I do most devoutly thank the Lord for sparing my life three times in one day.

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows them that trust in Him.
[The brevity of the following notes is fully accounted for: Livingstone was evidently suffering too severely to write more.] _12th August, 1871._--Mamohela camp all burned off.

We sleep at Mamohela village.
_13th August, 1871._--At a village on the bank of River Lolindi, I am suffering greatly.

A man brought a young, nearly full-fledged, kite from a nest on a tree: this is the first case of their breeding, that I am sure of, in this country: they are migratory into these intertropical lands from the south, probably.
_14th August, 1871._--Across many brisk burns to a village on the side of a mountain range.

First rains 12th and 14th, gentle; but near Luamo, it ran on the paths, and caused dew.
_15th August, 1871._--To Muanambonyo's.