Abecedaria Press · Ndiko Moriwore
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Koro wabiro ndiko mokwongo mar nyukta molworore, kendo nyukta molworore chando jopuonjre mang'eny ahinya. Nyukta c, ma en gima duong' ahinya nikech nyukta mang'eny olos gi ribruok mag nyukta i gi c, tek. En nyukta i moro ma kitne iwuoro. Ka iparo nyukta i ma ne omedo dhi nyime, ka apaka ma goyore e nam mi podho, mano e gima en. Kata chalo ka nyukta i ma nolokore pi nikech liet mar mach mar taya.
Omiyo ma e kaka watimo. Ichako mana kaka dine ichako ka indiko nyukta moro amora: malo mos, nyaka malo chuth. To bang'e imedo dhi, kendo nyaka imed dhi matin moloyo kaka iparo. Omiyo ikule mi ilworo kendo ikule piny, mana ka wi ludh; nigi kulruok maber. Bang'e, ka ok iting'o kalam mari, idok e laini achiel no, kendo ikulo ilworo, molworore maber, nyaka e piny chuth. Kendo ka ichopo e piny, itimo ywayo matin mapiyo malo kendo iwuok. Kendo mano e laini ma riwo mari ma tudo nyukta ni gi nyukta maluwo.
Koro, en ang'o manyalo dhi marach kuom nyukta ni? Gik moko manok. Ka ok ikulo nyukta c moromo e wiye, ka apaka ma goyore piny, to nyalo nenore ka nyukta i. Kendo gima chal kamano timore ne nyukta i mari: ka ok indiko nyukta i mari tir, to nyalo nenore ka c. Mano en gima nyukta i timo pile. Kinde moko nyukta i kulore, kendo nyaka iked mondo ikwed mano. Kendo nyaka iked mondo nyukta c mari obed machwe kendo molworore. Onego olworre ka nam, olworre ka tong' gweno, olworre ka opira. Molworore.
Omiyo idhi malo gi laini tir, bang'e ikule. Mano e bath matek. Laini mari ma tir lokore laini mokulore, kendo goyore piny. Ochopo e laini kendo ogoyore piny, kendo lor piny matin moloyo kaka iparo. To kik idhi piny mobor ahinya, nikech kamano to ibiro ndiko nyukta o. Nyaka iwe thuolo no. Bang'e idok e laini achiel no (adwoko wach ma asewacho), kendo ikulo ilworo nyaka e piny, kendo bang'e itimo ywayo matin mapiyo nyime. Kendo mano e nyukta c.
Kik ikule matin ahinya. Kik obed ma odhero, ka ma kech nego. Onego onenre ka ma osechamo chiemo maber. Mano e nyukta c mari.

Ndiko Moriwore — Bath Mokwongo: Nyukta Matindo · Evan Millner · Published by Abecedaria Press