Kumyaka yakala, kwajinga kisemi kimo kyajinga bingi na lusekelo.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Abe bantu kechi balwanga ne. Bakwashishenga bansemi babo pa nzubo ne ku majimi.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Pano kechi bebaswishishe kuya pabwipi ne mujilo ne.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Baingijilenga nkito yabo bufuku mambo babumbilwe na nsela.
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Pano umo mulumendo wakebeshe bingi kuya mu mute.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Juba jimo, kukebesha kwanji kwa kijilemo. Bakolojanji babalume baesekele ku mukanya.
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Pano kimye kyapwile! Wayengulukile namute.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Bana bansela baunvwine biingi kutama.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Batolele nsela ne kubumba ka ngo’nyi.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Basendele nkasabo kango’nyi ne kumutwala ku mutumba.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Mute pakusama, aye watumbikile saaya na kwimba.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
