Abecedaria Press · Ndiko Moriwore
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Koro kaka wasetimo nyukta i, waikore ne nyukta t. To nyukta t wuondo matin, kendo bende nigi gimoro ma wabiro romo kode mokwongo, ma en dhi malo e laini moro kendo bang'e ywayo ewi laini achiel no ka idok piny. E ndiko moriwore, watimo mano mang'eny: waywayo kendo ewi laini moseywa. Kendo kuom adier, ka itimo mano, nyaka iywa ewi laini no, to ok kamachielo.
Koro ere kaka wabiro timo mano? Abiro lero kaka wachako. Wachako kaka ne wachako gi nyukta i: malo mos. Bang'e wateroe ywayo mwa malo nyaka e laini, kendo wadhi nyime. Nyukta t bor moromo. Pok ne iparo kuom wachni, to kuom adier en nyukta mabor moromo. Kendo inyalo mede bor, to kata itimo ang'o, kik ilose machiek ahinya.
Omiyo ikawo laini mari kendo idhi malo, malo, malo, bang'e idok piny tir ewi laini no. Omiyo laini mari mokwongo dhi malo, bang'e kulore malo kendo dhi tir, bang'e iywayo laini tir kidhi piny, nyaka e laini mar piny, bang'e ywayo matin mapiyo. Kuom adier chalo gi nyukta l, nikech bor ahinya, kapok oket laini ma ng'ade. Kendo obuongo mari biro nyisi ni iseywayo nyukta l, to ok kamano. Iseywayo mana laini ma ochung' mar nyukta t. Bang'e ing'ade e laini mar malo.
Omiyo watimuru mano. Malo mos, piny matek, ywayo matin mapiyo. Bang'e ing'ade e laini. Bang'e iweyo kind kendo iywayo machielo e bathe.
Non gi rula ni kona romre. Non ni bor romre. Gima kara biro chako timore en ni gibiro bedo machiek, machiek, machiek, kata ginyalo bedo mabor moloyo, kendo tenruok nyalo lokore. Ginyalo chako lwar nyime, kata ginyalo chako lwar chien. Mae e gima idwaroe rula mari: mondo inon ni isetimo machal.
Ka iseketho, ywa laini kokadho e dier mare. Kuom adier, kaw rangi machielo kendo iywa laini kokadho chuth e dier nyukta mari, kendo ilose mabor moloyo nyukta mari. Kendo bang'e inyalo neno maler ka tenruok kare. Nikech e laini machiek ahinya, ok inyal neno kinde duto ni tenruok ok kare. To ka imedo bor mare, kaw pensel, ket rula e tenruok mar nyukta kendo iywa laini kokadho e dier mare, ibiro neno ni konani obam. Kendo kara gibiro bedo mobam. Bed matek kuomi iwuon, kendo iloso makare.

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