IV VII.30. Abunawas na Harun Rashid....VII.30. Abunawas na Harun Rashid. Harun Rashid aliketi na mkewe. Wakaket sikiu njingi na yule Bsrun Esshid akitumu mo-isanen ja mkeweo. nat8

VII.30. Abunawas na Harun Rashid.

Harun Rashid aliketi na mkewe. Wakaketi siku njingi

na yule Bsrun Esshid akitumu- mo isaneno ja mkewe. nat8

fiiku mo jfj :mle Ker>m Heahid aksmssite Aburiawaa . llipokuja

jule ihunawasi akshisha nyumhani jixle urtumlce, akanasiuliza, n;/amtak0 m n i AkamimMa, "Hanitftia Harun Raehidi."

AksimsamMa. aako. analaia. iikenda eakwe hate

siku yn p.ili akaja tena. Abunewrs akabiahe.yule rake

Ha run Rash 13 HE KO« II ka it ikia RAUME. IKABSuiias , "I *aani A ka m®arnh ia , t< i mimi hac imu yistko.1' ikama iab ia, " Fita

riyamhani,'1 ikapiia akakaes hste. juu. Yulo bbunewas « •

ak^mwulUa H a n m "Ginsi gani wewe, mtu akubwa

^r-^e, ufalme wako imatangaa killa pehaii, \xixketi pekeo ncani ya ayuaba» Kana wewe bufai kuketi pekeo. Wewe

wafaa ktiketi n3ini ya nyuiaha na satuwangii1 Aka®»uliisii

"Kam watu gani f' Xale Ihnnawaai akaajibu, akamsambia, ttKana Gurugia • na Habushis, na Hobah, na Mibi, wakawaao _

wata kana hawa nliokutajia wakajisanguaaa.' ^ i^rawuliaa.j

"Tawepatapi Yule Abunawaal akaawaabia, 'Sijaona^

mfalme mpumbafu kana wewel1 Hsrun Hoshid akemwulisa,

"Kwa nini f Ahunawasi akamwambia * "fatu kana hao

wawakosa we»e ukiwataka Ha wekiseaaa aaneno yale

ynie mtumke wa Barun Eashih hajatokea. Hata alipotokea

FAtumke wa Harua EashiH, ibuaawaai akaiwambia, 'Kwa heri.

Naye akaiawambia, uSwa heril Ifikini kesho n3oo,' Kisha

ytrte wa Harun BaaWW akfimulisa mumewe,

TSkiaemft maneno geni m Abunawas Akawaabi* # uKana

IV a

(ibunuwas na Barun l a sh id |2 )

waliyoyasema na ibunawasi." !fule mtumke akawaza maneno yale ya ibunawasi akaona anakuja fanya f i t i n a . Yulemke was Harun Raahii akaamru aakar i , akamwaabia, "En6ani t

mkamtafute ibunawas hata muavone. Kisha mumpige .mkamtie na ohumbani." Walipowona wakampiga na kiaha wakamtia chumbani. Yule Harun Raahidi siku ya p i l i akamngojea ibunawasi a s i t okee . ika taharuki siku i l e akanyamaa, aka-tuma watu kwen6a kumtafuta, akapata asisari mmoja Harun Rashid akampa habapi ekaiMambia, M J u z i alipigwa kisha akatiwa ohumbani na waliompiga n i i i i i a s f u l a n i na fulani'

ikenda akafunguliwa , a l ipokuja pele nyumbani ekamwambii ibunawasi, t ?Tangu juzi s ikuoni ." ikaoha kusema kviamba ^lSilipigwal". Mke ®a Haruni yupo paps le .

