That boy calls you father. Do not bear a hand in hisdeath.
Yes, Umuofia has decided to kill him. The Oracle of theHills and the Caves has pronounced it. They will take himoutside Umuofia as is the custom, and kill him there. But Iwant you to have nothing to do with it. He calls you hisfather.
The next day a group of elders from all the nine villages of Umuofia came to Okonkwo’s house early in the morning, and before they began to speak in low tones Nwoye and Ikemefuna were sent out.
What are you doing here?
It's time, Okonkwo.
Later, Nwoye went to his mother’s hut and told her thatIkemefuna was going home. She immediately dropped her pestle with which she was grinding pepper, folded her arms across her breast and sighed.
Poor kid
Ikemefuna is going home.
They arrive at an ideal position outside the village on the day of the journey. One of them leaves the group and draws his machetes before attacking Ikemefuna.
I won't look back
As the man who had cleared his throat drew up and raised his machete, Okonkwo looked away. He heard the blow. The pot fell and broke in the sand. He heard Ikemefuna cry.