The product of four years of field work by Dr. Biebuyck, the book provides the complete transcription, with tonal indications, of the epic in the Nyanga language, together with a close English translation which aims at preserving the essence of the poetry, imagery, and patterns of thought of the Nyanga, while also being readable to an English-speaking audience. An introduction offers general information on Nyanga culture, the nature of Nyanga oral literature, the narrator Mr. Candi Rureke, together with a detailed synopsis of the structure and content of the epic. Many aspects of Nyanga language and culture are revealed in the context of the epic and are analyzed in textual notes.