Harun Rashid akamwuliza ibunawas,??Maneno ya juzi ulina-mbiaje f* ikamjibu akamsambia, "Keti na mkeo vyema, kwani kat ikk wake utakaowapata hutapata mzufi kama huyu, mwana-mke mwepevu, HEsanamke m3uiukhivul n ilipoambiwa maneno yale n i ibunawasi, akafupahiwa mno yule mwanamke. ikamvfl-mbia Hapun Rashid, "Leo ibunawas a s t a h i l i k i tu umpe afura!

ikapawa. Kiaha yule mtumke akaondoka. Yule ibunawasi akamwambia Hapun Rashid, "Mfunae aok mkeo s t a f ang i hata akisha jua mfanye masheputi atakyefungwa kwa i l e atapangi a t aka lo lo te amfuate." ika fua ta kana yale ya ibunawasi, yule akatoka akenia zakwe ibumwas.

i l i poku ja yule mturnke akafunzwa n i mumewe i l e stapangi hata a k a i j u a . Hata siku moja wakateza i l e s tapangi nazo

(ibunawaa na Harun Raahid: 3) Ul.

zilikuwa zamani za b a r i d i . Harun R8ahid akamfunga yule mtumke kwa i l e a t a rang i . ikannvambia, f , J e , utatiraiza aha6i . , ! Yule rawanarake akarawarabia, f ,TatiraizaAkamwarabia "Nataka ungie ndani ya b i r ika ja raaji." Yule ratumke aka-rajibu, "Hutaki neno j ing ine , l o l o t e , lisipokuvsa ni h i l i f

Ikamwambia, "S i t ak i i l l a h i l i . " Yule raturake akenda ata* ngia ndani ya maji kutiraiza ahadi yakwe. Siku ya g i l i wakateza t ena , akafungwa/ Harun RashidJakamwambia , "Je i mume wangu wasemaje leo ? Yanakufikilia wewe haya ya ahadi . " ikamwambia, "Tafanya upendalo." Akaraw8t&fci*$uli« "Utafanya ?" ikarawambia, "Tafanya, rake wangu!"

ikamwambia, "inuka usiraame!" ikainuka akatukua na taa yule mturake, wakenda hata raekoni. Kur» rajakazi ana rabuba ana na kidonda, akarawambia"Murae wangu, s h e r t i ulale naye huyu!" ikarawarabia, "Ndilo uta calo ?" ikarawarabia? "Ndilo!" ikamwambia mkewe, "Huwezi jambo j ingine i l la h i l l ?" Yule rakewe akamwarabia, "Hi l i ndilo ntakalo."

Akarawambia , "Ni rawinyi kukutendea." ikarawarabia , "Ondoka wewe na t a a . " i l ipokwisha ondoka akatenda a l i -lotaka mkewe akenenda kwa mkewe akarawarabia. "Hisha ku-tenda u l i l o t a k a . " Yule mjakazi akapata miraba wakaketi s iku nyingi . Hata siku raoja yule rake waHarun Rashid akarawuliza yule mjakazi, "Una n i n i , rabona turabo lako ni kubwa." Yule mjakazi akarajibu, tangu siku niliyolai na Bwana tumbo langu naliona ni kubwa." Yule ratumke as i fanye hiana, akarawarabia rauraewe, "Yule mjakazi anapata

(ibunawas na Harun Rasbid:4) m i m b a i ' a k a m f a n y i a dawa ya mbuba na ja kidonda akapoa,

i k a k e t i naye vyeraa hata akatyaa* Yule kijana akavjOTa mwsnamume akependwa mno ni Harun Rashid s a i d i ya yule ali» yevyawa ni mkewe, l u l e mke wa Harim Rashid akafenya ngoa sana , akasems aoyoni uwakwe, "Mtoto huyu m mjalcagi asingekuwa hodari kumpita msanangu mMpsmjraia nliyemvyaa ®enyewe nl i taka mwenyewe.'1 Hata siku moja yule mgana-mka akemwambia yule Barun Rashi<3, " f a to to hawa na wawe saws kwako karani nakuona mmoja wampenda, mmoja humpendi."

