strong>sameroute---<br />
Okhalaka)<br />
(Osimikhasalas<strong>in</strong>asitaasala)<br />
Abwenasakosataweasala<br />
Eee<br />
Nebak<strong>of</strong>illekuya<br />
BakelabaUmanyabas<strong>in</strong><br />
Omukolongolololawawa<br />
Wasikaleomutala-talabusa<br />
Omukikwametiwarerekho<br />
Omukananachiwarerekllo<br />
Omukmyikewiwarerekho<br />
Wabone<br />
Nomunyangemweneniye<br />
Basalayunoengilandala<br />
Yong,ene----<br />
Welawalomakakandipapa<br />
Sembulilekhale<br />
Khosnepapa<br />
Mbumekhale<br />
Bachamilenawenonoalis<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Wilemolundi?<br />
Okileesenilukheekhulekhe<br />
Kuka?<br />
Ewekholesipapa?<br />
Womutaiewekholesi?<br />
Don,tsaythatagam<br />
lheardwhatwassaid<br />
Keepquietmyson<br />
lheardlongtimeago<br />
Thesepeoplebetrayedme,。on,trem<strong>in</strong>dme<br />
Whyshouldyoukeeprepeatmgit?<br />
Doyouwantmetoranawayandleave<br />
<strong>Kumuse</strong>fbryou,mygrandson?<br />
Fromwhichclanareyou?<br />
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(Omukemai) (From<strong>the</strong>Bakemai)<br />
SoyouareanOmukemai<br />
Thematernaluncles<strong>of</strong>Amutala<br />
AndMayeku<br />
Thosewhodonotlike皿gzz〃meal<br />
PeoplelikeBuyela<br />
Iknow<strong>the</strong>m<br />
lknow<strong>the</strong>mveryweU<br />
Youthoughtldon,tknow<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Whyshouldyoutalkwhenlam<br />
Mov<strong>in</strong>gkumuse?<br />
Doyouwantmetorunaway?<br />
IknowyoufromBachemai<br />
Aspeoplewhoknowhistory<br />
lsthatwhyyouareopposmgme?<br />
Doyouwantmetoleaveitfbryou?<br />
Icaneasilyleaveand<br />
Giveyouchancetotalk1<br />
But<strong>the</strong>nLukaNamulalawillwonder`What<br />
lsthisonedomgtomyfa<strong>the</strong>r,this<br />
Oneisdisgraclngmyfa<strong>the</strong>r(<strong>the</strong>deadman),,<br />
Whenweare<strong>in</strong>suchaga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Whenwearehere<br />
Theonlypeoplewhocanopposemehere-<br />
Are<strong>of</strong>LukaNamulala,sclan<br />
TheBakitang,asub-clan<br />
(Heisanephewto<strong>the</strong>diseased)<br />
Thoseare<strong>the</strong>bearers<strong>of</strong>thiswalkmgstick<br />
Thisis<strong>the</strong>irwalkmgstick<br />
Whenwearehereitis<br />
Onlythisperson(LukaNamulala)whocan<br />
Answermeandopposeme<br />
AndfbrthisBachemayihere<br />
Iknow<strong>the</strong>yalsomovekumuse<br />
Orelseanordmaryperson<br />
Cannotmanagetoopposemehere<br />
Theclansthatcanopposemehereare<br />
Bakitwika(Batukwika)<br />
TheseBachemayi<br />
Basakha(sub-clan)<br />
Doyouhear?<br />
KhochaweyaAmutala<br />
YaMayeku<br />
BewawalekaBusuma<br />
Bachemayiabanibobuyela<br />
NiboBuyelanabamanya<br />
Nabamanyanawe<br />
Bachemay<strong>in</strong>abakOrwa<br />
Eweolomalomeonoese<br />
Nilukllemuno<br />
Kilaungobosiakaorio<br />
Namanyaendiomuchemai<br />
Niyeomwenehisitori<br />
Kilaokobaneungobosiaori?<br />
Khulekheleeweolome?<br />
Sekhulekhelawaloma<br />
Nenyokhamota<br />
Lukalwanyumawalomaah<br />
"Ooooyuwakholaarienapapa<br />
Oyuakhomepapabubi,,<br />
Nekhulimuno<br />
NgakhuUmuno<br />
Omunduokobosiachilomo-<br />
Lukaoyoekholoyeweeyi<br />
Bakitang,a<br />
(Raraw<strong>in</strong>iye<strong>of</strong>Wileoyu)<br />
Nibobabeneesimboeyi<br />
Esimboymoyebabanduaba<br />
Nikhunmunokhuri<br />
Omunduoyuniyeokambusia<br />
Nakambusia<br />
Nemuchemayiolomaoyu<br />
Namanyaesimboyabwebalomanga<br />
Busaomundubusa<br />
Wekhupekhobusasonyalata<br />
Okobosiamuno-oungobosiamuno<br />
Omukitwika<br />
Omuchemayioyu<br />
Omusakha<br />
WauUle?<br />
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。
Omubulo<br />
Busakhukobosiakamumuse<br />
Nekllubelelelaeymoebarasa<br />
Niyo<br />
Ebarasaeng,eneyi?<br />
Raokamarunekipoki<br />
Waulila<br />
Khunokhukambilana<br />
KhwichilekhukambUababana<br />
BefWebano-khwichilekhuula<br />
Baramne<br />
NafWekhwichilekhum1a<br />
OfWueasi<br />
Khulilabano<br />
WeleomwenealomaaU-<br />
OmumalialomaaU<br />
"Weleakhoyawabamunduwowo<br />
Abamunduwowowakalanio<br />
Wakhusendayo,,<br />
EfWekllwichilekhulila<br />
Babulo<br />
Thereshouldbenounnecessaryaskmg<br />
Thisisnotabaraza(chief・sga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
Isthisabaraza?<br />
Listenkeenly<br />
Youwillhear<br />
Thisisjusttoadviceoneano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Wecameheretoadviceourchildren<br />
Wecametomournfbrthosewho<br />
Haveremamedbehirld<br />
Wedidn,tcometomourn<strong>the</strong>dead<br />
Wemoumfbr<strong>the</strong>seoneshere<br />
Godsays-<br />
Theblackmansys<br />
``Godshouldbeiriendlytoone<br />
Whomakesoneslife<br />
Long,,<br />
Wecameheretomournfbrthisliv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
People<br />
Sothat<strong>the</strong>ycanhave<br />
Peace<br />
Unity<br />
Andhapp<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Nowthat<strong>the</strong>irfa<strong>the</strong>risdead<br />
Theyshouldn,tavoidoneano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Theleadershereshould<br />
Notendupsaymg“Thisman<br />
Herewasnotgood,,<br />
TheyshouldbehaveweU<br />
Like<strong>the</strong>irfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Did<br />
Wenevercameheretomourn<br />
Aswecamehere<br />
Wecametolistentomourn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Onerefectsonone,sownheart<br />
Everyonemournsfbrhisownsoul<br />
Wheneveronegoes<br />
Onesays``OhGod,,<br />
OnepraystoGod<br />
Babandubanobabene<br />
kimilembe<br />
Babenenambana<br />
Babenebusangafn<br />
NgararawabwenafWne<br />
Bakhaambannasikhonde<br />
Babamibaano<br />
Baboleban“Oooabano-<br />
SaUomundutawe,,<br />
Balondekumwimakumulayi<br />
Ngararawabwebelenga<br />
Kabele<br />
NafWeabelekhwichnekhulila<br />
EfWekhukwicmeano<br />
Khwichilekhulekeresiakhuma<br />
Buliomundukelilakumwoyokwe<br />
Keh1Uakumwoyokwewe<br />
kakhakenda<br />
Alomaah“papa,,<br />
AsalaWele<br />
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Osikamawakwanewlnyokha<br />
Welewakhuanisiowenyne<br />
Newamulekha-<br />
Aa1ban`Kamechikakoba<br />
Omwmamo,<br />
OnekneelsbefbreGod<br />
UntilGodgiveshimwha<strong>the</strong>wants<br />
ButifoneneglectsGod-<br />
Eh1Theysay``Watercankmevenan<br />
Expertswimmer,,<br />
§8<br />
Babuyangabaruramubwenomwo<br />
Sibalaasiongasiamakhuba<br />
Mwamwaloch2n3<br />
0wa1omunduyeslyesi<br />
Ngakamaengelekha<br />
Omusawanlyewengilayoyeng,ene<br />
When<strong>the</strong>Babuyaleftthatplace<br />
As<strong>the</strong>history<strong>of</strong>thatplacehasshown<br />
Theplacethatlhavebeentalk<strong>in</strong>gabout-<br />
Ohyes,among<strong>the</strong>peoplewhocameacross<br />
Thelakeitwasonly<strong>the</strong>Basawaagesetwho<br />
Wenttothatplace<br />
Butwhen<strong>the</strong>yreacheddown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
TheyfbundoutthataUtllepeople<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Wereuncircumucised<br />
Allpeople,anclansthatarliveddown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Wereall<strong>in</strong>term<strong>in</strong>gled<br />
Andgotlostdown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Somedivergedandmovedupthisway<br />
CaUmg<strong>the</strong>mselves<strong>the</strong>Tachom<br />
Say<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>yare<strong>the</strong>sons<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Leopard<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rsmovednorthwards<br />
Themajority<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>m<br />
TheBukusu<br />
Until<strong>the</strong>yreacheddown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
TheKalenjmhavealonghistory<br />
Theyareveryoldpeople<br />
TheygotcircumucisedfiPomvery<br />
Londtimeago<br />
TheBukusustayeddown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
lnacave<br />
Theycont<strong>in</strong>uedstay<strong>in</strong>gmthatcave<br />
Butoneday<br />
As<strong>the</strong>Kalenj<strong>in</strong>took<strong>the</strong>ircattleto<strong>the</strong>river<br />
To<strong>the</strong>localcattlesaltlick<br />
Everyth<strong>in</strong>gwasnotalrigllt<br />
Therewasabigserpent<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>area<br />
Sothatwhenawomanwentto<strong>the</strong>river<br />
Niyebatwukhabasawabano<br />
Olibolaomwobasi-kimis<strong>in</strong>de<br />
Kiong,ene<br />
Ekholoyosiyos<strong>in</strong>gayamaeyo<br />
Bawelamwamwaloomu<br />
BatibUaomubalalabakhalikha<br />
Babarabal<strong>in</strong>ebabola<br />
MboBatachoni<br />
Nibobabolabalibengwe<br />
Nioban<strong>in</strong>nakhunobari<br />
Wanamunduwacmaokhu<br />
Omubukusu<br />
Bolamubweneomwobasi-<br />
Omurwaomukhale<br />
Omurwaomukhalebusa<br />
Nibobabenebanobakhebwa<br />
Khalebabanduabo<br />
Basi,bamenyaomwo<br />
Mwibma<br />
Bamenyamubwenomwo<br />
Bamenyaba-<br />
Omurwabaliachakhunywesia<br />
ChikhafUsUongo<br />
Sibalasionekha<br />
Yabebekhanaalimo<br />
Nganachaeluchi<br />
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Omukhas<strong>in</strong>achaeluchi<br />
Abukulaesongo<br />
Warakhoubale<br />
Ohnioukunduokwokupa<br />
Khumurwe<br />
Endemu<br />
Chikhafnchichakhwaya<br />
Bibiayo,kamakhesekano-<br />
Kwatolangachikhafilche<br />
Bakwabi<br />
Silonekumusi<br />
Owa1AbobaukabaU<br />
"Aa1endemuymokhukikhola<br />
Khurie?,,<br />
Barwabepakhongabakholata<br />
Karambana<br />
Embaluyenyweyebonekha<br />
Sheputabigstoneonherhead,<br />
Plus<strong>the</strong>pot<br />
Sothatwhen<strong>the</strong>serpentattacks<br />
On<strong>the</strong>head<br />
Itmts<strong>the</strong>stone<br />
ThatserpentusedtokiU<br />
Cattleas<strong>the</strong>ywenttograze<br />
P1us<strong>the</strong>sheepandgoats<br />
Onebyone<br />
Belongmgto<strong>the</strong>Bakwabi(<strong>the</strong>Kalenjm)<br />
Dayandnight,dayandnight<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>ywondered<br />
"A1as1Howcanwegetrid<br />
Ofthissnake,,<br />
Theytried<strong>the</strong>irbest<br />
But<strong>the</strong>yfailed<br />
Yourcircumcisioncustomstartedto<br />
Surfacehere<br />
Andwhen<strong>the</strong>y(<strong>the</strong>Bakukusu)wentto<br />
Graze<strong>the</strong>cattle<br />
Totake<strong>the</strong>mto<strong>the</strong>saltlick<br />
For<strong>the</strong>cattletolick<br />
TheKalenjmsaid“Lo1Howcan<strong>the</strong>se<br />
unclrcumcisedfellowstakecattleto<strong>the</strong><br />
Saltuck,,<br />
Doyouseewhat<strong>the</strong>Kalenjm<br />
Imagmed?<br />
TheseKalenjmsarealsocanedBakwabi<br />
"TheseuncircumcisedfeUowswon,ttake<br />
Thecattleto<strong>the</strong>saltlick,,,<strong>the</strong>ysaid<br />
Theychasedaway<strong>the</strong>cattle<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bakusu<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>Bukusuwondered,“howare<strong>the</strong>se<br />
PeoplereaUytreatmgus?<br />
Anytimewebr<strong>in</strong>gourcattleto<strong>the</strong><br />
Saltlick,<strong>the</strong>ychase<strong>the</strong>maway<br />
Theymustbeaveryrudetribe<br />
Are<strong>the</strong>yreaUyacircumcisedpeople?<br />
Ifso,whydo<strong>the</strong>ybehavelikethat?,,<br />
TheKalenjmreplied“ifyoupeople<br />
Wantthissaltlickfbryourcattle<br />
YoumustbecircumcisedfIrst,,<br />
OUbachakhwayachikhafil<br />
Oubachakhusilongo<br />
OUbachabalisie<br />
Omurwaali“waa1<br />
Layombusaacheansie<br />
MusilongochikhafU,,<br />
Omurwaoyu1<br />
Bahenababakwab<strong>in</strong>ibo<br />
"AchealisiechikhafUkhusilongo<br />
Okhengnaoyuta1,,<br />
BaonachikhafU<br />
Ababaukabalibasie<br />
EfWebabandubanobakhukhola<br />
Barie,efWebusiabusia<br />
Khuchasiakhafnbusiabakhuona<br />
Kholosmaemayanuymo<br />
Bakhebangabandu--<br />
Babandubanobarichanganamwe?,,<br />
Omurwaali``NolamuUsia<br />
Khusilongosmosmo-<br />
Enywebasanibamukhebanio,,<br />
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Abobah“Pocm1banobano<br />
Babakheba-Nanuwakhebabano,,<br />
Bonabasakhulu<br />
Mangoomukhurarwa<br />
TheBukusuanswered“Youpeoplearenot<br />
Asbraveasyourcircumcision<strong>in</strong>dicates'’<br />
1magmeoldmen1<br />
TherewasonecauedMango,Bakhurarwa<br />
Byclan<br />
AndKhakulafromBamemeclan<br />
Note<strong>the</strong>setwopeople<br />
TheywerefilUygrownupstrongmen-<br />
Youseetodaywhompeoplecircumcise<br />
Veryyoungboys<br />
ln<strong>the</strong>olddays<br />
Iwouldn,tbecircumcised(ajoke)<br />
Uptothistime<br />
Amlcheatmg?<br />
(Yes;youwouldn,tbecircumcisedat<br />
Yourage)<br />
Yes,onewouldhuntandkill<br />
Awildanimalbefbreoneiscircumcised<br />
Like<strong>in</strong>Masaaba,<strong>the</strong>placewecamefiPom<br />
Peoplegetcircumcisedwhen<strong>the</strong>yare<br />
Fullygrownup<br />
Sometimesamanwithcllildren<br />
OnecouldeasilyfIndfa<strong>the</strong>rswhoarenot<br />
Circumcised<br />
Yes1KhakulaandMango<br />
Tom<strong>the</strong>irparents<br />
``Thesepeoplearetroubungus<br />
Wemustgetcircumcised<br />
Theyshouldnotkeepon<br />
Troubl<strong>in</strong>guslikethis,,<br />
Theycontmued“Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore,that<br />
Snakewmchusuanytroubles<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Weshantrytokimit.,,<br />
ThosewerewordsfromKhakulaandMango<br />
Mang<strong>of</strong>romBakhurarwaclanand<br />
KhakulafiPomBamemeclan<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>ysaid“Fromwhereweshall<br />
Go,youwnlhearusblow<strong>the</strong><br />
Khakulaomumeme<br />
Lolababanduaba<br />
Chiunuachaangalabusacha-<br />
Niololabibianabielikolobabmo<br />
Ngabakhebabitoro<br />
YabaefWeendilunonga<br />
Ndmdiaundiluno<br />
Ekhengilata<br />
Namweembea?<br />
(Eee;andich<strong>in</strong>yangachawele)<br />
Eeeandiwirasmdunio<br />
Bakhukhebe-<br />
Nemasabaengoey<strong>in</strong>iyo<br />
Khwamaeyi<br />
Chiunuachaangalabusa<br />
Chasalabandulundi<br />
Nekikhengilatawe<br />
Aa1khakulawabolelararawe<br />
NeMango<br />
Aupapa“Abanobakhureremaruta<br />
Efwekhw<strong>in</strong>gnanio,,<br />
Khakulayesiario<br />
Sebachanebakhunyasiangata<br />
Au“nemalaendemuyabarisia<br />
EyoefWeklluchakhukikhakakho<br />
Nekhukhayaniokhulekhe<br />
KhakulaneMangobombi<br />
Oyuomukhurarwa<br />
OyuOmumeme<br />
Anniyokhuchileeyo<br />
Munamalamwabonalulwika<br />
Lw2Ul3<br />
Lulwikalwalilalwalila<br />
Lunamala<br />
Horn,blowmgmoreand<br />
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Lwamnabasi<br />
Khwichakhuolabusaano<br />
Basi-<br />
Mukhupekimitmdibusa<br />
Khuchebakhukhebe<br />
RaraweaU“、9,ali?,,<br />
Oyoan“Bee,kaneobone,,<br />
Barekukha<br />
Balolamunjololoyamilanga<br />
Bibiayo<br />
BaU“khukholakhuriena,,<br />
Babukulasichikhisienesiene<br />
Bachabakmkhaemuliango<br />
More<br />
WeshaUcomeaUhome<br />
Then<br />
Youshallpa<strong>in</strong>tstripsonuswithmud<br />
TllenweshaUgotobecircumcised,,<br />
Theirfn<strong>the</strong>rsasked‘`Areyouserious?,,<br />
Theyanswered``Yes,wait,youwUlsee,,<br />
Theyleft<br />
Towards<strong>the</strong>salt-1ick<strong>in</strong>which<strong>the</strong>serpent<br />
Was<br />
Theythought‘`Whatshouldwedo?,,<br />
Theytookaverybiglong<strong>of</strong>wood<br />
Theywentandputitacross<strong>the</strong>entrance<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>cave<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>ysaid“Weshouldwait<br />
Theday<strong>the</strong>serpentwillbecomlngout,,<br />
Theyremamed<strong>the</strong>resaymg“Weshau<br />
Getitwhenitcomesbackfromfbod<br />
Search<strong>in</strong>g<br />
On<strong>the</strong>fbUowmgmornlng<br />
Thetime<strong>the</strong>sunthrowsitsfIrstrays<br />
The‘elephant,(i、e・snake)startedmovmg<br />
Out<br />
KhakulaandMangostand<strong>in</strong>gat<strong>the</strong>entrance<br />
Mangostruckitusmgasword<br />
Say<strong>in</strong>g``HereImustkn1you,,<br />
Khakulastruckitalso<br />
Theyknled<strong>the</strong>serpentandblew<strong>the</strong>horn<br />
MalabaU“enyanganloerurlra<br />
Abakhwome,,<br />
Babaemweneyo,,oⅡnio<br />
Kulotaniokhukunyole,,<br />
O1ibekulao<br />
Enyanganioyipilakamachanjasiao<br />
Enj<strong>of</strong>Ubahnioeruraelibasi<br />
outKhakulaneMangobemile<br />
Mangowakipaembalu<br />
Welaaan``Esenakhusaula,,<br />
Khakulawelakho<br />
Batonyaendemueyobasi,<br />
LulwikalwaUlabasi<br />
O1i-nioBarwabechabetuyakho<br />
BaU<br />
"Ee1khanaenywebasoleli<br />
When<strong>the</strong>Kalenj<strong>in</strong>cameandsawwhat<br />
Hadhappened<strong>the</strong>yweresurprisedsay<strong>in</strong>g<br />
"Youare<br />
Heros1,,<br />
Thetwo`bulls,cameout<br />
Andwereclrcumcised1<br />
Were<strong>the</strong>yclrcumcised<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>morn<strong>in</strong>g?<br />
