Ntchito yosindikiza isanayambike, mabuku anali ochepa m’chiŵerengero, ndipo m’njira yosayenera kusungidwa; chotero panali zochepa zolepheretsa Achiroma kukwaniritsa cholinga chawo
Before the invention of printing, books were few in number, and in a form not favorable for preservation; therefore there was little to prevent the Romanists from carrying out their purpose.