Folk Tale
Boje la bowa bikyana bikoli
| Author | E. A. Ruskin |
|---|---|
| Book Title | Mongo Proverbs and Fables |
| Publication Date | 0 |
| Language | Mongo |
| Origin | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Boje bokela Bowa, "Bowa, ofoate bofambe nd'ekeke eke. Ombal'emi, nd'ekek'ekami mbat'amuka b'etofe, I'amuka ba mpunga; ko l'amuka b'etamba la b'ekoli, bamuka baleema la wufufu la nkakatsa, bane bauma bale bakami ! Ko la beto wengi bilenge — bone bondekola befambe beuma bole bokami. Ekeke ekind'anto I'amuka wae ekeke ekami."
Okonde Bowa bokela, "Afa ngoko; em'oat'efambe bendekola. Emi mbalez'anto jefa wae basale nd'asala'akiyo la wane ; kela bone toko la mponga, la banko, la njunda imo, ko I'asangu. Koko em'okaseya ndosi wae banto baate nse, ko bale la njunda iki'm'akaaka."
Lim'ako Mpela aoya, akela, "Emi njoy'osiza bikoli bine, Ncikyaka bikoli; emi mongo mpoat'ofambe, imola nko nse. Mbata mbula, mbula, ko lenkina mbula. Aeyoko we Boje, bofambe boata we bondeji la ntatumba na? Bamuka b'otofe, I'amuka b'eleng'eko bafokuseya tsa : baleema la wufufu. Nkalo ekami wae Bowa bolonga nda bikoli bine ; ele Boje bocwek'amuka o ngako."
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