Miyambo yosamveka komanso yokhulupirira malodza inali yofala. Malingaliro a anthu anali olamuliridwa kotheratu ndi zikhulupiriro kotero kuti kulingalira pakokha kunkaoneka ngati kwasiya mphamvu zake. .
The most absurd and superstitious customs prevailed. The minds of men were so completely controlled by superstition that reason itself seemed to have lost its sway. 