po kajamba aatɪ hee . gʊʊhobokelege . lɪlɪno ndɪ n=ɪnjɪla . nsumwike kwa ɗaaɗa gwangʊ . alɪ n=ɪfyɪnja mia mooja . po abɪɪkile ʊbʊfumbwe
then tortoise(1) 1-SUBSEC-say INTERJ 2SG.1SG-be(come)_happy-APPL-IPFV.SUBJ now/today 1SG-COP COM=AUG-9-path 1SG-depart.PFV 17-ASSOC sister(1)(SWA) 1-POSS.1SG 1-COP COM=AUG-8-year one(SWA) hundred(SWA). then 1-put-PFV AUG-14-concern
Tortoise said “Hee. Forgive me. Now I am travelling. I'm heading to my sister's. She is a hundred years old. She has made an invitation.