Yule Rarun Rashid akamwita ^bunawas, akaweta aa wale ^ijana wewili akawambia, " indikani mashairi k i l l a mtu yskwe." lakaandika akayatwaa Harun Reah 161. akempa ibunawas. akamwambia, "Hebu. yasomel" ilipoyasome ys yuls kijana ya suria yakawa mazuri akayashika mkononi; ya yuli k i jana wa kiungwana alipoyasoma akayaeka n t i , yule Harun Rashid akatambua yale yaliyoekwa n t i f ndiyo yaliyo raabayB akainuka ibunawaa akeada aakwe. Ha yule ratumke yupo palfl' pale akaoha kusema ya yule m&m* mamwe kuwa oabaya.

Buku nyuma akarawuliaa &u&ewe,fif *nini ibunawas Tnashairiyi mvanangu kuyaeka n t i , yale mangine akayatukua Akam*' mbia, " o i j u i maena yakwe." Yule mjrumke akamaambia mume* we, "Hujui maana yakwd mirai nayajual" Ikamwambia, "B'nii maana yakwe f* jAkamwambia, " f a l e aliyoyashika mkononi ndiyo raaauri, yaliyotupwa n t i , ndiyo aabaya, kwani kil la kitupwaoho ndioho kibaya."

^iku ya p i l i ibunawaa akends kwa Harun Rashid ekataka

(ibunawsa na Harun Rashid;5)

uthuru, ikamsambia, ? ' i a to to wakiandika mashairi usinipe mimi kuangalia, kwani yatakayokuwa mabaya taaeraa." ikam-samehe akenda jsa'cwe.

lu le Barun Rashid akamwambia mkewe, ! ,3iku isote ratoto wako ni mpurabavu. Takuonya d a l i l i ya kuwa rapumbavu.0

$aye alikuwa akiitwa i ra ini . Wakaketi ha t ta siku moja aksrawambia mkewe. nLeo uaiku takuonya d a l i l i ya mtoto wako, imin i , kuwa rapuaibava.M Hata riajira ya usiku akeraturna i mtu kwenda kus»ita yule i ra ini . Ikenda akabisha yule sl iyetuiffiya . akabisha sse nziraa kule nyurabani, akefungua mlango. ikarawarabia, "fai twa n i babaako, sasa h iv i ne twenende." "fule iraini akarawambia, w Sasa siwezi kuja . Takuja asubuhi." l u l e raturaishi akenda akaj ibu kana ali-yoarabiwa. iu le Harun Rashidi akarawarabia rakewe, te HWe-rawona mwanayo kwaraba ni mpurabavu. iiiye ni mfalrae rakubwa kwenda kurasiita kijana aaiweze kuja kunsikiza." Yule raamaye akarajibu, "Mtu raume wewe ndivyo ul ivyo. iitakujeje

n usiku huu f 1 ikarawarabia, Wewe bupendi kutajiwa mwsneyo uts nwona raeraun alivyo hociari." Wakashinaa ratana kwsna kuti hata usiku akamwarabia mkewe. 'Otarawona raemun alivyo hodarl uaiku wa leo." ikaraturaa mtu usiku aken<3e skaimvita MeraaUi

Yule fflturaiahi a l ipof ika ralangoni kwa Merauni akabisha. ik8mwitikia Meraun, akarawuliza, "i^'nani wewe ?" ikaa»aii

nlil fflimi e s k a r i , waitwa ni babayo. 5' l u l e Merauni akainuko akavaa na kanzu yakse na rauharuraa wakwe, akatoa upanga wakwe na jarabia lakwe na bunduki yakwe na furao laicwe

(ibunawas na Harun Rashi3:B)

i l iposhuka t i n i akatuma askar i wakwe

(unf inished) Taylor ends with a note iSBk«5 on p,32 (bttt Bk.8 as I have i t oontains part of a hiatony of Mfita on p,82) 1*11.86.