●<br />
WhereMangoandKhakulacircumcised<strong>in</strong><br />
Themornmg<br />
Theywereclrcumcisedwhen<strong>the</strong>sunwas<br />
●<br />
Overhead<br />
Munyala,,<br />
Chiunuacharura<br />
Babakheba1<br />
Babakhebakumutikhmyi?<br />
BakhebaMangoneKhakula<br />
Kumutikhmyi?<br />
Babakhebaenyanganechaeri<br />
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Babakhebaenyanganechaeri<br />
Niomulangamulisanane<br />
Lulwikalwama<br />
Bali“Ooo1<br />
Khanababandubanobabomeng,aⅡ'’<br />
-0Ubolamukhechikhabweakho<br />
Basibabapakimitmdi<br />
Siarekukhasialolaengo<br />
Siakanaengo<br />
Omunduwakhebababanduabo<br />
Wakhebababanduabo<br />
Kabaekholoyo`Mubam,<br />
Omuabili<br />
Nioembaluyamilaokhwo<br />
Niowanamubukusuwabonaembalu<br />
When<strong>the</strong>sunwasoverhead<br />
ThetimeyoucaUtwoo,clock<br />
Ahornwasblown<br />
TheKalenjmsaid“Bravo1So<strong>the</strong>se<br />
Peoplesaid<strong>the</strong>truth,,<br />
When<strong>the</strong>yreachedasmaUriver<br />
Theywerepa<strong>in</strong>tedstripeswith<strong>the</strong><br />
Andleftfbrhome<br />
Leadmgstraighthome<br />
Thepersonwhocircumcised<br />
Thosetwogentlemen<br />
WasfromBaabiliclan<br />
HewasanOmuabni<br />
Thatishowclrcumcisionstarted<br />
Theishow<strong>the</strong>Bukusuwentbackto<br />
Circumcision<br />
Thatishow<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rtribesaround<br />
Gotcircumcision<br />
Thatishoweven<strong>the</strong>se<br />
Tachonigotcircumcision<br />
Leavealone<strong>the</strong>lies<strong>the</strong>ymake<br />
That<strong>the</strong>ircircumcisionisorig<strong>in</strong>al<br />
Don,tyouhearpeoplesaythatit<br />
CamefromMwialaatMango,splace<br />
Amlcheatmg,oldmen?<br />
(NC)<br />
Doyoueversaylikethat?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Don,tyous<strong>in</strong>glikethatdurmg<br />
circumcision?<br />
Thencircumcisionspread<br />
Butas<strong>the</strong>circumcisionspread<br />
Ithadmanyeffbctsto<br />
Thepeoplearound<br />
ltmademanytorunaway<br />
TheSamiaswenttoSamia-1and<br />
TheTurafbUowed<strong>the</strong>m<br />
TheMaracmfbUowed<br />
Runnmgawayfromcircumcision<br />
Seethat“fire,,,oldmen1<br />
Theywondered‘`Howcanwewith<br />
mud<br />
agam<br />
Chikholochosichos<strong>in</strong>io<br />
Chabonaembalu<br />
Akhabaomutachoniyunonio<br />
Wabonaembalu<br />
Busabubey<strong>in</strong>ibwobabeambo-<br />
Bakiamiangawae1<br />
Sobonanganebabolabau<br />
YamamwialawaMango<br />
Namwebasakhulumbea?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Mulomangakllomurio?<br />
(Eeee)<br />
Semummyangamuno<br />
Niowanamunduwakllebana<br />
Nganebakhebana<br />
Omundu<br />
Embaluyakila<br />
EmbaluyakUaomunduwelunga<br />
Omusamiawakanaebusamia<br />
Omuturawaambananoye<br />
Omumarachiwaambananomweneyo<br />
Belukhaembalu<br />
BabonekumuUlooku1<br />
BaU“Nanuniebakheba1,, stand<br />
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1t1,,<br />
As<strong>the</strong>yleftlikethat<br />
ltisonlyGodwhoisbl<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>mback<br />
S1owly<br />
Gettmgcircumcisedonebyone<br />
Didn,t<strong>the</strong>yrunaway?<br />
SomedisappearedfbrgoodtoKisumu<br />
Thesewere<strong>the</strong>Luo<br />
TheywenttoLuolandandhavenever<br />
Comeback<br />
Evenneverthought<strong>of</strong>com<strong>in</strong>gback<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>ImoreanyBukusuwhoranaway<br />
With<strong>the</strong>mmusthave<br />
Assimnatedhimselfamong<strong>the</strong>m1<br />
(Ithasdefeatedsomany)<br />
Amlcheatmg?<br />
Whoeverfbllowed<strong>the</strong><br />
Luomusthavebeen<br />
Assimilated<br />
Peopledispersedlikethat<br />
Nganebachaeyo<br />
NioWelealikhabakobosia<br />
Kalaabusa<br />
Nionebakhebwa<br />
Sebelukha?<br />
WaanililakhunowepaEkisumo<br />
Lolaomunyolo<br />
Wachaebunyolowaamilaebwene<br />
Tibotibotibo<br />
Akhabaomubukusuwachila<br />
MubwenomwobanaBabukusu<br />
Sekekholaomunyolota1<br />
(Akokaramba)<br />
Namwembea?<br />
Wachilamubwenomwobasi<br />
Kaannanebwenekekhola<br />
Omunyolo<br />
BandubatikhabaIio<br />
Kumwatikhwo<br />
Okwo<br />
Embaluyarabandu<br />
NomubukusuwalumUakho<br />
OmUbukusuwalumakhotatatatata<br />
Buhmwikokukwichaakheba<br />
Omwana<br />
Buumwikokukwichaakheba<br />
Omwana<br />
Lwanyumabaramobaliateremaka<br />
Achaebunyolo<br />
Inthatbigspread<br />
Because<strong>of</strong>circumcision<br />
But<strong>the</strong>Bukusustucktoit<br />
Hestlonglystucktocircumcision<br />
Circumcis<strong>in</strong>ghissons<br />
Yearafteryear<br />
Lateron<strong>the</strong>yfbrmedasongs<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g“If<br />
Youfeelyouareacowardyoushouldgo<br />
To<br />
Luoland,,<br />
Lola1Mwamakhusimama<br />
Kumwenya<br />
Kunonawebakusimamnamumbo<br />
Sekulikumukllalenikwo?<br />
(Kumukhalenikwo)<br />
SikulikukwefWekumukhale<br />
(Eeekwewamango)<br />
Bas<strong>in</strong>abwilaembaluyenywe<br />
Yechelaaaeno<br />
Look1Areyou<strong>the</strong>oneswhohavestarted<br />
Thissong?<br />
(Noitstartedlongtimeago)<br />
Isitnotouroldsong?<br />
(Yes,ithasitsoligmatMango,splace)<br />
Thatishowyou<br />
Camewithyourclrcumcision<br />
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Nganeyechelaaaeno<br />
Nomubukusuwamenyaomwo<br />
Omutachomwaukhamowachaario<br />
Yesiakhebwananachaario<br />
Omubukusumulalaachaario<br />
Nokundikechelaano<br />
As<strong>the</strong>ycamewiththatcircumcision<br />
AnthosethathadbeenatMwiala<br />
TheTachonimovedwestwards<br />
Mamtam<strong>in</strong>gcircumcision<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>rgrouptook<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rroute<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rgroupcameupto<br />
Wearenow<br />
where<br />
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Uwaa1bachanabengmababandu Incredible1On<strong>the</strong>way<strong>the</strong>Bukusu<br />
Encountered<br />
Andstartedmvadmgsomeo<strong>the</strong>rpeople<br />
Wehave<strong>the</strong>mherewithus<br />
TheyarecaUed<strong>the</strong>Wakisoi(Iteso)<br />
ThosefiomWakisoi<br />
Theyare<strong>the</strong>Bamia(Iteso)<br />
Nowlisten,Babukusu<br />
They<strong>in</strong>vaded<strong>the</strong>Bamia<br />
Raidmg<strong>the</strong>ircattle<br />
Theycouldwaituntilevenlng<br />
Thetimewhen<strong>the</strong>Bamiaweretrapp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Edibleants<br />
Busytrapp<strong>in</strong>gwhiteants-<br />
Butwhoknowsthisplacegentlemen?<br />
(IsitMalaba?)<br />
Nqsomewheredownhere<br />
Somewherenorth<strong>of</strong>Amukura<br />
Andsomehowon<strong>the</strong>East<strong>of</strong>Mwiala<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>Bukusu<br />
Particularly<strong>of</strong>Bachumaageset<br />
P1usBama<strong>in</strong>a<br />
PlusBasawa<br />
Thoseare<strong>the</strong>peoplewho<strong>in</strong>vaded<br />
ButveryfbwBasawadidso<br />
Thelastsubset<strong>of</strong>Basawaneverdidit<br />
Theywentloot<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Theproperty<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Iteso<br />
Theirgoats<br />
Kidnapp<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>irwives<br />
Bengililababandubabandi<br />
NibobalimunobabefWe<br />
Wakisoi<br />
Bewawakisoi<br />
Omumwia<br />
Babukusu-<br />
WengililaBamia<br />
WengililachikhafUcheBamia<br />
Akelakhusiswakhusiswa<br />
Enyangaechaeriribasi-<br />
Baukhebabilikachisua-<br />
Nanuomanyneamwaloa?<br />
(Malaba?)<br />
Amwaloaa<br />
Amukuraeyomakarikariaa<br />
Nemwilamwamwaloomu<br />
Babukusukhuno<br />
Omubukusuomuchuma<br />
Nomumalna-<br />
BasawaNambusi<br />
Abobachayobachakhuserakho<br />
Atitiebweneyo<br />
Basawanamukhalakita<br />
Bachanebayayabib<strong>in</strong>du<br />
Biebatesio<br />
Cllimbusichebamia<br />
Babukulabakhas<strong>in</strong>ebaamba<br />
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Babanababwenebechanabo<br />
Baambabandubalay<strong>in</strong>ebabi<br />
Nibolelokhwakholalelobandu<br />
BabefWe<br />
Nibobaambamwie-<br />
Babanyolangakhubiswanga<br />
Babanabakekheaba<br />
Nebabnikachiswa<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>unda<br />
NibobabukusubaUkhunobano<br />
Plus<strong>the</strong>irchndren,andgomgwith<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Theykidnappedbothbadandgoodpeople<br />
WehavenoWassimilated<br />
ThemaU,tobeours<br />
Thosewhowerecaught-<br />
Thosewhowerecaughttrapp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Whiteants<br />
Thewhiteants<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>typecalled<br />
mj"""αα<br />
Thoseare<strong>the</strong>assimnatedBukusuyousee<br />
Heretoday<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>Bamiawondered<br />
“NC!Howcanyoucomeandloot<br />
Ourwealthlikethis<br />
Takmgoverourwives・A1as1<br />
Wemustwagewaragamstyoupeople,,<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>Bamiabecamefilrious<br />
Theybecamebrave<br />
Andstartedmakmgwoodenrods<br />
Whichwerefrom<strong>the</strong>M′皿加rjtree<br />
Theyhadnosields<br />
Butjustusedawoodenrod<br />
CaUedKZmz伽arj<br />
Gentlemen,couldyouhave<br />
Defeated<strong>the</strong>Bamiaif<br />
Theyhadspears?<br />
(NC,wecouldn,t)<br />
If<strong>the</strong>Bamiahadspearslike<br />
Theonesyouhad<br />
Youcouldn'thavedefeated<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Andso<strong>the</strong>Bamia<strong>in</strong>vaded<strong>the</strong>Bukusu<strong>in</strong><br />
Return<br />
Theybecamebraveandsaid“Ifitmeans<br />
DymgweshaUdieall<br />
YouhavefInishedourpeople<br />
P1usaUourwealth,,<br />
Averysenouswarfbuowed<br />
Nioomunuawaukaali<br />
“Aa1mwichanemuyayaemali<br />
YefWe,muyayaemahyefWe<br />
Bakhas<strong>in</strong>iobaUmwila<br />
KhubakhasibefWe,aaa1<br />
Liekhuambanenanywe,,<br />
Nioomumiawamemeabasi<br />
NiooUyesiwaambalukakhalabasi<br />
Wabechakumutaumbo<br />
Kwabechangemunyubuti<br />
EngabolelomyoyenafUeyi<br />
Abechakumutatibusa-<br />
BamiababanekamafUmo<br />
Banababuku,andiBabukusu<br />
BanyalaBamiakuu?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
KabakamafUmonganikoenywe<br />
Babukusumul<strong>in</strong>ako<br />
Andisemwanyalaomumiata<br />
Omumianiowabakanamolie<br />
Niowesengulawalomaah<br />
``Lunokwiranabusa<br />
Mwamamebabandumwaklmmau1e<br />
NendeemauyefWe,,<br />
Niosiarechanakhobusanende<br />
Omumia<br />
Tatatata1<br />
NiooUkhwichaMianga<br />
Khungakiokhu<br />
Thatseemedtolastfbrever<br />
ButwhenwereachedMianga<br />
Uphere<br />
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Khukimatuniokllu<br />
OmumiawasengulaBabukusu<br />
Babiramusifimyalne<br />
NioomwamiafWilaaa<br />
NieSudiakhwneaa<br />
Wanamunduwarach<strong>in</strong>jakhabasi<br />
Rwap1<br />
Lolaesitikhoeyo<br />
Wambukhilaomwo<br />
Bauwawelemba<br />
Wanamunduwambukhawakana<br />
Ebweneyo<br />
Balimanyakhumula<br />
Khuchaebuonelo<br />
Nekhanabachakhwirirwa<br />
Onbabamala<br />
At<strong>the</strong>placecanedKimatuni<br />
TheBamiaoverpowered<strong>the</strong>Bukusu<br />
When<strong>the</strong>ypassed<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rplace<br />
Where<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rleaderdiedrecently<br />
WhereSudiwasburlied<br />
TheBukusustartedtodisperse<br />
OfT<strong>the</strong>yranaway<br />
SomerantoSitikho(Webuye)<br />
Crossmg<strong>the</strong>liver(Nzoia)<br />
PassmgthroughWelemba,splace<br />
Theycrossed<strong>the</strong>liver<br />
Andranto<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rside-<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>kmg<strong>the</strong>ywererunn<strong>in</strong>gfbrsafety<br />
Runnmgfbrsurvival<br />
But<strong>the</strong>ywererunn<strong>in</strong>gtowardsdeath<br />
To<strong>the</strong>placewherenearlyancouldbe<br />
kn1ed<br />
lmagme1oldmen<br />
TheseBukusupeoples<br />
Dispers<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>kmg<strong>the</strong>ywererunn<strong>in</strong>gfbr<br />
Saftyamong<strong>the</strong>Banyala<br />
When<strong>the</strong>yreached<strong>in</strong>Bunyala-land<br />
A1as!<br />
Bonabasakhulu<br />
Wanamundu-Babukusu<br />
BakhalikhabefWe<br />
Belukllabalikhucha<br />
EbuonelobachaeBunyala<br />
NionganebolaEbunyala<br />
Woo1hee1<br />
Enywe,omunoBanyalabalimo?<br />
(Eeebalimo)<br />
Balimo?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Aa!<br />
(Nonookhabailewae?)<br />
(Balimunolelokhwatubana)<br />
By<strong>the</strong>way,dowehaveanyBanyalahere?<br />
(Yes,wehave<strong>the</strong>m)<br />
Are<strong>the</strong>yhere?<br />
(Yes,<strong>the</strong>yarehere〕<br />
ICan,tbelieve1<br />
(Whatcanyoudowith<strong>the</strong>m?)<br />
(Wehave<strong>the</strong>mnowfmy<strong>in</strong>term<strong>in</strong>gledwith<br />
Us)<br />
TheBanyaladidto<strong>the</strong>Bukusuwhat<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
TIibecouldnotdo<br />
Oh1<br />
TheseBanyala<br />
Theyseepeoplerunn<strong>in</strong>gfbrrefilge<br />
Andmstead<strong>of</strong>giv<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>m<strong>the</strong>refUge<br />
Theirleader<br />
WhowascaUed<br />
OmunyalawakholaBabukusu<br />
Kwawakhole<br />
Ooo1<br />
Omunyala<br />
BanduBamuUlaeyo<br />
Khabakhulomaalibandu<br />
Bamumeenota<br />
Omwamiwabwe<br />
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Namunyulubunda<br />
Khulomaalibandubamenye-<br />
Enokhubakongelesie-<br />
Basungubalalabelukhanga<br />
BanbachaebuchiIimani<br />
Bao-nelayo<br />
NioOmunyalawela<br />
Khubakhasibabukusu<br />
Nayeomusechawaba<br />
Nayeokhalangakamalwa<br />
Omusechawabaniye<br />
Okhalangakamalwa<br />
Onalota<br />
Omunyalaali<br />
"Nengeekhuemurenyire,,<br />
Oyoali<br />
"Khurenyireomwami,,<br />
"Orenynenenanu?,,<br />
Namunyulubunda<br />
Couldnotsay“Iet<strong>the</strong>sepeoplestay,,<br />
Wewouldhavetreated<strong>the</strong>mveryweUhere<br />
Like<strong>the</strong>Wmteshavebeen<br />
Runn<strong>in</strong>gtoGermanyseek<strong>in</strong>gfbr<br />
Refuge<br />
What<strong>the</strong>Banyaladid<br />
Wastotakeover<strong>the</strong>wives<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bukusu<br />
And<strong>the</strong>menwerefbrcedt<strong>of</strong>ry<strong>the</strong><br />
Fennentedflourfbrbeer<br />
Themenbecamelabourers<strong>of</strong><br />
Beerbrewmg<br />
When<strong>the</strong>ycamebackhome<br />
TheBanyalamencouldask<br />
"HaveyoufbtchedHrewood?,,<br />
TheBukusumencouldanswer<br />
"Yes,ourLord,wehavedoneso,,<br />
Theycould<strong>the</strong>nask“Withwhomdidyou<br />
Doit?,,<br />
TheBukusuwouldanswer`Withthissister<br />
Ofm<strong>in</strong>e,,<br />
Refel<strong>in</strong>gto<strong>the</strong>irwives<br />
Onewouldneversay“Thisonehere<br />
lsmywifb,,<br />
Doyouth<strong>in</strong>kanyonewhosaidthat<br />
Evercamebacktothisland?<br />
Whereishe?<br />
(Theyknledsuchaperson)<br />
Onewouldonlysay“thisone<br />
Hereismysister,,<br />
Whenhusbandandwifewantedtodo<br />
Whatever<strong>the</strong>ywantedtodo,<strong>the</strong>ycoulddo<br />
ltonly<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>buSh<br />
Orelsenever1<br />
When<strong>the</strong>menandwomenweresentto<br />
Fetch<br />
Firewood<br />
Thatwaswhen,ifGodgave<strong>the</strong>mchance<br />
Theycoulddothatkmd<strong>of</strong>Work,<strong>the</strong>y<br />
wanted<br />
Befbre<strong>the</strong>ywouldgobackhome<br />
"Ndenylrenomukokowangeoyu,,<br />
●<br />
Omukhasiwewe<br />
Yabawebulaoli``Esese<br />
Oyunoomukhasiwase,,<br />
Webulakhokakobolakhusialo<br />
Khuno?<br />
A1iwae?<br />
(Bamumalao)<br />
Yabaobolabusaoueseoyu<br />
Omukhanawaseniye<br />
Yabanemukholakamakhua<br />
Kenywemukholelabusaeyo<br />
Niowanyolakhumakhuaako<br />
Busata1<br />
NebamurumirebaUcha<br />
Murenyecmkhuwakala<br />
NioweleWamuanioakanile<br />
Niobakhola`ekasfyabweayo<br />
Niowalota<br />
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Nebusata<br />
YabaokllolelemunJu<br />
Mwananu?Okoneo1<br />
Omunyala<br />
LolanonoOmunyalaoyo<br />
Heee1Banyalaba-<br />
Yababakhulubebene<br />
BakhusalaefWe<br />
Yabaomunyalawarumbula<br />
AU“Eseomwanamunyala<br />
Enyanganecheeriyaba<br />
BamukholakumuumooU1<br />
Busata<br />
Malabasakhulu<br />
Komunyalaako-<br />
NenywebabanaBabukusu<br />
Babanababukusumuli<br />
Kumwoyokumulelekwehkweli<br />
Muhnekumwoyokumulai<br />
Balisipalas<strong>in</strong>o<br />
NgaWelenalongabafUma<br />
Babukusu<br />
BangabauWelenganalonga<br />
Alola<br />
Bekumwoyokumulai<br />
AndilunoBabukusuenywe<br />
Muwelamomwakhilachikholo<br />
