"Jambo" replied Kingozi.
"Jambo, bwana m'kubwa-sana!"
"Jambo."
"Jambo, bwana m'kubwa-sana!"
"Jambo."
Having thus climbed by easy steps to the superlative greeting, the minister uttered his real message. As befitted his undoubted position in court, he spoke excellent Swahili.
"I am come to take you to the manyatta of M'tela," he announced.
"That is well," replied Kingozi calmly. "In one hour we shall go."