SHIKULU
Article28 September 20261 min read

SHIKULU

“Akakulu kaakulu, kacinda masha kafenenkesha”

Kunda LondaCibemba fiction author

Nafuluka shikulu.

Naibukisha fintu aali.

Icimpuusa, icalecinga abalenya.

Chimpampa uwaitobeke mu mitondo.

Chenda-mainsa, uushaleceba ku muulu.

Umupula-mpako, bambi baleti icauma-lubali.

Chinga-wa-labwa-labwa, ukumwibukisha ni pa ntanga.

Aleeti “Ifilya imbwa filalinga,” elyo kabili “Inama nayo ifwa ku mushi.”

Ukufunda kwakwe kwalemfika pa mutima. Alesosa no kushininkisha

ukutila:

“Ukatekanye mu caalo umo washala. ‘Mucinsha nsengu, enda na kabala,’ elyo wikalaba ukutiila,

‘Leesa tatema miti, atema abantu.’ Wikesha ukutekelesha ‘Ifibwa fya mampuulu,’ pantu ‘Mwikala patalala, mwine apatalalika…” Owe nindaba! Ba GEN Z tabomfwilepo nangu kaamo.  Ciine fye shikulu alyebekeshe ilyo alelanda ukuti: “Icishumfwa nshintu, tacikala ku muuba.” Awe kuti  twasha bwaloba!

NB: Nga mulefwaya ukwishiba umo shonse ishi nsoselo shilolele, mukamone “Amashiwi ne Nsoselo sha Baunga.”

** Dictionary ili mu nshila.**

Comments

0 so far

No comments have been posted yet.

Leave a comment

Your comment will appear on the article after you submit it.

Only so Kunda can reply to you. It is never shown on the page.

A short email now and then. Unsubscribe any time. Needs an email address above.

Isembe Talitwa book cover

Featured title

Isembe Talitwa

An adventure-packed Cibemba thriller for ages 13 and above, prescribed for Zambia's Ordinary Level Literature in Cibemba examinations from 2028 to 2030.