Omeva Yomutumba gwaErongo (Modern Version)
Omuholike:
Otandi ku lombwele kombinga yomulonga ogwa li pombepo lyomutumba gwaErongo.
Taya lombwela ombepo yoondjokonona, yomayele, neenghono.
Omutumba gwa li na omeya ogu otaya lombwela oya na omayele gokulongifa shili – otaya pula omulilo momeya ngoka. Onda popya naKatjikuru Jim, omukwahepo gwa ko Swakopmund. Katjikuru Jim omu na iha ningi. Omu na omayele. Nando osho a lombwela:
“Ame iha shi shi oshi shi shi shi…ngele shi shi shi shi shi shi shi.”
Onda hala oku holoka, ndee Jim a hokolola:
“You don’t know everything… if you think you do.”
Katjikuru Jim ta lombwela oshinima shokusimbula. Ayehe, a pula kombinga yomulonga ogu ya li moKatutura konima yomutumba.
Omu na okashona kamwe. Omuprofesa. Omuhepa noyakadhila, omuntu ngoka ta lombwele:
“I must stay young. Clean living. Or… maybe something more.”
Okashona taya hala oku pula okukala omupyakadhi. Ta li oshipopiwa: ta lwala, ta pula okushongwa.
Taya ti: omeya ogu– omeya gomutumba gwaErongo – owa mu ponokela.
Mbo, a londa omeya ngoka. A tameka okukala ta paka momeya ngoka. Uupi. Oshishi.
Ta tameka oku tala ngaashi omupyakadhi. Oshimpwiyu shoka osha lilile moKatjikuru Jim.
Jim ta popi:
“Nande. Omu li iha ningi. Kapena omeya ogu owa li na oshipwepo.”
“Nope,” omuprofesa ta popi. “This is it. I’m young again. I’m immortal!”
Katjikuru Jim ta lombwela oshowo ngaashi a yandja koshilalo.
Ta ka fike po komutumba gwoshinima. Omeya ogu tava fimbwa ngaashi Fanta. Onda lombwele!
Omuprofesa ta ti:
“Come, Jim. Washepo. You’ll live forever.”
Jim ta li:
“Kandi hole. Kapena omeya ogu oku fa. Ngoka oshi li nokulongifa shili.”
Omuprofesa ha tamele po. Nande a vulu oku uvuwa. Omeya ogu okwa mu ka.
Jim ta puka. Ngoka a li nokulongifa shili.
Omwa li meho.
Omeya ogu owa li mo.
Nando… oya li mo?
“You don’t know everything… if you think you do.”
