woes; then, too, we will learn who brought these woes upon us. Go now,

Mopo, go! And go ye also, my councillors, leaving me to weep alone

Thus, then, my father, did the words of Baleka come true, and thus,

because of the crafty policy of Chaka, I grew greater in the land than

ever I had been before. I chose the cattle, they were fat; I chose the

wives, they were fair; but I took no pleasure in them, nor were any

more children born to me. For my heart was like a withered stick; the

sap and strength had gone from my heart--it was drawn out in the fire