Transcript for "Death"

Ese kamasina bananga bali Maxmilla Nyongesa.

My name is Maximilla Nyongesa.

Samwene omusombi, nese ndalomalomakho khulubeka we lifwa.

Omusombi by clan, I am going to talk about death.

Lifwa lino efwe nakhusili babana sakhwalibonanga lili sanasana tawe.

When we were young, we did not have many deaths.

Lifwa sayi liabele likali.

There are so many deaths right now.

Khurakorwanga khwatasilemo sindu nga buchawi namwe.

We are wondering whether we have mixed in with witchcraft or what

Lifwa lino lilamanga waena?

Where is this death coming from?

Khubela nendoma ndi ndi mueria yange sayi lifwa khakhusikhamo bandu bane mufululiso.

The reason I am saying this is because, in my area, we are burying four people nonstop.

Nefwe nekhuli babana abele omulosi alafwa nga wekimiaka mia moja.

When we were kids and a grandmother of a hundred years died.

Mulaba neburi khubela mokhabonakho bafwa bakali ta, nobona lifwa elielo.

It used to be scary because there were not many deaths. When you see death.

Lilaba nende buri ata sawikomba obure asilindwa ta, lakini sai.

It used to be scary to the extent that you would not wish to pass by a grave but nowadays.

Ata omwana yesiyesi amanyile lifwa.

Any child knows about death.

Liabele busa nga sisindu nisio babona buli nyanga.

Death has become like something they see daily.

Mueria yange bandu bafwile mala khwatamba lichibu.

In my area, people died and we lacked an answer.

Lwokhurano khwasikha omulosi we kimiaka mia mocha.

On Friday, we buried an old woman who was one hundred years.

Khwasangala khwabola khuli abanga wele akholanga ario andi bulayi.

We rejoiced and wished that if God was always doing that it would have been good.

Khane khwasangala nekhukorirwe shietani nakwo kwicha munyuma.

We rejoiced not knowing that satan was coming from behind.

Khusili nga khumala khusikha mukhomusolelil naye yesi afwa, khusikha omulosi lwakhurano.

The daughter in-law died after we had burried the old woman on Friday.

Lwo khutaru khusikha mukhomwana.

On Wednesday, we buried the daughter in-law.

Khusili khurio luno khubona mama lundi afwao chirani.

When we were still on that, a woman neighbor died.

Yesi khwenyebwa khusikhe muchulu lwokhurano.

We are supposed to bury her tomorrow on Wednesday.

Khusili khurio lundi khwabone lundi chirani kafwisisie omukoko.

When we were still on that, our neighbour lost a grown up daughter.

Nono khunerebanga khuli, lifwa lino aba bindu nibio khulia bikhurerera lifwa.

So we are asking ourselves, is death coming from the things we eat?

Namwe bandu bamanyile kamali lukali bakhurerera lifwa yaba bekhale sabamanya kamakali ta.

Or people have discovered a lot of things to bring us death, our elders did not know much.

Namwe khwakosele wele lukali sikila ali khabelela namwe lifwa lino lilamanga waena?

Or we have offended God many times and He is annoyed or where is this death coming from?

Nakhekombile.

I would have wished.

Babandu.

People.

Bekhale mala baelewe lukali khubela lifwa elielio nelicha ata chifu kakhubolela ali.

To sit down and understand well when death comes, even the chief told us that.

Mukhomuloma muli mwenya mwikhale kimikutano mumanye lukoba luno nga lifwa nalicha.

"You are saying that you want to have meetings in this village to know how death is coming in."

Mala okhubolela kaba bali aundu aandi sabafwichanga ta kane khwikhale, nakabali bafwichanga sakhulekhala ta.

"You should tell us if in other places people do not die, we will have the meetings but if they do die, we will not have the meetings."

Mala bandu bakhilwa nisio balomaloma.

And people had not nothing to say.

Lifwa chana elio nga libao, babele.

When death occurs, those who.

Bandu bakhuruka banja khulomanilamo.

People who lead us start fighting at it.

Badala ye khucha bekhasie kimikutano mala baeleselie bandu kaba nakaliyo.

Instead of holding meetings to explain to people what is there.

Ngefwefwe bamenywa besirekere sie Kabula.

We as the residents of Kabula village.

Khwabone mbo lifwa lirareranga basiasa khulomanilamo.

We have seen that death has been making politicians to fight each other.

Kamakhuwa kamakali ata bekomba bapane, nono nga baendelea khukhola bario ngaa.

A lot of argument to an extend that they wish to fight each other. When they continue doing that.

Lifwa nalinyolekhana khuloma khuli aba.

When death occurs we say that.

Sinanu sinakholanga, khubela khwaulilanga khuli niyo balomanila abechanga berire omundu.

What is causing it because we used to hear that where people argue someone would have been killed.

Nono aba fwabene khulifwa elielio bandu baneranga babandi, abwenao.

So on these deaths maybe some people are killing each other, therefore.

Sakhulakamanyanga kalaendelea ta, khwakhekombile.

We do not know what is happening, we would have wished.

Bandu bekhasie.

People would sit.

Sirekere mala barebane elubeka be lifwa lino nga linaendeleanga, liabele likali mala liarerire.

A village should discuss how death is happening because it has become too much and it has brought.

Liarerire.

It has brought.

Buri khubandu.

Fear to the people.

Sayi ata omundu naloma ali keyombakhe sakana ta khubela khulifwa.

Death has made people not to develop themselves.

Nono kamakhuwa ke lifwa kano.

So relating on death.

Kabele kamabi.

It has become bad.

Ndatasakho lundi khulondekhana nende limenya.

I want to add, basing on life.

Liefwe lie babandu bamenywa, bandu khusomia babana mala oli onyola.

Our life as residents, we the people have been educating children but you will find that.

Babana chikasi sabanyola ta, kholakorwanga babandu babele nebusilu bukali khusibala khuno.

The children do not get employment, we are wondering whether people have started involving themselves unpleasing activities.

Namwe serikali enabechanga nende ukabila.

Or the government is being tribalistic.

Namwe makhuwa sinanu?

Or what is it?

Khubela banyala baombelesia babana be bandu baapulaya chikasi.

Because they can convince people's childen to apply for the jobs.

Chikaratasi echo nga chicha chichilanga sa okhwo, okorwa chafwana chirie.

When those applications are sent that's how they disappear without knowing how they look like.

Seli aundu alala ta omwana anyala kaapulaya aundu nga aundu kumi.

It is not just one place, a child can even apply from ten places.

Lakini nowicha nonyola salibonakho kamakhuwa nekamukobolela bali.

But there is never responses.

Wabirire khoche ta, nono nekhukobola elubeka we busomi bwosi.

That the child has passed to get the job, so if we get back to the education side.

Bandu nga baa, bakhwimelela.

People who lead us.

Besibala nga musibala nga sie sirekere namwe mumbeka choosi.

Leaders of the village or all areas.

Sebalabechanga nebuyeti khubandu tawe.

They are not offering any help to people.

Onyola kecha khusaba mumuwe sisala, nga ne mumuwa nachila elala sibulao nisio alakholelakho omundu tawe.

You can find one asking for votes but when elected they never come back and do something to any person.

Nga nabecha mumasika balomana.

When they attend funerals, they fight.

Batala yekhuyeta.

Instead to helping.

Babamenywa bali musibala esio, nono khunerebanga sibala sino khukhola khuriena nekhumenye bulayi.

As the residents of that village, so we are asking ourselves what to do to live well in this village.

Esese nasimile khunyafasi yino kane khwakanane lundi nekhulosia.

I am grateful for this opportunity, we will meet again and talk.