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Ngale
tibiseko m’bale wanga.”
Pamene Kino ankayang’ana mchimwene wakeyo anawona kuti anali
ndi nkhawa yayikulu.
“Sikuti mutibisa kwa nthawi yayitali,” anapitiriza motero Kino.
“Popeza kunjaku kwacha kale, mungotibisako masanawa, kukangoda ti-
nyamuka tidzipita.”
“Chabwino, tikubisani,” anatero Juan Tomas.
“Sitikufuna kuti tikuyikeni m’mavuto,” anatero Kino. “Tikamachoka
kuno tinyamuka ndi usiku kuti anthu asatiwone.”
“Usadandawule m’bale wanga, tili pano kuti tikutetezeni,” anatero
Juan Tomas. Kenako anatembenukira kwa mkazi wake, “Apolonia, tseka
chitseko. Usawuze aliyense kuti Kino ndi banja lake ali kuno.”
Anabisala tsiku lonse m’nyumbamo. Kino ndi mkazi wake ankatha
kumva anthu a nyumba zapafupi akukambirana za iwo. Moto uja utazi-
lala, anthu anayamba kufufuza m’phulusa matupi awo koma sanapeze
kanthu. Ena anathamangira kudoko kukayang’ana bwato la Kino koma
analipeza litadzadza madzi, pansi pake pali chim’bowo chachikulu. Juan
Tomas anapita kukakambirana nawo. Iye anawuza m’modzi wa iwo
kuti, “Ndikuganiza kuti Kino ndi Juana athawira kum’mwera podutsa
m’mbali mwa nyanja. Akuyesa kuthawa masoka amene akutsata banja
lawo.” Anawuzanso wina kuti, “Kino sangasiye nyanjayi n’kupita
kwina. N’kutheka kuti wapeza bwato lina.” Kenako ananena kuti:
“Ndikudera nkhawa mkazi wanga Apolonia, ali ndi chisoni chachikulu
chifukwa cha zimene zachitikazi.”
Tsiku limenelo, panyanja panachita chimphepo chowopsa moti
palibe anapita kosaka ngale. Kenako Juan Tomas anayamba kuwuza an-
thu kuti, “Ndikuda nkhawa kuti mmene nyanja yakwiyiramu ikhoza ku-
wameza.” Juan Tomas ankati akamapitanso kunyumba kwake kuja an-
kapita atanyamula zinthu zomwe wabwereka mwa anzake. Ulendo wina
anapita ndi thumba la chakudya komanso mpeni wawutali.
Mafunde owopsa anali akuwumbudza mchenga wapagombelo.
Mphepoyi inathamangitsa mitambo yonse n’kuchititsa kuti kumwamba
kuyere mbee. Chakumadzulo, Juan Tomas anagwetserana mumchenga
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