Chich<strong>in</strong>di<br />
SemuUnekurimata<br />
Semul<strong>in</strong>ekitomboUta<br />
Nemuambananebabandu<br />
Nikokamalai<br />
Nebonabasiabwebano-<br />
(OmUbukusubaUsiyacha<br />
Murende)<br />
Bonabona1<br />
Basakhuluomunyala-<br />
Abobatibilaeyo・<br />
Bakholaakonaukandi“Aa1,,<br />
Wachaeyeieyi-ebusamia<br />
Nebumamki<br />
Orelse<strong>the</strong>ywouldneverdoit<br />
Forsure,<strong>in</strong>whosehousecould<br />
Onedothat?Couldheliveano<strong>the</strong>rday1<br />
Tlloseare<strong>the</strong>Banyala<br />
Seewhat<strong>the</strong>ydid<br />
Oh1TheseBanyala-<br />
Ifitwereourelders<br />
Thosefbrefa<strong>the</strong>rs<strong>of</strong>ours<br />
If<strong>the</strong>ycouldhearaMunyalasay<br />
``Iam<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Banyalatribe,,<br />
Andifitwasgettmgdark<br />
Idon,tth<strong>in</strong>k<strong>the</strong>ywouldlethimgounhurt!<br />
Theywoumn,t<br />
Butyou<strong>the</strong>Bukusupeople<br />
lfwecanputaside<strong>the</strong>Banyalastory-<br />
Yousons<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bukusu<br />
Youdecendents<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bukusu,you<br />
Haveverys<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>arts<br />
Youhaveverymcehearts<br />
Forexampleif<br />
God<strong>the</strong>creater<strong>of</strong>thisworld<br />
Decidedoneday<br />
Tochoosepeoplewithgoodhearts<br />
More<strong>of</strong>youpeople<br />
Wouldenterthatniceplace<br />
Morethananyo<strong>the</strong>rtribe<br />
Youdon,thavebitterness<br />
Youdon,thavedisclim<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
Whenyouunitepeople-<br />
Youfeelthatisgoodfbryou<br />
Butsee<strong>the</strong>seo<strong>the</strong>rpeople-<br />
(Thesaylnggoes``TheBukusuisalover<br />
Ofstrangers,,)<br />
Don,tyousee1<br />
Gentlemen,<strong>the</strong>seBanyala-<br />
Thosewerelost<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Thathaskeptmewondermg<br />
ButfbrthosewhowenttoSamia-1and<br />
PlusthosewhowenttoMarachi-1and<br />
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Khuun1akhota<br />
BabachaEbumarachiklluulilakho<br />
Ta<br />
Ebumarachibalomabaliebukhocha<br />
Nothmgbadhasbeenheard<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>m<br />
Noth<strong>in</strong>gwasheard<strong>of</strong>thosewhowentto<br />
Marachiland<br />
Andso<strong>the</strong>Bukususaid<br />
You<strong>the</strong>Bukusuhavesaid<br />
ThatMaracllilandisourmo<strong>the</strong>r,splace<br />
Lateron<strong>in</strong>Bunyala-1and<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>rmancaUedMukiteson<strong>of</strong>Nameme<br />
From<strong>the</strong>l<strong>in</strong>eage<strong>of</strong>BatiluandNamunjoH-<br />
Heusedtolive<br />
At<strong>the</strong>confluence<strong>of</strong>riverKuywa<br />
AndNzoia-aplacecauedMunjoli<br />
RiverNzoiaisfTom<strong>the</strong>oneend<br />
AndliverKuywaisfmm<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rend<br />
lnbetweeniswhatiscalled<br />
Munjoli<br />
Mukitewasliv<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Thenonedayhebrewedbeer<br />
Afterbrewmgbeer<br />
ln<strong>the</strong>seconditions<strong>of</strong>slavery<br />
Hebrewedbeer<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>time<strong>of</strong>halvestmgfIngermillet<br />
Thenhesaid“Peopleshouldcomeand<br />
HarvestfIngermimetfbrme<br />
Harvestf<strong>in</strong>germilletanddr<strong>in</strong>kbeer<br />
Eatbeefand<strong>in</strong>exchangegivemef<strong>in</strong>ger<br />
Millet<br />
Ye<strong>the</strong>hadbetrayed<strong>the</strong>m<br />
ThatMukite<br />
Hadjustbetrayed<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>Banyalasai。“Ha1<br />
Mukitehasslaughteredacow,,<br />
Hebeat<strong>the</strong>drum<br />
``Oh1,,<strong>the</strong>ysaid“Letusgo<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Hehasbrewedbeer,beerfbrharvestmg<br />
Fmgermillet<br />
AndmeatfbrbuymgMmet,,<br />
TheyleftfbrMukite,shome<br />
When<strong>the</strong>yreached<strong>the</strong>re<br />
TheyfbundoutthatMukitehadslaughtered<br />
Acow<br />
Babukusuenywe<br />
Munebumarakiebukhocha<br />
Ebunyalabakelao<br />
MukitewaNameme<br />
OmumutiluwanamunjoU<br />
Nieamenyileeyi<br />
NieKuywaachukmaeyian<br />
NieMunjou<br />
Njoyakamnaeyo<br />
Nekuywanayeabiraenoan<br />
Akariasiakaralikariaanimwo<br />
MunjoU<br />
Mukitekalupamubwenomwo<br />
Kamakllukoyakamalwa<br />
Wakoyakamalwa<br />
NeUeliomufilmbikme<br />
Wakoyakamalwakemaaa<br />
Bandubakesabulo<br />
Kalomaali``Nonobechebange-<br />
selebulo<br />
Bakesabulobanywekamalwa<br />
BaUenech<strong>in</strong>yamabambebulo,,<br />
Khanawabaomele<br />
Mukite<br />
Wabaomelewarekukha<br />
WanamundubaU“Owa1<br />
Wamukitebakhonyile,,<br />
Eng,omayalnayalilayalila<br />
"Aaa1,,balikhuchakakoyile<br />
Kamalwamalalakelikesa<br />
Nekakandi<br />
Kekhukulabulo<br />
Barekukha<br />
Onbolaeyo<br />
Mukitewakhonyileekhafil<br />
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Thenhesaidthatthosewhocameto<br />
Harvestf<strong>in</strong>germmetfbrhimwerenotto<br />
Doit<br />
"Youwmdr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>the</strong>beerfiPeely,,hesaid<br />
"AndfbrthosewhocamewithfInger<br />
MImettoexchangeitwithmeat<br />
Weshannotdoso,,<br />
Hedivided<strong>the</strong>meat<strong>in</strong>pieces<br />
Puttmg<strong>the</strong>m<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>baskets<br />
That<strong>the</strong>womencarried<br />
Aboutbuymgmeat-<br />
Hetold<strong>the</strong>m“IfyougⅣemetllisf<strong>in</strong>ger<br />
MiUetwithwhatwnlyoueat<strong>the</strong>meat<br />
Youarebuymg?<br />
Thismeatlamglvlngyoushould<br />
Beeatenwith<strong>the</strong>fIngermnletyou<br />
Hadbroughtfbrme<br />
Don,tgiveme<strong>the</strong>miUet,,<br />
Peoplewonderedwhattllismanwasafter<br />
Onepersonwantedtoleave<strong>the</strong>meat<br />
ButMukitesaid``P1easegowithit,,<br />
Andso<strong>the</strong>yleftwithf<strong>in</strong>germilletandmeat<br />
Heavens1Seewhatyoupeoplesay<br />
Gosh1ThisMunyalaisgo<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Toturnaga<strong>in</strong>st<strong>the</strong>Bukusuagaln<br />
Saymgthat<strong>the</strong>ymustbehavmgdemons<strong>in</strong><br />
Head<br />
Saymg“ThisMasaabahere<br />
Theyareverystupid<br />
Theytakecare<strong>of</strong>peoplebut<strong>the</strong>ydon,t<br />
Haveany<strong>in</strong>telⅢgence,,<br />
Imagme1TheBukusuthou9ht“Igaveyou<br />
Allmyfbodand<strong>the</strong>n<br />
Younowcallmeafbol<br />
AmIreaUybad?,,<br />
Doyouth<strong>in</strong>kwhat<strong>the</strong>yweresaymgwas<br />
Inorder?<br />
(Nqthatwasnotmorder)<br />
Lifecontmuedtobetough<br />
Anditcontmuedtobeso<br />
Yes1Thatiswhyyou<strong>the</strong>Bukusuhave<br />
Walomaau“Bebulomumwichne<br />
Khukesasemukesata<br />
Kamalwamunywabusa<br />
Newichilenebulo<br />
MuUmomukuleenyama<br />
Sekhukulanata,,<br />
Wakhalakuyamakuri<br />
Wakabakhubikonobikono--<br />
Bakhasibabecme<br />
Khukulach<strong>in</strong>yama-<br />
Walomaar`Nemumbabulo<br />
Muchakllumasich<strong>in</strong>ya【nachana?<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>yamanichomuelech<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Muchakhumabulobwenywe<br />
Abelenibwomumbelesie<br />
Busamukhambata,,<br />
Bandubaukabali“Eeee1”<br />
Omundumulalaan“Khandeklle,,<br />
Ali“Ta1chanebulonech<strong>in</strong>yama,,<br />
Barekhukhanebulonechm)<br />
Aaaa1LolaenywemUbola<br />
Aayaya1Omunyalachana<br />
Wabuyusialundi<br />
●●<br />
A1ikhumupaenywesungwa<br />
nechmyama<br />
Au``Mumasaaba,,<br />
AⅡ“Abulaamakesi<br />
Bakhusiaabandu<br />
Nesebal<strong>in</strong>amakesita,,<br />
Bone1Lolaeseokhuwele<br />
Biakhuliakhulia<br />
Malaunangeolieseomusilu<br />
Abanabeleomubi?,,<br />
Lilienehabalicha?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Silikhaya<br />
Siakhayile<br />
Owa1moenyweBabukusu<br />
-54-
MuU“OkhabaMunyalawatikhamom,, said“NeverbeaMunyalaandbeoneeyed,,<br />
(BetterBeone-eyedthanbeaMunyala)<br />
Seewhatyoualsohavedone<br />
To<strong>the</strong>m<br />
"Betterbeone-eyedthanbeaMunyala,,<br />
Seewhatyousay<br />
Takefbrmstancethismanhere<br />
Givesussometh<strong>in</strong>gaswe<br />
Areheresittmg-<br />
Takefbrmstancethisson<strong>of</strong>Batukwika-<br />
Supposmgheslaughteredacowfbr<br />
Ustoeat<br />
Thenlateronturnonhimand<br />
Saytha<strong>the</strong>isafbolbecause<br />
(WatikhamomokhabaMunyala)<br />
Lolaenywebabukusunga<br />
Nemwabakhola<br />
Watikhamoniwalakhuba<br />
Omunyala,<br />
Lolaenywemubola<br />
Ngoyuwakhuelebusas<strong>in</strong>du<br />
NgamwikhalemuU-<br />
NgomwanaMutukwikayuno-<br />
Akhonyeanoekllafilakhuelesie<br />
KhuUe<br />
MalakhukeleokhUbolekhuli<br />
Atambakamakesi,sali<br />
Nekamakesitawe<br />
Akhueleenyameeyi<br />
Yabusa<br />
Babandubakhaleabobabababi<br />
Nikokllulomangakhuliebunyala<br />
Babanabailamobakhasi<br />
Bananekhumayekhuile<br />
Khuriotu1<br />
Babababi<br />
Babababibanababukusu<br />
Enywebanababukusuenywe<br />
Enywesemuulilemubonangane<br />
Ebweneyoneuarakhubanyala?<br />
(Ta)<br />
Lierierakhubanyala<br />
Nebakabalasi<br />
Nebarakori?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Enywe<br />
Enywemul<strong>in</strong>esUekasiakhila<br />
MwabenemwelangamuliefWe<br />
"LirangoUenj<strong>of</strong>n,,<br />
Enywenywembaoekholo<br />
Ekhakwakwmyweta<br />
Omusungumwerananaye<br />
Omurwamwerananaye<br />
Omulakuwekhungakioyu<br />
Hehasgivenus<br />
Themeatfbrfree<br />
Thosepeopleweresobadthat<br />
Eveniftodaywethoughtabout<strong>the</strong>m--<br />
Buttodayoursonsaremarry<strong>in</strong>gfiom<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Whatcanwedo?<br />
IfnotjusttOpersevere<br />
Theywereterrible<br />
lteUyouelders,<strong>the</strong>ywereverybad<br />
On<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rhandlshouldaskyouthis,<br />
HavethoseBanyala<br />
Beenaffectedbyanywar?<br />
(Never)<br />
Have<strong>the</strong>Banyala,<strong>the</strong>Bakabarasiand<br />
TheBaragoUbeenaffbctedbyanywar?<br />
(NC)<br />
Butyou<br />
Youpeopleattimesareverybrave<br />
ThatiswhyyoucaUyourselves<br />
The`tlligh<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>elephant,<br />
Thereisnotribe<br />
Thathasneverfnllenunderyourfeet<br />
Youfbughtwith<strong>the</strong>Whitemen<br />
Andfbughtwith<strong>the</strong>Barwzz<br />
ThoseBaノヒzkzJ<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>mountam<br />
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Mwerananaye<br />
Omuwangamwerananaye<br />
Mbaoekholoekhapananga<br />
Nomwanamubukusuenyweta<br />
Enywekimiruekienywe<br />
EnywemuUnekumwoyo<br />
Kumulai<br />
Munngachiswa<br />
Nobukulechiswawaramusibwili<br />
OHochunga<br />
Wakhachungaochungabibeye<br />
Nekimirweta<br />
Ndikhombea?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Niyeenywe<br />
Niyenyweniyeenywe<br />
Semusmdikhamunduta<br />
Enywesemulis<strong>in</strong>dikhamundu<br />
Nali<br />
Yeng,ene-<br />
Owichaweyoowichaweyota<br />
Nemukhoyamwachichakana<br />
Murio<br />
Mwabanekumwoyookwo<br />
Mwabanekumwoyookwo<br />
Nikoembomewelealoma<br />
Au1ekhakhutombola<br />
Bandu-<br />
Enywesemubabesanguta<br />
Mubabesangumwababesangu<br />
Mwaonaoli<br />
MunyoamwaonabaUbabandu<br />
Bonabal<strong>in</strong>dangababandu<br />
Babandu<br />
Nochachikholocllich<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Basungu<br />
Bamenyamoasi<br />
Nochachikholochichmdi<br />
Youhadawarwith<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Youfbughtwith<strong>the</strong>Wangapeople<br />
Thereisnotribe<br />
ThathasneverfbughtwithyouBukusu<br />
ButapartfiPomthosetoughheads<strong>of</strong>yours<br />
Youhaves<strong>of</strong>t<br />
Hearts<br />
Youarelike<strong>the</strong>whiteants<br />
Ifyouput<strong>the</strong>m<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>mortar<br />
And<strong>the</strong>npound<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Youwmonlypound<strong>the</strong>lowerparts<br />
Butnot<strong>the</strong>heads<br />
AmIcheat<strong>in</strong>g?<br />
(NC)<br />
Youarelikethat<br />
Youareexactlylikethat<br />
Youneverpushanyoneunnecessarily<br />
Youneverpushanyone<br />
Who<br />
Isaloneonllisway<br />
Anypersonwhocomesalone<br />
Youshouldcontmue<br />
Likethat<br />
Youshouldcontmuehav<strong>in</strong>gtha<strong>the</strong>art<br />
Hav<strong>in</strong>gtha<strong>the</strong>art<br />
ThatiswhylsaidthatGod<br />
Doesn'twantthosewhodescrim<strong>in</strong>ate<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rpeople<br />
YouwmneverbeleftoutbyGod<br />
YouwouldaUbe<br />
Accepted<br />
YouwiUbe<strong>the</strong>flrsttobeaccepted<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rpeoplewiusaythatyouhavebeen<br />
Look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Afterpeople<br />
Sometribesneverlivewithstrangers<br />
Theydon,tmixfreely<br />
Witho<strong>the</strong>rtribes<br />
Letuscomeback,elders<br />
MayIf<strong>in</strong>ishwhatlwassay<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Chikabnanechikabuasechillmota<br />
EeeBaSakhulu<br />
Nonokhendabusiekoo<br />
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MwanaMumeme<br />
Niowapaeng,oma<br />
Niobandubakobola<br />
Niooyowabolaali<br />
"Owo1OmwanaMubukusu<br />
Nacha-Eng,ombeyewe<br />
Neichileenoechabusa,,<br />
Omwamiwebanyala<br />
Niobandubakobolabanabawele<br />
Ngamusalanamun<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>son<strong>of</strong>Bameme(Mukite)<br />
Beat<strong>the</strong>drum<br />
Andga<strong>the</strong>redpeopletoge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
ThenNamunyubundasaid<br />
``Now1IfanyBukusucomeswithhis<br />
CowhereheisfiPeeto<br />
GowithitwhenheleavesBunyala,,<br />
Hesaidthatas<strong>the</strong>leader<strong>of</strong>Bunyala<br />
Thatiswhenpeoplecameback,brethrens<br />
Andstartedreproduc<strong>in</strong>gasyouaredomg<br />
Now<br />
Thatishowpeoplecametothisland<br />
TheycoveredaU<strong>of</strong>thisland<br />
Don,tyousee1<br />
OfcourseifaMunyalasneaked<br />
Thiswayyouwouldkmhim<br />
Withusdown<strong>the</strong>re(Webuyearea)westay<br />
With<strong>the</strong>mand<br />
Know<strong>the</strong>m,butfbryoulth<strong>in</strong>kyouwould<br />
Km<strong>the</strong>m<br />
AU<strong>the</strong>sethmgslhavebeennarratmg<br />
Weredonetoyourgreat-grandparents<br />
Theywere<strong>the</strong>peoplewhowereknled<br />
Down<strong>the</strong>re<br />
WhodoyouthmkwerekiUed?<br />
Itwasyourgreatgrandparents<br />
Andyourgrandparents<br />
Theoneswhosurvivedwerethose<br />
Thatescapedandcamethisway<br />
Andproducedchildren<br />
Tocontmue<strong>the</strong>geneologyasweare<br />
Sodo<strong>in</strong>g<br />
OrelSemanypeopleweref<strong>in</strong>ishedby<br />
Banyala<br />
Butthatonewhowentto<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rplace<br />
Theplace<strong>of</strong>Bamarachi<br />
ThosewhowenttoMarachiland<br />
Comebackwithoutanyproblem<br />
Withoutbemghurt<br />
Theynevertookanyth<strong>in</strong>g<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>irs<br />
Hecamepeacefillly<br />
Niobakobolakhusialokhuno<br />
Beibmasisialosiosisiosi<br />
Mwabone1<br />
Busabeleomunyalawalanda<br />
Lukululwenobeleberaoli<br />
EfWekhwamenyaey<strong>in</strong>abo<br />
Enomukhabamanyiletamwlra<br />
●<br />
Nikondabolangakano<br />
Bisonibwenywe<br />
Nibobereraeyiyi<br />
Nanywemuliberabandusi?<br />
Berabisonibwienywe<br />
Nebakukabenywe<br />
Waonaniowaunukhawepa<br />
Khusialokhuno<br />
Wakobolawasalababandu<br />
Nionabwilakhusalanekhuri<br />
Busabandubanyalababamala<br />
Newachaemwalobasakhulu<br />
Ebumaraki<br />
WachaEbumaraki<br />
Wekobolelebwelelebusa<br />
Khababalibabukule<br />
Sis<strong>in</strong>dusiewengakhafUta<br />
Wechabusa<br />
-57-
NioomubukusuwalomaaU<br />
``Ebumamkiebukhocha,,<br />
Saonelaeyo?<br />
Thatiswhy<strong>the</strong>Bukusuhavesaid<br />
"Marachilandisourmo<strong>the</strong>rland,,<br />
Did<strong>the</strong>ynotseekrefUge<strong>the</strong>re?<br />
§10<br />
Eee1Eee1<br />
Aaa1Babukusu<br />
Mukhoyamwatmya<br />
Babekhaleano<br />
Babekhalekimirwekikichule<br />
Kiebabandueki<br />
Bechnekhumaomwana<br />
Mukitwikaoyu<br />
Mukhoya<br />
MwamuliUla<br />
Mwamusama<br />
Kimilimonikioakhola<br />
Abenesibelasiararawe<br />
Yes1Yes1<br />
Oh1Babukusu<br />
Youshouldkeepupwiththatspirit<br />
Andfbrthosewhoareseatedhere<br />
A11thismultitudehere<br />
A11<strong>the</strong>seheadshere<br />
Theycametomournthis<br />
