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The late 1970s.

So say the elders:

Kunkombokombo nkukwan

Where your umbilical cord was cut and buried, there is your home.

Where your umbilical cord was cut and buried, there is your home.

So say the elders:

Chaakanza mulonga musena

What created a river is a rivulet.

What created a river is a rivulet.

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So say the elders:

Chito nchuzibide chilumya ntale.

A river crossing that you are used to can still bring a crocodile bite.

A river crossing that you are used to can still bring a crocodile bite.

So say the elders:

Bulyebulye tabulyeeti bweta aawuputa.

Good things come from hard work.

Good things come from hard work.

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So say the elders:

Atika maanzi aatakwe buyoleke.

Once water spills you cannot gather it again.

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So say the elders:

Bulwazi bulabila bukkazika moyo.

A patient who eats gives hope of survival.

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So say the elders:

Kuzyala kwachembele nkumwi.

Somebody’s child is also your child.

Somebody’s child is also your child.

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So say the elders:

Chikkede ndibbwe

Only a stone is permanent.

Only a stone is permanent.

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The year 2013

So say the elders:

Kalonga kayibeme nkikatola.

A river with still water on the surface is the one with a very strong current underneath.

A river with still water on the surface is the one with a very strong current underneath.

Zambia…home.