Mbuma-tyetye entered into the house, he and his wife. At once hot water was set before them, and they went to bathe. When they had finished, they entered the public Reception-Room. Njâ, impatient to get away and, in impolite haste, said, "Now, for my journey!" His brother advised him, "First wait; let me tell you how the way is." He replied, "Not so!" And he started off on his journey. The others sat down to tell, and to hear the news. They told Mbuma-tyetye the affairs of the town; and he responded as to how he had come. When he had completely finished, he was welcomed, "Iye! Oka! oka-O! But now, sit down and stay." Now, when Njâ had gone, he met the two Millepedes fighting. He exclaimed, "By my father Njambu! what is this?" He stood there with laughter, "Kye! kye! kye!" He clapped his hands, "Kwâ! kwâ! You! there! let me pass!" They asked, "Give us an ukima." He stood laughing, kwa! kwa! saying, "I will see this today! Food that is eaten by a human being! Is it so that they have teeth? As I see it, they, having no mouths, how can they eat?" But he opened his food-bag, took an ukima, and gave them a small piece. They rebuked him for his meanness, and laid a curse on him, "Aye! You will not reach the end." He responded, "I won't reach my end, eh? Humph! I'm going on my journey!" He left them; and they grabbed at the very little piece of ukima he had given them. He cried out, "Journey!" and went on both by day and by night, traveling until he met the two Snakes fighting. He derided them, and took a club, and was about to strike them, when they cursed him, "You will not reach the end!" However, he gave them, at their request, an ukima, and passed on. As he turned to go, and was leaving them, they made signs behind him, repeating their curse, "He will not reach safely!" And they added, "He has no good sense; let us leave him." He still cried out, "Journey!" and went on to that place of Ihonga-na-Ihonga whose size filled all the width of the way. He made a shout, raising it very loud, and repeated his exclamation, "By my father, Njambu! Thou who hast begotten me, thou hast not seen such as this!" Tooth asked, "Where are you going?" He, astonished, exclaimed, "Ah! It can talk! Alas! for me!" And he added a shout again, with laughter, "Kwati! kwati! kwati!" It spoke and said, "Please, split for me fire-wood." He replied, "What will fire-wood do for you?" He, however, split the wood hastily, ko! ko! ke! and left it in a pile. It said, "Leave me an ukima." He responded, "Yes; let me see what It will do with it now!" He opened his food-bag, and laid an ukima down disrespectfully, and said, "Eat! let me see!"