Son<strong>of</strong>Bakitwika<br />
Youshouldmournhm<br />
Andmournhimwell<br />
Mournhimwem<br />
Suchthatwhenheresumesduty<br />
Heshouldhave<strong>the</strong>sympathy<strong>of</strong>hisdead<br />
Fa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Lethimnotbedepressedandsay“S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
Ourfa<strong>the</strong>risdead<br />
Weshouldn,twork,,<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ceyouhavecomehereyoushould<br />
Consolehim<br />
Beunitedwithhimasyou<br />
Umtedwithhimandpushedhim<strong>in</strong>fiont<br />
There(toParliament)say<strong>in</strong>g<br />
"Lethimrepresentus<strong>in</strong>whateverissaid<br />
There,,<br />
Don,tleavehimjustalone<br />
But,fbrhim<br />
Ifhegoes<strong>the</strong>re-<br />
Ifyoureach<strong>the</strong>reandifyour<br />
Friendscometoseeyou<br />
Andyouassume<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Disrespect<strong>the</strong>m-<br />
Gosh1Youwouldbeafbol<br />
Youmustbedetenn<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
Fullydeterm<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
BaliabelelealipapakafWile<br />
EfWesikhukholakimilimotawe,,<br />
Newmichnemumuolelesie<br />
Muambanengamwambananaye<br />
Ngamwambananaye<br />
Mwamusmdikhaebwenimuu<br />
"Khacheakhurekelesielekali<br />
Yo,,<br />
Mukhamulekhata<br />
Nenaye<br />
Kolaeyo<br />
Wamalawolaeyo-<br />
Basiobakhubone<br />
BechUekhukhubonamala<br />
Wabasakula<br />
Aaa1Kamakesiabambamo<br />
WesiwetmyⅢsia<br />
Wetmyilisnaelalabusa<br />
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Nisiobasiobasaba-<br />
Ooo1Mbumabali<br />
"PeterKisuyuakhomearambe<br />
Ey<strong>in</strong>amweeyi,,<br />
Sembeata<br />
OmunduwabelengeyobaUMunoko<br />
Whenyourfriendsaskfbrth<strong>in</strong>gs-<br />
Oh!Yes1Inowadayshearpeoplesay<br />
``PeterKisuyahashelda/mlzzm6ee<br />
Atoneplaceorano<strong>the</strong>r,,<br />
Iamnotcheatmg<br />
Comparewith<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rmanwhowas<br />
There,caUedMunoko<br />
Heneverusedto<br />
Sarerangakhoarambeali<br />
Narerire<br />
Khubanduta<br />
Basie,omwnaoyuakhalumie1<br />
Olumisilaelala<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>jekonichechi<br />
Babandunibaba<br />
Bararaonibaba,okhaukaon<br />
RaraokafWileta<br />
Babakhuaekuranibaba<br />
Nebalosi<br />
MalawabebⅢ1awamwene<br />
Br<strong>in</strong>ganyAamm6eemeet<strong>in</strong>gtohisarea<br />
Tllischildheremustbemoredetenn<strong>in</strong>ed1<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>thatspirit<br />
Thesepeopleareyour`corner-stones,<br />
Thesepeople<br />
Hereareyourfa<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Don,tth<strong>in</strong>kyourfa<strong>the</strong>risdead<br />
Thosewhogaveyou<strong>the</strong>votesarehere<br />
Includmg<strong>the</strong>sewomen<br />
Butifyouneglect<strong>the</strong>m,itwiUbeyour<br />
Ownproblem<br />
Gentlemen1<br />
Yes,elders<br />
Youpeople<br />
Ihear-<br />
Lukaishere<br />
Thatiswhyljuststartedm<strong>the</strong>middle<br />
lhadwantedtostartfiPom<strong>the</strong>beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ThenlthoughtifIcouldstart<strong>the</strong>re<br />
TimecouldgetfInishedandperhaps<br />
Ra<strong>in</strong>mightstart<br />
Asfbr<strong>the</strong>youngmanwhocametolook<br />
Forme<br />
Iaskedhhn“Howamlgo<strong>in</strong>gto<br />
WalkaUthisdistanceslnceIamold<br />
Andwithoutenelgy?,,<br />
Iusedtobestrong<br />
Whenlwasdown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Whenlwasstm<strong>in</strong>Kabuchai<br />
Iusedtomove<strong>in</strong>aU<br />
Thisland<strong>of</strong>Malakisionfbot<br />
By<strong>the</strong>nlwasstrong<br />
Basakhulu,Eee1<br />
Enywenywe<br />
Baueno-<br />
Lukaaliano<br />
Kilaekhalakileakaribusandi<br />
Nenynend<strong>in</strong>ameesiongo<br />
Nakaland<strong>in</strong>amaebweneyo<br />
Chisamanyachitibaoli<br />
NenolaewefWeyokuMa<br />
Kwabelelelabusa<br />
Nioomwanawichile‐<br />
Na‐papa“Nonoeseekhakende<br />
Endienaesekamanl<br />
Sekalimota?,,<br />
Nabechanganekamamkhale<br />
Nendiomumu<br />
NesⅢmuKabuchaimwabweomu<br />
NafilkumbasibalasiaMalikisi<br />
Esisiosisios<strong>in</strong>embotokhelela<br />
Abwenaobelend<strong>in</strong>ekamani<br />
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Kakendakolaeyo<br />
NaliUlaomwanaoyundi<br />
Papabanangnene<br />
Kamanitwa<br />
"Oooo1Kanemunjosie<br />
Eyomalamwabenemungobosie?,,<br />
Omwan2nali``Bee,,<br />
Ndi``Oriopapabusasenyalata,,<br />
Nganenomandiomukananachi<br />
Wamabusaeyowakendawolaeno<br />
Malawelayosaonata<br />
Icouldwalkanywhere<br />
Thenlpledgedto<strong>the</strong>youngman<br />
Thatitwasgood<strong>the</strong>yhadcauedme<br />
ButIhadnostrength<br />
laskedllim“Willyoutakeme<strong>the</strong>reand<br />
Returnmeafterwards,,<br />
Hereplied“Yes,,<br />
Thenlsaid“Ifthatisso<strong>the</strong>nitisgood,,<br />
Tosay<strong>the</strong>truthifaman<strong>of</strong>Kananachi<br />
Circumcisionwalked<strong>the</strong>wayfromwhere<br />
lcametothisplaceandback,hewould<br />
Die<br />
Canyouwalk?<br />
(NC)<br />
Areyounotaged?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Yes<br />
E1ders,<br />
Inourarea,aslamsay<strong>in</strong>glikethis<br />
lnourarea<br />
lusedtoseemygrandfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
AnOmuchumamovmg<strong>the</strong>kumuse<br />
lsawhowheusedtomoveit<br />
Whenhe`left,us<br />
Whenhedied<br />
Whenmygrandfa<strong>the</strong>r`left,<br />
Myfa<strong>the</strong>rtookover<br />
Hecont<strong>in</strong>uedmovmgit<br />
Everyth<strong>in</strong>gtha<strong>the</strong>usedtosay<br />
lheard<br />
Butnowadayspeoplewhomovekumuse<br />
Areverymany<br />
ldidnotseeBachumaandBasawa<br />
Domgsuchth<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Inthisarea<strong>of</strong>yours<br />
Wehearthat<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>gLufil,someonemoves<strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Kumuse</strong>--<br />
Afterlhavetalked,don,tyou<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>kitwnlbegoodfbryoutosay<br />
Somethmg?<br />
Mwolani?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Semwawele?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Eee<br />
NewefWebaSakhulu<br />
Nganomalomandi<br />
EwefWeeyiyi<br />
Nabonakuka<br />
Omuchumanasenakumuse‐<br />
Nabonangaaloma<br />
Amakhubangaakulekha<br />
Wenyokhao<br />
Kukawenyokhao<br />
Papawakwnamo<br />
Kamakhuloma<br />
Nichokalomaecho<br />
Nachiulila<br />
NayelelobabandubasenaKimise<br />
BabelebabengL.<br />
SesenabonaOmuchumanomusawa<br />
Sebakholangabmdubarita<br />
Neenenokhuuma<br />
Balieneno<br />
LufU,omundualoma<br />
<strong>Kumuse</strong>kuno<br />
Nenalomasebunbulai<br />
O1omalomeonenomakumuse?<br />
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Esenebachanelalubeka<br />
Yesiwatulaengnayewe<br />
Nibachanelalubeka<br />
Yesiwatulaengilayewe<br />
Balomabaualomalome<br />
Ishouldstandasideto<br />
Giveyouchancetomakeyourownpath<br />
Ishouldstandaside<br />
Sotha<strong>the</strong>canmakehisownpath<br />
Peoplewmsaythat<strong>the</strong>personsaid<br />
Somthmg<br />
ButfbrmeIwiusayhedidn,t<br />
Butyoushouldn,tmakeano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Grouplngafterwardssaylngyouare<br />
Settl<strong>in</strong>gdebts,cowsfbrnephew,dowry<br />
Andallo<strong>the</strong>rth<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Maylaskyoupeople<br />
Whenyougoto<strong>the</strong>farm<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>morn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Andclearacertamportion<br />
Doyoudigitamorleavesome?<br />
Enoendioyuarekukhebusa<br />
Niomuchemwikhalesituma<br />
Sis<strong>in</strong>dieyi<br />
Munkhukabakamakobi<br />
Sibikhqkamakobi<br />
Nochamumukundabasakhulu<br />
Murebaenywe<br />
Weberabulime<br />
Obulimawabumalanamweobule‐<br />
khelakhungilabwakona?<br />
(OUmawolaniekamanikolele<br />
Bwasiawamahma)<br />
(YoushoulddiguptowhereyoureneIgyis<br />
exhauseted<strong>the</strong>ncomplete<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rpart<br />
Thefbuowmgday)<br />
Youdjgthatfannuntn<strong>the</strong>timewhenyou<br />
Areexhaustedand<br />
Contmuem<strong>the</strong>fbnow<strong>in</strong>gday<br />
ThisiswhatlshouldteUyou<br />
Fromthatexample<br />
Andlmusthaveasked<br />
Youfiom<strong>the</strong>begmn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Aslamherelikethis<br />
TalkmgtoaU<strong>the</strong>sepeoplearound<br />
Andas<strong>the</strong>wea<strong>the</strong>risverynice<br />
lf<strong>the</strong>reareanydebtsownedbythisman<br />
lf<strong>the</strong>reareanytobesettled---<br />
ThenhowwnlIdig<strong>the</strong><br />
Fann?、<br />
IwiU<strong>the</strong>neatfbrdo<strong>in</strong>gnoth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Justby`beatmg<strong>the</strong>mouth,<br />
(Nqwecan,ttalk`that,here)<br />
Yes<br />
Youknow<br />
Youareveryright<br />
Everyth<strong>in</strong>ghasitsowncourse<br />
`Eachriverhasitsownsnake,<br />
OUmabulimebwenobwooli<br />
Niokamanikawawechawamalila<br />
Muchuli<br />
Namubolelendiko<br />
Lukanoolwolwoemubolelandi<br />
Enywenywe<br />
Murebirekhale<br />
Esesenganendimuno<br />
Ngababandunebecha<br />
Enjengaeng,onneeri<br />
Omukobiwomunduoyu<br />
Bibikhonebiliaa--<br />
Nabakumukundamwenekane<br />
Enimendiena-?<br />
Abakanendiebusumabusa<br />
Khurochaemunuaeyiyong,ene<br />
(Taakosekhumamaanota)<br />
Eee<br />
Eweomanyile<br />
Eweomanyile<br />
Akanonekumwnna<br />
Luch<strong>in</strong>andemu<br />
-61-
(Yes,youareveryright)<br />
`Everygenerationhasitsownsong,<br />
Weusedtodanceakmd<strong>of</strong>dance<br />
CaUedkzzmarere‐<br />
(Thereyouareveryright)<br />
Later<strong>the</strong>ystartedano<strong>the</strong>rcanedAzzma6ekzz<br />
Wehavebeendanc<strong>in</strong>gam<strong>the</strong>se<br />
Likerecentlywhenwe<br />
Dancedwithano<strong>the</strong>rone<br />
CanedKenyatta<br />
The〃畑'ZgzJplayer<br />
A1mostcoUapsedm<strong>the</strong>ceremony<br />
ltwasveryhot<br />
Thatwasat<strong>the</strong>PaperMiUmWebuye<br />
Thankyouverymuchchildren<strong>of</strong><br />
Batukwika<br />
Itisnotbad<br />
lcan,tcomehere<br />
Andbreakyourcustoms<br />
YoushouldcalTyoutyourownrituals<br />
Asyoulike<br />
Asyouhavebeendomgso<br />
Yes<br />
Thatisamelders<br />
Timeisalsorunnlngout<br />
Wearenear<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>end<br />
Wecan,tsayeveryth<strong>in</strong>goverandover<br />
Agam<br />
Weshouldn,texhausteveryth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ForexamplefbUow<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>Bukusuhistory<br />
FromEgyptthrough<br />
Khamukoya,Namarareetc<br />
lfwedidthat<strong>the</strong>sunwouldsetbefbre<br />
F<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>wholestory<br />
Butpeoplewillnotunderstand<br />
Whatissaid<br />
AsIhavebeenhere<br />
Movmgthiskumuse<br />
laskedifLukawasaround<br />
Andif<strong>the</strong>son<strong>of</strong>Masakhaisnotaround<br />
ItisonlyLukathatisaround<br />
(Eee)<br />
Selukhoyichanamwenyakwayo<br />
Khwakhmangakamatete-<br />
(Eeewabolaabwene)<br />
Kamabekaolibakll<strong>in</strong>abachema<br />
Khukh<strong>in</strong>abusa<br />
Ngakhwamakhukh<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Likolobaehnokundi<br />
BaliKenyatta<br />
Omunduoupalitungu<br />
Engeokwilenemumuse<br />
KumumukufWa‐<br />
Ewebuyemukaratasi<br />
Muriobanabakitwika<br />
SebuUbub<strong>in</strong>ibwota<br />
Kimimakwenywengamukhola<br />
EsesefUnakata<br />
Enywemukholakikienywe<br />
Ngamukholanga<br />
Ngamukholanga<br />
Eee<br />
Nikakobasakhulu<br />
Chisachosichilikhwimbiya<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>ambibusa<br />
Nesekhulomanekhubelelelata<br />
SekhuchakamakalibaU<br />
Nekllulondelelakhukhwama<br />
Emisirikhucha<br />
Mukhamukoya,Enamarare<br />
Basakhuluenyangaecha<br />
Yakwilabusaeyi<br />
Atabandusebaulaelomo<br />
Niyoomundualomalomata<br />
Esenganendimuno<br />
Mumusemunondi<br />
NdebirendiLukaaliyo<br />
Nekhwamasakhambao<br />
Lukayeng,eneniyeoUo<br />
-62-
Bulwalesebulibwamulalatawe<br />
Busiabusianako<br />
Nioomwamioyuabangamulamu<br />
Andikakhabararawe‐<br />
Aa1Tawe<br />
Raraoolomeraraokumuse<br />
Diseaseisnotfbroneperson<br />
Eachdayhasitsownevents<br />
Ifthiselder(Masakha)wasnotsick<br />
Evenif<strong>the</strong>deadmanwashis‘fa<strong>the</strong>r,‐-<br />
Ah1No<br />
Onecannotmove<strong>the</strong>kumuse<strong>of</strong>his<br />
`fa<strong>the</strong>r,<br />
Thatwouldbeataboo<br />
ltisgoodtha<strong>the</strong>refUsed<br />
Butlaskagam<br />
I<strong>in</strong>quiredaboutLuka<br />
Orishenotaround?<br />
Luka?Myfriend?<br />
(Saywhatyouhave)<br />
Yes1Yes1Youbetrayedme<br />
Iwounderwhyyoumoved<strong>the</strong>wholeway<br />
TolookfbraBakhwamiclanmanm<br />
Webuye<br />
Don,twehaveBakhwamimNalondohere?<br />
Kumusilotatatata<br />
Akholilebulai<br />
Nendeba<br />
NdmdikhileLukaNamulala<br />
Namwesalimo?<br />
Luka,owomutai?<br />
(Bola)<br />
Eee1Eee1Eweunjamileese<br />
Obewebusaocheolange<br />
Omukhwamiengakiengaki<br />
Nomukhwamiatakhaanalondo<br />
Ano?<br />
(Kamanikamuwele)<br />
Belesomanynesil<strong>in</strong>gilosiowota<br />
Bee?<br />
(Yabasenamanyasismgilosiowota<br />
Andisewambolela?)<br />
Ngawabaeyoorwo<br />
Sewabonases<strong>in</strong>ekisangawesi<br />
Newekisileori?<br />
Nekhalemunduloyabakhubolela<br />
Khulialubaka?<br />
(Bangawamumanyaandiwalobile<br />
OmanyaoHbubi<br />
Nonookhamumanyatabubi<br />
S<strong>in</strong>abulio)<br />
AⅡ?<br />
(Oyunosis<strong>in</strong>gilosieweesi)<br />
(Theone<strong>in</strong>Nalondoisveryold)<br />
Didn,tyoUknow<strong>the</strong>deadman,s<br />
Circumcisionperiod?<br />
(Ididn,tknowyourcircumucisionperiod<br />
Whycouldn,tyouteUme?)<br />
Didyouseemehidewhen<br />
Wewereat<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rplacejust<br />
Asyouaredomg?<br />
AfteraLhowcouldIteUyouif<br />
Iwasn,tcircumcisedwithyou<br />
(Hadyouknown<strong>the</strong>deadmanyoucould<br />
Haverefilsedknow<strong>in</strong>gthatitisbad<br />
Butsmceyoudidnotknowhim<strong>the</strong>reis<br />
Nothmgbad)<br />
Who?<br />
(Thecircumcisionperiod<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>dead<br />
Man)<br />
Iknew<strong>the</strong>manandhiscirucmcision<br />
Period<br />
Heis<strong>of</strong>Kananachicrcumcisionset<br />
(Butwhenyoucame,didyouknow<br />
Namumanya<br />
Omukananach<strong>in</strong>iye<br />
Nenewichileomumanyion<br />
-63-
Waseniye?<br />
Ta<br />
(Nekhale?)<br />
Ewewesi‐<br />
Luka?<br />
Eeebola<br />
Musakhulutakanemwabene<br />
Mumanye<br />
Eee1Eee1<br />
(Bamangakhalebanakhale<br />
Bakosanga)<br />
Abeleesn<strong>in</strong>ekamanibusa-<br />
(Bandumukhenyokhata<br />
Asili)<br />
Belukhas<strong>in</strong>a?<br />
(Baumanyaorekukha)<br />
(Mukhelukllata!)<br />
Balosimwnukhasma?<br />
Nemusilebusa<br />
EI1jeendayibusaabeleendayimyo<br />
That<strong>the</strong>manwasyours?)<br />
NC<br />
(Thenwhyareyougrumbung?)<br />
Myfiiend‐<br />
Luka?<br />
(Yes,whatdoyouliketosay?)<br />
Youknowoyourselveswhat<br />
Youwmdo<br />
Yes1Yes!<br />
(Makmgmistakesisjustcommonmistakes<br />
Wheremadefiom<strong>the</strong>begmn<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
Butyouseemtobestillenergeitic-<br />
(Peopleshouldnotstand,heis<br />
Stmcontmuemg)<br />
Whyshould<strong>the</strong>ybestartled?<br />
(Theyth<strong>in</strong>kyouareleav<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
(Don,tbestartled!)<br />
Ladies,whyareyoustartled?<br />
Youjustcalmdownandlisten<br />
Thewea<strong>the</strong>rseemsnice<br />
Kisuyawmgivemesomeonetotakeme<br />
Home<br />
Thepersonwhobroughtmeknowshow<br />
Todrive,hewiUtakemeback<br />
Thewea<strong>the</strong>rseemsnice<br />
Children<strong>of</strong>mym<strong>the</strong>r<br />
YesBakitwika‐<br />
Is<strong>the</strong>reapersonfrom<strong>the</strong>Basefilclanm<br />
Thisga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g?<br />
Is<strong>the</strong>reany?<br />
Or<strong>the</strong>reisnone<br />
Answerme?<br />
(Therearesome)<br />
Dowehavesomehere?<br />
(Yes,<strong>the</strong>rearesome)<br />
(Theyshouldrespond<strong>the</strong>mselves)<br />
ThoseBasefn‐<br />
ThekumusestickIamuslngnow<br />
BelongstoMusamali<br />
Musamalison<strong>of</strong>Watna<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rpeopletrytodowhat<strong>the</strong>yshouldn,t<br />
KaneKisuyaarekhoomundu<br />
