I beg you, Chief Njiri, to set this man free."
"Ma, if I were not a good chief I would have killed you a long time
ago. But go now. I do not want to hear your talk. I will not set this
young man free. Maybe I will kill him. Maybe I will not kill him. But I
will not set him free. Go, before I become angry with you."
"I will go, but remember Chief Njiri, the great and powerful God who sees
and knows the badness in your heart. He knows the evil you do. Please turn
to Him and believe in Him before it is too late and you end in Hell, the
place where bad people suffer forever."
"Go," said Chief Njiri angrily, "get out of my village. Go back to Ekenge."
Sadly Mary started back to Ekenge.
"I have failed these people who asked for my help. O God, soften the heart
of Chief Njiri and keep Your protecting hand over the young man Kolu."
When Chief Edem heard that Njiri would not set the man free, he said,
"Njiri has insulted our Ma. Let the warriors get their spears and
shields. Let us get ready for war."
The women slipped quietly into Mary's room to tell her the latest news. It
made Mary sad that these men were getting ready for a war, but neither one
of the chiefs would listen to her. Mary knew where to go for help. She
prayed to God.
"O God," prayed Mary, "You can stop this war. You can soften the hearts of
these cruel chiefs.
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