Transcript for "Multiple wives"
Speaker: John Sakini
Notekha noyo yeng'ene ta, watekhelena nomulosi woo omukhulu.
If you only spend time with your first wife.
Aba wamalile.
That will be enough.
Wafungile embete. Wakhaba nabo bakhasi kumi oyo yeng'ene nebaramile babechukhulu namwe bamulamuo.
It is regared as a commitment. Even if you have ten wives you leave them to your grandchildren or the in-laws.
Baaerire ewabwe tu, bosi becha mungo mwoo batekhelamo.
They can come and spend time with your other wives.
Mala batekha nebabana bano busa, sebatekha nawe lundi ta.
Your wives who spend time with these children do not spend time with you again.
Lundi omukhasi natekha lilia.
If a woman has ever been married.
Mala.
And.
Bakhwa omukhasi yuno bukhwe bakhwanana nende oyo mala omukhasi yuno wama mwilia warekukha wacha.
If dowry was paid and the woman leaves the husband.
Bukhwe niyo achile khumundu niyo achilekho.
The dowry from the current husband.
Bukhwe sabakholela anje musisala lundi ta bakholelanga munju.
The dowry proceedings will not be done from outside instead it will be held from inside the house.
Mala lundi sebacha bamutisa.
They will not perform any marriage rituals.
Bakhakhola sitekho ta. Eeeh omukhasi alamala wakhola bukhwe.
They do not perform the marriage traditions in cases where the woman was once married.
Mala mwalekhana sebakhola bukhwe lundi ta, kwisha.
If you part ways with a woman, they do not perform dowry proceedings again on her.
Sebakhola bukhwe ta, waula busa aba kamala.
They do not perform dowry proceedings, instead you just take the cows to her parents home.
Aya nebabutisia eyo lundi ewe sotisa ta, kwisha.
If you marry a woman they have already performed marrige rituals in her prevous marriage, you do not do repeat the process when she is with you.
Sakaba kario? "Eeeh wechile okhounjeta chilomo"
Was it like that? " Yes you have come to help me explain"
Esachi ebachangakho eeh sibacho ekane bakeme embange eli amukhe.
A water jar is made in a shape to fit in the traditional water pot in the sitting room.
Mmmh chilume chakhaya omundu wareba kharebe chichusibwe nio.
A person does not know about everything so I will ask around and get more information.