Ounderireangobosieyoatimia<br />
Bulai<br />
Enjeendayi<br />
Banabapapa<br />
Bakitwika<br />
OmusefilaUmuno?<br />
Omusefilaukhomuno?<br />
Munombao<br />
Uuu?<br />
(balimo)<br />
Basefilbanmo?<br />
(Eeebanno)<br />
(Okhoyaomweneomanyile)<br />
Omusefiloyo<br />
Esimboniyoendulaymo<br />
YaMusamal<strong>in</strong>iyo<br />
MusamaliwaWatila<br />
Bandubekhupakhobusa<br />
-64-
Do<br />
Putt<strong>in</strong>gonleadershipgowns(c/tノノt"伽j)<br />
Andyetwear<strong>in</strong>gspiritualr<strong>in</strong>gs(〃ere)<br />
Aclancharacteristicthatisnot<strong>the</strong>irs<br />
Theyclaim<strong>the</strong>ycanpreachtopeople<br />
lhavejUstbeentell<strong>in</strong>gyou<br />
That<strong>the</strong>onlyperosnwhocansay<br />
Someth<strong>in</strong>ghere<br />
Isthispersonhere<br />
ThatLukaNamulala<br />
Hisclan<br />
Thesameclan<strong>of</strong>tllischild(PeterKisuya)<br />
Theyare<strong>the</strong>owners<strong>of</strong>thiskumusestick<br />
Butfbr<strong>the</strong>Batecho‐<br />
Likefbrexampleonewhichisacrosshere<br />
CaUedNamung,oma<br />
Theycanneverown<strong>the</strong>stick<br />
Never1<br />
Hecannevermakethispathlammakmg<br />
Butifanelderlymanhasdied<br />
lnthierclan<br />
Likethisonediedukethis<br />
TheycaUsomeoneto‘makeapatHfbr<br />
Them<br />
Makeapathfbr<strong>the</strong>maslammakmg<br />
Youshouldobserve<br />
Thathoweverimportantapersonmaybe<br />
Howeverpowerfillhemaybe<br />
Howeverlowhemaybe,hecan,tjuststand<br />
andtalk<br />
Luka,cananyonejuststandandsay<br />
<strong>Kumuse</strong><br />
(Itisyouwhostayswiththosepeopleand<br />
Know<strong>the</strong>mWedon,thave<strong>the</strong>mhere)<br />
(IneverseeBatechothisway)<br />
Doesitmeanthatllivewithbadpeople?<br />
BakwUechmgubo<br />
Nebirerekhumakhono<br />
Khabakukhalimusambwata<br />
BalomabaliefWekhwilwacha‐<br />
Namakhumukelekela<br />
Omuduolomalomaelomomuno<br />
OmunduoUaa<br />
Lukaoyo<br />
EkholoyaLuka<br />
Yomwanayuno<br />
Nibobabeneesimboymo<br />
Nayeomutecho‐<br />
AkhabaaUaa<br />
KhwaNamung,oma<br />
Kumusilo1・<br />
Tatata1Satulaengilaymota<br />
NayeomunduwabwenafWilemo<br />
Omukhulu<br />
Ngayunonakwileari<br />
Balangaomunduabatuu1a<br />
Engilangakhutulaklluri<br />
Lolaomulunda<br />
Kakhabaalie<br />
Kakhabaomwamiwamuo<br />
Akhabaasi<br />
Enyokhaaloma<strong>Kumuse</strong>kuno<br />
Luka?<br />
(Eweomenyilenaboobamanya)<br />
Sebamenyakhoenota?<br />
(Sembabonangata)<br />
Abaesenamenyamukholos<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Muno?<br />
OmunduwabwenafWile<br />
Sebamutulaengilangakhutula<br />
When<strong>the</strong>irpersondies<br />
Theydon,tmakeapathfbrhimasIam<br />
Makmg<br />
Thistime<br />
Khurita<br />
-65-
Kumusilo1<br />
MalabamwikhasiabusakhuSilala<br />
Bakholan1oongane<br />
Kamaembaniobamusikha<br />
SebalambisiangangaefWe<br />
Khulambisiangakhurita<br />
Chikholonichobasena<strong>Kumuse</strong>muno<br />
Chakmanachimanua<br />
OmulisaAmutala<strong>of</strong>Wileoyu<br />
RaraweMayeku<br />
Mayekukabaomwiwanaomuchemai<br />
Theynever1<br />
Theybury<strong>the</strong>dead<strong>in</strong>asittmgposition<br />
Theymakeagravewhichlookslike<br />
Theholefbrfbnnentmgmillet<br />
Theyneverstretch<strong>the</strong>corpse<br />
Like<strong>the</strong>waywedohere<br />
Theclanswhichmovekumuseare<br />
ManyandIknow<strong>the</strong>mall<br />
Takefbr<strong>in</strong>stanceBausa,Amutala,sclan<br />
Hisfa<strong>the</strong>rwasMayeku<br />
Mayeku,smaternalclanwasBachemai<br />
Mayeku,skumuse-movlngcharacteristics<br />
Came<br />
Fromhismo<strong>the</strong>r,splace<br />
Bahsaclanm<strong>the</strong>mselvesarenotkumuse<br />
Movers<br />
Thiskumusehasitsowners<br />
Among<strong>the</strong>Tachoni<br />
Therearepeoplewhohavebeenmislead<strong>in</strong>g<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
PeopleukeBayumbuclan<br />
IknowBayumbu<br />
BecauseIgrewupwith<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Aslwatchedauthierparentsdie‐<br />
TheBachumaageset<br />
None<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>mevermovedkumuse<br />
Esimboeyiyamuamba<br />
Yebukhochawe<br />
Busaomulisayesiyesi<br />
Saswalakumusekunotawe<br />
<strong>Kumuse</strong>kunokul<strong>in</strong>ebabene<br />
Ebutachomeyi<br />
Bandubechanebakhutimia<br />
Timia<br />
Kakhabaomuyumbu<br />
Omuyumbueseomenyanabo<br />
Nakhumenabo<br />
BararababwebamakhufWa<br />
Bawa-Bachuma<br />
Omuyumbusasenangakumuse<br />
Kunotawe<br />
OmuyumbuomwenenafWile<br />
BalangaomundungaLukaoyo<br />
Wachawemakhubwali<br />
Nieoloma<br />
Nebusanibobabeneta<br />
Nabonebasakhulu-<br />
Babanabalalabepnekho<br />
Babandubalalabepilikhobusa<br />
Whenaman<strong>of</strong>Mayumbudies<br />
TheycaUsomeonelikeLukahere<br />
Togoandmakearrangements<br />
Sotha<strong>the</strong>canmovekumusefbr<strong>the</strong>m<br />
But<strong>the</strong>ycan,tmovekumuseby<strong>the</strong>mselves<br />
But,eldersImusttellyou<br />
Therearesomechildren(people)<br />
Whoarejusttlymgtodowhat<strong>the</strong>yare<br />
NotaUowed<br />
Forexamplewhen<strong>the</strong>yseeLukamov<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Thekumuse<br />
Theysay``IfthisLukacanmove<strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Kumuse</strong>lshouldalsogoanddoit,,<br />
Pickmgonacharacteristicthatdoes<br />
NgabonaLukanasenaen<br />
●<br />
Au“NieLukaasenelaari<br />
Sesilekhanjesene,,<br />
Epakhumusambwakwabenebone1<br />
-66-<br />
。
Notbelongtollisclan<br />
Cananyonemanageano<strong>the</strong>rperson,s<br />
Witchcraft?<br />
Assumeyouwereaskedtotalk<br />
StartmgfiPom<strong>the</strong>timewecamehere<br />
Thatisnowtwohours<br />
Trymgtoimitateacharacteristic<br />
Thatisnotyours<br />
Mov<strong>in</strong>gupanddown<br />
UPanddownasIhavebeendomg<br />
Canyoureallymanageit?<br />
Iaskyouagaln<br />
Can,tyoufbeldizzyifyoudidthat?<br />
Orwmyoumakeanexcuse<br />
Andgotodr<strong>in</strong>kwaterbefbrecommgto<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ue?<br />
Youwouldbeeatenbyahyena<br />
Youshouldkeep<strong>of</strong>Tsuchth<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Youshouldunite<br />
Andgethold<strong>of</strong>LukaNamulala<br />
Heisapreacher<br />
Butwhenhepreaches<br />
Hedoesn,tdemandanyth<strong>in</strong>gfiomanyone<br />
Lilokouabeneeweonnyala?<br />
Bakhurakhobaukholomalome<br />
Nganekhwanjileano<br />
Lolachisachibni-<br />
W<strong>in</strong>gilemunokukhaUmusambwa<br />
Kwowota<br />
Wilenobotokhelelanoyiya<br />
Newilaeyiori<br />
Okanyala?<br />
Murebaenywebasakhulu<br />
Sokwalulumbuchu?<br />
Namweolomaonnamemo<br />
Njemsabeniongoboleesene?<br />
Abanamunyusakhulilewa<br />
Khemw<strong>in</strong>yokheyo<br />
NemukhaambneLukamukhono<br />
Muambenekamakhonokombi-<br />
Aliomwilwacll<strong>in</strong>iye<br />
Nenekelwacha<br />
Sanas<strong>in</strong>dusiamunduta<br />
Yesiakelekabusa<br />
Akambabusa<br />
SaUas<strong>in</strong>dusiamundu<br />
NiemulomamuU``Akhanakho<br />
KhaLukaakhakheche<br />
KhakhuseneleefWekumuse1,,<br />
Ewewamanyaononawe<br />
●<br />
Sosenawamwenemungo<br />
Mwenywe<br />
NomanyaoliomunduwefWe<br />
KafWne<br />
HeOnlyguides<br />
Heonlyadvices<br />
Henevertakessomeone'sth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Whereyoucansay“Howcanthis<br />
SimpleLukacomeandmove<br />
<strong>Kumuse</strong><strong>in</strong>ourhome1,,<br />
IfyouknowthatLukaissimple<br />
Wllycan,tyoumovekumuse<br />
Byyourself<strong>in</strong>yourhome<br />
Ifyourrelativehasdied?<br />
§11<br />
Bakhasibanobakhwenibo?<br />
Eee<br />
Bakhasibomusanioyu?<br />
Are<strong>the</strong>sewomenaffInes<br />
Yes<br />
Are<strong>the</strong>y<strong>the</strong>wives<strong>of</strong>thisman<br />
-67-
(PeterKisuya)?<br />
Yes<br />
lfthatisso<strong>the</strong>nitisalright<br />
Orelse<strong>the</strong>yshouldn,tsit<strong>in</strong><br />
Twogroups、1s、,tsoLuka?<br />
(NC,thOseareaff<strong>in</strong>es)<br />
Icannowsee<br />
(Ifyoupush<strong>the</strong>maround<strong>the</strong>ywiu<br />
Notunderstandyouwhenyouadvice<strong>the</strong>m)<br />
<strong>Funeral</strong>sarenotfbroneperson<br />
Theyaffecteveryone<br />
Eventhosewhorunawayto<br />
Far<strong>of</strong>Tplaces<br />
WhenonegoestoGod,splacenow<br />
Asweareatthisman,sfimeral<br />
Onewouldf<strong>in</strong>dthatGodiswatch<strong>in</strong>gus<br />
lnwhateverwearedo<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Andwondel<strong>in</strong>g“Sothisishow<strong>the</strong>se<br />
Peoplebehave,,<br />
Godhimselfhasguidedus<br />
Onwhateverweshoulddo<br />
Hehasadvicedmesaymg<br />
“Speaklikethisandlikethat,,<br />
SothattllisKananachiperson(<strong>the</strong>dead<br />
man)<br />
Wiubeplacedataniceplace<strong>in</strong>heaven<br />
W<strong>in</strong>sit<strong>in</strong>agoodplace<br />
Sothatonetimewecanalsojomhim<br />
Andthatisnotbad<br />
Oncewehavecomehere<br />
WeknowsomepeopleareaffInes(BaMwe)<br />
Whotrytorunawayall<strong>the</strong>time<br />
Whenwearehere<br />
Weshouldjustadviceoneano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Wedon,twanttotalk<br />
Obsceneth<strong>in</strong>gs(B"肋we)<br />
Weavoidsuchth<strong>in</strong>gsaslnuchaspossible<br />
Whodoesn,tknow<strong>the</strong>reproductiveorgans?<br />
Anyonewhocomestosuchaplace<br />
ln<strong>the</strong>kumuse<strong>of</strong>suchahonouledman<br />
Suchanimportantperson<br />
Eee<br />
Ngebenebusaaa<br />
Khukhwikhalabitumabekllalanga<br />
Bibili?Luka?<br />
(Tawe,abobakhwe)<br />
Eee<br />
(Polenononobasukiasukia<br />
Kanebaun1eas<strong>in</strong>obabita)<br />
Kaukamulalaasi,kabosi<br />
Akhabawilukha<br />
Wachaaleyi-<br />
Engonochawawele<br />
Omusakhuluoyulunonga<br />
NafWmeari<br />
LunoWelekwakhulolele<br />
Ngakhukholakhuri<br />
A1i``Babandubanobakholabari,,<br />
Omwenewakelelmenga<br />
Nikokhuloma<br />
Wekelesiliealikhakehsiaau<br />
“Lomaolilomaori,,<br />
Nonobachakhwikhasia<br />
Omukananacm<br />
Mubwikhasiobulai<br />
Achekekhalemubwikhalobulai<br />
Fwesikhukhamunyoleyo<br />
SebuUbubita-<br />
Akhabanekhwolilemuno<br />
Akhabababanabakhwe<br />
Nebelukhanebemaeyo<br />
Nekhwichamuno昌釘<br />
Khukambannabusa<br />
Sekhwenyakhubukulachilomo<br />
Chebukhwe<br />
Nekhuchiramukhanuatawe<br />
Wakorwabukhweniye?<br />
Owichanabukulamunonga<br />
Mumusekwomwamiwakwile<br />
Omunduwakwneomukasabandu<br />
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BakwnebaU<br />
Malaonyobanyobechilomo<br />
Abakanyolaomwene<br />
Eee1<br />
Khochaweyomunduoyu<br />
SaUota?<br />
Alio?<br />
Khochawemumbolelebulai<br />
Eseendikhwelukha<br />
Khochaweyomunduoyuauo?<br />
(Andiomwenewamanyikhe)<br />
Omukhurarwaalio?<br />
Sahota<br />
(Ewelomabusachilomo)<br />
Babunasio<br />
Akhabasisoniyota<br />
(Nonobakhamukhonyelata)<br />
Andf<strong>in</strong>dsomanypeopleseatedlikethis<br />
Thenstarttalk<strong>in</strong>gonobsceneth<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Suchapersonshouldbe<strong>in</strong>danger<br />
Yes1<br />
Is<strong>the</strong>reanymaternaluncle<br />
Ofthisperson(deadman)?<br />
Is<strong>the</strong>reanyone<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>m?<br />
Youshouldtellmenow<br />
BecauseIamsoondisappearlng<br />
Is<strong>the</strong>renomaternaluncle?<br />
(If<strong>the</strong>rewasonehecouldhaveshownup)<br />
Is<strong>the</strong>reanyman<strong>of</strong>Bakhurarwa?<br />
Thereseemstobenone<br />
(Youjustsaywhatyouwanttosay)<br />
A11<strong>of</strong>thisman,sunclesseemtobedead<br />
Eventhosewhocanhimgrandfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
(Theyevennevergavehim<strong>the</strong>circum‐<br />
cisioncow)<br />
If<strong>the</strong>rewasany`grandson,hewould<br />
Comeandask``Nowthatourwoman,s<br />
Childisdead----,,<br />
But<strong>the</strong>yseemtobeaudead<br />
ljustwonder1<br />
ButlhaveonewoIdtoelders<br />
ObselvetmsyouBabukusu<br />
WehaveBatukwikaclan<br />
AndBasakhasub-clan<br />
Banambobisub-clan<br />
Bakitan9,asub-clan<br />
TheBakitang,awehavebeentalk<strong>in</strong>gabout<br />
Can<strong>the</strong>sesub-clans<strong>in</strong>telmarry?<br />
Luka,can<strong>the</strong>sesub-clanmtermarry?<br />
(Yes,<strong>the</strong>y<strong>in</strong>termarry)<br />
HaveyoubeenmtermalTymg?<br />
(Yesjwehavebeendo<strong>in</strong>gso)<br />
Incredible!<br />
(Wearesomanythat<strong>in</strong>termarry<strong>in</strong>gisnot<br />
Bad)<br />
(ItisthoseclanswithsmaUnumbers)<br />
(Thatshouldn,t<strong>in</strong>terma【丁y)<br />
Butyou,Luka,areyounot<br />
Abelesichasiarebasili<br />
OmwiwanawefWewakwile<br />
Babunasiosio<br />
Omukhurarwachana1<br />
Basakhululikhuahlala<br />
Lolaenywebabukusu<br />
OmwanaMukitwika<br />
NomwanaMusakha<br />
Nomunambobi<br />
Nomukitang,aniye<br />
Bakitang,achana<br />
Munanananga<br />
Chikholong,eneLukamuilana?<br />
(Eeekhuilana)<br />
Muilananga?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Eee1<br />
(Bakwisabakhilata)<br />
(Ekholoyabombaniyo)<br />
(Ekhayilanata)<br />
Neewewe-<br />
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Ewesouomukitang,a?<br />
(Eseomukitang,a)<br />
Neomunambobi?<br />
FromBakitang,asub-clan?<br />
(Yes,IamfromBakitang,a)<br />
CanyoualsomanFywomenfiomBanam‐<br />
bobisub-clan?<br />
(Icanmalry<strong>the</strong>re)<br />
(Theycanalsomarryfrommyclan)<br />
CanyoumalTyfromBakwangwa?<br />
(Icanalsomarry<strong>the</strong>re)<br />
Canyou?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Thenyoupeoplenevercanefromone<br />
`stem,<br />
Oh1Thenyouhaveneverbeeenonepeople<br />
(Nambobiimbna)<br />
(Ambila)<br />
Nomukwangwa?<br />
(Omukwangwayesiariario)<br />
Muyila?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Khaneabasemwababandu<br />
Balalatawe<br />
UWaa1khanasemwababandu<br />
Balalata<br />
Omunambobi,esengelaendi<br />
Omunabob<strong>in</strong>o-<br />
Mukitang,ano-<br />
Mukwangwanlyoenjundala<br />
(NdiD<br />
Nebabanabailanabarie?<br />
Lismababikhamal3<br />
Semutiukhamala?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Nenayebabanabailananamweta?<br />
lhavebeenth<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>gthat<br />
Banambobi<br />
Bakitang,a<br />
AndBakwangwaarepeople<strong>of</strong>onehouse<br />
(Thatisveryright)<br />
How<strong>the</strong>nshould<strong>the</strong>irchildrenmtennarry?<br />
Andyetusesamefamilynames<br />
Don,t<strong>the</strong>yusesamemmilynames?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Then,howcan<strong>the</strong>children<strong>in</strong>termarry?<br />
(Youhavebeentoldthat<strong>the</strong>ydo<br />
htennarry)<br />
Do<strong>the</strong>childrenmteImarry?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Theyare<strong>the</strong>childrenwhohavehadschool<br />
Influence<br />
Nowusten<br />
Luka,Ustenandsee<br />
Youasapreacher,aleader<br />
Ifyoutem<strong>the</strong>sechildren<br />
Ifyouencourage<strong>the</strong>sechildren<br />
To<strong>in</strong>termarry<br />
Youarespoil<strong>in</strong>gyourselves<br />
Oh1Oh1<br />
Thesechndrenwillgivebirthto<br />
Lamepeople<br />
Givebirthtolamepeopleonly<br />
(Balibailana)<br />
Babanabailana?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Babiraesikuli<br />
Nonouhlaobone<br />
Lukaoun1aobone<br />
Omwilwaclliomwami<br />
Babandubano…<br />
Nemukholamunonemuloma<br />
Munbailana<br />
Mwasakhamangakhale<br />
Owaa1Ooo1<br />
Kanebabanabasalebandubabi<br />
Baleme<br />
Musalebandubalemebong,ene<br />
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Bon9,ene<br />
Bekhururiraasibalala<br />
Babandikimikhono----Khabe<br />
Nga<br />
Bandubabechanga----<br />
Eweenoniebakhasibakhali-<br />
chanatangaewfWeeyo<br />
CrawUngon<strong>the</strong>ground--<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rswithhandsnke-----<br />
Likem<strong>the</strong>oldendayswhen----<br />
Youpeopleareluckythisway<br />
S<strong>in</strong>cewomendonotundelgokhulicha<br />
Ritual<br />
Andkllutiang,aritualwherepeople,s<br />
Bonesare<br />
Removed---<br />
YourcllildrenwillresembleSucllpeople<br />
E1ders,ifcmdrenmeet,<br />
Takefbr<strong>in</strong>stancefIrstcouslns<br />
Onecall<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>r“cmd<strong>of</strong>myuncle,,<br />
A、d<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rcam<strong>in</strong>g‘`child<strong>of</strong>myaunt,,<br />
Wheneachmarliedsomeoneandproduced<br />
Cmdren<br />
Canthosechildren<strong>in</strong>termarry?<br />
Can<strong>the</strong>y<strong>in</strong>tennarry?<br />
(Nq<strong>the</strong>ycan,t)<br />
Do<strong>the</strong>y<strong>in</strong>tennarrynowadays?<br />
(Nq<strong>the</strong>ydon,t:Yes<strong>the</strong>ydo)<br />
