Mu nshita ya mpepo, ba Soviet State Security Committee (KGB) balinsangile mu Tartu, pa ng’anda ya kwa Linda Mettig, Nte wacaice uwakosa mu mulimo wa kwa Lesa.

Ubushiku bwakonkelepo, Meeta aile ku Tartu ku kuyaeba Linda Mettig. Linda aishilejeba ati, “Natutendeke ukubile mbila nsuma mu Estonia monse.” Pa numa ya kusakula imishishi fimbi, no kusubako ifya kusubasuba, nafwala na makalashi, twalitendeke ukushimikila. Imyeshi yakonkelepo, twaleendela pa ncinga, ukuya mu ku fifulo fyali ukutali. Mu nshila, twalekoselesha abasumina banensu abaleikala mu mafarmu.

BaNte bateyenye ukuti kukabe ukulongana kukalamba pa July 24, 1950, mu cikuulwa basungilamo ifya kulya fya nama ica Musambi wa Baibolo uwaleikala mupepi no musumba wa Otepää. Ilyo twaumfwile ukuti baKGB nabeshiba ulwa uku kulongana, twasokeleko baNte bambi abali pa lwendo lwa kuya kuli uku kulongana. Bafwaile icifulo cimbi ica kulonganinapo kabili abantu abasangilweko bali mupepi na 115. Pa numa ya kulongana, bonse baile ku mayanda balesekelela kabili bapampamine pa kushipikisha amesho yonse.b

Pa numa, ine na Linda twatwalilile ukulashimikila no kulakoselesha Abena Kristu banensu. Mu kati ka ulya mwaka twalibombeleko umulimo wa kulobolola amapotato kabili abo twalebomba na bo twalebashimikilako ifya Bufumu. Umwine we farmu limo alishile no kukutikako pe awala limo, e lyo pa numa atila, “E malyashi yalinga ukulaumfwa aya!”

Ine na Linda twabwelele ku Tartu, uko twaumfwile ukuti baNte na bambi balibekete, kumo na banyina kwa Linda. Ifibusa fyesu ifingi balifikete pali iyi nshita, kumo na Emili Sannamees na nkashi nankwe. Apo twalishibe ukuti baKGB baletufwaya, twafwaile incinga shibili, no kutwalilila ukulashimikila abantu baikala ku nse ya musumba wa Tartu.

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“Natutendeke ukubile mbila nsuma mu Estonia monse.”—Linda Mettig