Izoba rimwe, Maneo akabyara ensigo ye kyozi. Yakura kuba ekyozi kyihango. Ekyozi kyikita omuhanda.

Maneo akaaba nayenda ku hiiga ekyozi. Akaza owa munwaniiwe. "Mapalesa, nakweshenjereza nyamba kuhiiga ekyozi kyenje. Kyisiire omuhanda gwenje," nikwe Maneo yajiizire. Abakazii bakasindika, basindika konka ekyozi kyanga kwehiiga.

Bakaza owa Masello. "Twakweshengereza tuyambe kwirizayo ekyozi kye Maneo!" bakashaba. Masello akija kubayamba. Abakazi bonshatu bakasindika basindika ekyo kyozi konka kyeyanga kwehiiga. "Tinkumanya ekyokukora," nikwe Maneo yajiizire.

Omuryago majingo omunyongorwa mukye gukija omu'siri gwa Maneo. Gukaba gwine enjara. Gukarya aha kyozi. "Rekyer'aho," nikwe ekyozi kyazijire. Konka omunyongorwa gukagumizamu.

"Rekyer'aho! Oriyo nokyirigita," nikwe ekyozi kyazijire. "Tindikukyikunda." Ekyozi kyityo kyikahiringita ahakashozi.

Ekyozi kyi kasibira omu kyishayi ahansi yo'mushozi. Abariisa babiri bakakyi boona. "Ekyi kyozi nitwija kukyikorekyi?" bakebuza. "Katukyirye," nikwe bajiizire, nikyirebeka nke' kyinuzire.

Abariisa bakakwata ibare rihango bajezaho kwata ekyo kyozi.

"Ngaha!" hakataka ekyozi. Abariisa bagarika enyima. Ekyozi kyityo kyitandandika kwiguka.

Omu kyozi hakarigamu moloi. Akaba ayiine omukono gumwe, erisho rimwe no'kuguru kumwe. Akaba narebeka kubi. "Mutanteganiisa," nikwe moloi yajiizire omwiraka rihango. "Ndi mukuru we byozi." Ekyozi kyityo kyigaruka kyekyinga.

Abariisa bakagiira obwoba bwingi. Bairuka bataha kugambira abaziire babo. "Eshi twine emigisha!" nikwe abaziire babo bajiizire. "Timurikumanya aha kyozi kya moloi?" "Nekyozi kyomutano," nikwe abaziire ba' bariisa bajiizire. Mwine kukyireka kyonka.

Okwezi okurikwija ekyozi nikyija kweyigura ogundi murundi deeru moloi naija okunaga ensigo ze byozi omu byaro bwitu. Nitwija kujira ebyozi bwingi munonga byokurya, nikwe abaziire ba'bariisa bajiizire.

Kandi nikwe kyebiire ngu okwezi okundi, ekyozi kya Maneo kikashatuka. Kikaba kirimu ensigo nyinji munonga.

Hakashohora ekyozi moloi. Nokuguru kwe kumwe akariga omu kyozi. Nerisho rye rimwe akatangaza abyaro byona. Nomukono gwe gumwe akatambika ensigo omu' ihanga ryona.

Ensigo zikakura mu ebyozi bibonire bihango omu misiri yoona omu' ihanga. Okukwezi buryomwe omu byaro akaba aine ebyozi bwinji byokurya. Bakaza owa Maneo. "Webare, Maneo!" bakasima.