E1demhaveyouheard?<br />
Youmust<strong>the</strong>nbeexist<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>unlqueclans<br />
Buttakesuchasituation<br />
Takefbr<strong>in</strong>stanceamalechild<strong>of</strong><br />
Thismanwhohasdied<br />
Assumesuchachildproducedacmd<br />
Assumethischild(grandson)hadafemale<br />
Cous<strong>in</strong>,daughter<strong>of</strong>hisaunt<br />
TheauntfiDm<strong>the</strong>same‘womb,withhis<br />
Fa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Wearetak<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>case<strong>of</strong>thisdeadman<br />
lf<strong>the</strong>daughter<strong>of</strong>thisdeadmangave<br />
Birthtoachild<br />
Andasonalsogavebirthtoachild<br />
Can<strong>the</strong>y<strong>in</strong>tennalry?<br />
(Nqthoseonescan,tmalTy)<br />
Butthisonehasjustsaid<strong>the</strong>ycanmarry<br />
Don,tyouth<strong>in</strong>kthatiswrong?<br />
Ngabatiang,angabandu<br />
Nebabarusiamo<br />
Bikumba<br />
Kanebabanabakholebario<br />
Babanabakwnanebasakhulu<br />
Khabaomwanawakhochaweomwene<br />
Oyuali“wakhocha,,<br />
Oyuali“wasenge,,<br />
Newasengeweoyoasaleomwana<br />
Wakhochaweoyoasaleomwana<br />
Babanabenababailanabasakhulu?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Lelobailana?<br />
(TaweEee)<br />
Basakhulumwaume?<br />
Enyweabakholonakholo<br />
Kwel<strong>in</strong>gamunanomun<br />
Omwanawomusamokwile<br />
Yuno-<br />
Omwanaoyuasalaomwanawewe<br />
Nayeomwanawasengewe<br />
O1ondananeraraweyomwana<br />
Okonileyuno<br />
Sengeweomweneacheasale<br />
Omwana<br />
Noyuasaleomwana<br />
Bailana?<br />
(Tawasebailanata)<br />
Noyualibailana<br />
Abasemwonakile?<br />
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Mukhakholamuriota<br />
Enywenywe<br />
Banababukusunebamulangabali<br />
“Babukusu,,<br />
Lis<strong>in</strong>aueBubukusuuamunyala<br />
Enywenywekimimanikwomukhola<br />
Babandubabandisebakikholata<br />
Sebakmyalata<br />
Enywemwabenemukmyala<br />
Malaenywenywe<br />
Mukhabukulababana<br />
Omwanaocmekhumwana<br />
Khumulebe----<br />
KhandebeLuka<br />
Luka?<br />
Bola<br />
Yabaomwananachnekhumulebe<br />
Bakholangabariena?<br />
(Bamulangangabahwakwile<br />
Luswa)<br />
Bakholebarie?<br />
(Bakholabariendibaosiabusa)<br />
Youshouldn,tdothat<br />
You<br />
Cmdren<strong>of</strong>Babukusu<br />
When<strong>the</strong>ycaUyou`Babukusu,<br />
Thatonenameisenough<br />
Noo<strong>the</strong>rpeoplecanmakeupthattribe<br />
Theywmnotmanageit<br />
Itisyoupeopleyourselves<br />
Whocanmangeyourtribe<br />
Butyoupeople<br />
Donottakeachild<br />
Achildwhohasmarried<br />
Arelativeand-----<br />
MayIaskLuka<br />
Luka?<br />
Tenme<br />
Whatusedtohappentoachnd<br />
Whomarriedarelative<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>past?<br />
(Theywouldsay<strong>the</strong>childhadmcest)<br />
Whatcould<strong>the</strong>ydo?<br />
(Whatelseifnottomakeasheep<br />
SaclifIce?)<br />
(Theyputpieces<strong>of</strong>abrokenpoton<br />
Thehouse)<br />
Yes<br />
Listen<br />
Mayltellyoumoreclearly<br />
Theycoulddothatonlyif<strong>the</strong><br />
Couplehavedefiantlyrefnsedtoseperate<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>pieces<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>brokenpotbe<br />
P1aced<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Sothatthosepasslngnear<strong>the</strong>housecould<br />
Wonder“Whatis<strong>the</strong>use<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>sepieces<br />
On<strong>the</strong>house?,,<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>ywouldbetoldthat<strong>the</strong>husband<br />
andwifewererelatives<br />
Orelse<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>omendays<br />
When<strong>the</strong>earthwascreated<br />
Whenitwascreated,<br />
Ifacmdseduced<strong>the</strong>wifb<strong>of</strong><br />
(Barakamachokhunju)<br />
Eee<br />
Waume<br />
Khakhuboleleobone<br />
Nolaobonamurakamachokhunju<br />
Mwechukhanebandusebaulilata<br />
Niomwarakamachokhunju<br />
Omundunabonaan<br />
"Nesichoesisiasikhukhayu<br />
Okhu?,,<br />
Khanakailaomulebe<br />
Nebusakhale<br />
Yabakhalenekhale<br />
Niemobalialongelwa<br />
Yabaomwana<br />
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Nachilekhumukhararawe<br />
Bamulamanga<br />
Bamulamabali“Ewewonakile<br />
Wasimbule<br />
Enguboyararao<br />
Sichula,,<br />
Neweluswa<br />
Oyuwabukulewacholekhumwana<br />
Wasengewenamwewakhochawe<br />
Namweniyealangaalikukhu<br />
Bamulamangabaliwonakue<br />
Ewewonakulebulebe<br />
Basakhulumalemwakelao<br />
Muli“Khabananekukaniye<br />
Waime,,<br />
Abamwonekhasemukhabe<br />
Chikholochmdayita<br />
EywenywebanaBabukusu<br />
Lolaemutulanemukobolelakho<br />
Omwanamubukusu<br />
Owafijlmaomwanamubukusu<br />
Achamukholoekmdiarere<br />
Omukhasi<br />
Akhachamukholonimwoalanga<br />
AUbakhochanamwebakukatawe<br />
Mumukanie<br />
Nemukanisiemuno<br />
MumueomukhasiokundiayUe<br />
Neomwanaoynaoyo<br />
AbawamulekUeenywe<br />
Abawaleknekimirwekiebabandu<br />
Ngamwikhalemuriabasali<br />
Omulaitawe<br />
SamanyaahbangambilekauUlata<br />
Mumukambilamwalanga<br />
Babamibabao<br />
Bechmgongobalio<br />
Sub-chiefaho<br />
BabandubaUobakasabano<br />
Hisfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
ThechUdcouldbecursed<br />
Theywouldsay``Youhavedonewrong<br />
Toremove<strong>the</strong>cloth<strong>of</strong>yourfn<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Andleavehimnacked,,<br />
Butthat<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>taboowas<strong>the</strong>onewho<br />
SeducedhisfIrstcouslns<br />
Or<br />
Hisgranddaughters<br />
Theywouldsaysuchaperson<br />
Hassponed<strong>the</strong>relationship<br />
Butelders,iflateronyouwm<br />
Say‘`Let<strong>the</strong>mmarryslnce<strong>the</strong>irrelation<br />
lsfar,,<br />
Thenyouwouldhavespoiledkmship<br />
Andyourclanswillneverbegoodaga<strong>in</strong><br />
Youchildren<strong>of</strong>Babukusu<br />
Ikeeptell<strong>in</strong>gyou<br />
EveryMubukusuchild<br />
AnyMubukusuchUd<br />
Shouldgotoano<strong>the</strong>rclan<br />
Togetawife<br />
Heshouldn,tgotollismo<strong>the</strong>r,s<br />
Orgrandmo<strong>the</strong>rs,clans<br />
Youshouldwarnsuchachild<br />
Afterwarn<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>child<br />
Givehimano<strong>the</strong>rwomantomalry<br />
Butachildwho<strong>in</strong>sistsonhischoice<br />
Musthaveundenn<strong>in</strong>edyou<br />
Hewouldhaveunderm<strong>in</strong>edampeople<br />
Justasyouareallhere<br />
Thenheisnotagoodchild<br />
Hew<strong>in</strong>notlistentoadvices<br />
YoushouldcaUleaders<br />
Andadvicehm<br />
TheLukongoleadersshouldbe<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Thesub-clliefshouldbe<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Thebakasaando<strong>the</strong>rpeopleshouldbe<br />
There<br />
Theleadersshoulddisplmesuchachild<br />
Balangaomwanaoyobamupa<br />
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Bibokobalekha<br />
Waalabakhuchakhukhwonaka<br />
Ekholoyamawe<br />
Abaebumawe<br />
Nemubalekhabusabasi<br />
Ooo1Bah“walebenekaime<br />
Arisebalekhilebusa,,<br />
Nayeokundikeambnakho<br />
Ababonekha<br />
Bonakalulwibulobanabawele<br />
Ababonakne<br />
Barwabakhwiramatayi<br />
BerawaMasibilikhubutundeokhu<br />
Bandubababakanbababari<br />
Sebabawakalaekhumibusaen<br />
Bonakholelobandu<br />
Welewang,onabonalelobasi<br />
Wareransayeaubandubasalana<br />
Basalana<br />
Warerababekesiaahbekesie<br />
Babandu<br />
Bombokhacllilay<strong>in</strong>i<br />
Baambana<br />
Balikhwombakhekhubukana<br />
Eee1<br />
Nobukanaokhoyaobene<br />
Kumwoyo<br />
Kumulelekumulai<br />
Lundibukhasiamutikh<strong>in</strong>yiewe<br />
Omunduwebikumba<br />
Ewe<strong>of</strong>imdililabasiobibmdu<br />
Malawichewipemubasomimbo<br />
``Eseembukana,,<br />
Nioolokebulai<br />
(Babolelebaume;bebitambala<br />
Aba)<br />
SebaUbebitambalata<br />
Akhabaeweomusecha-<br />
Sobonakhwabechangamucm-<br />
Lay<strong>in</strong>i<br />
Khale<br />
Bywhipp<strong>in</strong>ghim<br />
Hewillfeartogoandspon<br />
Theclan<strong>of</strong>hismo<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Thatishismo<strong>the</strong>r,splace<br />
Ifyoujustleave<strong>the</strong>mlikethat<br />
Oh1O<strong>the</strong>rswmsay“soandsoarerelatives<br />
And<strong>the</strong>ymarriedbutnoth<strong>in</strong>gwasdone,,<br />
Theno<strong>the</strong>rswillfbUow<strong>the</strong>sametrend<br />
Theywmspoilcompletely<br />
Theywouldhavespoiled<strong>the</strong>irgeneology<br />
Theirgeneologywouldbedoomed<br />
Rememberwewerekilledby<strong>the</strong>Kalenjms<br />
AtMasibilfsplace<strong>in</strong>Butunde<br />
By<strong>the</strong>n<strong>the</strong>populationwasverysmall<br />
Theywere<strong>in</strong>just<strong>in</strong>tensnotevenhundreds<br />
Seehowyouhavemultipliedtoday<br />
AfterGodhaspacifled<strong>the</strong>world<br />
Hemcreased<strong>the</strong>irabilitytomultiply<br />
Andgaveleaderstoleadpeople<br />
Andteachpeople<br />
Theystayedmcamps(Christiancamps)<br />
Andunited<br />
Saymg<strong>the</strong>ywereunit<strong>in</strong>gtOdevelope<br />
However<br />
Ifonegoestochurchoneneedstohave<br />
Agoodheart<br />
Butifyouknowthatyouarea<br />
Person`whothrowsbones,<br />
Oronewho<strong>in</strong>fects<strong>the</strong>fbod<strong>of</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Youshouldnotrunto<strong>the</strong>Christians<br />
Say<strong>in</strong>g``IamaChristian,,<br />
Sothatyoucanpractisewitchcraffwell<br />
(Tell<strong>the</strong>mtohearwell;thosepeople<br />
lnheadscarfS)<br />
NC,itisnot<strong>the</strong>people<strong>in</strong>headscarfSalone<br />
Evenyoumendo<strong>the</strong>seth<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Forexampleweusedtostay<strong>in</strong>`lmes,<br />
(i・a<strong>in</strong>Church)<br />
Sometimesback<br />
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Khanebandubalosibalokanga<br />
Esenaukandi<br />
"Aa1Mundualokakwen?,,<br />
And<strong>the</strong>rewerewizardsandwitches<br />
Butlusedtoth<strong>in</strong>k<br />
"Ohno1Howcanapersonbewitch<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r?,’<br />
Yes1Onedaylstruggledwithawitch<br />
Thenlthought‘`Soyoumanyoubewitch<br />
People1Soapersonbewitch<strong>in</strong>go<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Looklikethis<br />
WhenIreleasedhim<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>mornmghewas<br />
Veryashamed<br />
Thenfbryoupeople,menandwomen<br />
lfyouareabeerdr<strong>in</strong>ker<br />
Letnoonetemyou``Idon,twant<br />
Youwhodr<strong>in</strong>kstobemyneighbour,,<br />
Eee1Nararananayenaukandi<br />
``Khanaoloka;khaneoloka<br />
AfWanaari1,,<br />
Onenjakhumwanulawomoma<br />
Neweweakhabaomusecha<br />
Nonomumywiwekamalwa<br />
Munduakhakhubolelaali“Omundu<br />
Wekamalwayunoesesekhulonde-<br />
Khanata,,<br />
Kumwoyokwowo<br />
Noundakumwoyomunda<br />
Kumwoyomundanikwoolmda<br />
Kamalwasilisiakhulia<br />
Siekhulia<br />
TakhaWelekekesiesiakhulia<br />
Sienesioandimulichanga?<br />
Itisyourheartwhichmatters<br />
lfyoucancareafteryourheart<br />
Thenbeershouldbejustlikeany<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rfbodthatyoushouldeat<br />
lfGoddidnotshowyouhowto<br />
Makeit,couldyoubedr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>git?<br />
Whotaughtmenhowtomakeanddr<strong>in</strong>k<br />
Beer?<br />
IsitnotGodwhoshowedpeople<br />
Howtodr<strong>in</strong>k?<br />
Butyoushouldn,t‘eat,toomuch<strong>of</strong>that<br />
Food<br />
Suchthatitcanharmyou<br />
A1ot<strong>of</strong>ithannyou<br />
Youshoulddr<strong>in</strong>kitcarefUlly<br />
Evenifyouareaman<br />
And<strong>the</strong>nyousayyougotochurchfbr<br />
Prayers<br />
While<strong>in</strong>reaⅢyyougoto<br />
Eateggs,backbiteo<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Andplanevilabout<strong>the</strong>m<br />
AU<strong>the</strong>timediggmgato<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Butsay<strong>in</strong>g“IamaChristianall<strong>the</strong>time,,<br />
Whileyougotobackbiteo<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Thenyouarenotagoodman<br />
WhatChristianitywouldthatbe?<br />
Nanuwekesiaanbakholebanywe?<br />
SaUWelewekesia?<br />
NemalawamwenenoUaweika<br />
Nesikhukholakamakosa<br />
WamalawaUaweikasikhukhola<br />
Kamakhua,oliabukele<br />
Akhabanoliomusecha<br />
WelaomuoUnjakhubukana<br />
Khanaochakhwolamubwenomwo<br />
Khuliakamaki,bibitma<br />
Kamasiekho<br />
NemwikhaUlababasienywe<br />
Mbo“Eseomubukani,,khaneewe<br />
Niyeochakamachi<br />
Abaewesoliomulaita<br />
Ababukristayoslnanibwo?<br />
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Abaomukristayoasi<br />
Neyoomukhasi<br />
Omukhasimboesenjakhubukana<br />
Engobamumanynebali“Eee1<br />
Mukhalebeyunoahnebitma,,<br />
Abonaarioau“Aaasekhenje<br />
Niebakhambulata,,<br />
Woo1Eseoyones<strong>in</strong>gamayi<br />
Wes<strong>in</strong>gawakanamuubukana<br />
Onyolakembelaebweniebwene<br />
Balikemba1<br />
NanomuFurenji<br />
NaliomuKatuliki<br />
Namwenanabababandibapende<br />
Bano<br />
Nebabandibechmg,omabano<br />
Wa1Niowohleomwonio<br />
Walokelamubwenebusa<br />
Nioenywekamarumbo<br />
"Eeeyayaomukristayo,,<br />
Khanaomulos<strong>in</strong>ambamOJa<br />
Nebaloosi<br />
Balosimwekanile<br />
Baloosimwekanile<br />
Baloosimulekhebikhubibe<br />
Kumwoyokwowokubekumulai<br />
Nobonaomwanawomundu<br />
Omuelekamakhonokombi<br />
Okhamuelamulalatawe<br />
Mwekanilebaloosi<br />
Chmyangacholile<br />
Mwekanileakhabaomusecha<br />
BasoleUmubukana<br />
ThatwouldbenoChristianityatall<br />
Andfbr<strong>the</strong>woman<br />
Whosayssheisgomgtochurch<br />
Butwhenathomeeveryonesays“Oh1<strong>the</strong><br />
Wife<strong>of</strong>soandsobackbiteso<strong>the</strong>rs,,<br />
Don,tsay“Oh1Maylgotochurchwhere<br />
lcannotbeeasilyrevealed,,(asawitch)<br />
-Oh1HereIambath<strong>in</strong>gnicely<br />
Togotochurch<br />
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S<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>gverynicely1<br />
If<strong>the</strong>personisaFriendsbeliever<br />
OraRomanCatholic<br />
Or<strong>the</strong>sePentecostalchurches<br />
Oh1Don,tbewitchpeoplefrom<br />
Thechurch<br />
But<strong>the</strong>peoplewillfOohshlysay<br />
“Yes,that`sister,isaChristian<br />
While<strong>the</strong>personisa<br />
Witchnumberone<br />
lshouldteUwomen<br />
Thatyoumustrepent<br />
Youmustrepent<br />
Youshouldleavewithcraft<br />
Youshouldhavegoodhearts<br />
lfyourneighbour,schildneedshelp<br />
Help<strong>the</strong>childwithbothhands<br />
Dono<strong>the</strong>lp<strong>the</strong>child<br />
Us<strong>in</strong>gonlyonehand<br />
Youshouldrepentoldwomen<br />
Daysarenear<strong>in</strong>gto<strong>the</strong>end<br />
Menshouldalsorepent,andfbrthose<br />
Youngmenwhogotochurch<br />
Evenifyougotodr<strong>in</strong>k<br />
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Somepeopleg<strong>of</strong>brverybadtypes<strong>of</strong><br />
A1cohol(chα'ZgtJα)<br />
Ipassedsomeplacewhere<strong>the</strong>ybrewit<br />
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Thebeerishiddensowell<br />
Akhabaomunywimalwa<br />
EeenywaburekefU<br />
Atakichilekamamayanubusa<br />
Nabirabalongangabmdubila<br />
Bekamalwa<br />
Okanyolawae<br />
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Kekisanekakandikaronyanga<br />
Sikhelekho<br />
Aa1Nikobanywa<br />
Ouanywakamenakota<br />
Khabaokhamanyuenalomota<br />
Yamunamabusabasi--<br />
Kamalwakenguliaka<br />
NamweenoseUyo?<br />
(Yakmla)<br />
(Balangabalikamapata)<br />
Lelobarakhobau1ipata?<br />
Eee1<br />
Enywemwesibakhabola<br />
Enywebabukususemulibalaita<br />
Lolalolangamwakholamuno<br />
Mwakalukhasismuriomuli<br />
Lipata,kakabapelele<br />
Balibasungubalakhumanyata<br />
Nebosibamaya1<br />
EeeEeeBanabewele<br />
Akokamenekano<br />
Eselolandikhonelomia<br />
Lomiamunondi<br />
Nendulakhaknanengobola<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>yangachakanakhwola-<br />
Asikaleakekheari<br />
Nduremo<br />
Mwabenekumwimakwenywe<br />
Particularly<strong>the</strong>beerwhichleakslike<br />
SfAFheノビ肋o<br />
Oh1Thatis<strong>the</strong>alcohol<strong>the</strong>ydrmk<br />
Andwhenonedr<strong>in</strong>ksthat<br />
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Thechα'ZgzzZztroubleshimuntil---<br />
By<strong>the</strong>way,doyouhave<br />
C7m"gtzathisway?<br />
(Thereisalot<strong>of</strong>i<strong>the</strong>re)<br />
(Theyhavenicknamedit`<strong>the</strong>duck,)<br />
Sonowadays<strong>the</strong>ycaUit`<strong>the</strong>duck,?<br />
Thatisra<strong>the</strong>rfilnny1<br />
ThenyouBabukusu<br />
Thosepeoplewhoblameyoumustberight<br />
Seewhatyouaredomg<br />
YouusedtocaU<strong>the</strong>alcoholpeに/e<br />
Nowyouhavechangedto`<strong>the</strong>duck,<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>kmgthat<strong>the</strong>Wmtemandonotknow<br />
But<strong>the</strong>yalsoknowwhatyouaredo<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Yes1Yes1Children<strong>of</strong>God<br />
Thereareth<strong>in</strong>gslwmnotmanage<br />
Aslhavebeentalkmgandtalkmg<br />
Liketms<br />
Makmgthispath<strong>of</strong>m<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Timeisalsorunnlngout<br />
lnashortwhile<br />
lw<strong>in</strong>stop<br />
Butyouyourselvesknowyourritualsand<br />
Customs<br />
Andhowyouperfbnn<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Lukaknows<br />
Howyouhavebeensittmg`<strong>in</strong>groups,<br />
Youwmsettle<strong>the</strong>debtsbyyourselves<br />
Ngamukholangaeno<br />
Lukakamanya<br />
Ngamwikhalangabituma<br />
Mwabenemuchemukabemakobi<br />
Kenywe<br />
Kanemuchemukabe<br />
Nayeese<br />
Neuengonlyonamenyaeyo<br />
Sekhwikhalangakhwikhalekhuri<br />
Abelenamamuno<br />
Narekukha<br />
Nekhamamekumusangokuno-<br />
Youwmsettle<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Butfbrme<br />
lfitwas<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>arealcomefiom<br />
Wecouldnotsitaswehavesatlikethis<br />
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Leave<br />
Befbresettl<strong>in</strong>geveryth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
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Kamakobikos<strong>in</strong>iekaronyela<br />
Nebibikhobienenamalasio<br />
Nionaruramo<br />
KalikarioefWekhukholangakhurio<br />
Kilanenomandionabonakuka<br />
Osalapapanasenakumuse<br />
Kalomangabelesebamwilamunyuma<br />
Lundita<br />
NamakhubonapapaoUasenakumuse<br />
IshouldsettleaU<strong>the</strong>debts<br />
Thegivmg<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>nephew,scow<br />
Befbreleavmg<strong>the</strong>kz"7mse<br />
Thatishowwedoitdown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Isaythisbecauselsawmygrandfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Thefa<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong>myfa<strong>the</strong>rmovmgkzJ加皿se<br />
Hecouldnotleave伽、"sebefbre<br />
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Ialsosawmyfn<strong>the</strong>rmovek"加伽e<br />
lusedtogowithhim<br />
Hecouldsettlean<strong>the</strong>disputes<strong>of</strong><br />
Debts<br />
Andf<strong>in</strong>ishedeverythmg<br />
After伽加"seeveryonewouldstandup<br />
Andgo<br />
Andgotosomeo<strong>the</strong>rduties<br />
Yes,thisbull(refel<strong>in</strong>gtohimselD<br />
HascometothisKananachiage-setman,s<br />
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<strong>Funeral</strong><br />
And‘it,feelsthataU<strong>the</strong>sepeopleare<strong>the</strong><br />
Same<br />
A11<strong>the</strong>seBabukusubelongtoonesource<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>y(Babukusu)shouldnotconfUse<br />
Us<br />
Asifwearefromastrangeplacelikem<br />
Kabras<br />
Andyetitis<strong>in</strong>ourownland<br />
Whichisonlyoneland<br />
Wearenotpeoplefrom<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rplace<br />
WeareaU<strong>of</strong>thisplace<br />
Wespreadgomgto<strong>the</strong>eastlikethat<br />
A11<strong>of</strong>oneroot<br />
AmIcheatmg,elders?<br />
(NC)<br />
Theleaderwhoisdownhere(Bungoma)<br />
Heis<strong>the</strong>leader<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>landthat<br />
ExtendsuptoKitalaisn,tit?<br />
Yes<br />
Don,tyousee,ourchildren?<br />
Buto<strong>the</strong>rshavesplit<strong>the</strong>mselves<br />
(FromBabukusu)<br />
Esenachichanganaye<br />
OUamalaamalilaelala<br />
Kamakobi<br />
Nachilaelala<br />
Yababandunebamame<br />
Bakhumukha<br />
Bacllabusa,bachakhub<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Eee・eunwa<br />
Yoh1ekhumukananachiyuno<br />
BandubanobabefWebabene<br />
BabukusubabefWebabenemala<br />
Bakhutimianebakhutimiangasi<br />
Yabangaebukabalasieyeyo<br />
KhanakhungokhukhwefWe<br />
Sibalasilalasiong,ene<br />
EfWesekhulibabandubeyota<br />
EfWekhulibeno<br />
Khwabirakhunonekhuchakhurio<br />
Lusilutwela<br />
Namwebasakhulumbea?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Omunduoumwamwaloomu<br />
BaUniyeorukabachabakabana<br />
Nendeowekitalibombita?<br />
Eee<br />
LolabanabefWe?<br />
Nekhanabalalabakh21ikha<br />
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BeyobeKakameka<br />
Niekhwachichangabusuru<br />
Khaalekhwatoangabusurueyo<br />
Nionekhukholasisa<br />
Nebakhupilakhungna<br />
Lelo-<br />
Babandubenababosibapakho<br />
Busurulubekalunoku?<br />
(Khabata)<br />
Eee?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
Eee1Banabawele<br />
Eunuaneipananekmdi<br />
Yabaneipananek<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Yabaneipa、anekmdi<br />
Malasisil<strong>in</strong>esilio<br />
Nechipana<br />
Abaekmdiyakiumenekiulile<br />
Ekiula-<br />
Sisil<strong>in</strong>esiUaambi<br />
Os<strong>in</strong>makho<br />
Balikumurongoronekunaambi<br />
Thoseones<strong>of</strong>Kakamegadistrict<br />
TheplaceweusedtOpayourtaxes<br />
Longtimeagoweusedtopaytax<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Weusedtobetroubled<br />
Be<strong>in</strong>gbeatenon<strong>the</strong>way<br />
ButnoWadays-<br />
Dothosepeoplepay<strong>the</strong>ir<br />
Taxesthis-waynowadays?<br />
(Nq<strong>the</strong>ydon,t)<br />
Do<strong>the</strong>y?<br />
(NC)<br />
Yes1Cmdren<strong>of</strong>God<br />
Whentwobullsfight<br />
When<strong>the</strong>yfight<br />
In<strong>the</strong>pastwhentwobullsfbught<br />
And<strong>the</strong>rewasananthiUsomewhere<br />
Andwhen<strong>the</strong>yfightlikethis<br />
Onedefeats<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Chas<strong>in</strong>gitaway<br />
lf<strong>the</strong>anthmisnear,youshould<br />
C1imbit<br />
Orif<strong>the</strong>reisanearbytree,youshould<br />
Cumbit<br />
YoushouldcUmbit<br />
Orelse<strong>the</strong>bullscanrun<br />
OveryouandkiLisn,tit?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Can<strong>the</strong>ytreadonyou?<br />
(Yes,<strong>the</strong>ywnldo)<br />
Yes<br />
Now,eldels<br />
Timeisrunnmgout<br />
Wearerema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gwithafewmmutes<br />
Toend<strong>the</strong>ceremony<br />
ThenyouwmaUstand<br />
Youshouldgetready<br />
Anyonewhoisnotsittmgwell<br />
Shouldsitwell<br />
lamtell<strong>in</strong>gyou<br />
Thosesitt<strong>in</strong>gshouldsitweU<br />
Youshouldnotstandabruptly<br />
okun<strong>in</strong>akho<br />
NebusayebelaabwenaonosiUasi<br />
Sekhusena?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Sekhusenata?<br />
(Esena)<br />
Eee<br />
Nonobasakhulu<br />
Chasikalechisangekhechiri<br />
Chasikalecllidakikalekhachole<br />
Anoatitiari<br />
Mukhumukhe<br />
Mweng,ona<br />
Omunduwikhalebubi<br />
Ekhalebulayi<br />
Esendamubolelanga<br />
Owikhalekekllalebulayi<br />
Mukhakhumukhawakal2<br />
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Omunduekubemwanatawe<br />
NenonoLuka<br />
Lolaomwanayuno<br />
Lolangaanari<br />
Lunorarawewenyokllileo<br />
SaumyewimUengarerawe-<br />
Niewelubekaolu?<br />
EkuLuka?<br />
(Babana)<br />
Babanabomunduoyu?<br />
Bolamunane<br />
Bolamunanenomukhuluau<br />
Waena?<br />
(Omukhulu,nesewamubone<br />
Niyoyuta)?<br />
OmukhulundiPeterKisuya<br />
Eee<br />
Ewewaulile?<br />
Ewewauhlesobona----<br />
Papa,eweoUomwiwanamundusi?<br />
(Omubuulo)<br />
OmwiwanaMubuulo?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Omubuloniyeomwenesimboy<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Nieyararawe<br />
Chisimbochibili<br />
OrieLuka<br />
Oriebabandubano<br />
Obarie<br />
Babandubakhusifebulai<br />
Obarereobaambasie<br />
Nebechamungomwowo<br />
SiakhuUasitakhabusa<br />
Obaelesiebalie<br />
Obaelesiebahe<br />
Raraoakhulekhileewe<br />
Lunoewe<br />
Nganoliaoono<br />
Lunowekhomengararao<br />
Youcaneasilytreadonchildren<br />
By<strong>the</strong>way,Luka<br />
Thischild(PeterKisuya)here<br />
Asheisseatedhere<br />
Nowthathisfa<strong>the</strong>risdead<br />
Hehasassumed<strong>the</strong>position<strong>of</strong>hisfa<strong>the</strong>r-<br />
Ishe<strong>the</strong>oneover<strong>the</strong>re?<br />
Luka,ishe<strong>the</strong>one<strong>the</strong>re?<br />
(Who?)<br />
Thechndren<strong>of</strong>thisperson(deadman)<br />
Are<strong>the</strong>yeight?<br />
If<strong>the</strong>yareeight,whois<strong>the</strong><br />
Eldest?<br />
(Have、,tyouseenhimhere)?<br />
TheeldestisPeterKisuya<br />
Yes<br />
Haveyouheard(toPeterKisuya)?<br />
Youhaveheard,see----<br />
Whatisyourmo<strong>the</strong>r,sclan?<br />
(Babuloclan)<br />
Soyourmo<strong>the</strong>ris<strong>of</strong>Babuloclan?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Babuloare<strong>the</strong>ownelB<strong>of</strong>thisk"、"sestick<br />
Then<strong>the</strong>onefromhisfa<strong>the</strong>r(deadman)<br />
Youowntwokumusesticks<br />
YoushouldrespectLuka<br />
YoushouldrespectaU<strong>the</strong>sepeople<br />
Youshouldrespect<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Sothatpeoplecanspeakwell<strong>of</strong>you<br />
Youshouldunitepeople<br />
When<strong>the</strong>ycome<strong>in</strong>yourhome<br />
lf<strong>the</strong>reisanyfbod<br />
Youshouldgive<strong>the</strong>mtoeat<br />
Youshouldgive<strong>the</strong>mtoeat<br />
Yourfa<strong>the</strong>rhasleftyou<br />
Younow<br />
Asyouarehere<br />
Youarenowlike<strong>the</strong>fa<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>whole<br />
Family<br />
Theycouldeasnypickonano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Bachababukulaomwanaomukekhe<br />
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Wakhabanewang,onabulai Persontolead<strong>the</strong>family,howevergood<br />
Youare<br />
Theycanleaveyouevenifyouare<strong>the</strong><br />
eldest<br />
Andselectayoungersonfbr<br />
ThisauthDIity<br />
IteUyOuelders<br />
TeUme,Luka<br />
(Youcontmuetalkmguntuyouf<strong>in</strong>ish)<br />
Balekhaomurangisi<br />
Baelesiaomwanaokundi<br />
Omukekhewalondakho<br />
Mumbolelabasakhulu<br />
Luka,mbolele?<br />
(Lomaewelomakaneokhalakanie)<br />
Eee<br />
Kambnaomwanabulai<br />
Okambilanebabasie<br />
Nd<strong>in</strong>ikonoma<br />
Ndimanyaomwanaokundialiyo<br />
Okhilaoyu<br />
Akhabanebalondana<br />
Oyuomukhulu<br />
Ewenganoliori<br />
Lunoewewe<br />
Mubakitwikamubararaobano<br />
Oriebararao<br />
Busilubukhakhuambambo<br />
“BambUaEngaki,,<br />
KhubolelaabaotibUe<br />
Nganonaaon<br />
Lunoeweouomwamiweliloba<br />
Wechimomch<strong>in</strong>ochoosi<br />
Wupaemwaloyosiyosi<br />
EwefWeyolola<strong>of</strong>ilma<br />
Chimomch<strong>in</strong>khwiwe<br />
Oriebabandu<br />
Babandubakhurie<br />
Wamwenewetotokania<br />
Kanebabukulebubwami<br />
Omuatilemwanakundi<br />
Babasiobabekhalebano<br />
Nolabakhukholelakho<br />
Embelekeu-<br />
LolaLukaauao<br />
Omukambisiwenywe<br />
BabandibaUanobalebebowo<br />
WhatareyousaymgLuka?<br />
AdvicethatchildweU<br />
Youshouldadviceo<strong>the</strong>rsalso<br />
Thatisexactlywhatlamsay<strong>in</strong>g<br />
lthought<strong>the</strong>rewasano<strong>the</strong>rwho<br />
Is<strong>the</strong>eldestson<br />
lhavenowknownthat<br />
Thisoneis<strong>the</strong>eldest<br />
Foryounow<br />
Asyouarehere<br />
AmongyourBatukwika`fn<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />
Youshouldrespect<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Donotbestupidenoughtandsay<br />
“Irepresent<strong>the</strong>m<strong>in</strong>Parliament,,<br />
Youwouldbe<strong>in</strong>trouble<br />
Asyouare<strong>the</strong>relikethat<br />
Youarealeader<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>world<br />
A1eader<strong>of</strong>aU<strong>the</strong>seeyes(people)<br />
Whoaredeepdown<strong>the</strong>re<br />
UPtoourplace<br />
Eyesareonyou<br />
Youshouldrespectpeople<br />
Andpeopleshouldrespectyoutoo<br />
Ifyoubecomeaweakl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
PeoplewillsnatchpowerfiPomyou<br />
YouwiUthrowittoano<strong>the</strong>rchild<br />
lfyourage-mates<br />
Donotrespectyou<br />
ConsultLukawhois<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Asyourarbitrator<br />
Therearealsoyourrelativeshere<br />
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OtimaoboleoUpapa<br />
“BabanabefWebanderemarutawe<br />
Sebandiata,,<br />
Muambanemukholes<strong>in</strong>dusnala<br />
Mubaukumebakhurie<br />
Lunoewemungomwenyweomu<br />
Bech<strong>in</strong>jumulibengangamuliaa<br />
Muri?<br />
(Ch<strong>in</strong>juchnichibni)<br />
Chibilichong,ene?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Munnebakhasimwesi<br />
(BosibosD<br />
BaramababⅢbakharera<br />
Bakhasita?<br />
Ooo1Papawalakhulumaemurwe-<br />
EkhafUniyoomwanaoyu<br />
A1ekhilemukhakionakata<br />
MulumiaomwanaosikaleOyo<br />
Nauosoma<br />
Muambaneacheasome<br />
Akhebelamundaata<br />
Lundibawandayobano<br />
Bakhakhumkhoembelekeumbo<br />
"Kimiandupapawalekhile<br />
Khukabana,,<br />
Tawe,semukabanata<br />
Mukabanangakimiandu<br />
Nebakhaulekimikoye<br />
Niobabandubakabanakimiandu<br />
Nebusakhusakhunombo<br />
"Oookhekholakumulukha,,<br />
AbukulaekhafUachakhukikusia<br />
Sekankamalakanikota<br />
Babanabakhanaaba<br />
Raraowakhulekheleewe<br />
Babanabakhanaaba<br />
Abelebanalararawenga<br />
Akhonyaekhafil-<br />
Khabawaimilekhasang,ikhewe<br />
Enjeeyiwesikile<br />
Youshouldrunto<strong>the</strong>mandsay<br />
“Ourchildrenhavebecomestubborn<br />
Theydon,trespectme,,<br />
Sothatyoucanumte<br />
Andurge<strong>the</strong>mtorespectyou<br />
By<strong>the</strong>way,howmany<strong>of</strong><br />
Yourbro<strong>the</strong>rs(PeterKisuya,s)are<br />
Married?<br />
(Therearetwohouses)<br />
Are<strong>the</strong>reonlytwohouses?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Doyouallhavewives?<br />
(Theyanhavewives)<br />
Doesitmeantwo<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>boysarenot<br />
Manied?<br />
Yesmyson,ifyouw<strong>in</strong>notbetough-<br />
Thecowthatyourm<strong>the</strong>rhasleft<br />
Beh<strong>in</strong>dwillbemisused<br />
If<strong>the</strong>sonwhoisnotmarriedislearnmg<br />
Youshouldstruggleandeducatehim<br />
Youshoulduniteandeducatehim<br />
Lethimnotbecomeatllief<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore<strong>the</strong>sebro<strong>the</strong>rs<strong>of</strong>yours<br />
Shouldnotdisrespectyouandsay<br />
``Ourh<strong>the</strong>rhasleftwealthweshould<br />
Share,,<br />
NqYoucan,tsharethatwealth<br />
Youshouldshare<strong>the</strong>wealth<br />
After<strong>the</strong>KI7"jADoyeritual<br />
Thatiswhen<strong>the</strong>wealthisshared<br />
Butnottosaynow<br />
"IammakmgawealthshaI<strong>in</strong>gceremony,,<br />
Andtakmg<strong>the</strong>cowfbrselungit<br />
Thatwillnotbegoodconduct,<br />
Andfbr<strong>the</strong>segirls<br />
Theirfa<strong>the</strong>rhasnoW1eft<strong>the</strong>mfbryou<br />
Thesegirlshere<br />
Theyhadloved<strong>the</strong>irfn<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Whenheslaughteredanycow<br />
Orhuntedandkilleda<br />
Wildanimal<br />
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Bechabakamba<br />
Lelokhukambamukhanyale<br />
Mukambekhomukllanyale<br />
Abelemukambambo<br />
"Nanchangalikumbamnopapa<br />
Kambelesiangabelenasiliomulamu,,<br />
Theycouldcomeask<strong>in</strong>gfbrsomemeat<br />
Thistilne<strong>the</strong>ywillnotdoit<br />
YouwiUnotsayyoudeserveanymore<br />
Youhavebeensay<strong>in</strong>g<br />
“Iusuauyeatthistype<strong>of</strong>meat<br />
Andfa<strong>the</strong>rdoesnotrefilsetogiveme,,<br />
Butthistimeif<strong>the</strong>reisanymeat<br />
Youcan,taskfbrmorethanyouaregiven<br />
NowitwiUbethisbro<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong><br />
Yours(PeterKisuya)<br />
Whocanorganizearitual<br />
Andifhehasgivenyouanyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Howeversmauitmaybe<br />
Youshouldnotrefilseit;takeit<br />
Takeit,howeversmaUitmaybe<br />
Sothat<br />
Theyoungerpersonisgivenmore<br />
Andyou<strong>the</strong>olderonetoget<strong>the</strong>smallest<br />
ln<strong>the</strong>olddayswhenanelderdaughter<br />
Wasgivenmeatshecouldcutsomeand<br />
Giveto<strong>the</strong>youngersister、Don,trefUse<br />
Saymg``Ishouldgetmore,,、No.<br />
Thearbitrator<strong>of</strong>au<strong>the</strong>seth<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
lsdead<br />
Youcan,tcomplam<br />
Haveyou(PeterKisuya)heard?<br />
Asyourfa<strong>the</strong>rhasdied<br />
Hehasleftalot<strong>of</strong>problemsfbryou<br />
Thesepeople(<strong>the</strong>sisters)areyourdowry<br />
Theyareyourwealth<br />
lf<strong>the</strong>irdowryhasnotbeenpaid<br />
YouwiUtalkaboutitlater<br />
YouwiUdiscusswithyouriMaws<br />
About<strong>the</strong>wealth(dowry)<br />
UntilyouwiUcometoanagreement<br />
Yousee,yourfn<strong>the</strong>rhad<br />
Neversaidthat<br />
lhavesentyouto<strong>the</strong>Whitemen<br />
(ParUament)<br />
Soyougoandclaimdowryfbrmy<br />
Daughters<br />
Lunoneenyokllileo<br />
Eweokambe<br />
Lunowandayenyweoyu<br />
Oyuno<br />
Nieokholasmdu<br />
Nakhueleewe<br />
Nesilisikekhe<br />
Okhakambatabukula<br />
Malaobukulesiakhaba<br />
Nesiusikekhe<br />
Baelesieomukekheengali<br />
Neomukhulubakhuaengekhe<br />
Khaleliabechangalikumba<br />
Okhalekhootaseomukekhe<br />
Okhamganaoli<br />
“Mbeeseendieengali,,ta<br />
Omukambisibeleomwene<br />
Okambangakenyokhileo<br />
Enywesemunyalata<br />
Waulile?<br />
Raraonekenyokheoan<br />
Akhulekhelekamakhua<br />
Babanduababukhwebwowo<br />
Kimiandukiowo<br />
Kimiandukiabanekisili<br />
Mwabenemuchakhukibola<br />
Kanemubolanenabo<br />
Kimianduekiopaka<br />
MuuUusianenebakllwebulaibusa<br />
Beleraraooyu<br />
Sakhulekhulaali<br />
Ewewachamubasungu<br />
Khurumeocheochidaye<br />
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Sakanata<br />
Kaneol<strong>in</strong>ioomukhwekechne<br />
Banmuchakhusitaka<br />
LukaaUaakaneache<br />
Amukelekelemubone<br />
EfWesekhusitakata<br />
Omukhwelulimi<br />
Endaniyoekilanga<br />
Mwaambananesis<strong>in</strong>du<br />
Welenakhuelewaliawekura<br />
Basimwababandubalaibosi<br />
Nioomukhwewakhuelesia<br />
Kimiandu<br />
NewamufUtarira<br />
Ekhafilyasikalaakhuaasi<br />
Hecouldnotwantthat<br />
Letyounotseeyourm-1aws<br />
Andgotoaccuse<strong>the</strong>m<strong>in</strong>courtfbrdowry<br />
Lukaishere<br />
Hewnldirectyouonhowtogoaboutit<br />
Weshould、,taccuseour<strong>in</strong>P1aws<br />
Onecanonlywm<strong>in</strong>-1awsthroughtalk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ltisonly<strong>the</strong>stomach<br />
Thatcanmakepeopletounite<br />
lfGodhasgivenyouenoughtoeat<br />
SothatyoucanaUbegoodpeople<br />
Then<strong>the</strong><strong>in</strong>-1awswmgiveyou<strong>the</strong><br />
Wealth<br />
Butifyouneglect<strong>the</strong>m<br />
Theycan,tgiveyou<strong>the</strong>remam<strong>in</strong>gcattle<br />
Fordowry<br />
Youshouldrespectpeople<br />
Sothatyourmmecanspread<br />
Asithasalreadyspread<br />
AslhavebeensaylngaUthistime<br />
●<br />
Evenif<strong>the</strong>yhavebeentap<strong>in</strong>gme<br />
Wehavenotabusedanyone<br />
Wehaveabusednone<br />
Weonlyarbitratepeople<br />
Aslwassaylng<br />
You<strong>the</strong>son<br />
OfthisKananachiage-setman<br />
Youshould`standonbothyourfeet,<br />
Theencouragementwearemakmg<br />
lsfbryourstrength<br />
Youshouldworkwithstrength<br />
AsGodhasgivenyoupower<br />
For<strong>in</strong>stancetocomefiomwhereyouwere<br />
Afterbe<strong>in</strong>gtoldthatyourfa<strong>the</strong>risdead<br />
Asyouhavecomepeacefillly<br />
Sothatwhenyougoback<br />
YoushouldreachweU<br />
Togoandcontmuewithyourwork<br />
Peacefilny<br />
lnstead<strong>of</strong>wastmgtimethisway<br />
Peoplemightendupsay<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Oriebabandu<br />
Oriebabanduefnmaeche<br />
Nganeyachneeri<br />
Nganenomile<br />
Bakharekabario<br />
Efwekllukhakhomilemunduta<br />
EfWekhukhakhomilemunduta<br />
EfWekhukambUababandu<br />
Nganenomile<br />
Omusakhuluoyu<br />
Mwanawomukananachi<br />
O1umilaelala`bikelebiombi,<br />
Kumuyanikwokhufilamo<br />
Kunoobenekamani<br />
Okholelekamani<br />
Welenganakhuele<br />
Nganakhurusisieeyolola<br />
BakhulangararaowafWne<br />
Ngawichile<br />
O1iokobolayo<br />
Woleyonebuyanji<br />
Ochekhumilimokioobulai<br />
Khukhilaweboraboreeno<br />
Lundibalomebau<br />
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``Owa1Oo1Kisuyachanabali<br />
Kelukhile<br />
BaUkalekmeekasi,,<br />
Eee1Tawe<br />
Kamasikasekaukamulalata<br />
"Hey1Kisuyahasrunaway<br />
Fromwork,,<br />
Oh1no,itshouldn,tbesaidso<br />
You(Kisuya)arenot<strong>the</strong>firstpersontobe<br />
Affbctedbyfimeral<br />
For<strong>in</strong>stance<strong>the</strong>personwhocametolook<br />
Forme<br />
Thatgrandson<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bayumbuclan<br />
Theman<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Bamwaneclan<br />
Washenot<strong>the</strong>onewhocametocaUme?<br />
Whenhe<strong>in</strong>troducedhimself<br />
IrealizedheisrelatedtoBayumbuclanmy<br />
C1an<br />
Theclan<strong>in</strong>which<strong>the</strong>son<strong>of</strong>Tengebelongs<br />
Thismanfbundusmano<strong>the</strong>rga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>glike<br />
This<br />
ls<strong>the</strong>manheretoclarify?<br />
(Nqheisnotaround)<br />
Areyou(to<strong>the</strong>manwhocaUedllim)<br />
AIound?<br />
Hefbundusmafimeralga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>glike<br />
Thisone<br />
Thenlwondered‘`Oh1Seehow<br />
God<br />
Istak<strong>in</strong>gawaypeople,,<br />
ThatiswhyIsaidGodtakes<br />
Both<strong>the</strong>youngand<strong>the</strong>old<br />
ltisjustuselessfbryou<br />
Tomournverymuch<br />
Youmightbetemptedtoth<strong>in</strong>kevil<strong>of</strong>his<br />
Death<br />
While<strong>the</strong>manhasbeentaken(byGod)<br />
Andplacedmacomfbrtablehome<br />
Andhereonearthyousay``<strong>the</strong>y<br />
Bewitchedhim,,<br />
Givmgllimabadname<strong>in</strong>heaven<br />
Youshouldavoidtmnkmglikethat<br />
Youshouldmournhim(deadman)well<br />
Mournhimwell<br />
ltisGodhimselfwhodirectedhim<br />
Omunduwechileano<br />
Omwichukhulumuyumbu<br />
OmuMwaliesal<strong>in</strong>iye<br />
Wechile?<br />
Lolaomwanawebulakhana<br />
Omumwahewaseniye<br />
OkhwaTengeomuyumbu<br />
Sekanyomebandubakwnebari<br />
Namweomwanachanasanano?<br />
(Tawe)<br />
SohoPapa?<br />
Kanyolabandubakwile<br />
Bakhimebari<br />
Nandi“Ee1Lolabandukhu<br />
Wele<br />
Nganabukulakabandu,,<br />
NikomboUlewakhabamwana<br />
Abukulamuklluluabukula<br />
Nanywemukhalila-lna<br />
Lukan<br />
Mulilesisabuyubusa<br />
・シダ<br />
Khanaoyuwachilekhumwikhasia<br />
Mubwikhalo<br />
Muli“bamulokne,,ta<br />
Mumubikhelis<strong>in</strong>alimayanu<br />
Mwmyokhayo<br />
Mumulilabusabulayi<br />
Mumumabulai<br />
Weleomweneamukelekele<br />
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Ch<strong>in</strong>yangachewengachoule<br />
An“Yibulababanabali<br />
Malanicheekhubukule<br />
Munyangaecho,,<br />
Weleamuboleleam<br />
UPto<strong>the</strong>end<strong>of</strong>hisUfb<br />
He(God)said“Goandproducesuch<br />
Anumber<strong>of</strong>cllildrenandIwiUcomeand<br />
Takeyouaway<br />
Godhasnowtoldllim(deadman)“IfI<br />
Extend<br />
Yourlifebeyondhereyouwillendup<br />
Domgwrong,,<br />
He(God)hasthought“Hemightendup<br />
Domg<br />
Wrong<strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong>nearfUtureiflleavehim,,<br />
AndsoGodhasfbldedhim<br />
Andthatis<strong>the</strong>end1<br />
Bu<strong>the</strong>shouldgo<strong>in</strong>peace<br />
Gowithhappmess<br />
Andgowithall<strong>the</strong>lOvehedeserves<br />
Ashehadlovedhimselfonearth<br />
Ashelovedllisownheart<br />
Heshouldlovehimself<br />
Thewayheloves<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Onceyouloveyourself<br />
Youshouldloveyourselfasyoulove<br />
O<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Don,tdespiseyourneighbours<br />
Ifyoudisrespectyourfiiend<br />
Then-<br />
Oh1Nqyouwouldhavedonewrong<br />
Itisjust<strong>the</strong>sameaswhatissaid<br />
"Youhavesmned,,<br />
Wherewouldyou<strong>the</strong>nbe?<br />
Ifyouabuseafriend<br />
Thenyouwouldhavedonewrong<br />
Orifyoustealaneigllbour,sproperty<br />
Thenyouwouldhavedonewrong<br />
lfyoustealaneighbour,scow<br />
Thenyouwouldhaves<strong>in</strong>ned<br />
Ifyouhityourneighbouron<strong>the</strong>head<br />
Youwouldhaves<strong>in</strong>ned<br />
Andyeto<strong>the</strong>rssay“Hewrongfillly<br />
"Wa1Namalanamusendekho<br />
Wacha<br />
Arikechakhwonaka,,<br />
AⅡ“Kanekonake<br />
Asikaleatitiarikanekonake,,<br />
NioWelewamummbabasi<br />
Lwawa1<br />
Nakhoyaachenekimilembe<br />
Achenebuyanji<br />
Achenebusimebukosibwosi<br />
Ngakekosia<br />
Ngakekosiakumwoyokwewe<br />
Lundiakhoyakekosiangaokosia<br />
Owasio<br />
Kumwoyokwowoonamalawekosia<br />
Wamweneyekosiangaokosia<br />
Owasio<br />
Okhamulekata<br />
Wamalawabukulawalekaowasio<br />
Ari-<br />
Aaa1Abawonake<br />
Khabanikobanabolangambo<br />
"Abawonnebubwoni,,<br />
Wapi?<br />
Ewewakhomaowasio<br />
Abawonake<br />
Namwewebaowasiosis<strong>in</strong>du<br />
Abawomle<br />
Onamalawebaekhafilyowasio<br />
Abawonile<br />
Onamalawapaowasiolikuma<br />
Abawomle<br />
Babukulababanduban``Achile<br />
Kumusi<br />
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Wabenebauabaniowonile<br />
Waeyne,,<br />
Tawebubi<br />
Kamalakaenywemwafimakamalaka<br />
Wenttoaneighbour,shouse,sohehas<br />
Smned,hascommittedadultery,,<br />
NC,itisaUbad<br />
Youhavebroken<strong>the</strong>laws<br />
Youhavebroken<strong>the</strong>TenLaws<br />
(Commandments)<br />
YouwiUbeluckyifyouwm<br />
Likhumienywemwafima<br />
Onnekhabikhukhoolamubwami<br />
Bwe<br />
Mwikulu<br />
Eubaekllabikhukhwolamu<br />
Bwamibwemwikulu<br />
Chungakimioyokienywe<br />
Mubebalai<br />
Muambanemubes<strong>in</strong>dusilalabasi<br />
NioabamuUbandubasilne<br />
Weleolialangaapalulwikabasi<br />
Beasibenyokllaakhabanebasili<br />
Balamubenyokha<br />
NiooUmukhumukhabasi<br />
Mubire<br />
Basakhulu,eeemweng,ona<br />
Nou1ekhubwaU<br />
Nolilekhubwanbasakhulu<br />
Mweng,one<br />
Munduakhatubundula<br />
Omunduwabenetawe<br />
Mukhatubundulababanatawe<br />
Omukananaclliabelekhana<br />
Eunuaesili<br />
Beleabelenebakhasibenga?<br />
(BabilD<br />
Eeebabili?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Neniyembonemulalayeng,ene<br />
Oyu<br />
Okundian?<br />
(Mbaota)<br />
Achawae?<br />
MaweyebabanabanokafWa<br />
(Anngo)<br />
A1uala?<br />
Reach<strong>the</strong>Kmgdom<strong>of</strong>God<br />
ItWouldbealot<strong>of</strong>luck<br />
Foryoutoreach<strong>the</strong>K<strong>in</strong>gdom<strong>of</strong>heaven<br />
Lookafteryoursouls<br />
Begood<br />
Youshoulduniteandbeoneth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Thenyouwimbegoodpeople<br />
SothatwhenGodblowshishorn<br />
AUwmraise<br />
Theliv<strong>in</strong>gand<strong>the</strong>dead<br />
Andwhenyoumarchfbrward<br />
YouwiUaUpass<br />
EIders,yes,youshouldgetready<br />
Iamnearlyreach<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>end<br />
Iamreach<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>end,elders<br />
Youshouldbeprepared(tostand)<br />
Letnoonestepon<br />
Someone,schild<br />
Don,tsteponchildren<br />
SothisKananachi(deadman)was<br />
Stmayoungbum<br />
Howmanywiveshadhe?<br />
(Twowives)<br />
Hadhetwowives?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Butwhyisitthat<strong>the</strong>reisonlyone<br />
Here?<br />
Whereis<strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>rone?<br />
(Sheisnotaround)<br />
Wherehasshegone?<br />
Has<strong>the</strong>mo<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>secllildrendied?<br />
(Sheisathome)<br />
Isshesick?<br />
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(Omulamu:KafWa)<br />
Auwae?<br />
(Engo)<br />
Omulamu?<br />
(Eee)<br />
Womusani?<br />
Ndiwomusamomukhulu?<br />
SaUao<br />
Silima-<br />
BabolabalisⅢemasaaba<br />
(Sheisnotsick:Sheisdead)<br />
Whereisshe?<br />
(Sheisathome)<br />
Isshealright?<br />
(Yes)<br />
Doesshestaywith<strong>the</strong>son?<br />
Doesshestaywith<strong>the</strong>eldestson?<br />
But<strong>the</strong>eldestsonishere<br />
How-<br />
TheyusuaUysay“Strangeth<strong>in</strong>gsare<strong>in</strong><br />
Masaaba,,<br />
Yes<br />
Youjustseewhatishappen<strong>in</strong>g1<br />
Iamnotllis(deadman)agemate<br />
By<strong>the</strong>way,isshe<strong>the</strong>mo<strong>the</strong>r<strong>of</strong>thiscllild<br />
(PeterKisuya)?<br />
(Yes,sherefilsedtocomeevendur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
buriaD<br />
Kisuya,didyouleaveyourmo<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Sick?<br />
Sheshouldhavecometo<strong>the</strong>L”n<br />
Ofherhusband<br />
Tohearwhatwesay<br />
Andnowyoupeople<br />
ldon,tunderstandwhyyoucaUus<br />
Bamasaaba<br />
lfamo<strong>the</strong>rgoesto<strong>the</strong>son,splace-<br />
Excuseher:Youremember“whoeverate<br />
Thehenwasonlyone,,(meanlng:mistakes<br />
donebyasmglemdividual<strong>in</strong>agroupare<br />
generaUzedfbr<strong>the</strong>wholegroup.)<br />
Ihopeshehasheardwhatwearesaymg<br />
Listenoldman(toLuka)<br />
Areyoulisten<strong>in</strong>gLuka?<br />
Itisnotbad<br />
Ifherhusbandisdead<br />
Sheshouldhavecomeandsa<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Sheshouldhavesat<strong>in</strong>thiskumuse<br />
Sothatpeoplewouldsay<br />
"Thewifb<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>deadman<br />
Ishere,,<br />
Eee<br />
Lolelolelole1<br />
Bakokiweta<br />
Omwenoyomaweyomwanayuno?<br />
(EeekalobUeakhabaabele<br />
Mukhusikha)<br />
Kisuya,olekhilemaoabele<br />
Alwala?<br />
Akhoyawekhalamulufi1abele<br />
Lwomusechewewe<br />
Waulilanikokhubola<br />
Sololabandueno-<br />
MukhulangaefWemun<br />
Bamasaaba<br />
Omuloos<strong>in</strong>ekachawomwaha-<br />
Tawewauaengokhokabamulala<br />
Kakhabanaulne<br />
UUlamusakhulu<br />
Waun1eLuka?<br />
SebuUbub<strong>in</strong>ibwota<br />
Oyoomusakhuluwewenakwile<br />
Andikekhale<br />
Kakhalamumusekuno<br />
Niobabandubalome<br />
Bali“omukhasiwomusakhulu<br />
OfWUeniyeyuno,,<br />
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BaⅡ“Baubombi,,<br />
Kakhabanalwalabubimbao<br />
Nekabanaliomulamubusa-<br />
Arirebalomamakhuas<strong>in</strong>amuno?<br />
Eeebulaibasakhulu<br />
Sebulibub<strong>in</strong>ibwotawe<br />
Nebano<br />
Omunduomukhulukalomaah<br />
`Kumubilikumanyamwene,<br />
Lulumbengamwikhalemuno<br />
Ngamwikhalemwesimwesimuno<br />
Ochunuaabwenao-<br />
Omwenesanniyewemanya?<br />
Theywouldsay“Both<strong>the</strong>wivesarehere,,<br />
Ifsheissick<strong>the</strong>n<strong>the</strong>reisnoproblem<br />
Butifsheisalright-<br />
Whatdidshefearthatwouldbesaidhere?<br />
Yes,itisjustahightelders<br />
Itisnotbad<br />
Asfbr<strong>the</strong>sepeople<br />
IwmteU<strong>the</strong>mwhat<strong>the</strong>wisemenhavesaid<br />
Thebodyknowsitsowner,<br />
considersickness<br />
Asyouareauseatedhere<br />
If<strong>the</strong>reisoneamongyouwhois<strong>in</strong><br />
Ishenottllesickpersonwh<strong>of</strong>belsitby<br />
Himself7<br />
(Yes)<br />
Thepersonw<strong>in</strong>justbepersevenng<br />
Evenifhedeniestha<strong>the</strong>issick<br />
Whenlammpa<strong>in</strong>syoupeoplecan,tfbel<br />
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Kakhabanekekana<br />
Lunjunaewesoumata<br />
Akhababandungamwikhalemun<br />
Enywesemuumata<br />
Esesamweneouma<br />
Buchunue,burafn<br />
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Omuloosioyo<br />
Aba<br />
Omukhanamubuulo<br />
AbaomwenewemanyUe<br />
Kumubilikwewe<br />
Sekunkumula<strong>in</strong>ikwotawe<br />
Mukhamutulatawe<br />
Omunduakhamupayokimmuatawe<br />
Khakeikhalile<br />
Ameomusechawewe<br />
Nekimilembe<br />
Bakokiweniye<br />
Omukananach<strong>in</strong>iye<br />
Misanganiye<br />
Nambamocha<br />
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Nonomwolilekho<br />
Basakhulu<br />
Eee<br />
Mukhoya<br />
Mwekhalabulayi<br />
NgaoyoLukanga<br />
Kanjamile<br />
Khanakabolelebabana<br />
Abaanchamumuchame<br />
Muri<br />
WachawanJame<br />
Nabakhubwalibwabakoki<br />
Nesebunbubita<br />
Ndikhoneu1a<br />
Ses<strong>in</strong>ema<br />
Ses<strong>in</strong>elila<br />
Kanenyangakoleabwene<br />
SemanyabusianebufWananatawe<br />
BusiabufWana-<br />
Semanyaenyanganieyolelata<br />
Basakhuluenyangayakwne<br />
Yolilenono<br />
Mwmyokhemumeomunduwenywe<br />
ButIhavereachedhim<br />
E1dels<br />
Yes<br />
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Inyokha1<br />
(Theend)<br />
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